Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-09

at an electors meeting, must hand in their applications at that time.
 sM Scrap Iron for the Iron Barnum.
 The Sentinel of Feb. 24th started the Con- gressional campaign with the charge oi corruption against MT. Cofing. Wea asked for some evidence of the truth of this charge, and furthermore ofereda few facts regarding Mir. Wm. H. Barnum's career as a acoruptionist. Tbereupon the Sentinel suddenly concludes that discretion is the better part of valor and tries to avoid the very investigation it raised. It says:
 is,nThe Enquirer has picked out 8 few detached scraps of evidence adduced at the investigation of the Congressional committee in the matter of the nuIn. We have neither space, time. nor inclina- ton to engage in any pettifogging."
 Before this campaign is over we imagine the Ssnsinsl will not complain that the evil dence of the corruption of it's compression. al candidate comes in " scraps" But let us glance at those ''scraps." One was the sworn statement of the book-keeper in MT. Barnum's employ. that presents of $1O each were made to twenty-five or thirty employ ees of his firm. Another consisted of the admission of the Sentinel itself that s'thou- sands tof dollars were given as presents to prevent them Lpoor menl selling their votes top. r. Barnum's agents" The money, says that virtuous sheet, ''was used to pre- reni corruption instead of aiding it." We are not surprised that after such an admis- sion the Sentinel has '' neither space, time, nor inclination to engage in any pettyog- ginog'si The Sentinel proceeds to remark: ."A4ew facts will best answer the Enquirer's threadbare charge. In the first place there was not sbcintilfa of evidence to connect'Mr. Barnum with any corruption. as "Inspite of the high duty placed by the Iron Barnum and others on ''scraps," we venture toiintroduce little more scrap. iron to the point above suggested. We find the following facts testified to by the latelJohn McMurtry, of Cornwall, before the Congressional committee
 S''Rufus Owen came to see him and told him w. H. ,Barnlm wanted to see him, He went to, see MT. B. auho asked him hou much asoxey, ,d seould take to carry CornacaA He answered that it would depend upon who had it. Bmnum dten offered to tH ou a checE for as,y amount he scould name Ht declined to take the check; used no money and did not know of any being used. Mir McMurtry is well known as an active re publican; has been representative in thu legislature and a selectman."
 It is curious coincidence that the pres ent editor of the Sentinel, and other Corn wall republicans, afterwards had interview with MT. ". H. Barnum, and that Corn wall did give him majority
 The very large sized ''scintilla" of evi dence offered by Mir. McMurtry connect Mir. Barnum directly with the wholesal system of bribery proved to have beel practiced in the District. Here is speci men of adifeerent kind of influence brough to bear on voters by MT. Barnum:
 ';Johnl A. Schemerhorn occupied hons belonging to the Water Power company in which MT. Barnum was interested. Wo aOosned out of tbe house in March. Went t see MT. Barnum about it, and was told stay in the house and say nothing about il About aiweek after went to him and begge for money and Barnum gave him $5. Tol Barnum if be might stay in he house sOoIld do anything he could for him. Nothin was said about the approaching election He went to him saying he was poor, an hoping he would give him few dollar and be gave him $5 No one else paid hi anything for any purpose. either on ele
 Itseems that the .'warning out'' dodl is not game practiced by the 1itchfe Democracy only
 The last argument offered by the Seatia in an Ingenious one, viz 1: that if there VI proof of Mr. Wm. H. Barnum's guilt l should and would have been busted fro his. .seatby Republican Congress. Tn such would have been the result had tl investigation proceeded we have no dout Hes Mir Barnum ever complained becau
 his case was only half-triedp On the co
 trary, by spiriting away witnesses and e,
 ployment of all the other tactics of della
 by taking advantage of the loathing felt
 Republicans at the general corruption
 theaeampaign, he escaped justice. He ca
 not escape the general opinion of his ch.
 acter formed from the evidence on reco
 against him-evidence which his party (
 gan tn this county has never dared to me
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