The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12

BELkNAP'S DISGRACE.
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inner Scenes Of the Fall or The
Corrupt Secretary.
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Ills Honor Bartered TO Crafty silly
Wlle's Ambition for Display.
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hei"n"ps Interview with the presi.
"en'-"iS "ife's Passionate Appeal
10 Chairman CIyiner-Fa,i of the
Levin noii Ia Washington.


,, ~ llttle over twenty years ago W w
belknap came to Keokuk MS n youno
attorney, llewas a Democrat in rolitic,
ana became somewhat active as n loon
politician, and in 1858 was elected b,
the Democracy to the Lower House 81
the Legislature, About the time h,
came heokuk was in ioment of sheen
la.lol' IT was a season Of great expect
ations gllt-edge property was selling nj
fabulous prices Mr. Bellinap caught
the speculative spirit and operated 10 i
considerable extent in real estate Then
came the crash of 1878, and Belknor
found himself in great financial diAcut
w. Now followed transaction which
put INN under uniavorable opinion ia,
time Letters from Eastern citic.
came to his partner that money which
his ilrm had before Acknowledged thr
receipt OF had not been applied as direc
ted lrquily disclosed that Mr. BcL
KNAPP had received the money oclknoyI
edged the receipt Of it for the firm, and
IN ms financial difficulty had
USED IT HIMSELF
ms partner was poor man. but he
laised the money and paid of the debt
ne sum so paid, General BellInap paid
back, with principal and interest as
soon as he could raise the money and
to this use applied the salary of his mil.
itary service. $500
when the war broke out Mr.. Bel.
KNAPP went in with the local COMPANY
to which he belonged, and came hoek NJ
the end Of the war Il Major General and
with arecord MS soldier, honorable TO
himself his State and his county, lie
had scarcely determined what to do ny
to his business future, when Andrew
johnson began his raid upon Republi-
cans and DR., j. C. Walker, revenue col
lector for this district, was to 90 out by
decapitation, At the instance Of both
Democratic and Republican friends,
General B., who as war Democrat
and then Independent, politically diyid-
ing his vote between both parties ap-
piled for the place and got it. The agen-
cies that accomplished this result were
both Republican and Democratic, When
Mr. McCrary succeeded to Congress,
General Belllnap, as Independent was
reappolnted by President Grant, and
this appointment was generally satisiac-
tory TO all parties. Throughout the
administration Of the Collectorship,
RuMORs WERE RIFE
in some quarters of Il Whiskey ring and
a Tobacco Ring and these rumors con-
tinue. As to the foundation of them,
we know nothing, and have heard no
specific instances of alleged corruption
at any time given while he was filling
this office.
General B. was suddenly, to the sur
prise of himself and everybody made
Secretary Of War. The choice was made
by the President from the standpoint
of that particular policy which has CON
olledhimi in manyof his appointments.
Had he asked any part of Iowa Repub-
leans or Iowa Democrats, who he should
choose as Republican Cabinet Minis
ter from Iowa, none of either party
would have thought of suggesting Gen
oral Belknap. No political questions
We're asked or answered as the condition
OF his going into the Cabinet