The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-30

Gov. Tat;i,ou, Of Pennsylvania, Las given
tho people e that state something to talk
about By calling an execusive session OF
tho state Senate u consider the advisability
Of taking steps looking 10 the removal Of
S;ats Treasurer Henry II. Boyer and
Auditor General Thomas AcCamaat he has
stirred political circles in tue state to their
profouudest depths and set tho tongues OF
people to wagging.
The governor believes that the state treas
urer and the auditor general are in some
way connected with the Bardsley steal and
the Delamater failure. by which the state
I lost many hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
He has evidence to that effect or else he
would not have called the Senate together
for the purpose indicated.
There has been q well-glounded suspicion
for long time that there is a vast amount
OF rottenuess in the management of the
financial affairs of the state and Of the city
of Philadelphia. This management has
been in republican hands for a long time.
but it was not until the failure of Delama-
ter, who was the last republican candidate
for governor, and who Lad been
handling great deal of the states
money without having furnished security
for it, that the people got an inkling of the
true condition of affairs. But when
Bardsley's corrupt practices were exposed
their eyes were fully opene l to the fact that
there was a regular ring Of republican
favorites who were getting their hands into
the treasury in one way and another.
The republican papers of Pennsylvania
condemn the governor for calling the Sem
ate together. They say that Bardsley wai
arrested and convicted by republican Off
Gals, and that the attempt to show that
the state treasurer and auditor general are
guilty of wrong doing is only a political
scheme to help the democrats carry the
state this fall. This sort of talk shows they
are greatly alarmed. They fear disclosures
that will cause the people of Pennsylvania
to rise up in their might and drive the rot
ten Republican party from power in that
state.
In doing what he has the governor has
only obeyed the law. 1t was his duty tc
call the Senate together if he had reason tc
believe that there were officials who were
injuring the state by so administering their
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And that he has ground for such belief
there is no doubt.
The Senate is republican body, and it is
to be expected that it will do what it can to
protect the accused officials But if the ev-
idence against them is ample the Senate
will not dare to shield them. To do sc
would arouse indignation against the Re-
publican party throughout the state and
lead to its overthrow. And if the accused
officials are impeached and removed the
people will begin TO think they have had
enough of republican rule. So the Repub-
lican party IL in a dilemma.
In the meantime Gov. Pattison is riding
the crest OF the wave Of popularity. The
people have confidence in him. They have
tried him and he has not been found want
ing. Honest aud able, he is rapidly becom-
ing popular favorite- If by any chance
Pennsylvania should go democratic this fall
he would become prominent candidate fol
the democratic presidential nomination. II
would be claimed, and with some reason
that he could carry Pennsylvania.