Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-26
o \ sCOLD THEM.

A dispatch from Washington says
that Assistant Secretary Sawyer OF the
Treasury Department, went before
the House Committee on Ways and
Means yesterday, and protested
against tho Committees decision to
csnsure Treasury officials, since there
was no evidence affecting their iaisg-
riiy. This L, refreshing. Now let
Richardson and Banfisld also HE
themselves before the said COMMITTEES
and unite with tho spotlsss Sawyer In
this most reasonable request. "Aifect-
Ing their integrity" Why, the Com
mlttee took especial pains to say that
In their belief no corrupt motives
could be justly attributed to tho ELL
cials named, In tho matter OF th, san.
born swlndle. On the contrary, the
Committees report, II lansuage means
anything. cmphatlcaily regulates tho
Idea that either OF these worihis, has
brains enough to be corrupt. lt writes
them down N assos-a stigma more
terrible to a high spirited gentleman
than to be called u knave or swlndler.
It seems 10 us that IL |, just as bad 10
be an incompetent "a a rascal, when In
n position such a these men occupy.
IL they had been smart aud Inclined
to rob the Treasury, no better way
could have been selected than the n
they foliowej-wlth this exception.
They might have made terms with the
Sanborn crowd and realized a large
share OF the profits Of tho swindlc.
But as to it, effect upon the Treasury
and Government revenues there would
have been no difference. These three
worthy q oalce.holders each sat down
and signed. either BY Initial or with
full name and official title, a contract
which u fully carried out, would have
robbed this Government Of over
$1,000, 900. They shut their eyes and
signed this contract, and a year there
after, when some $500, 600 had been
collected under its provisioaS they
testify their total Ignorance OF the
contents OF tho instrument. And now
with pitiful howl one OF this trio
think, he ought no.: to DO blamed.
Censured? We should think not.
Thera IA No law la America which
prevents idiots from being appointed
to Office. still less Il IL incumbent
upon n Congressional Comuittec to
tribe with such itnbecllc,. Their treat
msut should DO different. In mild
language. they should be officially
squelehed, and II the President does
not seem disposed to remove these in-
compstents, Congress should impeach
and sxpel them. We are aware that
IL would DO cruel to hurt the feelings
OF this trio, 81 absurdly-if there were
not also All element Of danger to the
Government thsrein-unfitted for the
responsible positions they now hold,
but there must be other places where
these i~nnecents can draw fat salaries
without sndangering the public well
fare or aiding thieves to rob the Treas
ury. Why not make a sub-Inspsctorate
OF Consulatss under the Hon. Right
Rev. Professor Newman. Senate Chap
lain, ETC., as chief: Something Of
this kind might DO done. At any rate
It 10 cruel to eonsurs this unhappy trio
forls natural defect. And, moreover,
the SYSTEM Of compulsory education
did net obtain In the localities where
they were born aai reared. We meat
fsrvcntly jsln In Sswyer's suppllca-
ton and bsssech Congress not to seold
thls Innocent triunvirate OF asses.