Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-04

OSF Adolph Cluss has been for q
lime civil engineer in the employ of |
The authorities of Washington City. |
he was also witness before the Con-
yressional committee, investigating
The affairs of that city. He made
in his testimony that .
great many claims for work were
fraudulent, and when asked If his
name appeared rs approving such
claims, said If it did it was perjury
On his part. The papers were brought
before the committee, and it was
found that over his genuine signature
there was an approval of the very
claims he had pronounced fraudulent.
The Board of Public Works Of the
city, of which Cluss was also men,
Der, upon this showing, Immediately
their appointment Of him as
their engineer, and recommended to
the President that he be removed from
ING Doaro' Inc Tresisen' colnPiie"
with the recommendation. This fur
nishes the Chicago Tribune with an
other text sor ahnse az the Pressdent
80 az. :. 49,. :. 80 !. TI.,
.u1 WAS - 'ne Wy ~ uoes ~ As'
paper says
The President t.kea care that NO reyi
val of confidence in him shall lasf very
long. Scarcely has his veto Of infla.
ton elected enthusiaatic thanka from
men at the North. Who care for the
national honor. scarcely has his recor-
milton Of Baxter aroused the Admir-
ton Of the men Of the South who long
for escape from the dominion OF plund.
erinr carpet. barrers. when Grant
takes pains TO remind honest and iic-
cent citizans evervwhere. Nv his re.
movsl of Cluss. that be il the same
preaident who Annotated Shepherd.
and has obstinately kent him in office !:
who .nno;ntcd and ctsIl retain. R;ch'
:.: ~ splse on me SanDorn rascal
warieT h;s nishehsv;or 18th !. nnhlic
letter of compliment who sent Ieet
TO New York and kept him in Office
s..er ms wholesale plunocr nao Decn
crorv;ctsd ~ o,trs~ao"s ~;sconSnct '
and rewarded HIM by reappointment !:
who keeps in Office Postmaster Filley,
OF st. Louis, convicted OF fiye per
.ca n n ssso ssI =, ns 1'erHs, Da;Mycr
ton in the Ssnborn swindlc. Schemes
with his g Little Emma job, Robson
with his Secor job. aud Crcsswell with
ms ms xnoIpenlnS loo. v 10y. nonors
seem TO have earned. INT in one re-.
spoct his pre-eminence among Presi-
dents will be undisputed; one honor
10 . ~ aou,ss.u ~. La Ie'"1ks - "a
which he seems fictermineil NOT ID iOse
he will DO known in history ~ the
American President who never failed
g ue,end 81 omciai accused % m'scon'
'e 81
What monstrous language for any
paper to publish which hopes to lay
any claim to decency, to say that Gen.
Grant is pre-eminent among Presi-
dents for never falling to defend an
official who has been accused Of mis-
conduct. Buchanan was q saint, John-
son was paragon of excellence in
comparison Win urant' according 70
the Tribune. Wilifni, malicious Stand
erers ususlly Display their rabbidncss
AZ MAINLY thai thev aaS..t tho,reolva.
M. s,s s.e., r . s.- ~ :.
"na' 'a"ulu Icauor VIII nos say -
once that the Tribune wantonly and
maliciously falsifies the record lie Il
NOT . natent fact that this administra.
ton has been most faithful and most
pertinacious in prosecuting and pun
ishing the guilty official everywhere
Where, in the history Of this country,
A.. c,,.s. ;n,...,-.t,a. - $780,
suo 'u'iess ..'oe.se..o. =. ~losoN
wrongs anu 20 I's0y " Punisu wn7'
guilt was found! The editorial from
which we quote in the Tribune 10 q
column in length. and r. full of van.
-.
om' AmonS o.nel s1Ss' .nc ~
spects OF the IraoNne are paid 20 those
who favored an increase OF the cur
rencv. Shaking Of fhA veto. II sava .
80.
For the moment, PRESIDENT Grant
really appeared 70 nave re8alned me
had been most disguised with his sd
ministration, and was censured only
~ .no ,eas. 49,. MSony s e.e" S s Oa n.s
Tors snd h.nrrnrts dem.ooones md
regulators"