Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29

| He had been Member of Congress three
years, and had never seen policeman
until they were made to put on uniform
the other day. Those he saw were a mis-
cradle set of Policemen. He had met two
of them upon the street few dsys since,
and they were both drunk. Scenes of dis
order and violence were occurring every
night. He did not think he was greater
coward than his fellow-men; yet such was
the state of the city that he did not dare
to leave his room without carrying arms
for defense.
Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi, said that
no man can walk the streets of Washing
ton after dark in security. A murder or
or some other outrage has beed committed
almost every twenty-four hours for the last
three or four weeks. The fault, to some
extent. must lie with the people of the city
and with the city authorities. On exami-
nation of the records, he found that you
have in Washington l3O groceries licensed
TO retail spirituous liquors in quantities less
than pint and these are kept open from
daybreak until midnight. In addition TO
these there are Ill groceries licensed to sell
liquor in quantities not less than pint,
many of which doubtless violate the law
and sell BY the glass. This makes Sol
liquor shops, or one for every "a voters
Pass along Pennsylvania avenue, the great
thoroughfare of the city, and you will find
in almost every hose, faro bank, familiar
ly called the 'tiger," where you can stop
in and get rid of your money just as soon
as YOU choose. When these dens of iniqui-
ty are closed we may expect better state
Of morals in the community, and that life
and property will have some protection, but
not before.
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, agreed with Mr..
Quitman so far as regarded the demorali-
zation of the city. What was the cause of
that generalization? 1t was that pratt
cal maxim that to the victors belong the
spoils-a maxim which has been practiced
by all parties, and for which no party is
specially responsible at this day. Here is
the great center of political power and pat
ronage. Here is the fountain head from
which they are distributed. All through
the country men who control elections are
the men who are singled out for the pur-
pose of receiving rewards of patronage
which are dispensed by the party in power.
The consequence is that in cities men who
can bring to the polls most votes, fraudu-
lent or moi, your ballot suffers, your shoul-
der hitters, those who are engaged in keep
ing orderly citizens from the polls, must be
rewarded if those services bring success to
the party for whose benefit they are render
ed. He had no doubt that the country
owes its present political position to the
great frauds practiced in New York in
1914, by which Henry Clay was defraud-
ed of the office to whseh he was entitled
by the lawful votes of the people. The
Presidential election was controlled by q
band or club known as the "Empire Club"
whose captain is now Marshall of the South
ern District of New York.
Men come here to receive their rewards
for services of this kind; for stuffing the
ballot boxes; for driving legal voters away
from the polls; for marching up illegal
ones; for services of this kind are supposed
to be rewarded, if those who render them
will come here and make the demand
What must be the character of these men
who conrgegate here for the purpose of re-
,eiving rewards for such services! They
we're men in whose hands he should not
think himself safe in dark night. Sup
pose that you confer upon the President
power to appoint Chief of Police, who
loes not believe that he would appoint
PARTISAN? And who will that Chief ap-
point as his Lieutenants and his force of
100 men! Will he not select them from
hose gentlemen who are congregated here
rom all parts of the Confederacy in search
of office? know, continued Mr.. Stanton,
hat the President has appointed to Office
men who were under indictment at the
lime of their appointment for the murder
If my political friends in Kansas. There
ire a helf dozen men charged with mur-
ler-many of them indicted-who have
,een appointed by the President Registers
md Receivers of Land offices. Indian
Agents and Postmasters. There is Mr..
Frederick Emery, who has been appointed
REGISTER at Lecompton in Kansas, and who
vas at the time of his appointment under
Indictment in the Territory for murder, and
he fact was known to the President and
he Cabinet. Now, said Mr.. Stanton, l
10 not want such Chief Of Police as that
o appoint police force to protect my
person.
The discussion being renewed on We'd
lesday, Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana. said that
Congress was responsible for the good Or
Ter Of the Capital, and was bound TO see
hat life and property were protected. In
he present state of the city, there was no
eeurity of life or property. Assassination
fter assassination was committed-robbery
fter ROBBERY. IL was suggest that we de-
or this matter till June-till after the city
lection. Will the people of this city, in
he June election, elect Mayor who will
all back the dead-who will restore to life
he murdered citizens of the Republic, who
,iled to receive that protection to which ,
hey were entitled? The gentleman from I
)hio, Mr.. Letter, said the other day that /
here were only two murders day on an !
verage, and he thought we could stand ]
hat for few days-Can we stand it till
unes Can the people stand it till June' ,
Mr.. Reagan, the new member from Tex :
g. said it was his intention to vote against
he bill in any shape. A few days ago he
ad been read out Of the Democratic party
v the Washington Union. I