The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-12
Let Our Legislators Beware |

From one end to the other of this broad
Commonwealth the Democratic newspapers,
in response to the unanimous voice of all
the people, demand thorough investigation
OF the State Treasury from the time that
Gov, Geary came into office, yet the scoun-
drels interested in preventing such action
imagine that they have so fortified them
selves in the Legislature that it cannot be
effected The boast is already made, land
recent bolt in the House led by Plummer,
of Crawford, corroborates it, that sufficient
force and treachery has been secured among
Democrats in the House to defeat any in
yestigatonl
The State debt was notoriously jumped
nearly three millions of dollars during
| Gearys Administration, for which not a
reason, an excuse, figure, or the least ex-
planaton was ever given. Does the pres
ent Democratic House mean to pass this
| over in silence?
1t is believed that much of the money
said to be in the Treasury is not there at
all, but is represented by worthless paper.
Is this to be passed over without investiga
ton?
1t is believed that the funds of the Treas
ury are being corruptiy used for party and
personal purposes Is this, too, to be smoth-
cred from investigation by the miserable
treason of few members?
Let the Democratic members picl, up the
Pittsburgh resolutions, under which they
we're elected, and make every honest and
manly endeavor to carry them out in good
faith. The salvation of their party demands
it, and their own personal honor also de-
mands it. They were not sent to Harrisburg
to have a gay time of it, or to sell them
selves upon speculation, much less to dis.
grace their party, but to carry out certain
reforms specially set forth in the Pittsburgh
resolutions. To fail in that will be to defea
their party next fall. To fail in that will
be to personally disgrace themselves, unles
, the honest among them are enabled to spec
ify and point out the traitors.
What effort has been made to reduce thu
number of officers?
What effort to reduce the enormous sala.
ries?
What effort to expose the corruption tha
, has been practicsd?
What effort at any retorn,9
The Democratic members are warned b
the public voice and the newspapers ever,
where. Are they too deaf to hear or to-
blind to see? Or is it true, as the Republi
cans allege, that they are incompetent.
Is there nobody in the House capable o
introducing just measures? Are there non
in. the Senate? If not, let them call OF
q competent outsiders for assistance
f Above all things, let the people have ac
f ton in the way of reform. Let them So,
fair endeavor by the Democrats to carry OF
o their professions. Let us have neither hy
pocrisy nor cowardice.
: 1t will be in vain for the Democracy t
o enter the contest next fall with reasonabl
f hope of success, unless they can point to at
Il tempted reforms by their Representatives i
f the Legislature. And unless they can poir
o to such efforts they must deaounce the me
! and the treason that suffered failure t.
q occur.
a tremendous responsibility rests upo
the Democratic members of the present lie,
islature. Unless they make proper etf'r' =
p discharge their whole duty tho parry mus
% suffer, and the men,H themselves endur
- eyerlast;-J nsSrace.