Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-14
THE FLOOD COMMISSION.


Number of Timely Questions Asked
Why Don't the Commission Publish
How They Have Distributed the Money.
To the Editor Tthe Johnstot0n Democrat.
Webster said in his reply to Hayne,
thank God if l have none of that spirit
that lifts man up have none of that other
spirit that drags angels down.
What a difference between the above
statement and the so called State Flood
Commission who seem just now to be
trying to direct the attention of the public
from their own transactions by endeavoI-
ing TO slander aud besmirch others.
Would is not look as well for them to
publish the names and amounts each in
dvidual received from their own Con-
mitIee? Would it not look little more
decent to publish the names of men in
JohnStown to whom they gave five and
six thousand dollars, men who lost no
more than some Of our people in South
Fork, where the pitiablc sum of $4,000
was divided among forly-two individuals,
including in this no companies iii which
men Would the people not be more iu-
Ierested in II published list of the army of
clerks and the amounts paid Them by the
Committee and kept there all summer
VIII Tiny please explain what particular
items is meant by the many thousands of
dollars included IN distributions aud ex
pendilures in Juhnstuwn? They deal
only ia vague geurralIlles and meaning
less Expressions as TO their own WORK.
Gentlemen, il wont do, its toJ thin, im-
agine lhe broad demon like grin that
would spl cad over The face of these self
righteous men if by their vile misrepre-
,enlutions aud fa,sfying of facts they
could euuanger some mans life. la the
tirst place they kuua hat there WAS net
dollar gwen to any corporation in South
Fork. hey also Nnu,y That lnrre wns mlu.r
IMAM nine wn, received $4,000 rs 'nar m
Cruded all the lu4,s ntuai> III Cacu nm,
Uu, tnrlr Ulject !, to- misi,ad. Jusl wnnl
,hv Comm ice .ui. at South FUIl via
stand III the ugu, # justice ana ri2,u
MhiCn Was slIui.4 tnl>, iu' dlsuibutnn ul
ne Jonn-Iown CuIamittee proper Nn,co
"as per capntI roJ .,,cu made wnicn gave
uu frum S2J h. SslJJ families. Clutnug
aud tuui naI DeCn supplied Ia
anunuauce aud III immaculate "auls
4 ',,t,, a
thcIeioIe took .ne assessment iot
as basis, puLl II value on hou C
mat were ouly u,luased Il as best ,hcy
C uld ami paid ia 81 many cents on The
duliar. If IL lnau's los was 800 lie gol sis,
l. il was $500 he -. tWice $iS or S36 amu
50 on. Is lnerc au lag wrong about tnis,
is 1t not jus II ,ust bul 500 and AN
other man 81 900. ould it be far or Just
To give me as ~. as he who had lost
81 200, We tnuk nor do we believe
Ior moment TN ople who gave The
money ever ur,a of such II thing.
The amvc Is ,n, "a aud substance If
our ruIslrOuuon, a. nys aud wncreGureS.
|, lhe,e Is any ir"u u II we iail 10 see IT,
rne =, called 5 u unmiltee } far as in.
lelltse, abtd! nd honesty is con-
crrnrd Is II" Il, han the people of
South Fuk. "n" been very shabblN
treated i,y INA, . ,dtce. Ii is in order
now for them tu lsh list of names
and lie amounts one gol. 1t will
show N."I niN- getting $5,00D, but
one MAJ III InnIh getting ev more
than $5. 5.0n0. Are made OF better stuff
that ln,, mu-l 90 - much more Than
we gnl? IfIi led Governors Com
mission h d II, see themselves as
others So them would have less t.
say. \ mule t.. sent or unjust hue
and ciN uas n,v.i raised among in
telllgrn, pe"p
An OF South FORK.