The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29

s"lf-rcspoct 70 open his lips in behalf of
MAckry or KENnlE. We quote from the
record:
MIR. RnooMAiL said THE understanding
" H. tuAu there are from one to seven VT e ght
millions Of money. wturh instead Of being in
the vault at HARRISBURG, are scattered Az uN'T
the State ul,ln little or no security, and M r
interest pas able to some one else besides ttc
e. r. ptr1iSGTov said .'ftpow that ttou,
ssnd-. and tens ~ thousands, and HUNDREDS of
. 'YueatIs Of dollars have been loaned rom ti,e
-t1tc lrcasHry evory wear. often tc ifresph.,n le
parsons. II H. matter of puhiic nOtorieiV that
the state Treasurer makes large sums 81 u, oiies
Tvs iuarinp out the public funds IN unsafe places.
Docs any man know or can any map st'i n ,,s
where tue public money = C1lls nave o PEE,
nude on the treasury and statements made inst
nfect to tell, but the public know nothing 81 II.
You 20 To the books and YOU cannot tell whcfc
the money r.. IL may he with this bank or with
that bank. with this broker or with that huk"r;
V, ' a,co Sro,., ~ IN, tx cen,iemcn re-iiine
there. Of excellent character. obtained from the
lrcssiicf. tsc one ten or twenty taou. and j.
lars and the other five thnus nd doil lrs aud
loaned u out where. fortunately. these gentle
men mad il repaid, though II was alteiWmd
"Mr How Am said ~ an tnor TINT 1t has
been tho pro tee Of state t,agircis TO loan
the public none coutiuuill, without any Sc
cuiity al VI. ana put1ne y ohis thereof IN thrir
bi,cchr. pocket. lie docs not make deposit.
ut any 1lacc without getting more or less &C
coidin9 To- the private con rlct that IA made.
Iuis mad Is p good as DOZEN banks Tor the
~ lie Treasurer ana il~ iriCuus VINO want luclT
hands ia the punic funds az To we 'IooW' anu
Lic ny tstisiied tney want To 70 clear ~ - we
sn"u'd,re. just bout the amount 81 S'OgVv
annually has been kcut there Tor th' ~ re
Treasurer t. bunN upon, loan II ab lut the COM
mOHWc;Lth without any security.
These are Republican Statesmen to whom
the people of Pennsylvania are IN the habit
Of listening with respect and we might cx-
pand the lis, by the addition of the name of
every mau OF either party who took part
I'm The debate And if Mr. MACKEY should
counuc his defence 20 the evidence taken
by the committee, he is no better OF. The
offence was distinctly proved by the Ian
easter bankers. Indeed, the committee
never called "a witness or pressed an inquiry
ia ANY direction that did not result in start
Ing di.clO. uics. Against all this we now
have tbc partial, tatdy, cxtorted. uuswurn
statement OF one al the accused. And what
i.it worthf Ilctools "a hrihe Of SlO.ODJ in the
second mortgage bonds Of the South Penn
syiyGnia Iron and Railroad Company from
RICHMOND l.. joss, in consideration OF
which IoNrs was given the use of large
sum OF public money. When that trans
action was judoally drawn in question,
NACKrY clrcumsianiially denied it under
oath. Bat II was proved. JoNEs confessed
il. Tile claim founded on the bonds was
surrendered. and MtCKEy stepped ont Of
that court. deprived of the power to de-
ccivo any body Ivy the pledge OF hi, word
even Wi,h Il jurat attached.
But Mr.. MAcKGY prHdently desires TO
fence against possibilities, and lest the
committee should succeed in proving
more particularly the stupcndou, cmbcz-
NemeLt Of Interest, u charged IN the re-
port. he Is NJ great pains TO inform the
people that interest on tine public deposits
does not belong To them ami can never be
recovered by them. 1t belongs, according
! 10 this learned doctor. to the parties from
whom I WAS uulawfuly eXlcted That IS
Il matter which II l. useless to discuss now /;
but when the proper time arrives, Mr.
MAcAEY VIII be made to uudcis and that
the Gccrcueus OF trust fund belong to
II. uud II diverted or stolen, must be re-
stored 10 the last tarthng. such III ali
events Is tie Democratic doctrine; the
| doctrine of the committee; of the Tue
/ platform; Of NiCroR f.. pioILEr; and we
are firmly persuaded that the Democratic
adininistiatloii Will apply II to MACKEl )
case.