Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-07-26
A Republican Congress Plum
dcrs the Treasury.
BILL HELMlCK FAVORS THE
ROBBERY.

While the Republicans in Congress
were at work with the mock investiga.
tions into the extravagances of the pres
ent Administration, and thus turning the
attention of the people away from their
own conduct, they were passing through
the House the most unjust, fraudulent
md wicked schemes of plumber that ever
disgraced any body of Legislators!
In one of these Republican plots to
plumber the Treasury, we are crediby in
formed, Bill Helmick, our mullet- headed
congressman, was deeply implicated
1t seems that one Arthur Edwards, halls
from Cleveland, had claim against the
U. S., for carrying the mails on the North
ein lakes; and had secured the aid of Hell
mick to put it through. The New York
Times. Republican paper, says:
"Their original demand was for 25, $50
dollars. They went to the Post office
Committee of the Senate. Mr.. Hale met
them with arms as open as the treasury.
lie made up new account FOR them
lie discovered that they were much more
deeply injured than they had even imag-
ined. lie espoused their cause and, "by
some means or other" bill was "got
through" both hou,es in double quick
time. the effect of which would have been
on the Presidents figures, to give Mr..
Edwards and his associates upwards OF
eighty thousand dollarsl This bill was
sent to the President; who returned it
with his veto, and the pregnant observa-
ton: "The enormous difference in their
| the claimants favor between their own
original demand and the amount granted
by the present bill, constitute my chief
| objection to it." The accuracy of Mr..
Bnchanan's calculations is disputed by
Hale, but was vindicated by Mr.. Yulee,
the gentleman who "with so much dis
tinction and ability, presides over com
mittee Of Post office anl Post Roads, "
AS the Senator from New Hampshire
sayS-and who was, therefore, in the very
place to know all about this claim. Mr.,
Iulee says that the till vetoed by the
President, on the most favorable calcnla-
ton, gave the claimants more than twice
as much as they originally demanded,
and that the President, in his statement
OF the enormous difference" to which he
alludes is substantially correct"
We are informed that llelmick was
the engineer of this monstrous fraud, in
the House, and to ensure its pasSag, he
assured Ex. Gov Smith, of Va, that
the amour. was only about 80, 600 dollars
and by such representations the bill
passed. We are also informed that not.
withstanding the Presidents veto, the
bill afterwards passed giving Edwards
over 4O, 600 do!lars--an amount nearly
double that which was originally deman
ed. 1t is said that Republican lawyer,
oi New Philadelphia was teegraphed for,
Immediately after the passage OF the bill,
most probably to get portion OF the fees,
for lobbying, which fees are to he eXpend-
ed in this district, to secure the .e-ecction
of llemck!
This is the history, in brief, Of the case
as we get it We shall investigate fur
ther into the connection of iIclmick with
it, and report in due time.
But, ought not the blush of shame
mantle the face Of every Republican, to
find Old Buck obliged to veto such mon
strous bills, to protect the Treasury from
Republican plumber, while their smelling
ommittees are still vainly pursuing the
Administration, in search of some little
suspicion Of corruption. Verify, there
never was such another corrupt and ras-
cally House OF Congress as the present if
we except the X. n. House Of 1850.
Shame on the hypocrtes - CoShocton
Democrat