New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-05
CLARK.

Mr.. William Il. Clark, sometimes called
Gen. Clark late Of Connecticut, now mailing
from Texas, made a speech in the House on
Saturday, in which he is reported in The Times
as having "vindicated the Republican party
ain Texas from the libels of the minority
"Ku-Klux report and TIE NEw-YoRK
"TRIBUNE.r That was a Superservlceable
effort. The chief libel from which the
Republicans of Texas need deliverance is
William II. Clark. Though small in person
and mind, the man is a gigantic fraud. He
sits and votes and talks and draws pay as Repre-
sentative in Congress of the Hid district of
Texas when he knows right well that he is
an impostor who has no more right to the
money he draws from the Treasury than any
burglar has who opens it with false keys. He
did not come so near an election to this Con-
gress by half as the Editor of this journal
did. who did not pretend to be elected at all.
He undertakes TO quarrel with The TRIBUNE,
when his real quarrel is with the simple rules
of arithmetic, with common honesty. and with
the district on which he has been criIninally
imposed. The vote of that district, as re-
turned from the several counties, stood as fol-
lows:
d. c. Giddings....23974 Vim. T. Clark. 400
L. W. Steyenson.-.. 400
Yet the State Canvassers, by throwing ont
the votes of Bosque, Brazos, FreestOne, and
Limestone Counties, and 1892 cast for Gid
dings in Washington, reduced the aggregates
to 1909 for Giddngs and 1S,407 for Clark,
and gave the return to the latter. For vote
by Counties, sec Tribune almanac, page TAI
Gov. Davis had declared Limestone County
(Which gave Clark 20, Giddings 1859 in
state of instruction, and therefore incapable
of casting q legal vote; but the Leg
islature, Overwhelmingly Republican, when
recOnvened soon after the count was
made, formally condemned and censured this
proclamation. The Federal Grand Jury, which
subsequently met at Austin, and was mainly
composed of Republicans, indicted the Cover
nor and his accOmplces for making this false
return, and they will be obliged to stand trial.
like others accused of felony. We trust that
they will have justice done them, whatever
that may be.
Mr. Clark asserts that THE TRIBUNE is hos
tile to him because he is for Grant and
against Greeley. We respond that The TRIB-
UNE regards the denomination of Gen. Grant
unadvisable for the reason (amOng others)
that he is incrusted with such barnacles rs
this Clark, and is held responsible for their
frauds and cOrruptiOns. Throughout the
South especially, the robbers and swindlers
who have trebled the taxes and quadrupled the
debts of States already impoverished and dis
tressed seek to shield their iniquities from
reprobation and punishment by bowling
"Grant! Grant! Hurrah for Grantw Hence, a
large proportion of the Overtaxed and plum
dered masses revolt at Gen. Grants reelection
as booming them to four years more of op-
preston and spoliation by these thieves. Have
they not reason7
Gen. Clark asserts that many Democrats
and Rebels of Texas subscribe for and read
THE TRIBUNE. We are very glad to hear it,
and shall endeayOr to justify their choice by
telling the whole truth impaytially and rebuking
wrong without asking or caring which party COM
mitted or seeks to profit by it. Thus we began
early and worked hard to turn John Edwards
out of the seat usurped by him Is Repre-
sentative from Arkansas-not because he was
O Democrat, but because he was corruptly,
fraudulently returned by Clayton g. Co. We
were against him, not because of his politics.
but because he was not elected. Our objection
to Clark is exactly the same; and We regret