, 1872-10-25
Serious Charge Against the Republican
Candidate for Governor.
The Contest Conducted on the Issue OF
Corruption, and Corruption
Wins the Day.

| state that has had the worst set Of rulers
| bigger set OF thieves,-nen Of less brain, thai
any of the young States; but still it grows ant
prospers, in material wealth, in larger proper
tions than any Of the other States during the
first six years OF their existence. This, too, il
spite Of all the distressing calamities in tht
shape Of courts OF impeachment and iobbery
that have befallen it.
The election in Nebraska has it's lesson. Ever
with its comparatively small vote, it is instruc,
tive. With IN increase Of population OF 10000 in
the last year, conceded to be four-ffths Republi-
Gun, the majority is no greater than four years
ago. II party ties could have bound the ele-
| ments Of the parry to Grantisn, the majority
| would have been 10000; but the ties have been
broken; men have thrown off the ahackles that
would have bound them to the recognition OF
the principle that power, in order to be enduring
as well as pleasing, must have its siluer lining.
We understand fully here, in our own midst,
the power Of money. In the young days Of the
Territory, it saved the Capital to Omaha it
procured the stufdng Of the ballot-box that made
the Territory 3 State; it elevated to the
Office of Governor, in 1870, man who
: was subsequently impeached for stealing the
monev of the school-Fund. Money has kept the
Radicals in power, and has given them new
lease; and now re have the inglorious spectacle
Of q man being elected to the office Of Governor,
IN 1871, who has been convicted in the public
press, upon sworn testimony, of having sold his
vote, while member Of the Legislature, for
$4,000. The Radicals have elected him, claim
ing that the offence Was outlawed. because it was
committed in 1857. Outlawed, is it? Can the
sale Of mans honor ever outlaw? When his
honor has been bartered away once, what is there
left, as capital for future Investments?
But the Radical leaders arc all as devoid Of
capital in that regard as the newly-elected Gov
Ss ss s1d to &c lin III sonof se
casting their votes for one whom they knew
was no better and no worBe than themselves.
How long, think you, this Government will
stand up under such and other like infictions?
Men are bought and sold in the market like
sheep in their shambles, and convicted Of it :;
but still they are taken up, under the cry Of
Party, party, and foisted upon the people, BY
the party-managers; and the people-the hon
est, church-going people-do not see the fraud.
ls it because oey are as corrupt as the politi-
cinns?
It is to be hoped that this day and generation
will never Witness another civil strife but, if it
does come, the great first cause will be the cor
rnption Of the people; and, until they learn
plaudits of q clrtuous people for the vindication
Of better and holier manhood, there is danger
OF its coming.
HISTORY.
9IOp6Ek uTllH5 Lu6 uHHlY-9lECL8Q Go9Ar-
nor, came to this Territory about seventeen
years ago. In 1857 he was sent by his county
to the Legislature, then held in Omaha The
great and all-absorbing scheme OF the politicians
was the Capitol-remoya1 from Omaha. Various
projects were started, but all proved abortire,
because the people Of Omaha had money enough
to procure the requisite number OF votes to
defeat them.
In 1857, the moneyed men of this then young
city raised $4,000 and saved the Capitol
n7ao I..+.
it.. This has been the prevailing opinion of all
good Republicans and Democrats since then.
It has been used against Fnrnas in several State
Conventions, and, two years ago, caused his de-
time, he made it and the old residents, now
grown respectable and above buying men, and
thinking that q once-bribed man Was better for
them than an honest Democrat, kept their lips
sealed, and said they had forgiven and wanted to
forget. All men did not happen to be in e, for
getting mood, and, from whispers at first, the
charge grew into large proportions: and finally,
under the whip Of pany Colonel Furnas threw
down the challenge to prove it.
Then came the battle. The Omaha Herald |
for $1,000, in gold, on the Capitol-remova1 |
question. Afidagits OF men knowing the cir |
,umstances were procured, and everybody, but I
he old settlers, were staggered and amazed at |
lnde1 the party-lash again, furnas gave up the
oint discussions with his opponent, and cameto |
Omaha and commenced libel suit against the
Omaha Herald. Furnas lifted up his hand and
wore that be never got the money. Mind yo9,
10 has never denied the contract, but his friends
ay, for him, that he let somebody steal the
ucre. Here was poser again. The defendants
hen turned the case over to the!- attorneys,
nd, within four days from the time Of the SER
ice Of summons, the Herald published the fol-
owing testimony Of David Mofrat, Jr., Cashier
i the First National Bank of Denver:
FIFTH Interrogation. State what, il anything, you
,g to receive, or Of his having received, money IS
Assembly q Nebraska Tes1itory in the winfsr
le years 1s56'57 for or against the removal Of the
apital Of the Territory from Ouaeha state fully and
articulaE1y nil you know about it.
II deposited in the bank in which teller to be
hid to Robert ". Eurnns on the condition that be
oted for the retention Of the Capital at Omaha.
on above mentioned, to the order Of Robert W. Fur
ss, and delivered that certificate to Benjamin F.
lat winter, MT. Rankin and Robert ". Furnas came
to the bank, with the certificate properly endorsed,
ID satisfied me that ita conditions had been complied
ith, ind paid over the money.
The Herald WaB vlndlcated; the charge wae !
owen; and the corruptionist Of 1857 was hand
over to the corruptionists of 1879 to be dealt I
lth, and they elected him. There is nothing
ke being consistent, but what commentary
3on public morals!
THE OMAHA HERALD.
This paper has led a valiant set OF men on to
paAle- IL nus done q noble Ser
ce, and covered itself all over with laurels. It
ust be remembered that heretofore it has been i
but is now in the advance Of men I
no are fighting for Reconciliation and Reform. c
s editor, DR.. George Z. Miller, s. true and q
lngont writer, is man whom the Chadbands {
ID Joseph Sawfaces Of the Omnha Irib- /
.e and Republican cannot pull down,
o1est, or make afraid. He tells the /
nth about their jobs and tricks, and they /
urn under the fire. In this fight with Fur I
8, he is vindicated just as the court Of i'm t
achment vindicated him in his charge upon G
4vid Butler in 1870. {
The testimony is being filed up mountain Q
gh US to the truth Of the Herd1ds charge. ]
le trial will take place in November, unless the
it be Withdrawn, which will probably be done. | h
1t, il trial is had, the result will be much d
'rse than the confession, which will be L
9 natural verdict upon q withdrawal Of the 8
it, But then we have grown under the admin i
ration Of thieves; why not under the admin il
ration Of perjurers? QU1P. a
THE "JAURtET FiRE.B0X." :
a,r1on. III fcf % 1870 r