Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-27

idential campaign, and he has right
10 feel grieved when he sees Thurman
heading him off with such indecent
haste. They might journey together
and give competitive exhibitions. M
| Y. Tribune.
Bdy~ Some very disagreeable news
papers in Ohio are comparing Senator
Thurman's recent assertion that Con-
gress is safe depository of the power
| to regulate the volume of greenbacks,
with speech made by him in the SEN
ate in 1874, in which he said that he
wanted gold and silver and paper
currency that would not "depend for
its volume upon the will and caprice of
the moment, or upon the views of
members of Congress seeking re-
election, or aspiring to higher place"
He did not think then that his own
aspiration "to higher place" would
induce him to repudiate this very opin-
ion.
B0S~ Toombs does not agree with
Ben Hill as to what agencies saved
Georgia to the Democrats. He said
recently to reporter, who questioned
him as TO how the Republican majority
was overcome: "Our only safety was
in intimidation and bribery. We had
either to do that or let the common
wealth go to the dogs. 1t was not what
the Radicals call the argument of the
shotgun that used in my district, but
| the argument of the shot-bag."
Toombs admits that in other districts
| the shotgun was used. In his district
he found that bribery was better. And
he boasts of his record as successful
briber and intimidatOr.
R9~ The bankrupt law dead and
specie payments resumed, we shall
have quiet, and confidence, and order
in the steady process of complete
restoration, and, what is glorious, we
shall see the wild schemes of finance,
and the impracticable measures osten-
sibly for the relief of the people, but
really to help moneyless partisans to
get into office and live out of the public
treasury, fade away from public OBJ
scrvation until they cease forever, and
their authors and supporters die out of
the memories of men, and depart away
without accomplishing anything more
than their own disrepute. The fortu-
nately evanescent nature of even their
bad achievement will become con-
ISOLATION, for they will be glad to escape
the notoriety of being frustrated in
their hapless schemes. s.-RichmOnd Dis
patch.
nay" The House of Representatives
has committee investigating the
Treasury Department. After much
searching by experts, it thought it had
discovered a fraudulent issue of 3d.
100000 of greenbacks. The issue
proved to be authorized and regular.
The only irregularity was in the entries
on the books. Every dollar of the issue
was fully accounted for by disbursing
officers. Senator Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, had Treasury mares nest on
the brain for long time. Last season
a committee was appointed. of which
Senator Davis was made chairman, "to
investigate the finance reports, books,
and accounts of the Treasury Depart
ment." This committee was in labor
many months, and brought forth moth
ing but a speech from Davis, telling
what he was going to discover. He had
made the same speech several times
before. The best proof that he dis
covered nothing is found in the fact
that the campaign orators of his party
have nothing to say about his perform
ances. He seems to be regarded, even
by Senators of his own political per-
suasion, as victim of hallucination.
Everybody knows that officers of the
United States have been detected in
stealing. Investigations show, how
ever, that the amount stolen is an ex-
ceedingly small percentage of the
| bo n,,,;,,o- tba 10 ,o,
sion of Congress, the Banking and
Currency Committee of the House sent
a subcommittee to New York to count
the coin in possession of the Assistant
Treasurer. They found that the
amount tailed exactly with the figures
on the books. Mr.. Tom Ewing didn't
find any evidence of stealing there
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