The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-24

Stands On His Record as [
IS the better word, because the bank
already had private deposit Of
| $500 600 Of state money at ? per cent,
while the rate fixed by the depository
| board was 2h.
Interesting Correspondence.
How this was managed appears
from the following correspondence
between the State Treasurer and that
company's treasurer:
Jan. "a, 1906
Mr. F. X. Williams.
Cincinnati O.
Dear Sir:
our quarterly settlement comes on
sat. Feb. 4th 80 ! wish you would kindly
have the currency held by you here not
later than Friday the 3rd.
Should you wish 1t you can have Il
back the following Monday.
with best wishes,
Yours truly,
W. $. McliINNON.
Jan. IS, 1906.
Hon. w. S. McKinnon,
Columbus, o.
Dear Sir:
] desire TO acknowledge receipt OF yIur
letter Of the 9Th the contents Of which
have been noted and In conformity to
your wishes | will call on YOU an Friday
next and trust you will fnd 1t convent
ent to be at your Office ON that day.
Yours very truly.
+. Il. WILLIAMS.
Treasurer.
Similar correspondence occurred
just before each quarterly count"
during the year 1905, while Mr.. Har-
ding was lieutenant governor and in
good health. In January, 1906. John
Pattison feebly climbed the steps of
the capitol and this money was trans
ferred TO state account.
All these reforms have been insti-
tuted by the present treasurer of his
own free will. A bill was drawn and
recommended at each session to re-
quire a like course by all treasurers.
In spite of frequent urging this bill
was twice rejected by the majority
in control of the General Assembly.
The taxpayers can draw their own
conclusions.
At Kenton last week Mr.. Harding,
speaking of all this, far from denying
the facts, said everybody knew" the
funds were not kept in the treasury,
AS they were supposed to be" (by
whom, II everybody knew they were
notD and that "the knowing people
of the state winked at the transgres.
sion" Surely this confession and
excuse only make Il bad case worse.
II everybody knew, why the re
sistance to tie committees investi-
cation and the chorus of denial of its
findings?
The knowing people" who wink
ed at the transgression" were cel-
tainly not the great body of the peo.
pie, but the official associates and po-
litical confederates of the grafters,
many OF them personally honest them
selves, who covered up the crime and
shielded the criminals lest the indig-
nant voters of the great party whose
good name was IN their keeping
should cast them out together from
control Of its organization. For these,
like all other good citizens, wish to
be served only by men who will take
all means in their power to discover
everything that ought to he known
about the business of the state and
will not wink at public wrong, from
any motive whatsoever, no matter
who commits II.
No Sinking OF Duty
Wasteful. careless and sometimes
npnnEad nronttnau Vtara rn,,,J l., ,,,,
vail In some departments and insti.
tutions. This was not true OF them
all, but the infection spreads fast If
not checked. In every case which
came under the authority of the gov
ernor these have been corrected so
far as discovered honest and busl-
ness-like methods established and
these entrusted to faithful and com.
petent hands.
II has been difficult to secure evil
dence to sustain criminal proceed.
ings in some cases where there was
moral certainty of guilt. The facts
have been brought to the notice OF
the department of justice, and this
course will be followed right along.
Time torbids recital of instances.
but they have been widely published
and are generally known. 1t Is suhi.
cient to say that there has been no
halting, sinking or shielding by the
Executive In the work of reform and
that it proceeding and will proceed
as rapidly as conditions permit
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