Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-12
PAsr oE rHE LIBERLL REFORH.

ApyANCE
f. PAST 0F The LlBERAL REFORH.
IL We are 70 place any faith In the state
ineh1s Of 10 organizers the so-cAlled Liberal
party was brought into existence for The e1-
press purpose OF reforming tho Adminlstra-
Ton OF public ahalrs. The most reckless
charges were made agalnst General Grants
administration BY the Liberal press and lead
err Column after column was written and
speeCh after speech was made 10 show that IL
Nas corrupt throughout; that almost every
ofiice-hoider OF any prominence was fast en-
rlohing himself from the public treasury,
and That the finances Of the country, by reA-
Sou Of mismanagomont were In . most de-
plorable condition. To satisfy the public
that these charges were groundless the Ad-
ministrAtion not only Invited but demanded
and encouraged the fullest and freest inVesti-
CATION, and toward tho end OF the last ses-
sion Of Congress that body seemed 10 resolve
Itself into one grand examining committee.
How very little was developed by all this
long and tiresOme search the people well
know. They know that aVast expense was
Incurred by the Government, and that the
evidence adduoed, searching ~ were the In
xustigatlOns, showed the charges to have
been made without regard to truth or do
cency,
Notwithstanding this, aieW dissatisfied and
disappointed politicians, smarting uoder their
failure TO prove the Administration corrupt
oue, determined to form combination, BY
entering into partnership with the Demoe-
racy' with which they hoped TO elect frosl-
deus ana inaugurate their wonderful reform.
NJ ureciey SUCCESS " SlnGinusH seouIeu
MN me hlsu nSnol Oh ch'slu,in 81 us S9,%
noaa army anu unuer nis iea'o,sniP 'i ' Llp,
erAis-or rather very ie" o. tneamn-exPeot
70 mArVh Nie'o'y III No'eiuoe' neA@ lam.
many iorms wing oi this varied army ahu
u needs ou' niue examination 10 convince
the moet creauiouS mat the success OF the
Liberals WOULD In great degree, be tue sue
Co.'S OF Tweed sWeeneXiS Coz that such a
success would bring those hlgh-toned states
men and their associates back to life, aud |
would give the country the delectable re
form which New York so much enjoyed
during The administration OF her affairs.
It's well established that rs editor OF the
Iplo~e' MI Ireeleys connection with the
Iammany ring was profitable one 70 the
etoekhoiders OF that paper, ana being one oil
me llrgeSa s'oekhoiders' tue executor him
zen must nave come In Tor good snare oil
ueSe prphIs'
lne money maze Oy the Ir'oH"e company |
out oil the TammAhy mlsrule amounts 10 but |
htte compared win, the sums which were re-
coived By the New York Printing and Manu-
featuring Company, OF which Me- Charles r.
Wllbour ls president The following Is an
accurate statement oil the amounts PAID dur
ing inc years 1907 and lsIOto the IraiscriPt-
the other natne OF this company, Whieh was
owned by TWeed& Company-and 70 eighty |
ptber newspapers, oil which the Tribune was |
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these anounS si'eiA.'o'Ai OF SOo' 'o'Vi'
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se' opPosi" ilS name, ihe ono,lnous
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Anu INC suecSa4' .hsiSlore, u one Is source
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