The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Another Fallen King---Scarsd Mesa
Game Of Bluff---Newspaper men
as detsctiyes---Personals.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 1. 1875.
A FALLEN KING.

L.
and the name of Bill King is heard loud
in the land. When the testimony is all
in. it Will show that democrats as well as
republicans picked at this fat subsidy
pie. It proves, too, that in the former
investigation Of alleged corruption in
this Pacific Mail business, suspected re-
publicans scrambled sheep-fashion over
each others backs, in their anxiety to
kiss the book and perjure themselves in
to seeming of respectabidty. Swore
sanity Bill King. ssI never received a
dollar, or expended dollar. for anybody
thus falsifed himself, his image was in
delibly stamped in the memory Of GER
tain New York bankers and their detec
tives, as one who had presented at their
desk one of Twins huge check and re
ceived cash in return. The country will
only note that this herculean perjurer is
a republican, and that under q repub-
ican administration has this great wrong,
and others like it, been coddled. 1t will
hold s'the party responsible, as it has
held it responsible for credit Moblller,
District rings, and the scores OF similar
villainies. Said disgusted New Eng
land senator at Wizards last night.
''This will bang out the little life re-
manning In the republican party, and
1 don't care who hears me say So.
OUGHT TO HAVE TAKEN A VACATION.
It was ulkind to the tribe of Bill King
that this impertinent committee should
conclude to sit at New York through the
holiday vacation. ''Of course he didn't
take the money, was already ringing IN
the columns of the partisan press. 'He
is postmaster of the national house of
representatives, republican member
elect of the next house, and King who
can do no wrong But ere they were
fairly warmed up to their work, the
committee sitting through the holiday
recess at New York, has proved him
corrupt all the way through, and vol
unteer periurer. The Kings name Is no
longer tower of strength.
BLUFFING.
You may have noticed how Rufus
Hatch and other chiefs Of the Pacific
Mail company are taking water. Things
are not 50 clipper with them now as
when they we're eafousing with con-
gressmen at ship-launchings, or toting
willing president and his hangers-on up
and down the coast for a summers loaf
ing. Hatch just climbed right to the
top of his Indignation when the chatter
first began about corruption. He yocH-
Grated his desire for an investigation
when he thought Irwin had gone to
Europe to die, declaring if there had
been any irregularity Irwin was the foul
fend Fhbbertigibbet who had worked
it all. Thinking that Irwin would only
return to America in his coffin, Hatch
remembered his schooling in trickery
under Sturges, of Chicago, and squirm-
ed around to have all. the blame packed
on the back of the prospective dead
man.
But presently in slouched Irwin, cada-
verous to be sure, but resolute. He
hired the best physicians in the coun-
try, came to Washington, put himself
under careful nursing, and then gave
part of his testimony. 1t was enough
to prove that Hatch, Sage, Stockwell, /,
and the rest had hired him expressly to
| corrupt congress. Hatch and his fel-
| lows have now slid down from their IN
dignant pinnacle and are blubberlng
! that Irwin wants to break up their COM
pany Bluff has given way to beseech-
| ing.
There is a deal of mischief in this red
haired, sallow-phizzed invalid who is just
! now the subject, at Wormley's hotel, OF
| 50 much attention from physicians and
the sergeant-at- arms. He has about
ruined the Pacific Mail company, and
has it in his power to do Like favors foI
number Of congressman and o1flclai
| lobbyists. He says he is too sick to be
sent to Jail, and that if the house next
week insists on his telling all he knows,
he shall be obliged to obey orders: His
story will unsettle the stomachs OF near
ly all the lobby leaders, whose digestion
and sleep have already been impaired
by Bill Kings loose manner OF handing
subsidy cheeks. A man at deaths door
is as unpleasant customer to affront.
! Confession is natural thing to him.
Hatch how wishes he had not been sc
clamorous for Twins return from
Europe, and number OF virtuous con
gressmen have concluded that silence
might also have been guarded IN theu
own cases.
With King and Parsons nailed, anc
with Schenck, Potter, Sargent, Vor
hees. and Butler likely to be caught.
what may not be expected when the
undercrust Of this infamous cookery Is
is reached? The knife of injury has as
yet only penetrated the outside frost
ing.
THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER.
Bristow has fine perception of ]ourna
| listic usefulness. A member OF the way:
and means committee was recently sug
gesting to him the advisabiiity OF setting
government detectives to work up tn'
facts in the illicit distribution OF The
Pacific Mail lobby fund. Why not pu
the secret service On the track q querr
ed the congressman. s'Secret service
hi" answered the stalwart secretary
eff you want the corrupt members Ter
reted out, go over to Newspaper roy
and give your leading facts and suspcl
ions to the correspondents. They WI
have all your ,scalawags hunted down Ii
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