The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-31
The UmreIEaASlssy Of sAe Democratic
Press.

and as fast as their guilt is proven, are
being punished for their crimes, under
o Republican administration, and cllarg
ing the Republican party as being guilty
of all these crimes, and in the next breath
yaunting the honesty of the Democratic
Iarty, going so far as to assert. in the
face of history, that the Democratic
party (administrationl has always been
noted for its honesty! The Democrat
&c press is either stepped III ignOras ce
or is utterly lacking in every principal
OF honesty and sincerity. For the bene-
fit Of these ignorant but $50 honest"
editors, let us go back TO the history
OF the musty rast, when Democracy
was in tl.e zenith of its power, even to
the days ofthst pure patriot and patron
saint Of Democracy, Andrew Jackson.
Among the firrt OF the official acts
of President jackson was the appoint
ulens of Samuel Swartwout collector OF
customs tor the city OF New York,
man tainted with the Aaron Burr trea-
son, iact with which Jackson was ac-
quainted 1.-The time he made the appoint
megre SwaFtwout held the office eight
years, and then left for Europe, de-
fanlser TO the tune OF 81 ,225, ,7O5 50.
Government officials knew that he was
stealing all these years. His term OF
Office expired March, 1888, and his de-
falcation was made public before the
first OF June yet Swartwout was per-
mitted TO rcmain in the country until
August following, when he sailed for
Europe. In the November following,
the administration concluded to look
into the matter, and after little bius-
tcring, charged the loss to the Govern
ment!
And then comes WEl. Linn, Receiver
OF Public Money at yandalia, ILL.,, who
defaulted in the sum of s55 800 O6.
Next we have w. p. Harris, of Mis-
sissipI,i, who was defaulter in the sum
OF 500, 17s 0s.
Gordon ID. Boyd comes next, with a
dedication of $50 ,937 %.
And then comes F. Hawking, $780,
600; a. G. Mitchell, s54, ,626 SIS; J.
Allen, &26, ,691 81, and number of
others, until the amounts stolen by the
receivers Of public moneys, under Jack
sons administration, amounted to ST.
O00, 900, which added to the Swartwout
steal, foots Mp s., ,325, ,7O5 90. Inaddl-
ton to the above, Gen. Gratiot default
ed IN q total amount OF S43 ,958 81
But we pass on.
During Folks administration, various
public officers, such as collectors of Gus
toms, navy, pension and Indian agents,
marshals, ETC., TO the number of forty,
were found to be deEaulters to the tune
of s826, ,2O4 is. Out of about one
hundred receivers Of public moneys,
forty were defaulters!
Not > single man of all these was ever
punished, but on the contrary . Demo-
cratic administration gave ite approval
to these enormous steals by reappoint-
ing some of the defaulters and by retain
ing others long after their defaIcations
were kno xn.
In the enormity of their steals, the
Democracy stand at the head of the list.
Can we ever forget Floyd, Secretary OF
War under Buchanan, who, in cons'ec
ton with the transportation contracts
for Joe JohnstOn,'s Utah expedition,
stole the enormous sum OF S87O 600 !?
In view Of these immense steals, is il
not the highth Of cheek in the Demo
cratic press, to charge the Republican
party with Al the rascality, and arTogats
to the Democratic party All the honesty
Of the ccuntTyP Officials under Demo
cratic administrations stole millions, and
not . solitary man was punished, while
every Official under Republican admin
istrations, tried ard found guilty .
faud or dcfaIcation, has been promptly
punished.
The Democratic party, - the record
Of the past show, Deyer punished crin'
in its ranks, bat sasoshessd up as com
pletely - possible AL charges ograscsli
~ and malssaaanoe in It's public officials
The Republican party, on the contrary
has used every exegsion TO ferit out anc
punish crime whenever and wl'ereye
found.
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