Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-03-21
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speaking ofthese things, it Oe-
earsto one I'd reflect upon the singular
fya9irt6ous aspect which the Democra-
ey e;yy has suddenly I'assumed. llThe Tam
many frauds were first exposed by q
uRepabiican paper more, a Grant paper
Rsasiid were1pushed and noised about by
that paper till the peoplefarose in their
wrath and soSerthfew that gigantic
Democratic institution, essentially Dem
iecratiG inc ALI dts, partsiof npnblushing
lknaJety, 'dnserupulousi corruption and
frapda. This everybody knows that
;knews anything, was the work of the
.Republiesalrn party The Republican
party instituted the Investigations, pub
-lished the results Of the same to the
world, and by persistent efforts COM
PEELED the attention Of the people to the
villains and corruptions of the Ring.
'IWfien the hour arrived that the con-
LcInsi6fi was apparent and inevitable.
4 that tie people were, thoroughly arous-
,ed and determined toeerushH out Tam-
mahyland all connected With, or friend
Hiy To It, then did many astutei Demo-
Gratis ai 5 rush suddenly to the fore front Of
the conflict, and 10 i.save b themselves
fowled AerceIy for the overthrowloof of
the Ring They did this, az everybody
knows, when they found that it would
beithair, political ruin to do otherwise,
ForI.to longer hesitate. So long as It
seemed that Tammany had a chance of
beating down, overthr6wing OF buying
boff its oppouentseso long as the pr0m-
iseheld out bright and clear for con-
tinuance in power and plumber of the
thieves. Just so long did those astute
Democratic gentlemen cling TO-, and
support Boss Tweed, Il was only when
the Tammany star had set, $ that these
gentlemen, eactuated by aselfish desire
to save themselves, even at the sacrifice
of their old friend which had, in the
past, stoodothem .infsuch good stead,
fled from the flthydepths corruption
Eiawhieh they had; for 50 long time
Mallowed, and arrayed themselves in
the ranksof the Refermers,.i u, haa
LAS alt the world knows this, one is
puzzled to know what species Of blind
infatuation possesses these men TO rise
| in their seats, easi they have done sew
eraI times recently here in Congress,
and: declaim yirtaously, Of the great
| work of reform which "wEn (they) had
Accomplished in the uprooting and
oyerthfow Of Tammany, They are al
ways free to. charge but never able to
prove all sorts of corruption in the Re
publican party, and in 20 doing they
say "Behold howl WE serve such ras-
calls, in our treatment of the Tammany
thieves! p Go thou and do likewise l'
And to the on;looker who is not post
ed, it doesseern wonderful what. a vast
amount Of piety and virtue stalks about
! in this sad, sad, Wicked world, voting
/ the Democratic ticket. But there are
very few Of those' on-lookers who are
mot posted; ;and 'thereforeIis the blind
ness and ihfatuation remarkable. TO
the Republican party pa the country owes
the overthrow of every abuse and sup
| presioh everyoinfamous corruption
| that has been stamped and crushed out
of existence In therlast fifteen years,
from sIe very down, and all the world
Knows II. TN like manner does all the
world know, that had It not been for