The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-10-26
NUN. 43.
What to Tell Them.

signalized his entrance into Office |
by gift taking and appointing do
nors to lucrative offices.
Tell them them that he pensioned |
his relatives upon the government
in like manner, and was in the habit
of giving his brother the wink when
a fat job was about to be engaged |
in.
Tell them of the San Domingo
ring by which the government came
near losing $4,000 900, and did lose
vast amount in preparing for the
job, in which Governor Babcock
and other of the Presidents friends
were pecuniarily enlisted.
Tell them the story of Black Fri
day, by which a corrupt ring, con-
sisting of Corbit the Presidents
brother-in-law, Babeock, Jay Gould,
Jim Fisk, and others, through the
sub-Treasury of New York got con-
troll of the prices of gold by which
the Presidents wife made S25,OOO
Tell them of the lawless usurpa
tion of the State governments of the
South, to suit the whim of his broth
er-in-law Casey, and for other like
unworthy reasons.
Tell them about the district of
Columbia ring in which Boss Shep-
herd was manager, wasting millions
of dollars of the peoples money, in
which Grant was believed to be a
secret partner, as Boss Shepherd is
Grants confidential friend.
Tell them of the conspiracy to
defeat exposure of the safe burglary
business, in which Babcock, the
President private secretary, was
inculpated.
Tell them of The whisky ring,
composed of Grants confidential
chums, Mcdonald, Joyce, and 9TH
ers, by which the government lost a
hundred million dollars.
Tell them of the defalcation of
Radical oaice-holders, by which, ac-
cording to the showing of Secretary
Bristow last June, the government
has lost five million five hundred
thousand five hundred and ninety
five dollars.
Tell them of the Radicals robbing
the trusting freedmen in their saw
ings bank of three millions of dol
lars.
Tell them of the Sioux war and
the Black Hills ring infamy, led by
Presidents son and the son of the
Secretary.
Tell them that the A6ministra
ton has expended in the last seven
years more than s4,0OO,000,O0O, and
they would haze spent thirty mil
lions of dollars more this year, if
Democratic House had not checked
them.
Tell them that under the present
Administration $2O0,O0O,oG0 have
been expended on the navy, which,
according to Admiral Porter, "is
worth nothing as a navy"
Tell them that in 1869 there were
only 54,267 ofiiee-holders which has
been increased until the number
now amounts to 94,119, being an in
crease of nearly 10000 under Grant.
Tell them that the reconstruction
policy of the Administration send
ing down to the South disreputabie
carpet baggers and thieves has sad
died upon the Southern States an
enormous debt of over $194, 100000
Tell them of the enormous rail
road subsidies and land grants that
have been voted away by a Radical
Congress.
Tell them that the rich lands of
the West have been squandered and
that the Government is now paying
the interest on $64, ,O0O,O0O of Pacific
railroad bonds.
Tell them of the Credit Mobilier
scheme, by which thousands and
millions of dollars were made by
Radical Congressman, the agents Of
the scheme putting money where it
would do the most good-ln the
pockets of members of Congress.
Tell them of the fraudulent Secor,
McGarrahan, Chorpenning claims,
and others like them, by which the
treasure of the country was to be
stolen.
Tell them that the Radical party
has ostracized every prominent
= member Of the organization who
, has raised his voice against these
corruptions.
Tell them 1t slew Horace Greeley,
sacrificed Sumner, laid Trumbull
on the shelf, sent Doolittle into re
tirement, and exalted Blaine, hon
ored Chandler, reinstated Cameron,
preferred Garfield, and made Nor
ton a leader-an the serviie sup
porters Of the administration and
friends of the rings.
Tell them that under Hayes We
have a promise of the continuation
Of the Grant dynasty, for Morton
says the President win be what his
friends make him, and the same
corrupt men who run Grant are
foremost supporters and controllers
, of Hayes.
Tell them that there can be nc
reform inside Of the party, for thC
Radical orators are now proclaim
ing everywhere that We have the
best and cheapest government il
the world.
Tell them that the leaders who