Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-31
THE WASHINGTON INFAMY.

Little by little, but still increasingly,
leak out the details of that shameful
Washington infamy. Oh course Wash
ipgton is but one city in the United
States, and the corruption we refer to
solely affects the property holders OF that
municipality. There is, however, an
other view to be taken OF the matter and
that affects the whole country at large,
and that is why We so often allude to 1t.
An examination was had; true, it was of
the lamest and most halting kind. but
such as it was, enough was elected to
prove that the men who controlled that
city had stolen millions from the people
and from the Government. In spite Of
this. perhaps it might be said, that the
people in this region were little affected
and had but small interest il the matter.
This was correct as far as it went, but
afterwards the people of Nevada, OF the
whole country, were asked, through their
Representatives, to. say that rascality was
honesty and that the men who stole
should be screened and promoted to
another office. We regret to say, that
in answer to this appeal, one of the
Representatives of Nevada (Jones) was
base enough to acquiesce, Happily that
vote was thrown away, and only remains
as mark of scorn, as a stigma against
the man who cast it. The matter did not
rest there. The men whose infamous
deeds were exposed had such power for
evil that they persuaded their accom-
plices in the Senate and in Congress
to pass bill with which they
hoped to gag the press and pre-
vent further exposure of their
evil-doings. Vain hope. When they
set themselves in opposition to the free
press of the United States, they bit file,
they dashed themselves against rock,
and the aiders and supporters of that in
fanny will live to rue the day on which
they voted to muzzle the voices of public
opinion as uttered in tie press of Amer.
lea. Still passing on to the develop
ments that each day brings forth; We
find that the Washington Critic" says
1t now transpires that the messenger
books of the Western and Franklin Com
psnies contained signatures which, it ii
alleged, were affixed by Colonel Whittier
and which were received before the Con
gressional Investigating Committee
have been stolen. The telegraph com
panies and the Solicitor OF the Treasur,
are apparently moving heaven and eartl
to find them, but thus far without sue
cess. 1t is understood that other valu
able papers in this important case hav
mysteriously disappeared.
What does this mean? II means tina
the men who were implicated in the ne
farious trans lctions We allude to wer
guilty, and, knowing their guilt, the
sought to destroy the evidences of thei
crimes. This is what it means, il
means anything, yet in spite of this, I'll
present Congress sought to aid thes
criminals by giving them addition
power to compel the press of the coul
try to keep silence, while its member
knew that they and their countryme
were being robbed and oppressed. Doe
a Congress that knowingly assists til
commission of such villainies desery
the support or the confidence of the
fellow-citizens? Certainly not, and Cal
should be taken that not one of thos
who participated in this great erin
should ever have an opportunity of r
peating the offense.