Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-14
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master.
Tho sailor who Is accustomed Ia
climb aloft looks down without giddi
ness on scenes below, but tho lands
mans brain reels and swims The
mountain hunter gazest with litt!g
emotion on glaciers, Iprecpicos, any
chasme, which strike tho Travelled
dumb with awe. SO since the advent
Of Grantism the American peopl,
have learned TO look unmovcd on i'm
mense accumulations of fraud, and to
gaze without dizziness into tho depth'
of corruption that in earlier times
would have astoundcd the whol,
country, and excited to frenzy all III
citizens. este.
After Casey and Babcock and Shop
herd, no official meanncss or dishones
ty can be startling, but even yet it, il
astonishing that Bennett should bt
retained as Postmaster at Denver
Colorado. Greater scamps have un
doubtedly been tho the cause Of great
er injury TO tho country; but non'
has done moro in proportion 10 hi
opportunities. For long time par
ties receiving their mails at the Den
yer Postoiiiue complained Of tho do,
lay or non.r reception of letters and pa
pers This was particularly the case
with those whose politics were not sat
isfactory, or who were personally or
unfIiendly terms with Bennett, a.
mos: of the inhabitants Of Denver
were ard are. When inquiries were
made at the Postofiice the qncstioncr'
were snubbed or abused. At last il
became so intoerable that an invesli
CATION was demanded at Washington
and Special Agent Fnry was sent tc
Denver. Upon learning that Bennett
was the intimate friend of Delegate
Chatfec, Mr.. Fury displayed grea1
zeal in whtewashing him. He laic
the stuff on thick and fast, but al
though Fury found Bennett almos
and altogether lovely, and such {
postmaster appointed by Grant ough'
10 be, no amount of plaster could con
ceal the fact that he was a dishones
fellow.
Tho editor Of small opposition
newspaper in Denver now took ih'
matter up, and discovered the missing
letters and journals in the abodes 0
certain Chinese washermen, to whom
they had been sold. Whole packagel
of the Christian Union and Tur Sur
were discovered in these places, as al
so copies of the Chicago Tribune Gin
cinnati Commercial, Cincinnati Inqur
er, New Orleans Picdyase, Kansai
City Times. and other papers. Will
the exception Of one or two, whicl
probably fell in by mistake, they wore
all opposition journals. The China
men refused TO tell from whom they
had obtained the papers, but they were
found in packages properly directed
and with wrappers supersoribod witt
the names OF well known citizens
and II was afterwards ascertaincd tha
in the distribution OF the paper mai
most of the opposition newspaper
were thrown into basket and sold II
bulk at seventy.tve cents hundred
being delivered after dark. But up
on Fury's report Bennett was KEEP
in Office notwithstanding. ait
The case, however, is 30 abominabl'
that the people of Denver, both Re
publicans and Democrats, arc yet agi
tating 1t, and it will require all th'
personal influence of Delegate Chat
fee, who " Grants boon companion
to save Bennett. But we cannot hell
believing that he will save him. 4
President who can stand by Williams
Shepherd, Casey, and Cooke, canno
be expected 10 revolt at such a knav'
rs Beunett. IN. " Sun. Ha