The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-10-25
REFORM! REFORM
A Few Facts for HowIers for Economy
and Reform.
Cleveland Leader.

Cleveland Leader.
All political parties should be known
by their fruits. The Democratic party
has a majority in at least forty three
counties in Ohio, and it is in these
strong holds where they have had a clear
swing to exhibit their real characters
tics that we will look for the natural
fruits of the Democracy. In twenty
two of these counties the people have
been robbed by dishonest Democratic
treasurers and auditors of various sums
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. Some
of these robberies are of recent date.
Meyers, the treasurer of Auglaize cOun-
ty, was found one morning bound in his
office, his clothing burned, his body a
little scorched, and the treasury robbed.
A detective investigated the affair, and
finally, at great personal risk, accused
the treasurer himself of being the rob
Der. After spending considerable indig-
nation, and clustering about the way he
would punish the Republican consplra-
tors for attacking his reputation" Mey-
ers was compelled to confess his crime,
and he is now in the penitentlary. In
Belmont county the defalcation was
$1372145, and a verdict was render
ed against the defaulter's bOndsmen for
that sum, but Democratic judge grant
ed a rehearing, when the judgment was
reduced to $4,000. In Brown county
Democratic judge sentenced to one
years imprisonment the treasurer who
stole 10000, while other prisoners were
sent up for three or four years for ordi-
nary thefts. In Butler county there was
more of it, and it was all worse. The
Auditor of State ordered an examination
which revealed defalcation amounting
TO $102, 074.29. AS 8 matter of form the
treasurer was indicted, but after Little
Democratic figuring the whole affair
was disposed of without a trial. Mort
cages had been given to secure the coun-
| ty, but they were cancelled by the COM
missioners, and the people of the county
lost the whole sum, with the addition of
| So, 600 for attorneys fees. The county
auditor was afterward discovered to have
gobbled over SIS, 900 in fees, which he
even had no right to exact, but no fault
was found with him for it. Clermont
county shows up nicely in this black
| list. Its treasurer. Archer, was short
! 81 600 which he made good. Treasurer
Corbly defaulted to the amount of 3d.
600, but he was permitted to retire in
peace without prosecution. Next A
N. Robinson assumed control of county
finances, and he was $29, 900 short in his
| accounts. The treasurers of Union and
Batavia townships pocketed the modest
| sum Oh SO,OUO, ndklHS PooIUOO SIOlcA
from one reliable Democratic county, by
officials in high standing, and none OF
whom have received their just deserts
for it. We might continue this list Gd
infnituDa, taking Coshocton county, with
its $4,000 treasury robbery, Crawford
county with $4,000, Henry county $751;
600, Holmes $22, 1000, Fairfield. the home
of General Ewing, with it's various
shades of stealing, aggregating $$142,
545,71. 1t is unnecessary, however, to
continue the observations through the
Democratic stronghOlds. But, says the
reader, what of the other forty-five cOun
ties of Ohio? They are generally Re
publican. In two of them there have
been embezzlements, but the people
have nOtslost one cent thereby. In each
case the bondsmen of the guilty party
made good every farthing that had been
stolen. Judging the two parties by theil
fruits, which should be trusted? The
one which betrays every trust, which
elects thieves and permits them to &C
scot free, or the one which elects honest
men, and never fails to punish one who
occasionally turns out to be rogue
Does not that cOnglOmeration of the
odds and ends of society, which we cal
Democracy, stand most in need of re