Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-03
Tng NEW YORK WORLD AND the RECENT
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.

DISTRICT IhNES1lGAfiON.
Its bad thing for Tue tone OF the World
that It found 1t polite to give up the hght on
the Cincinnati ticket and lean toward that
good old Democrat Horace Greeley. On
Monday last II made the confession OF weak
ness, and Onlyye5terday we find in Its columns
an evidence that IL incllnes toward that mis-
representation In which the opponents OF the
present Administration so freely indulge, and
which Mr.. Greeloy's organ was wont to de-
nOunce In square-toed English. The follow
Ing extract from the World of yesterday will
surprise the citizens Of this District:
"rho supporters Of Grant are constantly ring.
Ing the changes on the TAmmany frauds and the
TammAny ring, which were repudiAted by all
parties last year. They are, however, silent on
the District Of Columbia frauds, which throw
those Of TAmmany In the shade. The inVesti-
with these frauds through hiB military ring but
tho Administration would not allow the report
10 DO made 50 that tho public could SEQ their
enormlty. Cover up Is their policy when frauds
are discovered on their side"
We should really like to be able to credit
the mlsstatements contained in the above
extract tothat ignorance and Perverslty from
which the DemOcr attic party draws It, main
strength, but a journal like the New York
World ought to be possessed Of oil informa-
ton on a matter OF this kind, aud we are
forced TO the belief that II willingly and wan
tonly lies.
The facts In the case are well known to US
all. few disappointed Office seekers and
sOreheads, but with little interest moneyed
or otherwise, In the District, attempted to
create an impression that the loan to be ex-
pended in the improvement of our city was
being squAndered and mlsappropriated. To
accomplish their object these ObstructlOnists,
unknown to our people except by their wick
edness, assumed the righteous role Of inyesu-
gators. How mlserably they failed In that
character Is still Joke among us, and will
continue TO be for some time to come. These
political frauds called meetings, and which
were very slimly attended, and then only be-
cause Of the curiosity their object had awak-
eued.
They had a few hungry followers, who
driven to state OF desperation by disgrace,
were induced TO sign petition calling upon
Congress TO investigate the frauds they had
charged. To make a respectable show Of
names they found II necessary to forge those
OF many respected citizens, who hastened to
denounce that piece OF scandallsm. The
petition went to Congress, and that body
promptly ordered an investigation by the
District Committee, upon which three Demo
cratic members-Messrs. Eldridge, krebs and
RoosoyeIt-seyod. After months OF weari-
some investigation and seemingly endless eI-
animation of witnesses, majority aud a
minority report were submitted, the former
being a complete exonoTation OF the District
government and the latter, as was to be ex-
peoted, a weak attempt al the establishment
Of tho charges of corruption
Mr. Eldrldge a gentlcmanwhose long Con
Rresslonal service and Well.kuOwn ability pc
rullaTly llled him for his position on the
committee, went with tho majority thereof
and signed It's report. Tho people of Wash
ington, who bad patiently borne with this
long. drawn farce, hailed tho decision with
and the Improvements, tho pro-