Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-19
YOUNG PERMITTED "STEAL"


HailSi laS tS,OVS,UuO eAtFaS kTdlt III
the new capilo!. by just taking the
public into his confidence and saying
the word, that one man could not only
Lave protected his own reputation, but
alGo have eaycd the machine ut least
that part CT its present misery which
the revelations of the capitol steal"
have cGuGed. That man is Robert X.
Young, OF T!osa county tia McNichol-
PeErose Martin - nominee against
Farmer" William i. Greasy for audi
tor general.
fcuag was the paid attorney of the
csr.:ol (buildiHg) commission from
tire tine when it got down to work, in
1861, under the building act passed
early in that year, until its president.
William A. Stone, wound up its af-
fairs recently with the boast that the
commission had completed" the capt.
tol far enough within the $4,000,00O
appropriated to turn $40, 900 back into
the excuse that he did not know what
he was paid by the state for knowing?
II SO, he would be an incompetent, un-
trustworthy auditor general If it be
assumed that he is too intelligent not
to have understood that the board Of
public grounds and buildings wera
seiging the unappropriated millions to
pay fer things that were in the speci-
fcations upon which all the bids for
completing" the capitol were based,
then a much harsher word than zig
norant" must be applied to Young.
Call it Ignorance" or worse, Young
remained silent while the bosses who
nominated him continued the decciv-
ing OF the people with the announce
ment made by Stone to the public
Young spent his time in Harrisburg,
as the commissions lawyer, to see
that the building was put up in &C.
cordance with law. and that his dear
friend, Stone, formerly OF Tioga. and
the other commissioners, should not
make any mistake. Nearly all of the
extras were put into the capitol
while Young was supposed to be
earning his pay by staying around to
protect the interests OF the common
wealth. While the lawyers In various
parts OF the state are talking of the
officials likely to be impeached or
otherwise punished for their connec.
tion with this colossal crime, they
have in Young q case for inquiry as to
what ought to be done with com.
monwealth's legal adviser" who never
let the public know II he advised"
against the looting of the treasury to
cover work and supplies which the
builders of the walls and roof were
paid for furnishing. but did not fur.
nish.
Now Young asks the people to elect
him to q position in which he would
audit" capitol accounts, and, in case
OF legislative probing of the $4,000.
COO graft, would be called upon to CO.
operate with the investigating ccm.
mittee. II Fcnrose and pals could
elect the rice-den and ripper voters
whom they have renominnted for the
Legislature, the character of their
probing could be fore;old now. In
lny event, Young, as auditor general,
would not be expected to convict
Young as solicitor OF the commission.
But Stuart says he would favor "a
rigid investigation" His record as a
continual doiger of corporation bills
and ell other important measures In
the Philadelphia select council Is net
n good recCrhmendation for his back.
bone. He positively refused, when re-
quested by leading citizens OF Phila-
delphia. TO lend his name with theirs
against the gas lease" and other out
RACES which caused the upheayaI In
city and state. He now stands for the
election OF Young, with full knowledge
OF the latter's acquiescenee in the ca 8.
itol steal" What is The value OF the
pledge of q gubernatorial candidate
who wants such an auditor general?
Stuart says he favors repeal of the
furniture" act of 1895, but in this be
is backed up by hurriedly adopted
alarm resolutions of both the gang
city committee OF Philadelphia RnI
the Robbins auxiliary" campaign COM
mittee--selected by Penrose to work
Us an "eminently respectable" annex
to that senator's state committee,
which Wesley r. Andrews, in con.
tempt for Young's now recanted pro-
test, continues to head. II Penrcse
elected the legislative majority he
could we'll afford to repeal that act, as
the gang has got all out of 1t that 1t
wanted, the capitol being packed to
overhowing with the 100000 fur
nishings." And then Penrose could
have Just the kind of investigation"
to suit him and Young.
Young's interest in appealing to the
voters to take the advice Of Stuart
and re-elect the gang legislators Of the
last session is too apparent to need ar
gument. If the election should be 80
split up as to let Young slip In over
Greasy, but to put a majority Of hon
est men in the legislature, there
would be no chance OF whitewashing
the solicitor of the capitol commission.
Stuarts interest for Young may be
explained by his dread that Young's
candidacy alone suffices to drag down
the whole gang ticket The guberna-
torial nominee, in harmony with his
past trimming, dodging and time
serving, Is willing to see any old legis-
lative or auditor general candidate
pull through If Stuart could be saved
also. AS Stuart is actually defending
and supporting those malodorous can
didates now, in the full glare Of all
their delinquenNes, he would not be
expected to turn against them after
the entire gang outfit was elected and
snug in the Harrisburg Offices The
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