Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-04
CLINr.S MAKING PCI.ITi6 sL
CAPITAL.

| Mr. Heister Clymer of the Reading
District of Pennsylvania. chairman Of
the Committee on Expenditures in the
i War Department, after reporting 10 tue
House the resolutions of Impeachment
agreed on by the Committee. emitted.
with great emotion, the following &C
emulation of de;Aa- o.ica. hat,,os:
Mr. Speaker Il would not if / could,
aud could not in my present condition
if would, say anything of the facts inst
reported to the Housa. Another occa-
zion may be afforded me 10 do so. They
are SO plain that everywhere throughout
this broad land and throughon, Chris
tendon, wherever the English language
is read or spoken, they viii for long
y.a.s constitute record of official cor
ruption and crimes such AS there IL no
parallel for in our own history o. i'll tina,
of any country that | know of. Ia this
hour, If one sentiment of pity. one word
Of sympathy, could find utterancs frcm
me il would be hecauss feel that tue
late Secretary Of War Is bUt the proper
outGrowt1, the true exponent 81 the cor
ruptioU, extravaganza and LfsGlanage-
Ineut that has cursed this land tUr years
past. That being INV own reflection,
will discharge my duty bes; 70 myself
and 70 this House by demanding the
previous question on the adoption Of the
resolutions.
The country will weigh these words st
their night value and not lie mis:ed
either by themselves or the motive which
lies back of their utterunce. Many an
honest pen will answer Alr. Ciymers
clap trap about this business having 10
parallel in history with tine conclusive
words, Boss Tweed" but let Us look
little further for one moment. Our read
ELS memories are freshly charged with
what was called the Credit MoGiIIer scan
dial. Also they VII! remember that the
two inen upon whom the censure Of The
House Of Representatives Eel! wese Oakes
Anes. Republican, and James Brooks.
a Democrat. Both are dead. bid James
Brooks deny having taken the part
charged against him: lie. Us see What
he said @bout the matter himself. The
New York IFe"a, good Democratic au-
ihor:tyJ, quotes him tAus-wise:
In giving his version Of the peculiar
circumstances envel0ping Lis connection
with the Credit Mob.ler, said the IIo-'I,
.3Ir. James Brooks says
l have as much right 10 own Paper
stock rs live stock, rs sheep, or splnd.es,
or lead or lion mine. or barley. or tim
Der, or steam engines. or foundries, with /
two or three thousand fairfield articles
largely endowed by Congressional .ea,s-
!atiOu.
Befora Mr. C.ymer insists anon = re-
iteration Of Lis avermsnt about their
being uo parallel for Mr.. Belknap's ras-
callsy which is had enough. God
knows. let him rs1ec, uron his way OF
stating things IL eI;euUa,io4 p: his own
by Congressman Brooks.
Here WAS one III the accepted teachers Of
tie Democracy no; only defending his
own dishonesty, but defending i; by the
Use OF one OF the mos COhtenptIDle |
ever attempted. He Was not
only bold enough to defend himself in !
having done an act OF dislonor, but in !
doing so was disingepuous and crafty !
enough pucposely to confound le5iti-
mate act of ownership with the taking /
and holding of bri5s-for If his hold !
ing Of Credit Mobiiier stock amounted |
to any crime, bribery is the name of it.
The New York Word rebukins Mr..
Brooks uncardor and insoleut sophis-
try said: IT is to the fact that Congress
men have found their accounts in the
subsidy system that the gross luxuriance
Of that system is due, Afr. Brooks idea
is, in plain words, that it is unjust that
everybody except Congressman should
be allowed to make money ont Of
schemes upon which Congressman are
,alled to legislate. Nothing could be
more fallacious." We commend this |
chapter in the history Of his own patty
% the consideration of the emotional
Clymer.