Middletown transcript., 1872-03-02
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1epubliona 11snlity.
Cessssly ! ~ pessss ~ ssns - ~ |
slssuss y ns1sf = Dspabllses sssssllAy.
Bribery and ossvullioa seseo1 thsMse9voa
svsry whsre. II Cougrooo sad ont u Coa-
srsss. Rspubllsss lssdsss asi nspubliess
nlkeisls sre. morally, sostss a tbe core.
The 6tsts Legislatures whsre rspubllsaus
have control. have. VIII some ~ exeee-
sious. bsen bsihcd 70 scad msa 10 he
United States 0essts whoss prs'psr plaes
should b the psuitentiary. TIE bFsssu |
diahonssty Of Clayton. oe Avksnsas.is usw
under Investigation 10 ths United 6tatea |
Senate. but enough teslimouy has already |
boon taken, on The same subject 10 The
House, to oust summarily Congressman
Edwards. and 10 giee bic ssst to the con-
testant llolss. The facts were ovcrwhelm- |
ing that Bolcs received . lsegs majority
Of the votes cast 10 bic Congressional Dis.
trict. and that Clayton not only knew Il. !
but deliberately falsiAsd the rcturns. and
gave the commission to Edwards on con.
diiion that the friends Of tho lsitsr 10 the
Legislature should vote for Clayton %
Senator. OF the fraudulent uses Of State
bonds attributed to Clayton. we fcrbsar 10
speak. That 10 = matter which tho Sen
ate committee nre not likely IN invcsti-
gate. nor will they receive evidence con-
cerning the interference Of General Grant
70 shield Clayton when the lstter was In
dicted, and was about tc be put on his
trial.
.And now the moral and intensely Radi-
cal State Of Kansas 10 exercised over the
disclosure Of even worse rascalitirs on the
part Of both its United States Senators.
Pomeroy. however. IL nm old offender. and
that tho Report Of tho Bribery In,rs,igat-
ing Committee should in,plicate him will
scarcely create surprise among thosc who
know the mnn, nnd have watched his Sen
atorial career. Ex Senator Ross recently
proved by written documcnts-th genu-
incncss Of which could not be disputed
that Pumcroy. during tho progrcss Of the
Impeachment proceedings against Andrew
johnson, offered TO sell his vote and inAu-
cncc to the friends Of the latter for forty
thousand dollars; that the bargain was
struck. and that il only failed Of c,nsum-
nation because part Of the sum TO be paid
was in the shape Of a check drawn upon
one Of the Washington Dnnka--which
check, il was feared by Pomercy's agent
in the disputable transaction. might subsc-
qucn,ly be used TO compromise his princi-
pal. The Report just made BY the Bribery
Investigating Committee f the Kansas
Legislature. covers not only thc recent
Senatorial election which resulted in send
ing Alexander Caldwell to Washington
as the colleague Of pomcroy, hue goes back
TO the previous election Of 1861 II il
signed by all the members Of the Commit
tee" six Of the seven composing II be.
ing Republicans. and most Of them here
toforc friendly to Pomeroy." The repor
states that, in 1866. Pomcroy. and Con
grcssman Sidney Clarke. gave NJ. W
Reynolds, at that time Editor Of the Law
renee journal, their joint note for thou
sand dollars, to bribc him to support Pom
croy's re.clection-throueh the columns q
the Journal; but that when tho note cam
due. and was not paid. and Reynold
brought suit to recover the amount, Pom
croy and Clarke got judgment in their Il
, vor by putting in the plea that ~ the not
was given for an improper purpose" Til
committee state further that. to promol
/. Pomcroy's election 10 1867, "ihey On
that much money was used by Pomeroy
Carney. and Perry Fuller;" but had nj
the time to mako thorough investig'
y tion.
With respect to Caldwell. whcse CO
. Vas more particularly under investigation
:, "The csmmities report q mass Of evid@n
showing bribery and corruption nm tho part
: both Senator Caldwell aud ex-Coagrcssm
y Clarke. The proof ID positive that Caldw
Ir stated his election cost him over $50, 900, nl
that be paid Of this over ten per cent. 10 I
Governor Carney that hs several times offer
g to refund Clarke an bic cxpenses " he Ciask
d would Withdraw from the contest. The rep
i also says that Alexandsr Caldwell used hribs
!. and other corrups and criminal practices by hl
. self and eFiends, With hls fall knowlsdes .
ne consent, 70 sscass bib siecsioa 70 The Unit
70 States SENATE" :.
~ "It also came out that The President Of
y KAnsas Pncidc Railroad rsemised Caldwell -
70 90 10 help 70 s,ect hin 10 ~ Senate, aad d
IL amer The election rsfused % ~ auy moee 4
s b. had already paid, which usp Sl0,ooo
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!. ths eommlttee. Il, wllh nhea enlth, bnela
y partner d Ohl4weji, ard Joho FIslehos eed |
vo othee peu1pe, ~ u - peoseo pal1 out ~
% - - ~ uogdo u IL sepest--afs Molal
s. ~ ~ ela(s."
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