The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-27
and the Republican party in

mlnlSGratlOO aNu tllO AsVUuOaS1A P y -
SO black an infamy.
What course will be taken by the
House Of Representatives upon this ter
rible exposure we will not now presume
to suggest or say. Where the term OF
the President but beginning instead OF
drawing to q close, his Impeachment for
hich crime and misdemeanor would be
an imperative duty. As it is perhaps q
sonnder indrment will be that for the
aalxe of his former services to the State
he he spared that public pillory, and,
like Give. his name be suffered to pass
into history with its brightness and its
blots. to attest the temperance OF Demo
cratic politics and the magnanlmlty OF .
Republic 7. World.
The following resolutions were adopted
| BY an Independent mass meeung az
Bloomington, on Saturday, April 10Th
| Resolved. That financial reform Will De ! ne
! main, If not the only issue IN the election next
fall. =.
Resolved. That the money which paid the
soldier for hig blood andwhich pays the mechan-
| ic for his handiwork, the laborer for his toll,
and the farmer for his products, is good enough
+, to pay the bondholder and the banker tor
their bonds. =,
Resolved. That the national bank act should
be repealed and greenback moneys. endowed
with full legal tender qualities, be issued by
the government directly to the people.
| Resolved: That the national debt should as
soon as possible, be funded into a low interest
bond. inter- changeable with greenbacks.
lafford to nav the enormous rate Of interest ex-
torted from it by the money lenders.
Resolved. That legislative discrimination
in favor Of capital and against labor mus,
cease. :.
Resolved. That the specie. resumption act
and the gold act Of 1869 must be repealed.
Resolved That we indorse the platform Of
the Independent party, made and adopted IN
State convention indianapolis, on the 10th OF
February, 1876, AND that We will labor for the
success Of the ticket by that party then nolnl-
mated.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Important
and trustworthy evidence directly lmpli.
eating the President OF the United States
lin an illegal and corrupt use Of the pub
lie money was taken to-day before the
, COMMITTEE on the Department Of just
, lice, and comes from no less q person
than an ex-member of his Cabinet, ex-
Acknowledgement George H. Williams
and who, in fact, shields his illegal con
Iduct behind the written order OF thu
President. In word, it involves thu
. lpayment ont Of the Secret Service Fund
BY order Of Grant, $4,000 to aid in car
, irving the elections in the city Of New
J York in the years 1871, ~ and rs. al
, OF this money was paid to the notoriou
John L. Davenport, who was Chief Su-
|peryisor under the Enforcement act, blu
who does not receipt for it in single in
,, stance as an officer Of the Government
but simply as John L. Davenport Il
one instance he merely gives his owl
due bill for payment. The payment
!. made 10 him in his official capacity ar,
all duly receipted and audited in the Trea
sury and are correct and form legal &C
. count. This corruption fund for election
purposes was gObbled from the Score
> Service Fund. Attorney-General VIII
} lliams says he was first called upon t.
: pay Davendort 90 900 in 1871. He hes
: itated to use the public money in tina
way, and called upon the President who
after briet conversation, ordered it
+ payment by = written order. In the fal
| Of 1872 ,swhen the last Presidential cleo
/ ton was held, $40, 900 was ordered to b
. paid Davenport, the Attorney-Genera
| testitying in each instance he receives
3 the verbal order Of the President befor
: turning over the money. Last fall u, 00'
5 more were paid. When Williams hal
demonstrated against the largest pay
, ment tor the election in 1872, when Gran
! ran against Greeley, the President said
I.Davenport Is engaged in great wor
lup there. He must have the money.
. When pressed By the committee on COZ
lrupt and illegal use Of this fund the Al
. torney. General evaded and lodged ant
) seemed reluctant to tell, though not .
: willing after all 70 protect the Presiden,
This corruption fund was paid on orde
: of the President to Whitley, and by tn
: latter to Davenport. Whitley produce
!. to-day 70 the committee Davenport
!. vouchers for every cent, and William
: corroborAted him in that in and other n
, spects.
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