Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-03
The Radical Thimble Riggers.

The "civil service rcformers" raised
quito club. bub" in the United States
Senate, on Thursday lith ult,, over a
resolution introduced BY Mr., Trum.
bull, of Illinois, for the purpose of
raising committee to look into and
examine the numerous robberies that
have been committed by government
officials during the past year,
Senator Morton, of Indiana, who is
rotten physically, morally and polti.
cally, and known as Grants "butly,"
championed and defended othe gov
ernmcnt" and the robbers.
The following is portion of the de.
bate on the question:
MIR. PATTERSON here interposed to
make an explanation, and in reply TO
the remarks by Mr.. Trumbull, said
81 do say that there are Inspectors in
the Custom House in New York who
stated before the Commission under
oath that in.
VIOLATION OF THEIR OFFICIAL oATHs
and in violation OF the laws of the
land, they had taken bribes, aud that
they took brides every time they dis.
charged vessel And | may further
say that the agents OF steam companies
told me that they could not get their
vessels discharged without bribng
officials"
Mr. SuMSER-I should like to know
whether these men are continued in
office.
Mr.. PATTERsoN--I have no knowl.
edge Of them ever having been re.
moved ! know nothing about it.
Mr.. ScHURZ-Tho Senator from
Indiana, (Mr Norton says that my
remarks yesterday cast reflection
on tho Republican party. How so
Do not we all profess to be in favor OF
reform, and yet when a member Of
this body attempts to lay bare gross
abuse, the cry is raised that he is try.
ing to injure the Republican party.
Ny motives have been reflected upon
and !, and those with whom | act,
have been asked, "What objects we
pursue 7" ] am ready to tell the Sen.
ate. My object is to uncover, and to
denounce, and tO try TO have correct.
ed, any and
EvERY ABUSE
wherever | can lay my hand upon it.
without regard to bow it will effect
the interests or advantages OF party
aud without regard to whether this or
that person may like il or not am
in favor of reform aud | am in dead
earnest. do not mean to denouncc
abuses on the other side, and to shield
abuses among my own friends |
want to probe to the very bottom Of
the sore. Unless we do that We do
nothing
Mr.. TIPToN followed in support Of
Mr.. TrumbulPs proposition. He cited
Mr.. Morton's statement yesterday,
that the object Of those that be.
fi'iended that proposition was to show
that great corruption exists under the
present administration and said that
that was exactly what he wished the
people TO understand as to the other
branch Mr. Mortons charge that
this movement was an attack on the
Republican party was not true. lie
| (Tipton) mado no attack on tho Re
publican party. On the contrary, he
desired to redeem that party from the
curse that had come upon It through
the mistakes of the administration
and the corruption of its officials He
believed that there was
CORRUPTION, DEEP, DAMSINo AND FEs
TERING
all through this administration. The
motives Of those who sought TO revive
the Committee on Rctrenchmcnt were
called in question. Could not man
believe that even in the Senate there
might be found better leader for the
Republican party than the intellectual
colossus [sayc the mark now sitting
in the White House ?
| Without being accused of uniaith.
lulness TO the party, would it be said
thore waa only ono man in tho CONN
try under whom the Republicans
could train and be loyal? Tho Sena.
tor from Indiana (Mr. Morton) had
boastcd that it was q distinguished
mark OF the Republican party, that it
was prompt to punish wrong doors
among its members. lie (Tipton) bad
once believed so aud had acted upon
| that belief, but he had been prescribed
and punished for it ever since
GRANTS ToADIEs roo STRONG,
Mr.. TRuMBULLs amendment was
rejected by vote of "a ayes to 80
nays.
The following Republicans voted
for IT,.
Mcssrs. Acorn, Fenton, Logan,
Patterson, Robertson, Schurz, Sumner,
Upton, Trumbul, West and Wilson
Tho original resolution was then
adopted.
Mr.. TRUMBuLL then moved TO in.
struct the committee to provide in the
resolution just adopted to inquire into
all subjects enumerated in his rejected
amendment, and made a few remarks
lie denied that he had done, or pro
posed, or said anything hostile to the
administration or the Republican
party.
lie WAS AsTouNDED
at the ground taken BY certain Scna.
ators in this debate. lie was hostile
TO mono who were not dishonest aud
corrupt, and would any Senator un.
dertukc TO say that the administration
or party did not desire honesty in the
government Tho President bad dc.
clared in favor of reform.
Mr. MouroN said that drift Of tho
debate was reelection upon tho Re.
publican party and an insnuation that
u was corrupt.
Mr.. TRuMBCLL-Hayc I ever said
or intended that?
Mr. MoRToN replied TINT from the
spirit of the ScLn.or's remark ho in