The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1873-02-28
The Report Of tlHF hIohilior Com
nttteesa I'raud.

lut htIofA OF lkff lttillHt Aoiua
mittesa Fraud.
We told our JKdcrs fouror h,s w,.t.
ago that tbs ,efedi, Mobllisr luys.iiEs.
lion wogH Not suount TO sn,,hing
more segKus than the damaging VI ouc
or iY9Nongressional regulations. 1t,
CoElhil,se have at last reported and.
lHough the testimony during The iuVs.
bgatiou implicated dozen msmbsr, iu
a way rom which escape seemed i'm
possible, only Two are seriously srrAigu.
ed-OAkes Ames OF MA..e,husets the
head center OF The concern sud jaime.
Brooks aleading Democratic Rspresor-
tatiVe from The city of New York. lu
the estimation Of the Committee ti,ese
two only ara kpaYasIas-Cli.fis. ,tu.-
ply fools sHd dupes. Tie fo.ioA mg
rom tie Washington correspondent OF
the Couricr-Jouual, will give the rtad,
er sn idea of the partisan character o.
the Report aud the circumstances Nt.
tending 81. Introduction 20. the lluu,s .
II WIS evident that tie r,lou bad
been carefully prepared and fora g,.i,
purpose. Atlcr general h.stok Of Ne
Credit MoD,IIor Company u.r report
proceeds Go tell what each uAudId ss4
then ailot The separate degree o. gu,.ilt
each The idea Of iheipoumeut 10 lh6l
Oake. Amc, with malice prepensc au,,
a.orrihOugh. ala bribe, o. attempt &C.
bvIbe number of thr leading mcm.
bers Of Congress IGi d.i i' with .ueh
sly circum -peciiuu aud cunning that ou.
iy one man O. The number knew that be-
Va. being briyed. These gruuemeu--
Garfield DaWr- Bingham Kelley AMI
SchoGrld-vere Ike I've Zoo i,r luun,
ccncc. pure and uL.uspcciiug They
tasted the forbidden fruit but dlH u4f
.Aii. They look the s,Ocl Iogksled d vi
dcud- Of 40 per cent iu sil mouB DE-,
aud never had suspicion HAT g., va.
for any special purpose that tlo.c gu'.
den iavors were showerrl upon ITEM.
Tho doctrine Of the report il that ls.ibe
~ does not require lwo ptgiie, y thc
transaction. A. for tie wing aul sNr
perjury IN which these pnrtic. hayN .a.
dulged. aud the covering up the mr
chase cor Yitl Of stock by n tfustee.i,s
these lille matters tie committee did
not stop 10 notice. They grayelN an
uOuucc tina. iu these cases no action i.
required but sgy that Brooke and Oaks.
Anne, ought 10 be expelled.
Mr. Amc- had hitherto BETRAYED no
emotion bui here q smile oi quiet con.
Tempt stole over hIs nrt tor the men
who could ,igu such q partial report.
The great strength OF ihv report Wa
shown Zoo 'ho elaborate indictment OF
Mr Jane. Brooke. 4 Democratic Seua.
Tor relsalLct lui, evening" thRt me oni,
difference between Ir Brooks aud ths
other. was ihu they brought small
price and Doc fetched 81 large one. Eut
tu lhe committee, Nr Brook. lea YER,
Titan OF crime throwing even Oake,
Amy- into tNe shade. On him they
dWc.t With much mntouauI r.uuusu,s
Hni a' special length 4 is tue ilnt
both he and Outes Ams, we're reported
iore4pu,-.ou but thr object OF tUls long
ESSAY plainly J.. 90 make The stature of
lirooks crime loom zap above go otbrrs.
Brooks Sou .ec brlDR a Drmo.ralI
When NE report Nas flushed tlIft-
gentlemen strovc forthr noor Ne,,r,
BROOKS iiulIrr aud kerr Brooks nipl,
a feeble defense OF himsrll and rD,A.H
rcIOlupl briefly Butler askri only nI
a daN 10 be nIcl fora discussion Gll
ker.a remara. we're simply prr'u'-
mary aud thus there Whs uo dlsrussi,s.
over the mrr.l. The opinion Of MaiD
Democratic mtmbeu however Is that
thefcpoft LEA Woustrow prrycrsiOu Of
truth nud Justice and me- opinion IL
pretty general r. 10 certain that when
lhg report comes up 80 VIII boz severely
tidlird II VIII be- usIdll that Do
Oukrs Aue, aud Brook. afe 40 be- "a,
PEELED, either tho Others should be rru.
iuIed or expelled The fraud OF Tho re-.
port WIII not bg grguIt.rrI lu n a
possible llHd iu ihr hW.E buHl Uf dIs.
rus.nu alI moliDus 90 rhIelwi.I Hil The
smart tlrk %. picking om Two .rarH.
gpats aud whileWasblur aIl tho other
tlUurIs VIII b6 etrosed. ~ is remarked
to-day lhHiugi 70 HDul ts0IJ boo iH..rr.
pnItu' 'u'ut.a r'se WlI.IIa u0.htp.
tir WniHI no HII 'luUth 4. HHHfhIre Ia
tu br duur lnr llousn OF 3pnrsruit
i0Vrs wUaI iwuHaUh and i'Wat iit duty
OF 'hr 04uul.lr, 40 muW his .a.r.
duA AHr H.t why vn' nIi reference Co
h.m 0WNrI.
Numtrmttmpalhy for ~. lirool
ho ouf 0u touch pitch without bc.us
dri.d lirouaht l,,r Anovu bot
lrr luau 90 lsta bod suuh.uf 10 dp
win ma'lrr 70. which d wpulu.r,
member OF lhs lal.w mw shs lbr
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