Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-12
TA LIrTER From THE lDIros OF
ABOUT The OHIO LEGI5LArURs AND THE

itors article, asserting that nave been branded
need net say to the Pc, PIE Of ny STATE tSsrths Re
pubiicsh'- ass. rtinn dOes not c-utsin q word OF
enton the fact tbs, THU. ealumny Is the invent n
OF those no have been slIed to account 10 the col
IN publ affair; and while upon the subject pro
pee to sts,e once more, anu thoroughly, n1w the
al 4 m. self actually s'aud.
The ingenuity & my enemies IN fsbricstins false
ho de has not wanted sroc Us iIu-trstisus. but no
ole has ever made q serious accusation thai have
ts' en- brides. IL came in nv TO exps,s bribsry
the ring q 1873 when q bill for the suppression
Of was prepared BY the pr, sent AT
charged that the use Of money caused the obstruo
tioD. II WAS matter of record Inat the money of
feat similar but lees severe bill.
The Senate lille the lottery legislation was psnd
awitne.s, Al d was iasiruc ed by my legal snyi'-r
that gave the per'ooal incid. nts OF which had
Cf cCrro pt Influence, ii would BE- sary to
give thu name, Of fnformsnt.; aud IS had not &C
charge that the Of legsl siion inf ed
oney, 1 declined to Civ the committee sp.cifi-
ton hsd been prosd as Is clearly apparent the
proc' edipgsi g., NOT to nd out ANYTHING. Il
No. 20 break if possible, the force sf my stion
q the dollar mark 20 the Senate, mi 70 indicate
ihr onists in ths Legislature Ar a. that
m ghi lie done b. assailing their accnser AsIhe
..l-Iy LEGISLATION was in an incomplete state, the
usS Vi money had been confined, have reason to
OeleVe-with the exception of q .sr-tain-r" to a
sbgls senaor-;o "cuuting ut fres;" AMI this con-
uilDu enabled tho e 'ngsged airing out. 20
get along with lees perjury thsn usual IN like
The fort rss made in the course of my cross.
examination, in which several Senators partci
pate, to obtain from me an admission that n sd
Published charges Of corruption without tesIim my
phsilc ally and ePesiediy declined to make the
that WAS entirely satisfactory a. M and ,cide iy
told the committee that the history Of legislation
Pca1ary The s@s Of at
the Neil House run by men sh 'vn iD another in-
was notorious. The lobby swarm I'd with lottery
meE and their employees, hose cupatiOn mad sen
tiviry Could have but ole explanation. Testimony
was taken that an attempt had been made u intlu-
and he nsme OF witness who ,sitively knew that
money WAS employed, was given. This circum-
stances made the fact clear thst this witness had
this knowledge, and be was carefully-not called
The next ms st i'm portsnt witness was privately
examined, the official reporter not being pres ut,
the force was taken out Of it. Then an effort was
made TO procure distorted report of the evidence
attempted to have this report altered to suit his
purpose and that being refused hs With oths rs ia-
official p1rfer because he furnished ms Cory Of
my own testimony.
The coz mittse hastened to make report, and
presumed to instruct me upon the Performances Of
N, dutlee Is public journalist; and not content
,ley had with greet psinsiasing made it. t6sy said
ASA confessed that which / had most distinctly
.onus me- Thus they pe to shy sss
.fepce of studiousIy negiectins their duties, the
and the 81 anne Of absolute taisshood T1sy placed
no nbIahd upon me The hot end IF the pos er
wss that of celebrating themselves.
those whe have cause of grief at my hands have
.ski Ss hs pt
Snl tns eSm%tes wa; InaPi%ops The fact proved
t1ied to do dirty work: II had been 3 member
f either OF the political organi, All 1Ds Of thu day
Il In Ia
independent Of parties and to hold their disci pline
nt,s TO have DO friends o. the committee IN
members thereof who wee not dish pnest yielded,
with a poor spirited c 5mpl soency, to the msIis,
1 ante, Who were in the ma GRITTY and oeai for as
Snlersence in the name Of the Senate, which, as
Credit Mobilier Investigation, agitsted Slih Ia.
own Ieeutatlon: and Profoundly anxious to divert
The disturbance Of this Investigation performed
me RSod clhce Of arousng sneh degrae Of public
Rislstors who making the bit for the lottery
ueaers lost their Contingent fees; the strength
have nothing 10 regret ia my part Of the trans
&C. and feel amply Compensated for tae abuse
thing I. protect the sn rant the weak aud shs I'M.
cling, The victims a the baeful fly of lottery
poor.
The enmitv Of the Washington Ring confars a
ccmplin ent that estimate very highly. / prefer
u 70 The partislity ARD favOrs Of those who are
ficial hosor bsseiy bestowed. am not intimately
iauilisr ith the acts of the WASHINGTON Ring but
u Is obvious TO all fair observation that while the
Cover or of the District becomes wealthy, and en-
terteins the PresdeLt and others in authority with
a piiucely munhcence that recalls Baron II .uss-
mar = p!endsrs at the Hotel de Vile, the people
are oyeIwhem.d with indebte' ness: and that az
appeal ade for relief from the National Treas
ury d clrcuustanc that engages the attention Of
Tie C. ubtry becau IL involves ths interest Of all
yes In Wa gtoh city as In New York, pre-.
boto Improvements are the excuse foe the profit
e-rs ehierfris.s ia which public officers are en-
rch~d While their constituency IL i'm pow erished:
aud IN" fate II the I" Boss" OF the commercial me-
troIols should adm nish of the frailty of
DIS pom =. The "BOss" who has largely contriyed
a p'sr sgd, and profifed by the jObbory through
81 led. MHALSTEAD
'IsCINNATI, March 10, 1874.
Senator Morris testifyins before the Committee
Of Investigation $50 caled) said he had been told
BY Gordon, correspondent of the Enquirer, that
COLONEL joyce knew that the princi pal lottery
dealer said be "had paid sixty i've hundred dollars
to procure an uufsyOrable report" on the Little
Lottery bill; The s,nator said "se Versl persons
were present when Gordon made this communities
tion,D M. Falls, perhaps, and Others" Gordon
being called said, IL think Mr. Morris stateme Mt is
. little mixed, about money being used on the Ju-
dietary Con mittee. Colonel Joyce told me he had
hard Bill Smith say IN Cincinnati that he tcOnLd
ldy SlTfy tre hHHdTsd dollars - Joyce WAS himself
Interested in lotteries, and The inside Of the
Operation 10 Influence the Legislature. NE tr1S not
cGVef tsrdHSS the guilty. parfIsS tChO controlled fbs
Pre'eSffd iHUeSfIgatiOH belisrsd that he had the
Ciedgs that trOHd cliHch the cireUDr S1neiaI srI
GtHcs, ana that ne tcOHid not perJHTs himself The
mission TO Call Joyce by ITSELF fixes the fact
that the invesiigation lacked integrity. 1t
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