The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-22

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and bid adieu to Republican America.
The saeredness of the white House.
The time of the administration of General
Grant will be known In the future as the
sge OF magnificent stealing by government
officials, and the carnival of crime in high
places, instead OF the age of peace and pros
perity which would have followed the war
with an intelligent and honest government.
If the government of the country should,
by the grace of God or the returning COM
mon sense Of the people, be Republican in
form al the opening of the twentieth cen
fury, the children of this generation will
find 1t difficult to hsrmonizs psternal re-
spect with the condition Of affairs in
the Centennial year. They will won
der why their fathers who fought
to save the nation should al
low it to lee robbed and strsngled
by the men whom they placed in Office to
protect it. They will discover but little of
the purity of which we beast, and much
of stupid acquiescence or positive indorse-
ment of crime against the people.
The present administration has committed
50 many acts in violation OF law, justice and
common sense that the author who would
write an account OF them would furnish
very foil and correct history OF al lis de-
ings.
The people have become accustomed to
the violation Of the law and to the screen
ing of tnose who have committed offenkes
from the just punishment of their crimes.
General Grant and the officers of his
cabinet have been repeatedly in
formed of the fact of the existence
of what is now known as the ''whisl1v
ring" but what might be more properly
designated, gang of thieves. organized and
conducted tor the especial purpose of steal
ing the revenue of the government, and
that many of those connected with this
gang were in its employ and pay. General
Grant has made those who were charged
with the highest crimes against the govern
ment his bosom friends, and when, in spite
OF the presidents efforts to protect them,
these criminals were removed from office,
he has invited them to the White House,
made them his confidents and given them
letters of commentator after the people
had the best of reasons for believing that
they were thieves.
His excellency was at last forced 10
consent to an investigation OF these
frauds against the revenue of the United
States by grand jury at st. Louis. Mr..
Henderson, an ex-senator from Missouri,
was appointed to assist the United States at
torney in the prosecution. He is an able
lawyer, and conducted the prosecution with
such vigor that several of the presidents
friends and cronies were arrested, tried,
convicted and sent to prison.
Mr.. Henderson supposed be was EN-
ployed to prosecute in the interests OF the
people, and not 10 defend the White House.
In this he was mistaken. He was expected
to understand that when his excellency said
"Les 10 guilty man escape" that those
near the throne and the friends of
his royal person were to be excepted.
The earnest advocate forgot to pay homage
to his master and dared to say that frauds
must be investigated, even though the in
vestigation reached the White House. The
words OF the honest prosecutor were just
such as the country needs for its salvation,
If 1t is to be saved. He made his words good.
He showed that be knew his business too
well to suit bis employer. He did carry the
to the White House.
He satisfied the grand jury that Gen. o.
L. Babcock,s the private secretary Of the
president of the United States, was one of
the band of thieves who had been defraud-
ing the people of the country and stealing
millions OF dollars. Gen. Babcock was IN
dicted for these high crimes.
AS soon as the news of his indictment
reached the capitol, Senator Henderson, the
was removed. Whyr Let the
taxpayers of the country answer at the
polls.
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