The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21

Another Picture Of Republican Jobbery-
The Division OF tho Printing Spells.
We publish to-day, for the benefit Of the pub
lilo, considerable portion of the delectable tes-
timony taken before the Senate committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the gross corruption
which has 90 long prevailed in regard to the
public printing.
The republican press, alarmed at the ex-
posure Of their atrocious conduct In Maine,
Wisconsin, and In Albany, are endeavoring
by variety Of futile efforts to deceive the
people a. to the natural results Of their long
career Of proAigacy and corruption, and to FIX
their own culpability on the shoulders Of
other people, and hence the Covode Committee.
This Is, Of course, the ordinary course pursued
by the republicans; and we could well afford
to smile, were 1t not 30 serious matter,
at their efforts to escape from the effects of
the grave dilemma in which they are placed,
and for which they are alone responsible.
The truth Is simply that the republicans have
been regularly operating on the public spoils,
not only in Washington, but In nearly all the
dNorthern States where they are in power, for
ton to this fact 60 often that the public should
he as well acquainted with the matter as we
are ourselves. The evidence given before the
Committees of Congress is the best proof of
what we say. It is there clearly shown that
the struggle for the printing spoils has ever
been party consideration. Cornelius Wen
He'll does not deny this. By his own con-
ession he advanced large sums of money
% carry doubtful elections, on the common
principle of self preservation. In his pub
ished testimony he also tells us that the
ource whence the money so expended was
erived was entirely a secondary considera-
ion. He laid out moneys derived from the
rofts of the public printing-as is plain
every one-and then declared that 80
bng as he had the money to expend in this
tay it was of no consequence whence it came
his is of piece with the procedure of
n the republicans. Their own interest has
ways been the guiding star by which they
ave steered their course.
But lest it might be thought that too
Inch Importance is attached to the evidence
Mr.. Wendell, it may be as well to show that
at gentleman's testimony is fully borne out
number of other witnesses examined be-
re the committee. Mr.. Kilgore, republican
ember Of Congress from Indiana, for in
Ance, plainly states that it was distinct
rangement that large portion of the
hitting profits should be expended to carry
o6btul States" In favor of the republi-
h party-in other words, that moneys
stracted from the pockets Of the people by
direction should be fraudulently applied
purposes condemned alike by law and
orsl propriety. Tom Ford, the freshly
ected republican printer, is so explicit on
Is point that We need only refer the reader
his testimony to find abundant Confederation
all that we here assert. He deliberately
nfesses that even before his nomination he
parcelled out the spoils Of the public print
to big horde Of hungry politicians. Mr..
deons testimony also bears out the facts here
rem, and more fully developed in the evil
nee we publish; and the revelation on the
(ole has the direct tendency of showing that
republicans have always had but one sim
object in view, and that was to enrich in
idual members of their own party in regu-
rotation at the expense Of the whole coun-
-.
is needless to multiply quotations from
testimony, each one of which speaks so
phatically against republican corruption.