The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-25
From the NNtionnl Capital.
FROM our ConaEsroNpENr
MAsmNaroN. Ma,ch. %. 1

onC's oxpeuGlcc IN politics. At distance the |
denr people have n profound respect for thclr |
IS 0tesmen" rnd lawmakers, hut those 81 rs !
whose hines are cnst nno lg them MS Caily WI. !
ne.ses of their shuill3s and tr cks. soon con.
tract supreme contempt for their insinceritv;
their ngr, ttudc ond ,seness. OF course TINS
Is spcn lmg il general sense, md means only
that human nature in politics is very much tho
same as human nature out OF pirhcs-cxccpt
perhaps, that the worst side Uf IT nowadays ia
found when we look for the best There are
some honest men in politics, or ut least III pub.
lic life, but it is every day becoming more pain.
fully evident that Liey are not in the Republi.
can party nor in my way connected with the
present administration There is "Jim" Blaine,
now, WHOM great many unsOphstcated peo.
pie in the rural districts innocenty believe to
Ue perfect paragon of guieless greatness, and
this ouinlnn Is 80 firmly grounded that way out
IN the wuOds Of Mime Nta and one or two other
Glaces, they even tNlk Of making him President;
yeC among those who know him best and ob,
serve MIN most, there Is not believed to ne in
all this broad country n more thorough dCina-
gogue OF inslncere ana dishonest humUug This
becomes more appa. ent every duy. aud vet Jim
Blaine they say, is the flirest specimen the
highest type OF Republican politician that re.
mains Only recently his stock aS n Presiden.
tial candidate seemed to be creeping up reason.
ably near the top of the market. hut subsequent
events have knuekcd it, along with MOrtOns
ana some others, higher Ghan the Beecher scan
ual did the Life of CHRIST"
1t is not possible N the space OF n reasonable
letter to recount all the talk and evidence of
official corrupt on current here at this dine nor
wJuln II be profitable. The Cdumns of the daily
u ess are filled with it day after day and vet
somehow, everybody feels that the truth is not
more than hali told. There is Orville Grant,
who has been before the War Department. Com
mittCe to eNOlam how deep his tugeC had been
in post Iad0rsmps and the like. He confessed
a good deal, bu. ned coed deal more. to shield
his Drolhvf, from wnom 1t appears he got all his
| privileges direct oiuce chat tnev cali hun Or
Another interest ng subject this week has
| been tine proceedings in the real estate pool
| Investigation. rms pool Is one of the most in-
famous concerns yet unearthed There IL little
doubt but mat the members Ot II .. g The Grants
| Boss Shepherd. Gen BaOcOck and few lesser
| lights Before the eXtiavag CANT improvements
which have cost the county so dearl, and bur.
| dened the District itself with n deDt of thirty
mili0us were begun by Governor Shepuerd's
ring this real estate pool bought up large tracts
of land in various parts OF the city and then by
| opening up splendid Streets avenues, circles
aud squares paving with asphalt, laying hand.
| some sidewalks and putting in trees, fountains
| ETC.. increased the yalue of these tracts almost
| AN hundred fold. This as speculation OF prl-
vate individuals who had knowledge of the pto
| posed improvements wOuld have been legiu:
mate but AS a transaction OF high public OiliCl.
ais who alone had power to make these improve:
ments IT WAS simply wi lainOus Boss Sheph nrd
as Governor mad direction OF the District pOr-
tOn OF the outlay. and BabcoCk as Supernten.
dent OF Public Buildings and Grounds handled
! the Government III dis Tor the purpose. whiie
| the President was their friend and ally and
partner in everything. Not Satisfied with the
| was given, they made claim fOr ami collected
| heavy damages for the highways and walks cut
| through H. by themselves for IheIr own bene-
fit. Inc evidence that President Grant is IN
this pool is mostly Clrcum 5tantial. one of the
strongest points being the fact that deeds to n
| considerable portion OF the property in ques.
tiOn are recorded III his name gOn ne Disuic ict
recor Is. But there ls way TO get at the I nth
more directly than this aud Nj, Hahetv X /.
bourne the book-Seeper and trustee OF the part
nershlp has been under fire III the invest gitine
commlttee several days. He refused to IA ,wer
q nd to nxvafl Ia
books, and on Tuesday he was brought before
the bar of the House. and Oruered committed 10
the district jall for COntem Ut He Ii still tn re-
occupying the room OF the deputy warden, and
| living Oh the { OF the land tno only hardshIp
beng the loss OF his berty. II remains to be
seen how long he will stand iirm TO save his
| pals. 70
The bolt which hurled Beknap from power
| to disgrace ana shame did not spend ITS eutire
fvrcr on the EXSecrrtarv's head. Other repu-
| tatlOus that once stood igh are now shattered
ami broken. only second 10 General BeIiiuap's
great humiliation is the tall OF Hon. George e.
