New-York tribune., 1872-01-30
LITTLE LIES.
The Columbus (Ohio) Journal thus exp

.'yc riss 10 AK a conuudru,n Is DR.. BacJ-ho "ho
4, mentioned by ono OF the witnesses IN tho cu''o
housc investigation ~ such profound 'dsc". o''
Mr. Bailey The broier,iar Of Horace 6reeiey' VINO Ia"
av,v heavy ,Iefauitcr TO the Government some tine
anoc TO the great OF tho country and tho great
dai OF tho Republican partyf'
Can any one give The journal the iniorm"'
ton it soeks7 BIothers-in-law seem to play
large part in our current politics-foo large, a.
we judge--and if there is any brothcr-in-iaw
"of Horace Greeley named Bailey, or any
brothcr-in law Of any namo who is now or ever
was "a heavy dcfaultcr to tho Government,
VIC should like to know it, Who can tell
Tho Mems Pou ;hkeepsie) is moved to say
that the Terwiigcr case must DO inyestiga-
ted, but adds:
"The Commercial advertiser gives currency TO tho
s,a,,meot-and ys presume the editornohef OF that
iourpa knows whereof he speaksthat 40 long ~ Tor
willigcr continued 10 act 10 the Fcnton interest," t'
Oracle AFFIDAVIT was carefully suppressed ana Ny i"'
Tribune which then hid IL In possesslon' IL this p'
true IL would that THE TRIBUNE Kept tns dracc
rod in pickle. and that, when the proper time came IL
laid it over the head OF tho Senate Clcrk wthout mercy
II il but fair infer however that had Terwiiger gone
for Alyor Che honest TRIBUNE would have lauded James
10 the skies and suppressed the affidavit until such time
"a IL could make something by paradng it, Tho punic
will naturally inquire how much OF this expose b do "
An honest desire for tho public good
How is all thisf Did Terwilliger ever act
:" in the Fonton interest ~ If 50, how came he
TO be Collector Murphys confidential deputy
and private secretarya Did he, or did no not,
oppose AIvOrd for Speaker2 We do not Know
and do not much care; though Mr. Aivords
haste to indorse him upon the appearance OF
Ciracie's affidavit might justify belief that
they understood each other. But each of them
is ahundantly able to take his own part,
while We are unable to answer Tor eithcr'
Mr.. Gracie's affidavit was made before Terwil-
liger's late election as Clerk, but was not even
seen by us till some days afterward AS we
knew it had been shown to a leading RepuDli-
can Senator before we saw It, and that its
contents had come to Mr.. T.'s knowledge, wo
waited a reasonable time for MIR. L. to act III
the premises before ordering him up. When
it became evident that no action was TO be
taken by him or by the Senator in question,
we gave the affidavit to the public.
The Utica Herald thinks the Custom house
investigation great failure.its readers having
been kept in ignorance Of the testimony. AS
to the inculpating witnesses, it INDUCES IN
compliment IA follows
Most OF the accusers been governed by partisan.
factional or persona, spite and spieen. Tho principal
thing that Horace Greeley could testify 10 the sicy
hcarsay which had picked up, in hs travels through
the State about Custonnhouse employees going 10 their
respective homes TO assist In the selection OF Delegates
To the State Conventon How many Of his own immac-
ulatc faith aud faction engaged I'm similar b,is
pess-which we believe there is law aganst-he did
not seem to find for saying. He only whined
because he was beaten at his own game by Ah'SinP"
Yes Mr.. Greeley does hold that those who
are paid ont Of the treasury for weighing
goods, watching smugglcrs &c, in New. York,
ought not to be dragooning the Republicans
of Oneida, Madison, Gcnesee, Gnd other rural
counties, into sending "Conkling" or FEN
ton" delegates to State Convention; and that
the Collector, Surveyor, &C., who secure del
eeates for their faction by proffering appoint
ments or threatening removals in the Federal
service. ought to be in better business. That
is q part of our Wing education, along with
the One Term principle, which the Editor OF The
Herald formerly cOncurred with us in heartily
supporting, but now repudiates and denOunces,
while We cling ,hr old faith If the Re-
publican party holds IL .nir and right to have
State Conventions and Legislative Organlza-
tions controlled by Federal power and patron
age. we can only say that we have not so
learned Republioanism.