The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-30
Facts that should Not be Forgotten.

President.
Facts that should Not be Forgotten.
1t is very desirable that conscientious
Republicans should reflect seriously before
casting their votes for the candidates
nominated at Cincinnati, and consider
fairly the character of the men whom Mr..
HAYES election would place In charge Of
the Government.
1t will not be disputed that Gov. HAYES
owes his nomination principally to Mr.. DoS
CAMERON and other leaders of the infa-
nous Pennsylvania Ring, who controlled
the Pennsylvania delegation at Cincinnati.
When we have said that Don Is the son OF
SIMON, we have said enough perhaps 10
satisfy any intelligent man in America OF
his utter unfitness TO bear public rule Of
any kind. At this moment he enjoys the
extreme felicity of being FIST in the conf
dence of both GRANT aud HAYES, and he
runs the Administration of the one in the
interest Of the other. lie was appointed
Secretary OF War by GRANT under n stipu-
lation with old SIMON that the Pennsylva-
mia delegation at Cincinnati should be used
10 prevent the nomination OF any but a
thoroughly acceptable GRANT man, who
would continue the policy, aud take care
OF the friends of the present Administra-
ton; aud by virtue and in consequence OF
this open bargain and sale, Mr.. HAYES is
to-day the candidate OF the Republican
party.
The history Of the CAMERON despotism in
Pennsylvania is one of the darkest pages
ever written. They have made Pennsy!-
vania corruption q by-word through the
earth. We shall not trouble the reader
with details, which We have already on
various occasions spread before the pub
lie with fulness and iteration. OF late
years their history inside the State has
been the history of that robber baud, with
Addition, Division, and silence" for its
watchword, which for want of a better
designation Is called tho Trea -ury Ring,
and Of BILL KEMnLE. of Bon MAcKEY, of
RUSSELL ERRErr, with their gangs of
venal legislators, and their hosts of ballot
suffers, repeaters, and return-tinkcrs.
When in 1872. the disreputable trausac-
tions OF HARrRANFr with YERKrs aud
others were made public in The Sun, il
was proposed with one voice, by decont
Republicans TO force the culprit
from the ticket after the manner
since practised with ORTIZ in lndi-
ana. But the CAMERoNs and the
Ring entered firm veto. He was their
man and they would sec him through.
Vast sums of money plundered from tue
State were thrown into the canvass. The
Molly Maeuircs were bought up; the
roughs and ballot suffers were mar
shalled in extraordinary force, and with
oil
the people, but the Ring, true to
its base pledge, was forced to count
HIM IN; and his it did. These are the
men who made Mr.. HAYES nominal
ton, and who must in large measure con-
troll his administration. Their chief is ia
GRANT's Cabinet, and would be continued
III HAYES.
or course the colossal operations Of the
Pennsylvania Ring against the property OF
the state could not be conducted without
money. Where Legislatures are 10 be
bribed, conventions manipulated, news
papers bought, and an army Of criminal
election experts maintained the corrup-
ton fund must be in proportion. This
they have obtained mainly by Dlundering
the State Treasury, under u system much
better understood aud much holder than
that by which TWEED and his accompliccs
robbed the city OF New York. 1t consisted
simply of using the public money rs
private capital, employing it In business,
or lending it and pockeung the in
terest. The profits of this system
were enormous. The members of the
Ring have grown rich, and the means 10
corrupt legislators and officials, and per-
pctrate election frauds have been fur
nished without stint. The Sun has here
tofore published abundant evidence OF
this, notably in the case of ALL against the
South Pennsylvania Iron aud Railroad
Company where the whole system was
revealed, with the proper incidents of
bribery and perjury. We will now re-
quest an explanation from KEMDLE and
MAcKEY Of another case, lvrdly less clear,
but involving larger sums III money.
Until recently Nh GEORGE X. ANDERSON
OF Crawford was state senator. The
Ring had need Of him, and he served
them faithfully, For long time this man
was known to be handling large sums of
money, and was engaged in great specula-
tions. lie was connected with the Elk
change Bank OF Ttusyile, which aD-
ptaItu olncIhlly ~ po enjoying
deposit of $4,000 of State money
There is no doubt that ANDERSON had thi,
money, ne when KEMBLE was Treasurer
he probably had stu greater amounts in
his private business. When he failed, the
bank had judgments against him for $50,
900, and BILL KEMDLE had one for tllO 600
These were first on the list, with host
of honest creditors below. MAcKEY took
nm assignment Of the bank judgment foI
100000, and $4,000 in exchange for bank
stock owned by ANDERSON, and gave the
bank his official check for the s55, 900 State