The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-22
SI2,6Ol, O3I.05 stolen by .
Democrats.

II it were not for history; If we
had nothing but the honest { p dec
OF the honest( p Democrat
ic orators and newspapers to go by,
the Democratic party would be one
Of the most honorable and upright |
that ever existed in any country.
1t would be q very nice party. |
One would think, to read its news
papers and listen to its orators, that |
it contained all the wisdom, virtue |
and innocence there is on American
soil. But unfortunately for the
Democratic party It has q history.
All, there is the rub. How willing
ly It would blot ont its record, but
the crimes it has committed will
not out at its bidding. Now the
Republican party has some scoun-
drsls in it, and we are glad to know
they are everywhere turned out of
office as soon as discovered, and ev-
cry effort used to bring them to pun
ishment. Who ever heard of q
Democratic officer being punished
for theft2 Talk about stealing
The Democratic party has . record
on the thicVing business which
ought to put every honest man to
shamei And be It remembered that
during the Democratic administra-
lions from 1880 to 1860, the amount
Of money which passed through the
hands of public officers bears no
comparison in amount to what It
has been in the fifteen years Of Re-
publican rule. It was probably not
one-fifth a. much as it is now.
We have before US the published
records Of the transactions Of Dem
Ocratic thieves during Democratic
administrations between the years
1880 and 1860, at which last date
they went out of power. This rec
ord is made from the books of the
treasury department, and comes
from better authority than Demo-
cratic orators who are hungry for
Office. It is frightful showing of
crime and dishonesty. And if any
body knows Of a single Democratic
officer who was eyer tried and sent
to the penitentiary during that time,
we should like to be informed of it
This record from the books Of the
treasury department shows that
during the Democratic administra-
tons between 1880 and I76O, there
were the fearful number of -four
thousand, ttco hundred and ten
cases Of defalcation and theft by
Democratic officers, and that the
amount they stole from the govern
ment during the time they were in
power, when the revenu es were not
one-fifth what they are now, was
the fearful sum of tsOeIVe millions
fue hundred and one thousand, tbir-
ty dollars and uiNety-Se0ep cents.
Had the amount of money handled
by government officials been as
great as now, the amount would
probably have reached . hundred
millions. Now, that is . pretty good
record for q party which asks you
to support it on account Of its hon.
esty and reform principles, is it not ?
Taking all its other crimes, which
cannot be reckoned by dollars and
cents take the rebellion which it
plunged the country in, and the con-
sequent sacrifice Of life and treas
ure, and tho entailing of the crimes
of bitter internal war, because 1t
S0Gs not tOiuipg that the majority
should rule, and we really think it
rather cheeky to ask any honest
man to support such q party.
We append the treasury depart
ment figures, which show the kind
of service robbed, the number in
each department, and the amount
stolen. None are inserted In this
statement of less than $1,000 in
amount. The amount Of minor de-
falcations and thefts in sums OF
less than 1000 foot up $722, $500.
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