The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-06

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WHICH WAT rHs MONEY ooEs.
No man doubts or denies tho fact which
is at the bottom OF nine-tenths Of the corrup-
ton that at this time absorbs quite half Of all |
the means (monoy) collected by the Govern
ment from the taxpayers Of the country. It
Is clear, from what has transplred here since |
the 9TH ultimo, that no check has been put |
by Grants antl-insuguratlon warnings upon
the rush for Office on the part Of the class re-
ferred 70 above up 70 this time.
HAVE BETTER CLASS or xss BEEN snLEcrsp
It remains to DO seen whether, In his selec-
tons, President Grant has been able To get
more honest, efficient and deserving men
than heretofore held the Offices. The coun-
try, Of course, hopes that he has been 50
fortunate. But 10 view Of the fact that he
was apparently compelled, by force OF cir
cumstances, to rely on Just such influences
In making his selections as his predecessors
acted under, Il will require time for the due
development Of the results Of his selections
before the public can judge Of them fairly.
NO "So rARTY" ADMINISTRATIONS.
In his selections he has made It plain to
all shat he proposes to make as strictly q
party administration as that Of any President
ever In the Executive chair, which, of course,
dlsslpates the hopes ofthose who have been
dreaming that he might, by some possible
chance, throw himself, AFTER the fashion Of
Andrew johnson, into the arms Of those who
opposed his election. It must already be
rIa 10 hat NJ Ia 70, ha hail
cally Republican in all his policy as jackson
was Democratic, In party sense.
THB COMING OPPOSITION.
The recent disposition Of hundreds of thou
sands Of the Democrats to make no positive
demonstrations against his administration
has already ceased to exist. To man they
will surely organize against IL as speedily as
possible, for which, Of course, he Is prepared,
as he knows human nature pretty thor
oughly. Their bitterness against him will
be In exact proportion to the intensity Of
their disappointment over their failure to
fnd him Johnsonising himself.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION TO BAD ED SOUGHT.
During the balance Of the current session
| q tremendous effort will be made to induce
Congressional legislation to defeat the cur
rent attempt Of the New York courts to rip
up and expose the corruption with which the
Pacific railroad affairs have been managed.
The plan Is TO get legislation by which the
central business Of the company may DO
transferred legally from New York to this
city. That has been the scheme up to this
time, though some other dodge may be re.
sorted to in the course Of the current week.
THE NRw YORK EXPOSURE.
So far the New York courts have been abb,
to expose the fact that half a million dollar
Of the company's funds, obtained through
Congressional Legislation, have been expended
here. 1t Is alleged to have been so spent In
obtaining such legislation, and In subse-
quently manipulating Congress and others
who could and did procure Executive and
Departmental action on mooted points favor
able to the interests Of those who have pock-
eted most of the thirty millions which have
been voted aud otherwise donated to the Pa
cinc railroad corporators.
QUESTION OF INTEREST.
How far the exposures made by the recent
legal proceedings In New York may go to-
wards defeating the present plans Of this
railroad lobby on Congress Is not yet known.
As those plans do not ask for appropriations
Of lands or money, fear they will succeed.
Though their success will surely enable the
managers Of the road In the end to defraud
the Government and people out Of the whole
thirty millions interest tho United States has
in the work, 1t is greatly feared by man,
that Congress will shield them, as proposed
from the purposes Of the New York courts
RESULT OF LEGISLATION.
, They have been made by congressional
legislation the most formidable political and
financial power In the land, and Of cours
!. seek to use 1t here to their own advantage
Like all other corporations, they hAy,
neither soul nor scruples, and will leave NJ
' stone unturned to carry their points.
, THB ooUSTRI's HOPE.
) The hope of the opponents of corruption
the country over In this matter Is In thu
President, whose approval Is necessary Il
the final triumph Of any legislation they may
deceive Congress Into enactlng for their bon
eft.
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"H 'ArohfASi pnfAior aoh'fioS'
, The population of this District are fearing
'h"t the session may terminate without con
+ gressonal action authorizing them to yot,
on the proposition 70 AID the construction o
the Loudoun ana Hampshire railroad D!
subscriptions on the part OF the Washington
and Georgetown municipal corporations
The bill to that end can be disposed OF II
half IN hour In either Chamber. It simply
proposes to permit the people OF the Dlstric
to determine whether they will tax them
= selves for what all admit must prove a grea
benefit TO them as q community. There
no question as to the propriety Of this legis
ton asked of Congress. To refuse duly t.
consider 1t ere the session ends will be I
E great blow to the material interests OF GU
, people, and quite as great stain upon tn
capacity and disposition Of the present Con
1 | Brcss TO do business In business way.