The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-27
The Radical congressionaI Address.

The Radical Congressional Address
The address recently issued by the
Radical Congressional Committee, and
which is now being published by the
" ell paid papers Of that putrid faction
for nearly ali Radical editors are Of
fice-holders or contractors = is curl :
osity in Its way. 1t is a long rigma-
.roie-a coBfused tumble of words
without point, joint or meaning 1t is
more like prayer for mercy. than a
defense of the many crimes charged
against the party of fraud and cor
ruption. 1t would have been better,
we think, for the Radical corruption.
lists TO have confessed their sins and
asked forgiveness, than to plead for
mercy without a confession. They
are now -arraigned before betrayed,
deceived and outraged people; they
are charged with almost every infa-
nous crime, from murder down to
petty larceny, and they must and shall
plead to the many indictments, They
have thus far escaped punishment, but
the people-hundreds of thousands OF
whom are out of work and on the
verge of starvation, owing to want
of fstatesmanship and honesty on the
part of our rulers-have made up
their minds to settle the books and
ferret out the scoundrels who have
had their arms in the public treasury.
Special pleading, or pleading for meF-
cv by pampered Radical Congressman
is not what an impatient and unhappy
people care about listening to, They
want to know what has become of
their. taxes thousands of them know
that they are out of employment, aud
that there is a wide spread want OF
confidence, and they want TO know
where the fault is. They desire an
explanation about gTs
The Credit Mobilier frauds.
The back-pay steal,
The st. Domingo job,
The Louisiana usurpation.
The. carpet. bag inlamies and robber-
les in the South, 81 st..s-r.. ssi szs5s.-
The moiety extortions, ~. a.....t
The District Ring robberies.
! The safe burglary by Washington
officials, sH ss..ss5. s.tk3 .<s.E
Quarry speculations and frauds,
The appointment of Richardson to
a Judgeship, after he had been smoked
out of office for alfeasance, s 81
The disappointment. of Boss Shep-
.AGft&g AEHAz sttC A(4StA4Ob VI OO404AA-
bia government after Congress had
kicked him out for stealing. .f.s
The appointment of Attorney Gen l
eral Williams to a seat on the Supreme
Bench, after it had been shown that
Williams had used the money of the
Treasury for his own private pur-
poses, = 4sssss 3.s,sg flss,43 s.s,.8s.i. ysa5
The press gag law, sc.
FTtI.,,r ono tho MO
light on Why did not the Republic
can Congressional Committee speak
of these things and defend them
Whv did they nOtrefer TO the question
of the finances, and the wide spread
desolation. that now prevails Why
did they not explain.hoW it comes that
Grant, who went into Office poor, is
now worth his five or six millions.
The address is an extraYagant eulogi-
um of the Republican party, without
any attempt at a defence of its prom
inent acts. Its boastings about Radi-
cal :. loyalty" is the old song over
again "a song the people have tired of
long ago. There never was particle
of loyalty or patriotism in the Radical
party, and the people know this
Power, Office, contracts, stealings-
These are the things Radicals are after.
They know not what patriotism is.
They prolonged the war purposely
that they might cram their pockets
and their safes with ill-gotten gains. !
We. viii not say that all Radicals are
but, we can say that most !
thieves arc Radicals. Let tine Radical
Committee, then, when they Issue an
other address, give. the people the in
formation they want. Our country is !
in terrible difficulties, and men are
asking each other-"What is the mat
teri"