From Whom It Is Due

A semsfetkma! epis-jde in connection with the career of the present democratie adnuui.-tnition was the defalcation and Bodden resiimation of Daniel E. Soper, secretary of state, the details of which have, throoigh the press, been familiar to all throug-hout the state. The deposed demcratlc secreretary peratetwn-tly iiisists that his downfall was due to his lilx-rality in the matter of dïvirtins the LegMative Manuele and Public Acts witli other democratie state officei-s, and he makes spei-ific ehargets as bo persons, amouiit of property, and share of r.-nh iu the public pluiulcr. However as to tliis división oí the property oí the ieoplc. therr is olie dciinite fad coonected with it wliieli te 0Í present and inipcrative nipinaue. and that is, tliat tkete is vet due to the people of the s-tnto. 88 result of tliis lietrayal i .Í puiblic trust, $l,li)7.50. The deiiKK'ratic go vernor and the demoicratic auditor general admit that property of the state to this araount was dispnsed cw without any value beinii re cived tlierefronu bu-t tliey charge ex-s.cretary Soper with beins the ffuilty recipiënt of it all. Mr. Sopcr enters a denial to tliis charge, and asserts that a part oif the missinpr property was placed by liim in the wssossion of the governor, and auditor general, and other state officers. In the meantime, while this controversy is going on betvoen these emiiwiit demoorats, the amount duc t the state is not paid, and may aot be paid at all. And yet the democratie party is a.sking the peopie of Michigan to again place the property and official records of the state In its possession.