The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-01

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One a. the most striking chapters q
che Democratic campaign book viii b
that which Il devoted 70 the defalcar
tions Of Republican oflice-holders dur.
ing Republican sway. Il has been pre-
pared with great care and much labor
from official figures. and makes more
damaging showing than was ever an
ticipated. The chapter i headed
..Opsning the Books" and vindicates
: promise long made BY the Democracy
% the people Of the country. IL says
the democratic party, through is press
and by il speakers. declared for the
past ten years publicly that II il could
turn the rascals out and get At the
I books they could demonstrate that the
Republican party. in its long lease Of
power. had. through its various ofIi-
. cers. bv defalcation in collections and
disbursements. stolen millions Of the
! peoples money. Mr.. Tilden. in 1875
| claimed the amount 20 be over $1,000.
! oOl The amount will reach 90. 000..
GU or more
Under : resolution Of the House.
passed January -. the Acting Secre-
fary Of the Treasury transmitted let
ter 10 the House of Representatives IN
which II is shown officially that the
balances now due the Government on
account Of cefalcations in disburse'
ments and collections since 1861 !.
3l2. sos. 40 In this document each do
Enquent is named and the exact am
cunt due the Government stated Thii
} does not include the overhauling Of th'
} accounts Of the Post-office Department.
The Sixth Auditor saws that the am
cunt Of work would BE- 50 enormous to
J get up the accounts Of AL the officer
! under the Post-ofiice Department. ans
get az the balances due from each o
, them. that it u impossible with th'
present force to accomplish il SO it !
I found from an examination OF tn
: books in part. showing only about hal
. Of the disbursing and receiving officers
J accounts, that the balance due BY thes
e receiving and di~bursing officers. 10
. which they have defaultcd TO the Coy
; eminent Is over Si2.co0,oc0 Th
/. balance due from the others amount
Il by the same ratio to larger amount
The foregoing statement and the tabl
s which Is hereafter inserted does nc
include shortage, As has been said.
. the Sixth Auditors Office. which hs
o charge Of the vast expenditures Of q
# Post-office Department II was theI
. that the star route thieves nSures
. ( = s.1..1- -
= the Third Auditors Office. whe
o embraced the expenditures 81 the W;
: Department where Howgate. Hod.
a and other kindred spirits had their da
% Nor does il include the shortage In II
i Fourth Auditors office. which h'
a charge Of expenditures In the Ma,
J. Department. where the Robson gan
81 paid more for the repair Of old shi!
a than they originally cost. and had 4
4 ships left
l. The records will show that since q
9 Democratic Administration took hol'
le a. l. heretofore shown in the report
al the First Comptroller Of the Treasur
:; an earnest effort is being made to &C
j. lect all these balances. and with mu'
III greater success than could have b.,
he anticipated. owing 70 the long lapse
Is time Tins Is simply = partial PEI
Lit into the books. The short time tn
- the Democratic Administration b
been in power rendered it impossib
at this time 20 give full exposure
all the delinquencies and defalcatio
Of the Republican office-holders VI
- were not prosecuted for their robbie
and plumber. but kept in power BY :
az Republican party. The branches
4. the service in which these defalcatio
I'd occurred are shown BY the followii
". table:
Customs disbursements. - II ~
Internal Revenue di=bur-ements- - -.
Diplomatic disbur-enIenfs----.... s1tGi
- Treasury disbursements. 49, -
judiciary c~r11
Iaserior civil di<burSements~-.-.. Ss.y1
Itn Receipts for customs 90 ~
Receipts for Internal keveuue---. &fS4-5t
Receipts for sales public lands Is,J
80 Receipts for Internal Revenue
Receip;s for Cussoms-oihce emoi- ,
Receipts for miscellaneous
The sources. hS7-A.s