The sun., 1873-04-05
StarkWeather.

Mr.. II ii. STARKwEATHER, who now mis-
represents the upright people of the Third
Congressional District Of Connecticut il
candidate for reelection on Tuesday
next. and ought TO bee defeated. lie has
acquired notoricty rs Chairman Of the
Committee on the District OF Columbia, and
as the active agent Of the Washington
Ring, In that capacity he was mainly in
Ftrumental in pushing their corrupt
schemes through Congress. In concert
with senator PATTERSON OF Credit Mobi-
Tier fame, who was Chairman of the Dis
trict Committee in the senate, STARK
WEATHER devoted his time and services
almost exclusively to the interests of the
thieves who have made the Government
OF Washington worse than that of Tam
many in its most degraded day, with many
modern improvements of roguery super
added
When an investigation was proposed to
explore and arrest the barcfaced robberyo Of
the Washington Ring SrARKwEATHER sue
ceeded Ivy false professions ot pretended
sympathy with the plundcrcd people in
getting IL referred TO his committee in or
der to prevent any honest report, and to
protect this Ring against harm. In spite of
the most fragrant favoritlsln to the Board
Of Public Works, collusion to conceal their
monstrous frauds, browbeatng OF wit
nesses, and shameful expelicnts to retard
and confuse inquiry, the testimony estab-
lishcd far more than had been charged by
the memoIialists, and brought TO light
vast system of venality which Ind been
organized to enrich the Ring, whose re-
tained confedcrntcs occupy seats in both
branches OF Congress
All this rnscaltv was whitownshed with
out scruple, and instead OK being Disgrace
fully turned out of Office nnl into l..
penltentiary ~ Justice required 10 be- done,
the thieves received an expression of CON
hdence from SrARKwEATuER, ana were
encouraged to 90 on with the extrava-
gance and plumber which they had so sue
c,s1sfully begun, II was under those aus
pices and with this excuse that the Repub-
hcan majoritics votel away nclrly four
millions of dollars at the recent session
one half Of II 10 90 directly into the
pockets of corrupt combination at the
capital.
Sr, SrARKwEATuER has published
letter seeking Ia vim licate himself against
charges which have been properly brought
TO the notice of his constituents at this
time. lie now seeks 20 escape from the
responsibility OF plundering the Treasury.
Every one Of the appropriations COM
niained Of, he says, "clmo from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, and not one Of
them from the Commit ee on the District
OF Columbia, of which | was Chairman.n
This statement il technically true and yet
morally false IL is meanly fabricated to
deserve and that IL the worst form of
lying. Mr.. SrARKwEATHER purpoSely CON
ec;ls that he and his committee recon-
mended these large grants of money, aud
went bel, r the Committee on Appropra-
tons to urge their adoption. Without
that fcrmaty they never could have re-
eeiyel attention IN the House, IA there was
no law to authorize the appropriation.
The District Committee, or rather Mr..
BrARKwEArHER, originated this spoliation
and carried 10 through by the aid Of allies
we'll disciplined In the rules Of addition
division, and silence"
When this great job came before tn,
House, II concerted effort was made to pre-
reut debate, and especially to stins AM