The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-26

AAtff AaNAu- uT~i ~ulititfTi ~ Nifn an AItff-
st IN the Credit Mobilier. then obtsinssl
twenty ~haTes AZ a merely nominal value.
subsequently, n~sriysri various diralends ia
money. bonds. and sfocks. seems % D. a.
vigorous and elastic now A. when he ap-
p~ared before the committee II inye~ti-
gallon -lN months ago. 10 netire from that
Orieal a disgraord and ruined man. He l.
making a tour In the Northwest. and lec-
turing ON moral subjects % an who will
listen To hi smiling hypocrisy. Just - ii
nothing had occurred. and A. ii a forswom
plunderer was az liberty Ia prostitute "a
cr,d things % selfish ends without rchuke.
\ week or two z h. addressed the
>unday-chOOl children al Minneapolis
upon their duiics in life and the methods
OF being consistent Christians. lie laid
himself out on the virtue Of temperance
and the vioe u profanity. Ihis lecture
was plainly prarranged. and j. marked by
the peculiar canf. cunning. and stolen
ideas that have always composed his little
stock In trade a, a speaker and Christian
statesman.
Considering his recent breakdown and
the exposure Of a long carver Of systematic
corruption. made nor prosperous and
better protected By heartle~~ professions Of
sanciiiy. il seems almost incredible that
any community Of Christians would Per-
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children on the most sacred subjects. and
10 hold up his own experience y an incen-
tive Ia their edificzfion-
More than any other 81 the fallen public
men ColfaN j. To D. Stunned a. an EXAM
pie. unless perjury. yenaliiy. and knayery
ar. qualities TO ~ recommended 10 the
rising GENERATION. OF ordinary capacity,
with limited education. destitute II Origi-
mai power. AMI having No comprehension
or grasp Of large questions. this inferior
politician was able "a ne above hiS heiters.
and 70 attain even a certain so-eallcl di-
tinctiOn by low arts and q cOur~e Il inefh-
odizel deception
His aim was Ia affect a moral tonein his
walk and conversation. which. differing
from the regular politician. would attract
respect and confidence. Having no ability
To lead. he waS CONTEXT 10 follow. waiting
patiently for di~,orl among superiOrS to
furnish hi- opportunity Ia ri~e. lndu~rrf-
Ou-. plOlding and selfish. h. was always
active in the caucus. attentive inthe House.
and uniiring a the correspondent AMI fiat
terer Of Leaders. Temperate and plauSi-
bic upon calculation. without a generous
weakness or a manly impulse i'm hi> ma
ture. he tOiled early and late for himself.
and for no one else for although he was
jealous I'm the support Of regular candi-
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measured by it, influence ON his own
sucreS-.
He joined Young Mems Christian A.
sociations. Odd Fellows. and other infiu-
ential bodies with the sole object ii -cIr-
Ing their favor. He cOurfei the prs> Of
all shades Of opinion. seeking To gain n
public ear by every sOrf Of prOie>taiion;
and when he had reached the goal he I'M
scr%upulou~ly east of the ladder upon
which he had climbed to power. without a
conjunction. Protesting friendship for
all the chiefs in his party. be was rally
the friend Of none. Every current If
changing opinion and preference. was fol-
lowed. in the hope Of being among the
foremost. no matter who might D. chosen.
He '.stumVTzl.- lecfurel. wrote. and
worked necessarily 10 keep himself before
the public No member of Congress taxed
the franking privileges h. dill. or scattered
worthless documents over the country II.
with the same prOiigl profusion. Gradu-
ally he gained the footing Of useful AMI
sober party man. and sucsedol in impoS-
ing ON the public by a constant parasle II
religion and morality. which he used a
the tools Of a tra,ie. BY these means lac
became speaker 81 the Hou~c II Repr~en-
taiives. and the vice-Prcsilenf Of the Urd-
tel states. lie snafchsl these prize from
commanding minds. superior merit. and
elevated character.
And when h. had attained this emf
ncnce. and was about closing his term. the
most astonishing revelations were made.
proving beyond all possibility of doubt
that his whole career had been a sham. n
H.. and . fraud. His religion was a snare
10 cntrap THE innosFnt. his morality the
trick Of 4 vague trafiicker. his temperance
an exVeiient to catch votes. and his les
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nnwary. H. lived under a mask with a
marhinc-madc smile. below which brath-
el a corrupt iohiar in legislation. a rogue
by rule. and an impo-tor INCAPABLE oi a
noble emotion or a DISTINGUISHED act. He
SOld hiS votes for money. not 10 one or
two. like the Cr4lit Mohilier or the coIl-
Tractor Neshiit. hat Ia many and the
proofs If IL remain rcOrus-l in the police
archives n Washington. among de hun
dr,~l thousand dollars ~ recovered stocks
ami bonds that were stolen from his trunk
when he wa pleading poverty a. q deienss.
for his crimes.
And when he was deiccfed. and his guilt
was made manifest by coniemp0raneous
rpcords. dates. items. hank accounts. de-
post tickets signed with hi own auto
graph. checks from contractors who pur-
chased his influence. and other conclusive
evidence. independent 81 oral testimony
how Gid he meet this crushing acrumula-
ton He Strove to swcar IL down. ap-
pcalczl Ia dead witnesses. summoned his
household. who lamely supported him un-
der the sOlemniiy Of an oath. and finally
Withdrew loaded down with disgrace. and
branded as one who had added worse
crimes than those upon which be- had been
araigned In a desperate but vain attempt
To save himself from their weII-leserved
penalties.
When the investigation began h. was a
corrupt ~dcmagogue who had betrayed ev-
cry trust. collud-i with public plundcrrs.
and secretly %conspirch "a swindle the Gov
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