The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-31

under the suryeilauce Of the Democrat
msjority OF the House. The Committe
Of both Houses have explored the recess
Of that Department, examined It's oook
compared the figures, and what have INT
found? They claim that In 1870 gre
discrepancies were shown In the stat
ments OF the public accounts; but the
discrepancies, after q full and fair exam
nation, have been fully explained as u
necessary result OF keeping tw
sets Of books In different ottic,
Of the Government, which, embracin
different items, from their nature, mni
differ on 4 given day, in some cases, to th
amount OF millions Of dollars; but whe
these discrepancies are examined, and th
elements which enter into the one and d
not enter into the other, are explained an
compared, the books are found TO be col
rect In every particular.
Thus the Registers books still show q
money In the Treasury about SIS, 1000, 90
deposited by the several States, under a
act OF Congress, in 1885. These books ais
treat as money in the Treasury all tn
great deialcations that occurred in Demo
cratic times, many years ago, with pc
banks, and other public repositories, ant
other defaulters, although the bills Of tn
pet banks are worth no more In the hand
Of the Treasurer than Confederate notes
and the defaulters and their generation
have crumbled into dust years ago. Th,
Treasurer's books, however, treat thest
items as unavailable, and not as money OF
hand, and thus there is difference be
tween these two accounts oil many millionl
OF dollars. Secretary Boutwell,, no
being satisfied with this mode O
stating the public accounts, and IL
pursuance OF an act Of Congress, die
eliminate from the cash statement
these unavoidable items Formerly,
the statement OF the public debt only in.
cluded the principal OF the debt, and moi
the interest. He changed the form OF the
monthly debt statement SO as to include
not only the principal, but the interest &C.
cruing on outstanding bonds not yet due,
aud deducting from the aggregate the cash
in the Treasury.
This was decided improvement In
bookkeeping, and exhibited the exact
state OF the public debt. This has both
cred my friend, Senator Davis, OF West
Virginia, ever since. He talks Of changes
aud discrepancies, but he does not pre-
tend that there has been any misapplica-
lion Of public monies. As one OF a Sen.
ate committee, Of which Mr.. Bayard was a
/ examined thoroughly these
charges when first made, five or six years
ago, and the most careful and searching
scrutiny showed that they involved no
nisstatement, no inaccuracy, no pecula-
ion, no wrong. The change in book
keeping was made ten years ago, and since
hat time 1t Is not claimed that there has
been any discrepancy, or error, or fault.
While l have had charge OF lie Treasury
Department l have invited the utmost
Icrutiny, furnished committees OF Con-
,ress with rooms in the Treasury, given
hem access TO all the books, given them
he aid of skilled experts to assist them,
md they report that everything Is now
entirely satisfactory, and that the dis.
which they refuse TO under.
Itand, though amply explained, do not
low occur.
THE FRAup ISSUE.
The two great frauds attempted in that
,leption 1850 by the Democratic party
we're, first, the completion OF the conspl-
'acy OF the rebel element Of the South 10
lepriye the Republicans Of the South of
heir rights and privileges as American
and the SECOND was the attempt
o bribe electors for President to vote for
rilden instead OF Hayes. II Is 10 dipet
,ublis attention from Liess admitted frauds that
his e1y Of trild ia raissd. Let uR look Tor
! moment At these admitted frauds Short
y alter the war there were organized in
learly all the Southern States secret polit-
cal bands, composed entirely OF Demo.
rats, and mostly of rebel soldiers, whose
'bject was TO ovefawe the freed linen Of the
south, to deter them from enjoying the
iyil and political rights conferred by the
constitutional appointments; and whose
were terror, whipping, wounding
nd murder, committed by armed bodies
4 disciplined and disguised men. at night,
lpon poor, ignorant, and undisciplined
legroes. There Ia nothing recorded In his
DRY more cruel and cowardly than the
objects and work Of these
ilans. You can End II In great volumes
Il testimony taken year after year by com.
nittees Of Congress. There you will find
he pathetic stories OF the victims OF their
.troeilies, and the number OF dead who
by them. There you will find
be confessions Of the guilty. You can
cad the story in "The Fools Errand, by
me Of the Fools" q narrative written by
Union officer, and who presenta with the
Itrooities committed all the palliatins cir.
umstances as claimed by the Klans. You
nay read 1t in the eloquent denunciations
4 Reyerdy johnson and Henry Stsnsbery,
ent South TO defend members OF the
<lans. No man can honestly deny that
his conspiracy, its existence, its aims and
is crimes have been proven and are true,
md yet the strength and power OF the
Democratic party in the South this day
ests upon the success OF this crime. or
OF crimes. 1t Is this that
lives them the solid South. These crimes
uttered into the title by which Tilden
.laimed to be elected President. II was
n 1875 the Mississippi plan OF terror was
enforced in that State with savage barbar=
ty; and In 1879 Mississippi, with known
Republican majority OF SIS, 900, was help.
essly in the power Of rifle clubs, who cast
Is vote for Tilden. In Louisiana and
south Carolina the same plan was at.
empted, but only in comparatively few
and in these the same terrible
lgencies OF murder, burning. whipping,
md terror, were inflicted by disguised
Democrats. and solely with view to pre-
,ent Republican votes. Don't tell me you
ion't believe these things, Tor the man who
would not believe upon such testimony as
las been furnished would not believe his
1wn mother who testified TO his birth. 1t
s fortunate that this conspiracy was de.
'eated by the faithful and loyal perform
ance OF public duty under the law by the
election officers OF Louisiana and South
in spite Of efforts to bride them.
But for their honesty and courage, Pre-
sident would have been installed whose
lille rested upon murder and bribery, and
The blessing Of God never could have
rested upon such an Administration.
Do you want me to prove 10 you the
second crime connected with the election
Of 1873 z. namely, the attempt made by the
agents OF Mr.. -Tilden to bride electors from
ha diachaTpe nj their duLipR2 Tho cinhar