The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26

others, some OF them q great deal
higher in state politics than Bull
Andrews.
81 am after no particular indi-
vidual in this fight just want
the people to get their eyes open
to the true condition of affairs.
1t will hurt some innocent people.
] cannot help it. 1t may result in
the financial crash of several insti-
tutions. 1t is not my fault. | am
going to lay this thing open, no
matter whose toes l may trample
upon"
Another Substantial Witness.
John Marion, Esq, is easily among
he leaders of the Pittsburg bar. Like
many busy lawyers, he is not active
n politics, though sensible OF his civic
He addressed a meeting
n the Sixth Avenue Theatre, Beaver
Falls. on the evening of October 2, ant
said;
"And suppose you found that the
officers of the bank in which you
have your money deposited here,
were handing that money out
practically without security to a
lot of adventurers. You wouldn't
stand for that, would you. or
course not-you'd go first thing in
the morning and get your money
out. And I'd be willing to wager
that If any of you had your money
tied up in a bank whose accounts
had not been audited for two or
three years and you discovered
this fact you'd kick in the banks
doors tonight and look over the
books.
"Of course you would, yet here
are the books of the state treasury
that have not been audited for
misapplication of the states funds
and with you and I and everyone
not in the treasury ring in abso-
Lutte ignorance of the treasury's con-
dition. Now | wonder whether, In
face of this. Pennsylvania will do
the stupid thing again?
"Do YOU know" he continued,
chat with your money specula-
tions are and have been carried on
in Mexico and goodness only knows
in what other far-off places, and
that some of the spectators who
have almost unlimited access to
your money are on the verge OF
bankruptcy? That's true.
that our treasury has the most
disgraceful record of any state in
the Union. It's doorstep is bloody
with three lives at least. It's con-
troll by the ring has left a trail of
murder, suicide. wreck and ruin.
The honor of thousands has been
sapped out, a frightful story Of
blasted hope and dishonor has been
written. Surely. the money in the
state treasury of Pennsylvania has
been the root of all our political
wrongs. Only recently one of our
United States senators presented
the frightful picture of pleading
the statute of limitations in con-
nection with a criminal charge of
misuse of the public funds.
Here is something | want you to
think about, because it shows just
how far this crowd will 60" said
Mr.. Marion earnestly. "Do you
know that two years ago this
treasury ring went so far as to
hold UP education the common
school system-for the benefit of
these ring spectators? The school
teachers of the state were denied
their pay, the appropriation was
held back for 80 days, although it
had been regularly deposited In
JnpSt IdNOTtu we are Itdl
ing so much about. And where
was the money? 1t was out of the
treasury all right, for the teachers
couldn't be paid, Well, it was out
in Mexico. So, | repeat, the pirates
went so far as to hold up educa-
cation in their greed"
Farming the Funds the Rule.
Recalling the original witness l
the matter Of farming the funds" M
Homer i. Castle, in a speech deli'
cred at Union City, Erie county, sait
and declared that he is able to prov
the statement:
'In Pittsburg there is an insti-
tuition known as the Mortgage
Banking Company. and l have not
q word to say about It's solvency
ago this institution entered into
an arrangement with John |. Shaw
by which he became its president.
The contract providing for his Sc
lection as the banks chief officer
stipulated that the institution was
to receive a certain amount of
state funds, and that Shaw was to
receive, and he did receive 2 per
cent. for securing the deposits of
state money. Now, Is that honest?
This is the Shaw who entered
into a deal with Boies Penrose by
which the Turtle Creek bank was
to receive 500, 900 as a state deposit
tory, if it would advance Penrose
and Shaw half the amount upon
receiving 1t and this Boies Penrose
is one of your United States sena-
tors, head Of the Republican ma
chine
Farming Out May Be General.
"Now 1t has been charged that
there exists an arrangement all
over the state whereby the banks
are made to pay certain ringsters
percentage for all state moneys
deposited with them, though at
this minute / am not able to prove
this, as q condition existing gem
orally. / know the facts, in con-
nection with the Mortgage Bank
ing company case, however
and you can draw your own con-
clusions as to whether the prac-
tice Is generally carried ON.
81 also know all the facts in con-
nectiOn with the Turtle Creek
transaction. II Penrose acted with
Shaw 10 that loan did he or did he