The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-31
REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION.
The Governor Of Robeson's state Explaining
HobesOn's Hnscaiities.

There was densely crowded Tilden and
Hendricks meeting In Masonic Hall, New
Brunswick, last night, Gov. Bedlo OF New Jer-
ecy being the principal speaker. lie said that
much sbuse had been heaped upon the present
Democratic House of Representatives by Re-
publioans, on account OF the reduction IL had
made In the estimates for Government ex-
penscs. As an Offset to this, however, Mr.. Fos-
ter, Republican, who was member Of the
Committee on Estimates, said that $20,00O0O0
could easily bo dispensed with from the
appropriations OF last year. The House
improved upon this and reduced them to the
eItent OF $NOOOOO0. The Rsuublicans, how
ever, claimed S6J,tOON00 over what the commit
tee decided was sufficient. II the Democrats
had controlled the Senate, the reduction must
have been fully $jOOCO.0O0. The Governor urged
that tho country should dispense with new pub
tic buildings until It's nnanclel affairs were upon
n solid basis, and until return had been IN dc
to specie payments. This could he Ie chcd
without dispensing with grcenbHcks, " conn.,
dence in the Govprnms mt only existed. Men
would argue regarding them Gs savings bank
depositor argued. II the bank was unsound, 90
wanted his money but u IL was sound, he Did
not. The Governor blamed the President
for recommending IN hia last message to
Congress that after January the legal tender
G ause OF the Gteenback act should be repealed.
Thls must reduce the value OF the greenback
ard retard specie resumption. The Governor
asked whether the country had not suffered
enough from the kcpuOlican party and whether
II tld not be sutpmeriiy turned out. lie was
answered " "a Numbering yes
He then asked whether Of the seven Depart
ments uf The Government confidence existed In
more than two OF them. lie cited Belknap's
mapractices In tue War Department, aud tho
| corruption I'm the wv Department under
| Robeson. He said that Charles I. Stratton. pre-
siding Judge OF the Court of Common Pleas In
| CamdUu. testified before committee of In
| quiry tnet Robeson. desiring some years ago TO
| be u United States senator from New Jersey,
gave hun s5OVO to expend IN tho Legislature Tor
The connection Of the Cattells with all navy
| contracts, he said, was notorious. Secretary
| Roheson made them only through their inter-
| yentioD, ana thoy obtained commission Of
| from I'VE To ten per cent. for their services. A
small instance was given In connection with
ttmuer Inspection. A young lawyer in Mon
| mouth county, \. ] recentv spent six months
| ~ Florida Tor his health. Before going there he
| Obtained Hn appointment trOm RobesOn as tim
bee inspector at 500 year. The young man re-
| lates ~ a good ke that he never In pocted
| stick OF timber, and pocketed si5O whicn about
covered the expense OF his six months visit.
| The Governor TiJiculed the Republican udvo-
| cacy Of civil service reform. and cited many IN
| stances showing tnat II absorbed all the Cffices
| II could obtain ior It's partisans without refer
| ence To the merits OF those II replaced. lie
| urged that the times demanded a man with a
| Keen perception of fraud AMI the nerve to COM
bat II. This Gov. Iilden had shown, and this
tue easy-going Gov Hayes had not SHOWN.
| lhe Governor further recommended Gov. IL
| den as bach lor, who woulG IN cunscq renee
he without tie numerous relations that the
| present President has found 4 necessary 10 take
| care 81. lie ws nos man ~ gushng hear,
| but somewhat cold, aud perhaps lew men would
! ch pose him as an intimate companion. lie was.
| however. the man for eGectinz pccuniary re-
! toims. aud although sixty-twO years Of Hce. his
instincts were as Keen those % a boy. His
| u9Ii4htness had been impugned by partisan
papeis, but nauiries had thrown It into stronger
relief.
N.r. rid n had been charged with prontiny b-
the old IamuHny tine; Uut no one had dono
more TO dc troy that Infamous co ilition. Ihe
speaker said that Gov. Iiden, before haNing
any prospect OF the Presidency. remarked TO
him tnnt II II ware not for the pleasure
OF ore liking up fraud. tn would be no l.
isf ction In either holding ONCE or voting. The
imDef ai"E election STRUGGLE ~ s'iii he deslera.e
ana The Rcpuburans luii scatter money with
ihe energy of despair. Any man, however. who
sold Lis vote WA .ln enemy tp hi- country. ihe
lNefuur trculrted that with tho election Of
Gov. Ihtcu the public miad wosld be nnau-
cimlS AZ Ir-t. feeling that an economical aud
wise cove lCut WAS Ia power.
Toe ren.s iing sp 'akers were lanes W. Gerard
aud simon stern, LO.u uf New York.