Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-30
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OOl. LONN TIATT, IN MS HuC-u-Ctcoh feSS
Of September IA, copies approvingly, from
a speech said to have been made by FRED.
HAssAUHEK, at meeting in uCincipnati, the
following: = - ~ ~ ~
But say this that every prize-fighter,
piek-pocket and blaekleg belongs to the
Democratic party. loud cheers
And then, as If to show what a huge joke
HAssAUREK got off, publishes as editorial,
in the same number of his paper, the fol-
lowing: ~ tfaa,s - n'
CoRRUPTIoN,-The development of late
years we are forced to notice in our gov
ernment, State, and national, of corruption,
is really alarming; and not the least
alarming part is the indifference with
which the people regard the wick
edness. 1t would seem as If decay
had taken hold of the community, and We
were approaching the condition of our
much despised neighbors of Mexico and
South America. Thieving agents not only
escape unrebuked but are rewarded, and
the people regard with Indifference their
evil conduct or laugh at their success.
Time was when an exposure produced
wrath and Indignation, that drove the Of
tender from public life and sometimes in
to q penitentiary. That time has passed.
The wrong-door jeers openly at attacks,
his wicked career, "
When we remember that all hope of sue
cess for our Republic depends on the virtue
of the citizen, and now find that this pro-
posed virtue is at so heavy discount, we
may well tremble for our future. f.
Last summer zoe called attention to certain
cottjn frauds in aohict Mqjor Generals and
Senators aoere implicated. The criminals
mere so high i1l position, and so 1oeH protected
By political rings that noe had no hope of e1-
pos1tre and punishment from the Goue nent.
But we did expect that an indignfg kf,ub
lie would drive the wrong doerSt4outs the
country. We were sadly dtsre0Spte
Our articles fell still-born,
Generals and the SenatoEssdINsTRELs.-
wealth. Nol ~ 9ii07H si.} 49, p 2
We could fill our columns with exam
pies of lnpunished yet well known cases
of official rascality. We are not encour-
aged to do so. We should waste our time
and ink in any attempt of the kind. We
cannot however, refrain calling attention to
two cases, because they are of our own
neighborhood and come home more readi-
ly to our immediate readers. lle frl
When the war broke out two young men
entered the service from an adjoining coun-
| ty as Lieutenants. Neither gained in the
army higher position than that of Captain
The pay was sufficient to keep, by careful
economy, out of debt-and the two gentle
men were so poor that subscription
among their more patriotic neiehbors was
gotten up to give them an outfit. Yet iu
| less than two years one of them sent home
over fifty thousand dollars, and the othel
pocketed, it is said, half a million.
These facts are notorious with us, and in
one way and another they have been laiG
before the government, yet the wrong-dO-
ers not only pass unpublished but one OF
them is actually now in a responsible posi-.
ton, where of all others, it calls for homes
| ty in the discharge of its duties.
| The history of this individual is interest.
| ing as illustrative of what impudent ras.
| cality can accomplish. -fi'-
The Hon. Roscoe Concklin got into diff
] lficulty over year since, with the ther
Provost Marshal General, Col. Fry. Tht
Senator (then in the House, demanded {
committee of investigation. This wa
granted, and the Honorable gentleman
proved to its satisfaction all of the gray,
charges he had preferred. Fry lost hi
| place as Provost Martial General, but i
yet continued in the service. -
| Among other matters called for was tn
history of one OF the young gentlemen
above referred to, who had turned up as on
of the appointments made by Col. Fry-ant
in response it was, proven that Fry knew
lst, That the man was dishonest whel
lC dppOlubOu
I'd, That he was stealing while he hat
| him. "uarra.-tl ~.
Sd, That to escape exposure and convic
ton, he permitted him to resign while
grave charges were pending.
| And now we learn that this deXterou
indidual has turned up again as whisky
| inspector. I'D .-H...
We write this advisedly, and court in
vestigation. If any one feels aggrieved
we will be pleased to 90 before any cour
with our proofs and abide by its decision
and as this is not case of a Senator or
Major General probably something may b
done. .Jis. H .g. -.
Last year when we published our pro
tests against the cotton frauds we were re
monstrated with for damaging, as it wa
claimed, the Union organization; we vii
probably meet with like protest now
We do not so regard it. When the UnioI
organization ceases to be identified will
great reforms, its mission is ended. Gu
only bond of union is our great ends, ant
when the work ceases we break ranks a
once. No party, aohateu r may be its disciplin
and drill can long surviue a mere struggle fo
office. And if it can retain posoer eue'l for
season toltile toinking at fraud and couering u
corruption, zoe may aoeU despair of the Repub
Tic, and confess that our theory of self -gouern
nsent has proceed a failure. g--