Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-27

Tune ana dtiiHS MS TcslucHce III ran
sas. he has been in the way of the at
tack upon Senator Harlan, and though,
absent from the State, and in so far
crippled in making a defense. the
venom OF Il corrupt. unprincipled ring
has been let loose upon him without
stint. We have known nothing per-
sonally OF Mr.. Sells since his residence
in Kansas. bat we have no reason TO
do otherwise than take him at his
word in reference to his transactions
as all official of the General Govern.
mont. hut the best of reasons TO believe
his conduct as such official correct
from the excellent character he bore in
Iowa, and the fun settlement. without
complaint, of his accounts at Washing
ton. Ii his reputation shall suffer in
comparison with that of Mr.. Finkbine.
or the senior editor of the Register, we
have yei to learn it.
The Democrats now aud then elect a
Senator, as was the case in Missouri
this winter. In these fashionable times
for Investigations. one was called for
in this case, and Colonel Bogy, eve do
not mean Colonel in the L s. Ser
yice,) the successful candidate had the
character of his journey to the L.. S.
Senate investigated, or rather the an
pcarances 10 that end gone through
with. The doings Of the first COM
mittee were SO plainly farcicai that it
was found necessary to have a new
committee. and the second committee
did no better. if we are TO believe the
chief organ of democracy in the State.
the st. Louis Republican. That paper
says of the final result. in its issue
of February I'D.
All that can be properly said of this
whole Senatorial business is that it is
Il mystery. We cannot declare that
Colonel Bogy was guilty of bribery,
or that any body was guilty of bribery
for him without his knowledge: noras
long us the testimony of Senator Essex
and Representative Wade remain un-
explained can the contrary be said
with positiveness. We are compelled
TO hold that the investigation has been
n superficial and inconclusive one. re-
flecting no credit upon the committee
that could have made it searching, and
thus on the hypothesis that Colonel
Bogy is entirely innocent, removed
every stain that suspicion or uncertain
~ can place upou a man in his siiua-
ton"
Democracy true to its old record of
covering up and shielding corruption,
puts to shame in this instance one of
its leading organs in The country. The
same total depravity that led it on i'll
crime for near halfa century and which
finally eliminated in treason and re-
bellion, still rears its irrepressible head
and controls its action. Never has il
courted the fullest investigation and
thrown the conducting OF the case into
the hands of lis political opponents
as has the Republican party. The cle-
ment necessary to purify itself and
weed out corruption has no effective
existence in that party. The fountain
head, its constituent masses, are by
large majority composed Of an element
that's a victim to the caprices of all
the vices, the browning result of which
has thus lar been treason. In such
material there can be no publication
OF itself by its own unaided volition.
The New Orleans conspirators seem
TO be in a fair way to obtain Justice
Some time time since enormous frauds
were disclosed over-clarges for print
ing. amounting 10 a very heavy sum,
were exhibited various other mat
ters, calling for prompt action by the
courts for the protection of the tax
payers. The history of Warmouths
administration, when fully written,
will make dark chapter for Louisiana.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times, of Sunday, gives some addi-
tional developments. and an almouce-
ment of the fact that tie courts are
about to begin their work in earnest,
beginning with Gov. Yarmouth. II
says:
To-day, ! learned that two of Gov.
Warmonth's pet x-collectors will be
arrested on Monday next, upon charges
of embezzlement and defalcation. One
is l.. Il. Lamarc, taX-colIector for the
I'd district of this city. He is a default
ter in the sum of $4,000. The other is
Victor Gerodias, collector of the 18th
district of this city. He is defaulter
in the sum Of $4,000. The grand jury |
of the United States Circuit Court, on |
Monday will take up the criminal |
charges against Yarmouth and Blanch- !
ard, in connection with frauds and
ballot-box stutiing during the fall cleo
lions. The evidence is said to be con-
elusive enough to insure their indict-