Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-06

Q For Mr.. st. Adams passing fal
cy for MabePs beautiful face ha
:, long ago been submerged in ht
S genuine admiration of Efie's ia
r more lovely character.
81 shall always be thankful fc
D that nights ride in the STAGE" h
said, earnestly.
But Mabel Arran was not $
thankful for it.
An Inside View Of GraniisIn.
The Congressional investigation
: OF the past session have brought t,
light many of the Republican short
comings which the leaders fondl,
believed were effectually concealed
but it has been felt for some tim,
that no full exposition could be OBJ
tanned until there should be som,
one bold enough to come out from
the midst of the corruptionist and
give his experience. This events
has now occurred, and the public
at last has an inside of the party in
power. The view is furnished bv
John Y. Deweese, formerly a Con-
gresham of the carpet-bag persua-
sion from North Carolina. Mr.
Deweese, not long since returned
to his old home in Cleveland, Ohio,
and seeing in the tolerable pure at
mosphere by which he was there
surrounded the error of his ways,
declared his intention to repent and
to vote for Tilden, Hendricks and
Reform. Thereupon the Cleve-
land Leader assailed him savagely,
charging that he had the "swag of
corruption in his pocket" The
answer of Mr.. Deweese to his
charge, in view of the fact that he
knows thoroughly whereof he
speaks, is an admirable bit of cam
paign literature and document
which the Chandler-Hayes clique
will find it hard to met. 1t is as
follows:
Amongst other things they say
l twice bought my way into Con-
gress. This is true in this respect,
as the chief editor of the Leader
should by this time well know after
his persistent chase after the Swiss
mission, that you get nothing from
the Republican party but what you
buy and pay for. | was twice elect
ed by the Republican party to Con-
yress, and on both occasions was
to buy tie leaders of
hat party to keep them from sell
ng my election. / paid James ii.
Harris 1000 to keep him from
two weeks after my first
nomination, aud $4,000 the second
o keep him from supporting Sey-
nour for President in 1868. also !
vas compelled to pay John A. Hy-
nan, now a member of Congress, G
800 for his influence. / paid G. l
;. Harris, the chairman of the Re-
ublican State Central Committee c
North Carolina, to keep him from a
cling my election to my opponent v
in short / was compelled to pay a
oney for any favor ever received q
ON the Republican party. Their 2
fices seemed to be in the market Il
II sale and l purchased them, like 7
nv other doubtful stock on which o
oeculation is made. / know of no "
lend of mine who had any favor u
ON either his party or its leaders IL
did not pay for. / could in
ance a number of members, both
orth and South, who paid for
cir places, and in some instances,
d not get them, one notorious case 81
this State, less than two years d'
%. in which the office was paid ol
r but the delivery failed. Then G,
is such a crime for me to have >,
ne whatmy party was daily doing! y
nd the investigation show this c'
IS the rule and not the exception. -
g further says that the swag of q
Eruption is in my pocket now al
us see about that. / may per- h.
ps have done some things that - -
re wrong in the company of such N
IN, and daily associating with ma
ch characters as Bill King, their N
stmaster of the House, Railroad de
ane, the Speaker, the Rev. Gen. IN
.rfield, of Credit Mobilier and
Collier fame, with the Rev. so
nator Patterson, Drunken Zach. We
andler, Attorney-General Will ca
ms, Postmaster-General Creswell, wl
tn Babcock for private Secretary 90
War, and even the immaculate 20 20
ant himself loaded down with VI
swindles and steals, was it to
expected that /, green coun-
boy, just out of the army, with :.
experience in life, with these 90
ming lights for leaders, that i h'
uld not do something wrong ac'
God knows | am only surprised, 81
m the company was then daily TT,