The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-13

cial legislation" must of course breed
imnense lobbiea andfings whose very
existence is evidence of corruption
among legislators. There are those
high in the councils of tiIe Republi
can party who believe that the reac-
Iion from centralism which has alrea-
dy begun, will be speedy and over
whelming.
Ican't avoid referring 10 The
CREDIT MoBILIER- R-ISyEsTIGATIoN, =.
For its depressing influence pervades
every department of the government.
and the whole city as well. 5ustnow
we are expecting the return of Cakes
Ames with his famous memorandum
book. On his arrival he will be at
tackled by Colfax.s Patterson &nGo.,
who have clnbbed together to break
down his testimony; but the item
pcrance man. and the, Sunday school
man" had better not enragerthe old
Cassowary. for if they do he viii COB
Bile them up, Skin, bones, and hymn
hooks, too., Scofield, at a sdinner
party at Welker's the other day, told
the following as good joke on him
sell :. VA Ames," said lie; .IEI recoliect
rightly, received no stock from you
whatever, and shall so testify when
II am called before the Committee
Ames very eoolly drew from his
pocket q receipt signed by. Scofield,
and remarked in 4 careless, way !:
"Well, if yeu do 1 1'niornsh' you." 7ou
Strange as it may seeIn7 Congress
men, themselves, seem to have little
idea of the real guilt of those who
bought Credit Mobilier stock: They
are anxiously awaiting the 81 re-
port of the Poland COMMITTEES and are
hoping that it will furnish them with
such ideas as good Republicans ought
to .entertain concerning every phase
of the;subject. No one who has'wit-
messed the last few sessions Of the
tCommitteecan doubt that the intention
is to whitewash. Poland himself, has
been paving the wayttes this result by
declaring that he has serious doubts
| if. Congress has any Authority to- ex-
anime into the previous history or
transactions of any ofthe members of
the present Congress-. These trans
actions al occurred years ago, and if
T Congress should endorse, the, aboye
idea, the whole investigationswould
GO for!naaght. 1t should be remem-
bered that the. resolution. under W hich
the committee is acting directs them
to inquire, only as TO bribery Hence
1.-the very abundant false- swearing will
enot figure in the REPORT. 2 But neither
the committee nor Congress can exert
much inflnenee upen-pnblie sentiment
ION tiis question: Tile facts are be-
fore the. country. Those implicated
are aiready politically dead, and no
power ON earth can reinstate them: in
the position they haveuso slong1dis-
Eeracedsws snea 7o5s songr s5nTi793
e, n THE, IopiIsIIks iIlsxEsTIs Rrtosssld.
Which lis nearly completed has con-
telusixeiy proven before Morton, Car
pe6ter, Logan E Co.. the fact that the
Estate of Louisiana has been burd dened
with the most, dsstardl X uabiushing
appalling corruptioBisfs on the face ol
Ethe earth. Q These carpet baggers seem
TO have lost all moraf sense. II they
ever had any; for they praeticedy the
most monstrous Icorruptions.w without
Eany attempt at cohcealnent. Byach
was compelled to aeknowledge thai
Ibis returning board had net so much
as the scratch of a apenJtoward, legal
returns when they declared the cleo
tfon of the Kellogg faction One man
jacques, ,thestifed that he, himself
had done any amount of ballot-boz
Estnffing under the direction of General
fSypher, the present member from
Plaqpemines district Oht it wa,
good TO be there, and bear these facti
sworn to- in the very presenee ofthest
tRadicals Whofconld not beiieyel oti1ert
had been;ahy carpet-bag corruption
| Were the committee ever SO much
minded, they could not report in IA
EsYor ofithe kellogg faction as against
Ethe Fusionists. 2nibifs1ts 5tI5f CARL
bnGsu04t1- SSsl.lat-- e,,-aa ,'f57O
teqSEoRETARYfB fBoUtrwELLIisn not fortu
nate in his promises concerning a. re-
tdnCtionsof hebpnblic rdebttes1'he Isl
ofoJ january ,statement showed an in.
crease of 81, ,684 307 hut this was held
ttoibeRnominali rather than a. real ad
Iftitfon. as thesiarge amount of $S,000,-
Loco ore$ ,O00y y606 Was reported collect
telt but tnDti covered into the TreasIrt
EVEN with ;thise uncoHntsdE balance
bfrom j anuary, ohoweyer, the istauenen,
i;fori the 1st OF February als0 exhibit,
an increase of the publicnIiebtoo This
Etime the InnMelcome balance ON the
!, wrong side iS charged dtol dfsburse
1mentsOn ACCOUNT of fhea Pacific Rail
road bond interest," and forI the, Wash
tington Public Works. TT seemstas tho
strch ordinary Idle minds ON the Treas
i turyl ought tothaves beeM anticipated
tbut the result elfy shows, that it ii
not safe to Interpretations, leven BY
la Secretary of the Treasury ccneern
ingsthe financial income and outgee,
lof the hesGoverpment.- 1irlbH9sesr M f,sr
l44 SENATOR CLAKFoN,t of Arkansas, i
defendant in several charges. any on,
of which. would, if sproyed, ,rbegs saffi
. cient to- send him out OF tbs, Senate in
Idisgrace, II is alleged that, he trade.
his Influence as Governor for votes, il
the Senatorial contest; thar he rnset
? i hriheIy and other cocillnt : Taaans 4,