The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-10-01
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In this campaign sherman ana FO.
raker have been blowing their bugles,
proclaiming Republican honesty and
0oasting on the stump. that the books
have been examined, have been found
to balance, and that only two cent 8
were missing, and they were found !!
Alas, how the monumental liars are
confronted and convicted by the facts.
The following partial list of Republi-
can embezzlements and rascalities in
Ohio and elsewhere will serve as sam
pies:
r. n. Rowland, the only Republican
ever elected Treasurer of Richland
county, who got away with $50, 600 of
the peoples money
T. A. Wick, Republican Treasurer
of Clark county, o 1900,
J. K. Helman, Republican Treasurer
of Wayne county, O., $50, 900.
The Republican Treasurer of Lucas
county, o., 5000.
The Republican Treasurer of SciotO
county, o., $50, 900.
The Republican Treasurer of Trum-
bull county, O., $40, 900.
The Republican Treasurer of Gu
ernsey county, O., $4,000,
The Republican treasurer of Jack.
son county, O., $4,000.
The Republican Treasurer of Huron
county, Ohio, $50, 900.
The Republican Board of Public
Works of the State of Ohio, $500, 900.
Gibson was never punished, and is
now one of the leading Republicans
of the State.
OUTSIDE OF OHIO,
Outside of Ohio there are such sam
Piles as the following, all Republicans:
Forty Republican Treasurers in the
good old Republican State Of Iowa,
ST. 200, 600.
City Treasurer of Chicago, $500, 900.
City Collector of Chicago, $3.50 600.
WaterWorks Commissioner of Pitts.
burg, S5O0,OOO.
Treasurer of Buffalo, N. Y, $4OO, 900.
Treasurer of Saratoga county, N.
Y. $Il8,OOO.
Treasurer of Wilkesbarre, Pa, $780,
600,
Treasurer of Detroit, $50, 900.
Treasurer of Jersey City, SAT 600.
Treasurer of Green Bay, Wis, $780,
900.
This list might be extended almost
without limit. The defalcatiOns of
Republican POstmasters, Revenue Of
ficers, Army Paymasters, Pension
Agents. etc., it would be impossible to
enumerate.
Then there were the Whisky Ring
frauds, the Credit MObilier of many
millions, the Star Route frauds of
many millions, the Philadelphia Re.
publican Ring frauds of millions upon
millions; the Naval frauds, amount
ing to $500 .OOO, 900, and last, but bv no
means least, the $500, 900 900 Of official
robberies in the Southern States by
Republican reconstruction officers and
Legislatures, by the issuing of State
bonds without any equivalent,
Besides these, the following speci-
mems OF Republican rascality In WASH
ington, which have been exposed and
stopped by the new Democratic ad-
ministratiOn, are worthy of mention
in this connection:
There was the half million dollar
steal which Secretary Whitney stop
ped the first day he was in office.
The frauds in the State Department
which Secretary Bayard stopped.
The 7OO, 900 acres of land steal which
Secretary Lamar stopped the first day
he went into Office.
The frauds in the Pension Bureau,
which the new Democratic Commits
sioner has stopped. t-.--
The stealings of John Reach and
the many frauds in the navy yards,
which Secretary Whitney has stopped.
The defalcatiOn of $50, 900 in the u.
8. Treasurer's office at New Orleans,
which was kept covered up until the
new Democratic administration came
into power.
The immense frauds in New York
and Philadelphia custom houses, that
Secretary Manning SO promptly dis
continued.
The stealing in the Agricultural Bu-
reau, which the new Democratic Com
missioner stopped, and for which suit
to recover is being brought
The frauds in the Coast Survey,
which have been so vigorously sat
down upon by the new administra.
ton.
The rascalities in the Court of Ala
bama Claims which have recently
been exposed and thr0ttled.
The grabbing of millions of acres of
the public domain, which were being
fenced in and stolen by the land pi-
rates, cattle kings, foreign nabobs and
railroad corporations all of which
rascality, nurtured and fostered under
Republican rule, the present admins.
tration has effectually stopped.