The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11

and need have no fears Of rebel briga.
diers or any other bugbear, The only
enemies who can permanently iDj1re
them are those who, in disguise, and un.
der the mask of friendship, are engaged
in robbing and betraying them.
SPECIFIC CHARGES.
And now, in order that 1 may not be
accused Of preferring an indictment that
cannot be amply sustained, l propose,
at this point, to distinctly set forth SO
ries of charges tog,ther with the evi.
dence that supports them, which, when
taken together must establish 80 strong,
80 irresistible a presumption of the praC
tice of vast and systematic robberes and
frauds in the Treasury and other depart
ments of Government, as to constitute,
apart from all her considerations, a
sufficient reason for at least temporarily
changing our public servants in order
that their affairs may be examined by
others than themselves and their friends.
l charge as follows;
First-That the books Of the United
States Government are kept by single
and not by double entry that they con.
tain no complete merchandise account,
no comprehensive inventory of stock on
hand, and no complete account of bal
anGes; that such accounts are indispen-
sable in double entry system, and that
it is impossible to learn from the books,
as they are now kept, the correct posi-
tion of the treasury, or OF any other de-
partment of Government. Under this
system embe zz ements or frauds may be
and have been committed without fear
of detection, to an extent 80 vast as to
render their commission Of the deepest
national and social concern.
Proof of this charge ia readily OBJ
tanned by consulting tue printed accounts
of the Government and comparing them
one with another. In double entry
system there are always two entries for
each transaction, and these two entries
agree in date, amount and person. No
matter how often the accounts are
copied, either in writing or print, these
particulars remain the same. In the
books of the United States Government
there is but one entry for each transac
tion, differing either in date, amount, or
person, is sometimes miseadingy re-
peated in them. When the accounts are
republshed, year after year, the amounts
of these transactions have been nearly
always altered, som etimes to the extent
of many millions. For details of evil
dence under this head see my open let
Ter to the Japanese Finance Commission,
1871, and the speeches of Mr.. Davis in
the United States Senate 1876
Second-Many of the running accounts
of the Government, which the law re-
quires shall be published in certain
way and at stated intervals have been
and are still being suppressed, altered,o
delayed for years beyond the period to
which they relate, contrary to law, hon
esty and the public welfare. Among
these accounts are the detailed mot the
summary cash receipts and expendi'
lures required by the Federal Constitu-
ton, article l , section 8 by the House
resolution of Dec. 80, 1871, and by theac
VI mug ~ lofS'
Original charge as specifications made
in published letter to Secretary Bout
we'll, July 2 1869, repeated in speech at
Co umbus, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1870, Commu
niCated to Senator Allen 6, Thurman of
Ohio, and by him brought to the atten-
ton oil the Senate Jan. l3, 1871. See
Miscellaneous Document No. % of the
41st Congress, Third Session..
Third-Many of the manuscript &C.
count books of the Treasury have been
unlawfully destroyed, by condemning
them as refuse and selling them to the
paper mills, or burning them as fuel
'[See Appleon'S Journal, Oct. 3, l874.]
Fourth-O her manuscript accounts of
the Treasury have been iraudulently al.
tered by the forcing of sums, by era
sures, by alterations, by concealments,
and by suppressions.
For evidence, see official report on
Commerce and Navigation for 1867, p.
xiii; letters to Secretary Boutwell, in
New York Citizen, july, 1869, and speech
at Columbus, Onio, Aug, 25, 1870, pub
lished in the Statesman of the following
day and in pamphlet.
Fifth-Some of the printed accounts
of the Treasury were fraudulently alter.
ed before, and all of them have been
fraudulently altered since 1850, and
without any plausible pretext ur expla.
nation. In other words, discrepant repe
titions we're made on the same alleged
expenditures of money, contrary to both
law, honesty, and the public welfare.
[Charge and specifications originally
made in letters to Secretary Boutwell, of
July 2 and July 8 1869, and speech at
Colum bus, Aug, 25 1870, and afterward
brought to the attention of the Senate
by Mr.. Davis of West Virginia, in 1875 ]
Sixth-Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania
in speech delivered in 1872, showed
from official documents some extrAordi.
nary discrepancies between the account
ing officers of the Government as to rha
amount Of collections from internal rev.
enue from Sept, 1862, to July l, 1871,
According to the Secretary of the
TTeaSury,aB per finance report 1871,
pages Ia and 16 the sum total Of in.
terna revenue collections during
the nine years named was,.... ...,.Sl 500 524 449
According to the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue, az per his report
for 1871 pages 278 aud 279, the sum
total during the nine ears named
LOO 0IH 6b2
According TO the Fifth Auditor, as
per his reports in the finance re-
ports, 1867 o 1871 inclusive, the
sum total during the nine years
named 437eis,1O8
According to the Register Of the
Treasury, as per his reports printed
IN the same volumes, the sum to.
tal during the nine years named
Was.....,,.,.,.,,,....., .,..,...., 1871 9O1 667
These sums exhibit the following dis.
crepancies:
Commissioner over Secretary ."..,...,. S17048 433
Secretary over Register 81 1872