Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-02

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ever since, merely In charge Of The
man elected by the people,
So far as anyone believing there Is
any such sum a. three-quarters Of a
million dollars there, II would not
need two treasurers 70 guard 10. Can
II be that the genial, joylal ex-treas-
urer Is carefully guarding what Is
not therey But Who besides
him ever saw II, or even said II was
therey Has the new state treasurer
seen, counted or reeeIpted Tor the
cash
Not much, nor any other living
soul who has said co. No state on.
clal, no private citizen. no committee
Of the legislature has seen or will be
permitted 10 sec the vast hoard Of now
nearly a million dollars supposed 20 be
cash on hand In the Oregon state
treasury. The statement of the
treasurer has not been verified by
living soul, nor even by the treasurer
or ex.treasurer under oath. But what
Tells the use? The moneys paid.
There's plenty N pay everything aud
there's twice a. much rs usual levied,
There's an lrrcduclble school fund
that can't be loaned as fast as IL ac.
eumulates Besides the ex treasurer
IL a royal good fellow and as he SAYS.
"Dere is other."
ifthe people OF Oregon wake up
some fine day aud lind their barn.
doors unlocked, the horse stolen and
their cash short by aquarter 10 a halfa
million, they will have the satisfaction
OF knowing that they have had
royal good hearted fellow for treas-
urer aud that they did not even ask a /
settlement with him when his time .
wasout but let him settle with him. /
'elf aud on hls own terms,
How can any one have any reason
70 doubt that the money called for by
lhe annual report-thfeo fourths ofu
million dollars Is not al there, every
'ent Of its Has anyone any kuowl.
'dgc that II is not there 10 found his
opinion upon How can anyone HAT
'uch a thiog as that the state fund,
nc not Ia existence, when they are
'ntirely ignorant of their where
IOou'sy See You cannot say
'ou have reason 10 believe /
hat money Is not all there because
ou have no facts 10 base your opln
on upon. The Apostle Paul says
aith Is the substance OF things not
een' The evidence Of things hoped Tor. {
We may have faith ia the existence
Z lhFee-quafters Of a milton cash
cling 70 The state treasury, OF of that &
mount OF coiu being subject 10 It's ,
all upon demand, but n Is more art {
, prove of the variety described Ia =
le Bible, The cold facts are. there
as not bcen a cold cash business set.
emen, between the people and the
ate treasury OF Oregon Ia twenty
'ans' and a does not hook as II thec
onld be any accounting soon. Tue
i-1FeasuTer holds over aud inducts
'e treasurer elect toto the mysteries
state unance. One daFk.lantern
aoagement sucooeds another The
u'e hand manages tha slides that
9 held 40 toF The edlacation of the
ople' The display OF asu'es by the
nd'ed Of thousands are cast ON ,be
Ieen aud dazzle the ewes OF the el,l.
, No lopg as they Slll receive the
'eopsican illusions tor the reality
long ~ill the iusgllns proceed and \
public foot the biu.
'ye and bye .hs people viii sa.pse,
= nos ell that giltIen IS real
y Will ask thar son,e oue coaat the
besides the mau ~ho Is the men
10 bead OF the rias AZ p,eseal
accept the unsenaed assertion
: there are three,QnArlen OF a