Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-25
1--WE ARE ALL DEMOCRATS.-
The Chicago Times on the Adm niAration
WHIT THE EDITOR SAW At WASHINGTON.
ave are all Democratic

! From the Chicago Times, March IL, 1881
Some ten days ago we went down I,
Westinghouse see old friends, to tall
over politics and witness. as far as an out
slider could do so, the extraordinary posi-
ton of affairs there at present We stait
in the great city five days, and in that brie
period we saw enough to salts us tina,
personal and political depravity never had
such harvest as they are now reaping in
the Federal City.
Offices are bought just as openly as the
butcher buys the beef intended for his Gus.
toners. Office brokers have the run of the
Senate nte-chamber. Of the several De-
partments and the Executive mansion; and
the actual sum OF money to be paid for an
office is as publicly named by these brokers
and their clients, as the prices of dry goods
are named between dealer in those arti-
cles and his customers. Corruption stalks
through the city not in disguise. but with
unblushing front and exalted mien; the
time for vice to seek dark lanes and private
places for its operations is gone by, and
now men are bought and sold, votes pur-
chased, and all the detestable traffic in the
hopes. weaknesses and sorrows of human
nature is carried on withou. shame. The
cause OF this great change is plain to ALL
Fraud rules the Cabinet and the Senate
Fraud-deep. malicious, infamous fraud
upon the people of the Union, upon Kan
sas, and especially upon tho Democratic
party-is set up as an object OF worship.
The Lecompton fraud has become another
molten calf, and those who have set it up
for worship have corrupted themselves"
This is the god which is worshipcd at
Washington. To secure an homage to it,
all men who hold Office are obliged to swear
that 1t is the true god; all men who hold
office are taxed heavily Of their monthly
earnings to raise fund to be sent into the
West to corrupt other men: all men hold
ing office who do not bow down and wor-
ship it are hurled from their places, and
other persons arc chosen who, having ncith-
er personal honesty nor political principle.
are willing to do any act which will obtain
a reward in money. t1 8 81
In half dozen rooms in the Capitol as
many Investigating Committees" hold
their daily sessions. These committees are
cndeavoring to bring to light the crimes of
the days gone by, and yet speculation and
fraud march through the halls of the Cap
ltol, are to be found in many of the Depart
ments, and boast Of their daily operations.
investigation is blind to the cnormities of
The present-it is too busy hunting old rob-
berries to bestow either time or attention to
the crimes before its face.
But it has been said that even in the low
'st depths of hell there is lower still-so
N Washington. rascality has its favoritc
'aunts. Do you wish to see the man who |
n cold blood shot down his nsighbor, his
without any other provoca-
ion than to crafty party hatred and the
brutal propensitios sngendered by habits Of
Drunkenness? Do you wish to see gang I
i men Of every age from twenty five to
fifty, all old in the neaner habits of border I