Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-07
The COvode Investigation Devel-
Opments.

Opments.
No marvel the Democrats of the House
fought off the Speakership withs sdespera-
ton, and that the President protested
against the Covode Committed! The
rascaities of the Administration were
numberless, and they could only be longer
successfully covered upb by the usual
democratic arrangement of committees
Hence the protracted struggle for the ap-
pointing power in the House. Helpers
Book was the stalking-horse used, and
nothing else, fear of exposure being the
real cause of agitation. This fact time
has demonstrated. ..-- -
Every day the industrious Covode Com
mittee is bringing out some startling ras-
cality in high places, and the stencil of cor
upton pervading the White House and the
Departments is insufferable. Democratic
witnesses, such as Wendall Sehnable, Wal
ker, Fisher and Others, fasten the brand
of "official prostitution" upon the Admin
istration in bold characters. They give
the facts and figures, the programmes and
documents. These have been partially
given by telegraph as they have been dis
closed. The full report of the COMMITTEE
will amaze the country. @
We will refer to few of the recent dis
closures in brief. Mr.. David Webster, OF
Philadelphia, testified with great reluct-
ance, that Attorney General Black propo-
sen to Mr.. Forney through him, to give
Mr.. F. the printing of the Post Office
blanks, worth $4,000, in case he would
change his course and support the admin
istrationl Mr.. Black gave assurances
that he was fully authorized to make the
agreement. Mr.. Forney refused the
bribe. sta e7..ec
Another case. The law requires that
contracts should invariably be given to the
lowest bidder. w. G. Barney. of N. Y,
testified before the Committee that he
made proposals to carry the mails between
New York, New Orleans, and Son Fran
cisco, for s17s,2OO. David H. johnson
put in bogus bid of Sl62,OOO, and as
the lowest bidder got the contract. He
soon notified the Government that he
could not perform the contract. Barney
was mex. lowest ard entitled to the con-
tract. 1t was given to Vanderbilt fol
s262, 900 being $s4,3OO over Barney's
bid The Administration needed Van
derbilt's influence in Congress, hence his
reward. johnson received $4,000 for be-
ing the go-between. Such are the fact;
sworn by Barney.
Elwood Fisher has been before the Co
vode Committee and made an exposure Of
sthe prostitution of the diplomatic and
postal powers of the Government to rot
one Company for the benefit of another
composed in part of the United States
Senator'S" Such is the language Of the
Democratic witness who was one of the
Trustees of the Sloo Company, for run
ming mail steamers from New York anG
New Orleans to Aspinwall. 1t appear:
that Buchanan broke the Sloo contract
and in violation of law gave the job to ;
company of favorites, consisting in part
of Senators Benjamin and Slidell of Lou
isiana. The Treasury suffered quartz
of amilion per year in consequence
Long before the route was ready for us'
the mail contract was given to the compa
ny, and s25O,OOO per annum paid them
although postages amounted to only So,
600. o..
The latest piece of fraud and corrup
ton discovered by the Committee regard:
the late Connecticut election. 1t seem
1900 Irish voters were exported from New
York city into Connecticut who voted a
various towns and cities; and the evidence
goes to show that their expenses were de
frayed out of the Federal Treasury l
was such hordes of fraudulent voters tina
swellcd the Democratic aggregate beyonc
all precedent, and came near overwhelm
ing the Republican ticket.
Is it not time for change of Admins
ltration p Cleveland Leader.