The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-21
General Topics.

q. 4. would remind the readers OF the TRUE
NoRraEsSER that Judge Poland, a member Of
Congress from Vermont, introduced the bill
that subsequently passed into law and has
SINCE been known to the country as the
''PREss GAG LAW"
for the purpose OF silencing or suppressing the
utterances of the press against official corrup-
ton aud iobbery in high places. Benjamin +.
Butler etgmatized the press Is the
''FoRrY JAcKAss POWER"
whose conductors and editors were OF 'that
reckless and abandoned class" known by the
general cognomen, Bohemian" Yet Poland
WA twice beaten for reelection to Congress
through the instrumentality OF the ''press, and
General Butler was kicked out OF the ring OF
successful Congressional candidates by that
"forty jackass power" and relieved from the
work OF further misrepresenting the American
people in the Congress OF the United States.
G. Il. would also remind the people that the
''rammany Ring, who had plundered New York
city OF millions Of dollars, was broken up Dy
the exposures of their crimes by the press, and
the consequent prosecution and conviction OF
BOSS TWEED.
The press exposed and brought to light the
iobbsry aud corruption OF Governor Shepard
OF the District OF Columbia. The President
ards Ring to not mind
"wHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY"
Notwithstanding the overwhelming evidences
OF fraud produced by them.
Yet O. Il. NOTES that the press continues to
pursue the even tenor Of its wav, exposing cor
rupton and fraud, and bringing the perpetra-
tois to disgrace and punishment.
C. r. notices that a newspaper editor has
just unearthed and brought to light gigantic
conspiracy by which stupendous frauds have
been perpetrated on the revenues Of the gov
ernment ut ST. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee,
by a wealthy and powerful ring Of
RECTIFIERs AND DIsTMLERs,
full details OF which were published in the
Tribune, OF Chicago, few days since These
frauds had been carried on for long time with
success, and without molestation from the reg
ular Revenue officers. G. I. notices that the
intelligence OF the existence Of the ring and
Interpretation OF the frauds was conveyed to
secretary Bristow, not by the regular officials
OF the government who we're paid good salaries
to discharge their duties faithfully, but by per-
Sons outside: the detection OF the frauds and
discovery OF the proofs was reserved for a
ST. LOUIS EDITOR
and lis employee, the editor OF the financial
department OF his paper, the st. Louis Demo-
GRAFT, one Of the strongest republican newspa-
pers in the Union. Mr.. Groesbeck had made
the discovery that the government had been
defrauded out OF about a million dollars year
by this ring and the further discovery that an
indefinite number Of the employees OF tie In
ternal Revenue were in COLLISION with the ring,
The work was carried out with great thorough
ness, notwithstanding the innumerable obsta-
cIes to be encountered not only Of the ring,
but by some OF the officials. G.. T. would re-
mind the reader that the press OF the country
has frequently caarged that the
CIVIL. SERVICE WAS ROTTEN.
In td.s case, as in a number OF others, civil
service has proved TO be exceedingly unsound
G.. L would recall the fact that during the
last few years, the press OF this country has
donea great work by arousing the public mind
and public conscience to a sense OF the corrup-
ton OF the times, aud has received great deal
OF firstclass abuse for dong 90. From the
experiences OF the past, it begins to look as
though the thorough enforcement OF the laws
and the breaking up Of rings and combinations
to defraud, was fast becoming regular
JOURNALISTIC WORK,
60 be continued by that RECKLESS and abandon
doned cass' OF "bohemians' who appear to be
80 thoroughly hated by Butler; so detested by
the dishonest and corrupt and az whom Po-
land aimed his ''2ag-law;" but 80 beloved and
carefully watched and nurtured by the
AMERICAN PEOPLE.