Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

ness. lie never uses intoxicating
drinks. Let him deliver, rs he can
nm address in tho House Of Represcn,
tativcs, upon the duty of men holding
high and responsible positions of trust
confded TO them by the people. Let
him illustrate the power of example,
and appeal to U. s. Grant to abandon
his loose habits and sign tho pledge,
and then he can consistently exact Of
such u man sobriety and attention to
business. He cannot do it now.
Let Mr.. Boutwell, appeal TO his
brother Cabinet ministers to abandon
isha hshit of hapohanalian icnsts now
prevailing to al alarming extent in the
capital, and then they can consistently
require habits of sobriety and attcn.
ton to business from their subordi.
mates, What man may do as n pri.
vate citizen he has not always the
right to do after he accepts a respon.
siblc agency and trust from the people.
AN ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Dissipation among Government of.
ficers is the greatest existing danger
TO this republic. Let our chief officials
at Washington, and those who should
now DO there, begin a social reform
among themselves, and they will at
once remove serious causes of dsrup-
ton and corruption Of every kind, and
will practically refute tho stories that
are flying through the nation of the
disgraccful condition of some high OK.
ecutive officer, Of some Senator, or OF
this or that Representative, one or all
OF whom are perhaps reported as dis.
gracefully drunk and vulgar and BIAS
phemous on public occasions.
Drunkenness and licentiousness in
Washington are not to be stopped by
closing up houses of ill.fame. The
evil exists under roofs in Washington
elsewhere than those referred to-
Society in Washington, especially
when Congress is in session, is loose
texture. Drunkenness and licentious.
ness permeato it as water permeatcs
sand or the light penotrates glass. 1t
exists in the different bureaus of the
Departments, introduced there by
Presidents, Cabinet ministers, Sena.
tors and Representatives, and often
against the wishes of the Bureau Of
ficcrs, who have to submit to the dis.
grace or take the chance Of being
suddenly removed.
A STORY OF WESTERN SENATOR.
Sometimes the parties so appointed
by officials approach the Senator or
Representative with whom they have
had relations, with a threat Of expo
sure If he does not get them appoint
cd. Tho Senator for instance is u
married man, lives in good style, re-
ccivcs elegantly and entcrtains sump-
tuously. He cannot afford TO be OK
posed. llo knows that the woman
who is hanging about 10 blackmail him
is bad woman. lie knows that she
is associated with man who claims
to be her husband, who is suspected
of belonging TO gang Of counterfeit
ers. Notwithstanding he insists that
she and her lady friend, who also de-
mands place, shall occupy position
by the side of respectable women in
the Currency Printing Bureau of tho
Treasury Department, where ample
opportunities arc afforded these two
lady companions of the suspected
coun,erieitcr to pursue their criminal
professions.
am illustrating my point by real
case / am not snpposing one, nor
drawing upon my Imagination. This
is not all that the frightened Senator
did. He demanded that the man who
had received his $1,000 hush money
should be appointed in tho Interior
Department. lie was told by the act
ing head of that department that the
man was q scoundrel; that he had
bad reputation at home, and was sus.
pected of belonging to gang of coun-
tericitors in the United States.
A coUNTERFEiTER APPOINTED TO OFFICE.
1t made no difference The Senator
saw near him the glare of the demon,
and felt his sharp claws in his flesh,
for he tremblcd with fear when no
heard the Secretary's words. "Nover
mind" responded the Senator, "if
what you say is true, he will make
good detective in tho Pension Bureau.
Appoint him. Set a thief TO catch
thief"
A Senator commanded, and the
creature of the Senate obcyed The
suspected countcrfeiler was recently
removed, complaint being made by
another Senator, whom he had also
attempted to black mail, thai the FOL
low was scoundrcl. The acting
Secretary said, ayes, | think he is,
and told Senator - so; bnt he in.
sisted, and yielded. If you demand
1t i will remove him."
The Secretary said aftcrward that
he had removed him that he bad pur-
sued his Senatorial victim and insisted
upon being reinstated, and the belief
is that he is now in tho employ of the
Government, If not in the same place,
probably in somo other bureau.
TOTAL SENATORIAL DErRAvITY.
This same Senator has paid out TO
these thieves, conntcrfeitcrs, and their
paramours abog, $4,000 hush money,
besides keeping them in snug places
10 the Government pay, where they
can spy and post up their outside con.
iodcratcs. This Senator cannot bo
benefited much by the temperance
reform which / have suggested, be-
cause he is already a pioneer in that
movement. Hc is a pious temperance
exhorter Hc has great deal to say
about virtue and against corruption,
but he is probably the gfcatest lesjs
lativc thief in the United Stated Sen.
ate. He is only one. There are
others. Neither Of these woneo, TO
whom ] have referred, can be reached
by breaking up certain houses in this
metropolis. They do not live in such
places, They aro too "respectablcp
II thundcrbolt would unroof all the
residenHcs in Washington, when the
tnt;ro Eoyorn rnaot 10 thabo ioomo