The Republican journal., 1881-08-25

co'' 10 oStSt lttliO uClCllCO vi
course with regard to the Council and
his neglect OF his official duties, published
in the Bangor Commercial, was et1ectual-
| ly disposed of 10y State Treasurer Hol-
| brook, who was interviewed on the sub
| ject by kennebec Journal reporter.
| The substance of the interview is as fol-
| lows
r. Is there any foundation for the al
| legation in the article in the Bangor Com
mercial of the 10th inst that the Execu-
tive Council and the State Treasurer
played trick upon the Governor in rela-
ton to the State debt which came due on
the 18th
| Mr.. II. None whatever The charge
is entirely groundless. had no com
munication with the Executive Council
| in regard to the bonds coming due, be-
| fore the 18th, except in the usual official
way. | did casually mention to Col.
| Robie one day as | met him in a bank at
| Portland a word about the bonds, but
that was all ever said to any member
of the Council about the matter 1t is
| utterly false and absurd to charge that
| trick was played upon the Governor |
| have never considered the Governor so
| ignorant of important State affairs that
| he did not know when those bonds be
came due, and whoever invented the idea
| that a trick was played upon him 10y pre-
suming upon his ignorance in the matter,
| places the Governor in very unenviabe
| light before the people Of this State.
| The charge resolves itself into a charge
of gross ignorance against the Governor,
| for how could such trick as is mention
ed in the Commercial succeed against
him unless he was grossly ignorant of the
most important financial affairs Of the
State
r. You made Il remark about com
munIcating with the Governor and Coun-
ell in regard to the bonds in the usual of
fetal way, will you please explain what
is meant hy this!
Mr. H. II meant to be understood
that | made the usual application to
the Governor and Council, in this case,
as in other similar cases, for warrant to
pay the bonds. My application may be
found in the Secretary of States office. y
| TrTl,o ,,,,1;on+;o,, 10, ,a f,l1,u-s.
STATE or MAINE TKEAsu REK's OFFICE
| Augusta Aug 10. 1881 (
TO the Honorable Governoran and Council: Please
| draw a warrant in my favor for the sum of Fifty
| Thousand Dollars to pay for like OF State OF
! Maine Bonds, maturing Aug. 10, 1881, and charge
the same to the appropriation made for the pay
ment ot Public Debts. S. HoLFRook,
State Treasurer |
My application was made on the 10th,
five days before the meeting of the EX-
ecutiye Council. 1t was placed in the En-
ecutiye box in the Secretary OF State 5
office a box III which communications
for the Governor and Council, and to
which they always have free access, are
placed. 1t was put in the box in the
morning of the day it was written and
lrIiie Gor. PIniStcd rus IN the state House.
1t was the only notice the Council had
from Inc concerning the bonds. and it was
as much Il notice to the Governor as to
them. The notice was ample us to time,
for the legislature had provided the
means to pay the bonds, and there was
nothing to be done but for me to make
application to the Governor and Council
and they to pass upon the demand, and
sign the necessary warrant. These are
all the essential facts in connection with
the matter.
The reporter of the Journal next pro
ceGdcd to the Secretary uf States otiCeto
ascertain, if he could, whether there was
any truth in the assertion in the Com
mercial that the Council adjourned tothe
I2th but afterwards changed the time to
the 18th. This changing the date, as
stated in the Commercial, was, it will be
noticed, 4 link in the alleged great con
| spiracy against Gov. Plasted to keep
him ignorant of the day the bonds fell
| due-a fact upon which the State Treas
urers annual report fully informed him.
Upon examining the report of the
Council the following entry appeared,
written in ink, in good bold hand with
out blot or eraSure:
'On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the Council
| adjourned to meet Monday, August 18th
next, at o'clock in the afternoon"
Some Of the newspapers got the date
wrong from an error in the type of the
kennebec Journal, making ii the 18TH,
but the Council record gives the 18th as
the date to which the Council adjourned.
50 this link of the great conspiracy is dis
solved.
The reporter Of the journal also took
pains to learn how many members of the
Council We're present at the last meeting.
The Commercial says only three were
present, which is II little nearer the truth
than the most of its lame defence OF Gov
Plaisted, but there were actually four
members present, sufficient number for
the transaction Of the business Of the
board
In the September number of the North
American Review, Prof William r. Har-
ris discusses "'rhe Church, the State and
the School. NJ. }. Savage treats of "Na-
tional Ethics The Hon. }. A. kasson
gives history Of the 'Monroe Declara-
ton" and proves that the credit Of form
ulating that cardinal doctrine of Ameri
can craftsmanship is due to John Quincy
Adams. The Rev. Edward Everett Hale
writes Of the Taxation Of Church proner-