The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-22

robhsi' plqndere'i. as no other people in
the world
/ Ame--,s.e 10 Sesate an,l House or Re-.
/ reseniatiye- by President Grant D-eein-
! Der ~, 1871, tells ~ that be la. con-
yenel "a commission OF eminent serifie
/ nien' to.deyise rule, and regulation. tor
the purpose of ''rr iofuin2 ;he cisi SERVICES.
4 That commission on December IL. 1871 .
IN their report maxi u-e Of the f5ilosin
( language.
/ But IL j. calculated by those who have
made a careful stHdy Of all the facts that. one
fourth % the revenue. nf the United state. ar,
annuHlly lost in the collection"
This is not the language or charge OF a
Democrat, but Of Grants own appointe,.4.
TINS commission OF eminent gentlemen
One fourth Of all The revenues lost That
il about one bundled millions OF dollar.
per year; and We; this party asks you 10 re.
tain them IN power.
Again, II yo" will inru hack to the D,i-
| ly Globe Of january b. l>72. you Will see
what another honoryi member this Repaid.
lican ptr,y SAYS. refer to the ME nicer
FROM ONO, Mr. Garfield lleuss- tn,
following language.
"Thpsc gentlemen who have charge o. on
pension rolls tell n that this bill il IL shall h..
NA
prnscs. The SECRETARY Of the In.crior saws.
and the COMMISSIONS Of Pen siuns cotcurs With
hiin, that one fourth Of MI the pension. nf our
. rolls today arr. IN his jtlsmsnt. delib rate
and "u'ra seogs fraud.. Now. one fourth, or
M least one ei .hth oi this ST. 500, On1 viii 90,
p" shnrpers aui radicals. to the clnin agents of
the country. who are not soldiers, sud who
have n" right to this gratuity FROM tIe Gov
crnmcut."
Then ask YOU. tue .qllc stion and pro
pound Ito the million. % voters throa,n-
ont the United States. " y not the eluunpnt
Republican Senator Mr. Upon, justified
10y the facts. when on December H. ISL
he rose from his seat in the Senate of the
United States, aud said
II believe there IL corruption. deep. and
dainning and fostering. all through this Ad-
mini,tratiun?"
We have seen by the report Of the Sec
retar' OF War thai he has sold property ~
T the Tinted States and received for ,b.
same O7,95y4l6 g. aud NJ another
time = 2S0u9} H. maxim in the ACRE
gale 81 l6,2j9 iuJ - ia excess OF il.r an
preparations. This he ha, done ia viola
ton OF the express provision Of the Con
'ttwion, which SAYS in section nine:
''No money shall b, drawn from the rrsasu-
~ but IN consequence Of appropriations made
by law, ant regular staten, ca anl account uf
'he receipts and expenditures Of all public
money shall be Published from tins To- t..us."
Now, mark the language
no money shall b, drawn from the Trca.u
/ ~ but in consequence OF appropriations"
Again, mark the language, the a .mis
sion OF the Secretary u war through the
acting On 'rtermaster General, on page OF
his report:
+ "Makiag the total amoun, received by ills
department since june 80. 1865, la exet,, of
it, appropriations, 9lOI,s5g,4l6 g."
What righ; has he to thus violnte the
/ Constitution which he has sworn to sun
/ port refer 70 lh' for the purpose OF
/ dra" ing the attention OF the House and
the people To this shameless di-rerar,l O.
lHw aud Cou,titalionui obligations. Aud
this same disregard ct law and of the Con-
-timtion peryadr- the whole Aln,ini-,ra-
uon. the Constitution aui the law are.
stricken dDwu AMI the rights of the p.,.
pie dsregarict We nave no longer a
legal aud constitutional Government. Lut
on" above law, personal Go.rrn,ncfi.
which Is the rhici aud croruiug attribute
Of imperialism
But let ~ proceed "a step further in our
Investigation OF the query a. t. wt.t liza,
become or the VAST sums oi money OF
| which tine people have been robbed
'i1 tr' Ism OF December. $50 ur,r
mot 90" of Mr. Winchester. the lullow,,,
resolution Wa. copied los .ai7 iIous.
"Hsv1ir,d. That ~, secretary OF -b. T,c,.
my BE-. AMI hris hereby. directed o., furnish
tht- IlDu-ra ,'nt'u .atpl tao balance. due from,
collectors of internal revenue tli, ar. n.,tt,.s
10 office. ana th. total tuuurt % -E, naI,u....
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