The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-24
Republican Stealing.


The Democracy of the District of
Columbia ratifed the nomination of
CLEVELAND and HENDRICKS by a grand
open air demonstration on the night of
the 18th inst. One of the speakers at
the main stand in front of the City ball
was Congressman Posi-, Of Pennsylvania,
Secretary Of the Democratic Congres-
sional Committee. The New York
Herald thus reports a portion of his
speech:
Secretary Mcpherson, of the Republi-
can Congressional Committee, has issued
circular Purporting to show the losses OF
the government from Washington's admin
istration down to June 80, 1888, by reason
Of defalcations of public officers, and
figures out a very discreditable state OF
affairs for Washington's administration
compared with the present and preceding
immaculate administrations of Hayes and
Grant
He says the per sentage of losses, based
upon the receipts and disbursements OF
the government, was under Washington
$3.50 on the 81 900, while under Arthur 1t
Is only one and eight-tenths Of a mill on
the 81 600 He reports the total amounts
| stolen under Washington during his eight
years to be $3.50, $1,000, while all that has
been stolen under Arthur's administration,
down to June 80. 1888, is $5,364.09; and
on this Insignificant sum he bases his per
centage of loss on the enormous receipts
and disbursements, and thus gets his one
and eight-tenths of mill as the percent
age of loss on $1,000. The Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Charles E. Coon,
certifes to the correctness of this state
ment, August 10, 1884.
| This statement of Secretary Mcpherson
| and the Acting Secretary of the Treasury
as to the amount stolen under Arlhur's
| administration Is so utterly at variance
with the knowledge of every person who
has read the current news of the past six
months that its falsity was exposed with
the statement. But an examination oil
the annual reports of the Solicitor of the
Treasury, who is the law officer of the
Treasury Department, charged with the
prosecution Of the defaulting officers of the
government in civic suits, to the Attorney
General for the three fiscal years preceding
June 80, 1888, shows this Mcpherson Coon
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the amount they report as stolen under
Arthur's administration is concerned.
FIGURES OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE TREAS
URY.
The following are the figures of the
Solicitor of the Treasury, taken from bis
official printed reports:
Amount of defalcations for the
year ending June 80, 1881,
| upon which suit has been
entered by the United States
Attorney General to re-
cover.......... ................"S S6,4'1 ~
Collected on the same by
| suits 100 VI
Total loss on same ........$ 1862 SO
Amount of defalcations dur
ing the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1882, upon which
suit has been entered to re-
cover. ....................S 427, APO "a
Collections by suit on same. 1924 II
Total loss to the govern
ment ..............$ 426,196 10
Defalcations during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1888,
amount sued on to recover.$ 653, S35 56
Collections by suit on same. 1924 80
Total loss.....................S 1911 "a
Total amount of defalcations
during the three years pre-
ceding June 80, 1888, upon
which the United States has
sued to recover in the
United States Courts ......... 81 sos, 1888 II
Total amount of collections
on same .....,,..,......~~ 1898 50
Total loss to the govern
ment 800, 800 y
HOW SUITS ARE BROUGHT
These suits against defaulting public