| PendletOn, ono of the great war horses lsx%e
Democracy and prominent candidate Tor the
Presidential nomination There vas nothing
actually CRIMINAL III the eyes of the law proved
against nm, but hIs greco and eeih -hness warr
40 piainiy shown AMI so unb ushingy cOntes9ed
uiat hls waTInest nienus have shrunk RON
HIM III disgust Tins is the story IN brief In
1853 he became the administrator Of Ine estale
OF ms DrOtherln-law among the assets OF the
estate were threeffths OF the STOCK OF the Ken.
tucAy Central railroad. Mr. Pendleton having
control of thus stock Immediately elected m N.
ssif Pre- .ident of the road, at q salary of $1,000
per annum he soon discovered that the road
had an old claim against tn Government tor n
balance OF tl4S,OOO Tor transpOr ing troops and
supplies during the war. The claim had been
rejected two or three tunes by the Government
ana was considered worthless bul, air. Pen
dletOn came on to Washington in 1871 and
through some influence with General Bellmap
the claim was PAID. Mr.. p. pockered so per ct.
of tins amount as fee for colIectngit. AS ad
minis rnJor of the estate of his DrOthern in law he
retained three-hiUhs of tie remslndec and the
balance was turned over to the road An ODD
friend, VINO stood by when these facts were
brOUght before the investigating Committee,
sorrowIully remarked when the examination
closed, George, you VIII never be President OF
anything but a one-horse Kentucky railroad"
And so il comes out at every turn. The
deeper the investigations of the committees go
INTO the co1ruptiOns Jnat rot every branch OF
the Administration, the closer do they lind
the stealers TO the person OF the President.
Everybody that is " on the make" Is bosom
. friend wnom Grant will not desert under fire.
Bot dou0t if any attempt will be made TO i'm.
peach HIM unless II should by reason OF further
deveiopements become an imperative duty a
Repubncan Senate would never convict him
I he tracucs which We're employed 10 save BaO-
COCK and BelRnap would be multiplied in hls
behalf. and Dy scuI1ng away witnesses and de.
nouncng the Confederate Congress" nc
would escape. Yet IL was Grant who said ''L et
no gnlty man escape"
, The Democrats complain that every time Ben
Hlll OF Seorgla, makes speech il cOsJs the
| Democrats a state. Whatever may be the real
feeling among the people of the south the
Lost Cause" still lives in the affections of some
OF their Representatives in tine FOrUy- Fourth
Congress. Adversllv and long exclusion from
the cOunsels OF the Nation docs not seem u
have taught them either humility or wisOom
= Robert E. Lee and BtOnewall jackson loom m
in their imaglnatlOns dem GODS whose mem
= Orles snODld Oe enshr1ned in the southern heaPt
= above that Of " ashingtOn. They seem utteriv
incapable OF approaching or understaudnl
' Northern sentiment or teeling-they have M
/ feeling In common with the n orth their ideas
do not extend beyond the boundaries of the
/; southern States, and rhe bursts OF elOquenct
! Whlon tilf the South with enthusiasm find M
echo IN the Northern heart 1t Is a pity Thai
! ( TINS should be 80. II would be better for tht
. country better for the North and better for tht
I south II there was more hOmogeniUy and more
! unity OF purpose between the two sections bui
II is probable that the generation which tOOS
I ! part IN the mighty suugge OF the Rebellion
= | VIII nave 70 go down 20 the grave and a new
= generation with new hopes and new ideas UakC
! lUs place before the bitterness OF the past will
= De entirely buried out OF sight
NOBODY here was surprised ut the result OF
: tue New Hampshire election. The cOnndenI
! airs ana Knowing winks of leading Republican,
: : | iOr day or two previous 20 { q event was evi
denoe that they had everything fixed.p II
cost tnem heavily. but 1t was u desperate ease
! Had defeat III that State followed all thar mas
Irhhsplred mere they would have been Obliged
10 give up tne Presidential election IN advance
! Grant mmsef is said to have subscribed liber
any 10 tine tund thing he has never done be
I IOre. IT'S needy cause for which Grant gives
NJ money ont OF his own pocket
Inlfty hYe mompers OF the House OF Repre-
sentatlves are confined TO their rooms by sick
! ness, more or less severe o. this WIitng TbIs
7 wholesale mdispOstiOn Is attributed bV many
m klaaEa asaN a