The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-16
THE CAIRO BULLETIN SATURDAY DECEMBER 49, 1871:

most stumbled on, therefore IL was fair
to infer that a careful investigation would
expose great many more now hidden.
Now, gentlemen, tell you whatever may
be said OF improvements that have taken
place, the people of the United States are
startled at the frequency and enormity
OF disclosures which are made from day to
day. Do not give yourselves up TO any de-
lusions on the subject. The American
people are on the point Of demanding an
honest govern ment, and they want to lave
all means used for that object that are |
compatible with the laws of the country. |
They demand an exposure and overthrow
OF corruption regardless of the interests of
any party or person. 1t seems to me We
are standing at the threshold of a moral
revolution that bids fair to 60 beyond the
overthrow of the Tammany ring, and in
that revolution the science of how not to
| do It, will be of very little avail. Neither
will cheap defamation against corruption
in the abstract, or against the sinfulness Of
sin in general, and the beauty of virtue
avail much. We have had enough Of all
that. The people will not much longer
take that worthless currency as legal
tender. III we wish to serve the country
and to command its confidence, we have to
make clear to the country that we hate no
party more than we hate corruption,
and that we love no party more than we
love good government.
Mr.. Conkling The question before
the senate Is whether committee, about
to be created, shall be created in the ordin-
airy way, or shall be given powers of an
extraordinary character. 1t is no credit
to the Republican party, or to any men,
Der of IL, to profess TO BIO willing 20 in vesti-
gate its administration Of affairs, and to
purify what is found to need publication,
for l undertake TO say that never in AM
erican history was there party that had
less to deter it from rigid investigation
and more to tempt it to go forward. The
strength Of the Republican party resides
in the fact that it is able and willing to
purify and purge itself.
He referred to the Hodge case as evi.
dence that the Republican party means
to hold the public servants to strict ac
countabiity.
Mr.. Morton declared himself in favor
of Mr.. Anthony's resolution, because j,
was broader than Mr.. Trumbulls and EN-.
braced all matters relating to retrench
ment. He also spoke Of the extraord
nary purity Of the present administration
and its promptness in Furnishing derelic
). tions Of duty in its officers, and cited tn,
: case Of Hodge as an illustration.
. Mr.. Casserly asked whether the senate
from Indiana, Mr.. Morton, could mentio
. any other case Of prompt punishment Q
defaulters?
$ Mr.. Morton said he did not remembc
0 any at that moment, but he would ventur
!, o the assertion that whenever there had bee
X defalcstion brought to the knowledge {
Is the administration, the defaulter had bee
punished. =
" Mr.. Casserly: How about Pensio
q Agent Lawrence and Collector Bailey?
20 Mr.. Morton: They ran away befol
We they were found out.
r Mr.. Cssserly: Is it an evidence
IL. vigilance for the government to let
OF rascals get away7 The Democrats
., New York did not let Mr.. Tweed ~
ne away.
Mr.. Morton called attention to the fa
he that men who had committed defalcatio
ne generally were not of class that cou
NJ be weeded out by any system of CT,
no service reform, because they were intel
.te gent and accomplished men, who could u
yer dergo any examination successfully. Wit
s 70, out reaching any conclusion the senate a
ie1 journed.