The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-12-24
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rse~ frvl,nr II ,na,enAn, humiliation
j, the shsmcle. greed n The inram.
lent II Tho White lloa,e. whereby
he AeNcv and gaod name II The Am.
esieAn people are rros,i,a.ed IN the
eyes n I'M whsle world.
These thing, ars no longer sarmise.
suspicion, or Islander, they are deplor-
able laess. established by cemresen,
legal evidence In the constituhcnally
established tribunals u the land And
these facts ale that tho colossal comb.
nation II robbers u the national treas.
ury And dcfamers Of American honor
ars III tho time located next door 10
The Treasury building IL Washington
IN the White ilnusc II II In evidence
that Gen. Babcock. the presidents
private secretary his right hand IN
fact. VS. secretly II league with tic
most honorlcss. corrupt md active
thieves IT tho whisky ring; that he fro
qucnily received and sent kilograms to
joyce conveying Information indisrcn-
sable and vital u tho success If the
ssstsu.i4ui robbery 81 the government
that he usci his influence and position
with tho president and commissioner 1
Douglas " procure tho revocation ~ ,
Dristow's order transferring Tho sup.
evvipara Of Internal rcvcrnr 81 ane /
iisssiat u another. which measure was /,
intended 30, and would have uniouht-
IN effect OIL Tho overthrow III tho ring. /
that while untlef double oath NJ 4 sold. |
ler and 81 william. with honor and pay, I
hrat, 4. ths confidential private sccrc. |
tary n the rre.iLent, and next Ma
general Ii the army ~ tho United I
States. no violated his oath aud honor ,
and lirgracea .rus. aud station by
regularly sharing with, 10 him. known
and notorious thieves and perjurer..
the spells a ,'leir jim, infamy.
A strrnwful picture indeed and yet
thsre 10 ono more painful a.,ll. Carl
S,hnr1 alial,t, thu s,rroxful feature
IN thu presidents conduct N follows
The real difficulty with tho president
Il that he hns given hs confidence 10
oct IL mon VII turned out TO he great
SAacals. aud hn seems determined not
10 withdraw that confidence until they
sro actually convicted and scnt IL tho
penitcntiary. When Con, Mcdonald
Was appointed supervisor u internal
revenue, my colleague. Mr.. Drake.
and myself. went 10 tho treasury 70
protest against i.,--not for any poli,i-
rAl roasona, nor 10 favor any other can.
dialate but because Cen. Mcdonald
wns known In 81. Louis NJ q tlisrcput-
abs man, and We both perde,cL that
thu appointment would certainly cor-
rnpt lhs service thuro. Similar 70.
monstrancss were nadu by most of tho
members OF the Missouri delegation,
and by : very lnrre number of ths mos,
resp ccla llc citizens " ST. Louis. =
Thus II will Ia rscn that enc step
from General bAbcock's Office. the
Areanum u our national Disgrace. We
Are In tho private oiiico Of presiden.
Grant, toward whom - day the eyes
ofvy.ry truo American citizen src
turned IN SHINE and disgrace. There
hs sits ssolil, soriil. tullor. II Ii
Impossible 10 heilayo tho solemn hssur-.
ANGUS u hiA innocence up"n my othor
thcory ,lsn utter imleeii,.. Until
that Ia proved, aud until II il denied
ihs. from tho very first dny y his Ii.
augavAii.n W - tho present hour ,hs
president has invariably associated
with tho mort earrupt VI tho powerful
combination " whisky thieycs and
treasury robbers. and that 10 has nov.
Or appointed m honos. man where 10
hsd personal friend ~ chnm .ha.
was disrsl,usshls aud thief FIR thu
position; until bis intimacy With
t'a.ey. with Tom Murphy. with Lev,
With rcrhin, Win boss Sheppard, with
I.a'atrk. With Mcdonald. with Avery.
with Joyce aud 4 hundred other cul.
rri,r /. explained; until cramer II r.
epll"I II ~ Copenhagen md Emma
Mine rclisnrk from tho cuu,t u ".
Jane.; until bSothsr-in-law Jim
Use, IL removed from rohL,ng tho
revenue In New Orleans. and brother
Orvills kicked out " tho Indian ring.
and Iiabcock goes out u tho White
House on The too u tho presidential