Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-05-14
THE CASH-A CONTRAST.

The count has virtually ended, says
Democratic journals, and after twenty
four years of Republican rule, every
thing that ought to be in the Treasury
is found to be there, except, possibly,
two cents which appear to be missing
from one of the packages. Exactly
what Republicans have for years Off
ciallv reported about the condition of
the Treasury, the new Democratic Off
cials find to be its actual conditions; all
the money that ought to be there, is
there always excepting the possibly
lost two cents.
This is satisfactory, of course, and it
is just what Republicans have expected.
But what becomes of the venerable
campaign lie, used by Democrats in
every contest for twenty years, that
millions had been stolen from the
Treasury?' Mr.. Manning has the
books, which show every transaction
since the Democrats left Washington
in 1861. His very first step was to set
some of the best experts in the country
to overhaul these books, in order to
know whether there was any mischief
concealed, and exactly what amount
of money the Treasury ought to have
on hand They find no error or fraud
in the accounts, and new debt state
ments are issued, showing to a cent
,hnt Of Of al,
kind of money, the Treasury ought to
hold. Then one of these trained ex-
perts was appointed Treasurer, and
the vaults We're turned over to his
custody, and he sets trained account
ants to count all the money. They do
so, and find that the cash actually
held agrees precisely, both in amount
and in kind, with the cash that the
Treasury books show ought to be held
always excepting the two cents afore-
said.
Now, Messrs. Democrats, it is in
order to thank you for disproving an
other of your favorite lies, which you
have used in every campaign, especially
in the rural districts. You have taught
many people to believe that the Treas
ury has been Systematically robbed for
a long time, and that, if Democrats
could only get control and. in the Ian
guage of Mr.. Hendricks, 'let the light
of Heaven into those vaults" there
would be horrible things disclosed.
Three times elaborate and costly in
vestigations have been undertaken,
some Democratic Senator having as
serted that he had found traces of
fraud, and believed that millions had
been stolen. Not trace of fraud was
discovered, but still the falsehood was
persistently repeated; and it was said
that the officials in charge ''cunningly
concealed' the vast deficiency. At
last, Messrs. Democrats, you have ''the
light of Heaven" and an overhauling
of the books and counting of the
cash by your own trained experts.
And it proves that your leaders have
been persistently lying, year after year.
1t is greatly to the credit of the Re
publican party that, after all the
changes and excitements, the corrup-
ton and the temptation, of twenty
four years of unrestrained power, after
the tremendous financial struggles of
the Civil War, and the issue of new
kinds of currency in vast amounts, the
result proves that the accounts have
been absolutely correct; and the guard
ianship of the public money absolutely
faithful. In a party point Of view, it
was we'll worth the temporary loss of
power consequent upon defeat last
Fall, to secure this demonstration of
the honesty and fidelity of Republican
officials. When Republicans came in.
itmay be remembered, they found that
the Treasury had been robbed by
Jacob Thompson-whom this Admin
istration takes pains to honor. The
country will not fail to note the con-
trast.-N. Y. Tribune.