Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-14

mighty proportions, surmaunte,
mighty difficulties, and a,hieve'
mighty results. 4
1t is this undeviating adherence q
the parfy to lprfncipIe tha< aE6rds 1
within itseIf the activo eleasenfs of Il
oWn purifcatioi1. No parfy fas eve
lcxisted or ihsthe preeht constitutia.
t6f ma sIikind ca4exist,without gettin.
into it a greater or less number of mer
cenary, corrupt and bad men. From
goodly number of these 1 am sorry t,
say that our party is by no ineans ex
empt. But the promptitude Will
which the great heart of the party j
xer.resdy TO repudiate actssof corrup
Iti0n, and Indignantly sweep from posi-
tiOns of honor and trust those of il
nsembefs n whom the people had con
fided, and who have betrayed tha
trust for the possession of mercenary
ends, lies the great groundwork of con
fidence in ,ihe future security, success
and perpetuity of the Republican
tOrganiZatiOn. zEA 80 -tJEkA5 ~
| Il is ,undeniable that q few of the
talented, and hitherto trusted and re
vered of the Republican leaders have
in the hour of temptation been found
wanting, have betrayed their trust
and shown themselves tainted with
But where are they and
what is their status in the party to-day!
Where will they be when their cases
are again referred directly to the arbi-
trament of the people? The vvice OF
the Republican press and the unequiv-
OcaI expressions of Republican conven-
tions all over the country have pro-
nuunced against them, and their action
plainly foreshadows the forthcoming
verdict of the party with reference to
these men. They will, anG ought to
be retired and for the future dfstrusted.
Credit Mobilier corruption and Back
Salary thievery are la In-ir nature so
Numerically Opposed To the principles
and practices, OF the Republican party,
that the utter repudiatfon and indig-
nant condemnation of all such con-
temptibly mercenary work could not
otherwise than follow. The voice of
the party all over the country is heard
in unmistakeable accents demanding
that members of Congress not only
forego receiving the back pay, but that
the 0diOus bill with all its provisions
be Immediately and Internationally
repealed. 90 - '''''
The attempt of our opponents to
make this an exclusively Republican
measure will, like many previous at
tempts of a similar kind, entirely fail
the records plainly showing that a
of the Republicans i'm Con-
gress voted against it, while malority
Of the opposition voted for the iniqui-
tOus measure. Also the responses of
the press and resolutions of cohven-
tions plainly show which party has
been the most positive and prompt in
it. '-fa1F I.,..,..t.s3f 2.
But no better instance can be afford
ed to test the integrity and upright
ness of a political party than that
which is isfurnished by OUT own State.--
For eighteen years the Republican par
" has controlled the administration of
Affairs in Ohio, and during that time
he country has passed through civil
war of four years duration, inecessitat-I
ng the expenditure of large sums of
money, and the raising and equipingl
If great numbers Of soldiers by the
State. But during that long period of
rule the affairs of the State |
nave been conducted with, such unex-
IMPLIED fidelity and honesty, that the
opposition have been forced to go out
ide of the State in quest Of Issues and
lrgaments on which to conduct a: cam
,ot< In of oI
,ontests, local in their character, the
discussions have been confined solely
G national issues; the Opposition moth
laving ubeen able to bring single I
harge against the conduct of affairs in
/ why, sir, at the beginning of the I
ast session, when the Credit 'M0bilier F
wiHfiie began ito be- uneafthed by the
ational Congressional Investigating
Col. Ball, Democratic
dember from Muskiugum county, +
moved the appointment ola committee
{ Investigation on the part Off the
louise of Representative of, Ohio,
Ioping, I presume, that he would be
bic to unvail corruption in the State
administration. That committee wast
raised without, if nay memo
y is, correct, a dissenting voice, and
'ol. Ball made its chairman. 1t was
q session all winter and having power
0 send for persons and papers, they
xamined large number ofsWitnesseS,
nd what was the result of that rigid
nd ably conducted investigation I
iil read an extract from the report .ul
'"The examination, has taken . wide
ange. One hundred and nine wit
esses, residing IN different parts of
he State, have been isubpenaed and
xamined touching pebble contracts
nd expenditures, Ionstruction of lpqbEi
c buildings, conduct of public insitu-I
oiis, etc. u matters, without refer
nee to the date of their occurrence, / :
oming to the knowledge Of the; conn
,ittee, that seemed to- promise anyE
reliability of throwing any light upon
ne subjects of inquiry; or any of them,
ave been diligently Inquired into. Il.
8"Yoar committee take pleasure In
sporting, that, 50 far as elective Off
ers and their suberdinates are concern-J
j, very commendable honesty and c
deity have been observed; and that 7
l the official conduct of no public Off
sr,s whether elective or appointive,
IS corruption bean disclosed. Din 3ife
This report, signed by two of the {
1iest Democrats in the last House,
lys more in yindication of the honestly
id correctness of the administration
the Republican party in Ohio than I
could tell you in a whole day, and h
ere ] viii leave the matter, hoping n
I'd believing that the party will con-
nue. to occupy this high and honora-
e position which has SO much dis Y
it in the past and from s
hose administration has flowed such 7
Uninterrupted blessings, and prosperity a
emen,a II thank you for your kindness T
me, -1G9 gsig itis.i2 2si.- 9SL - lIsA r
'iios + CORRESPONDENCE. -
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