The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-09-12

; gu oo;OOs 'eSsuh us tnis' Win such
A., u oI ts nan uia,iUn Vi our IIeas-
Siy - o0ueii Va po'Iticdi interests as
20 &c Dvou @ l'psaOoui! charged auu IN
"ii' Pioveh, no lurther or pel'er eX-
80 80 VI ie'sCn ooulo ps ASKED IoI OF
% - 20 "sriub Vi 'he e'ec'ors vi
1tio SUI a cain ana soOei consider
".i0n Vi 'le lssue "nlC" cohlfohts
u'' ,,
IA n"''VIei lvIl'lca' NY Irlehda,
-In nl"; ulue,' On the Sieat eccho-
M. alu lunuHlnehIai lilhclples OF
eo,ei I'Ii.euI Oous'@h1i' '5i'dtSo III
oui H"'lonal eIecs,"t'4' II Is not
atle a. aneS mere hhouIu DC honest con-
Illc' Ui oPlnlou' bu- J taHe IL we
nc ~ -" o.'i-,- o'o'ti IN declar-
4nS tnaV Vna| system "hlch mas re-
Sui.eu IA our injury ahl oahaBe ana
ulsoi cut NaI hOho ana dproad) III
our own private STATE a1airs should
W Ue elautca.eu' iou ask me wnat
system &c ! reter to ana | an
s"er tnat oi heeplhg All the ohclals
charged with me expenditure OF the
puOIlc moneys OF one polltical falth.
lou ask me inc remedy and L state
that nrhA! DeheNe me solution lies
plank In our platform calling for
minority representation on the board
OF Pubic GROUNDS and buildings.
Rad this been In erect but within
the past reW years, plaster ana putty
would not nave been paid for by the
state at the price or carved Mahogany
pennsylvania made globes, good
enough tor Us all, would not have
hQ1n
or at price which approaches lar
ceny; three millions OF our money
would not have been spent without
warrant OF law; and eighteen prom
inent citizens of our state would not
now be lmpaled on the sharp points
of the civil and criminal laS-with
more to follow.
Relations OF Treasurer and Auditor.
IL IS plain that II was never IN
tended by the men who framed the
provisions of the law creating the
Offices of State Treasurer and Audi
Quoted upon the "hand-in-e,ove'
nrInc,nIe hut rather In nanSa, ~
watchful care-each over the other.
The proof of this lies in the theory
Of the nec.ssity for their existanca
as we'll as I'm the s,e+ute Law of tho
state The Act of Assembly os March
30 1871 providos, "The hooks ana
ma ners In the offico of tho STATE Traas-
urer and Auditor General shall be
at all reasonablc tines omen for tho
free inspection of each other The
same act In tho ffth section givaa
the State Treasurer tho riqht to ra-
fuse payment and question anv ac-
count or claim against tho S,ote
vhereupon with his reasons for ra.
fusing payment attached. the claim
must be decided by the Governor
and payment Is maze or withheld as
he decides. Witt such safeguards
around the Treasury we have seen
successive administrations permi,
these laws to become dead letters
upon the statute books. and millions
of our money paid out without so
much as a wink of the eve (or else
with a very large one)' until the very
air In the Cnsseli- cabinets
turned to gold to his unheard OF
pront.
we see the proposition we contend
Tor IN every day practice IN the
counties OF our state IN the law CIV
ing minority representation on the
Doards OF county commissioners. IL
the principle Is right as applied 70
countless we have abundant proof OK
tne necessity Tor It's Application 70
our analrs OF state. And SO nrmly
am convinced OF the soundness o!
Inls principle that nave expressed
my Willingness 10 derend IL, ana my
chnoioacy thereon, at any ume ana
any place. as indicated Dy the iol-
lowing letter tnis day oispaocneo 70
1ne nva! candidate lot tnis omco'
Chailenge TO fuphc Denase
6ioonisourg' fa-' Sept L. W.
non. Jonn " sheau'
fnliaoeipnla' "a
Dear oir.-I Inc piat1orm OF the
Democrauc party OF fennsyIVahia'
mas lhViteo the attenton OF the Vot.
ers OF the state 10 the Question OF
me expectancy ana advisabiliy OF