The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-29
CASH COMPARED WITH THE BOOKS.
New York Tribune.

New ork Tribune.
The count has virtually ended, say
democratic journals, and after twenty
four years of republican rule, everything
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 officially re-
ported about the condition of the
treasury, the new democratic officials
find to be its actual condition, 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 the democrats in
every contest for twenty years, that
millions have been stolen from the
treasury" Mr. Manning has the
books, which show every transaction
since the democrats left Washington
in 1871. His very first step was to
set some of the best experts in the
country to overhaul these books, in or.
der 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
statements are issued, showing to a
cent what amount of money, and of
each kind of money, the treasury ought
| to hold. Then one of this trained ex-
perts was appointed treasurer, and the
vaults were turned over to his custody,
and he sets trained accountants 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 except
ing the two cents aforesaid.
Now, Messrs Democrats, it is in Or
der to thank you for disproving anoth-
er of your favorite lies, which you
have used in every campaign, especial
| ly in the rual districts. You have
taught many people to believe that the
treasury has beer systematically
robbed for long time, and that, if
democrats could only get control and,
in the language of Mr.. Hendricks, ''let
the light Of. heaven into those vaults"
there would be horrible things dis
closed. Three times elaborate and
costly investigations have been under
taken, some democratic senator having
asserted that he had found traces of
fraud, and believed that millions had
| been stolen. Not trace of wrong
was discovered, but still the falsehood
was persistently repeated, and it was
said that the officials in charge icon
cealed the vast deficiency. At last,
Messrs Democrats, you have the
eight of heaven" and an overhauling
OF the books and a counting of the
cash by your own trained experts.
And it proves that your leaders have
been persistently lying, year after year.
II 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 A.
suit proves that the accounts have
been absolutely correct; and the guar
dianship of the public money absolute
ly faithful. In party point of view,
it was well 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,
it may be remembered, they found
that the treasury had been robbed by
Jacob Thompson-whom this admins
tration takes pains to honor. The
country will not fail to note the con-
trast.