The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-24

in Congress would take any notice OF the
gravest charges affecting the honor and the
honesty II the Secretary ~ War. The
third-term organs denounced them a. cal-
uInnies, after the e.ss.- ,-.e OF the Credit
Mobilicr Statement; and now when the Sun
T. again yindicated q the last letter, il l. not
the crime which this rotten and rascally Adj
ministration deplores, but it, discovery.
Belknap was a professor Of Grantism,
the natural OuigrOwth Of a yenal. jobbing,
and prOiiigate system, which, beginning
with the President, extends all over the
country. and includes every branch OF the
public service. lie felt sure Of protection
from knowing the secrets Of those around
him. lie knew Republican Congress
would only investigate 10 whiiewash, in il
could ever be forced TO go through that par
tisan Formally. Hence. he grew arrogant.
careless. and by long immunity and success
defiant, until the Democratic House Of Re-
prerentatiyes exploded the mine which has
blown the Republican party 10 fragments.
The pretense that this revelation was a sur
prise TO Grant, or the Republican leaders,
i weak invention 10 palllate their COM
plicity. The facts were all familiar long ago,
with many more shocking still, which will
now inevitably come TO light.-Nev York
Sun.
We repeat that Belknap isa symptom OF
the disease, not sporadic case OF personal
ulrnvnt-Af inl~ Ili-tIAUlt anu degraded
wretch, who only yesterday was the Secre-
tary Of War, il a sample OF the men who now
govern the country. For this and for all
that may come In it, train the leaders Of the
Republican party are also responsible Mr..
Blaine, Mr.. Conkling, Mr.. Fish, Mr.. Nor
ton. Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Edmund-, are all As
responsible for this moral earthquake a. the
President. They have submitted TO every
command and indorsed every out rage. They
have been the willing advocates Of every act
OF usurpation which has marked the Admin
istration from st. Domingo down. BY their
aid this crowd Of Adventures and j0bbers,
whose representative is now under impeach-
ment, were enabled TO hold power. They
consented 10 all OF X. They had no protest,
no objection, and now, when the whole Bel
KNAPP business stands before Us i'm its naked
deformity, when we see ring after ring
breaking and developing the deepest corr
ruption, when we ind the American name
over the world the synonyme Of official dis
honesty, when because Of the infa my OF this
trusted leader OF the Administ ration our
very institutions are in reproach, il is time
for the people, and especially for honest
Republicans, TO hold the true culprits re-
sponsible. These men have been the lead
ers Of the party for years.-Ns,r York Her.
aid.
When General Grant became President
the carnival Of these persons came. They
couiu ne % great service 10 nun IN securing
a reelection for a second term. and even for
a third; and the result was that 10 an extent
never before known in our history public
Offices Of all kinds became filled with class
OF men who cared nothing for public meas
ures or for any political principles whatever,
but who were bound TO their political chief
by purely selfish and pers onal objects. The
example Of that chiefwas enough o corrupt
men who were very easy to be corrupted. -
Neic York World.
The Radical Congress used 10 cover up
and whitewash just such proce edings as
this. But fortunately for the people o. this
country, we now have a Democratic II use
that has thrown away the whitewaSh buckets
and brushes, and has gone az corruption.
fraud, peculation. and extravaganza with
pitchfork and rake. determined that the
whole foul mass shall be destroyed Pitts
burgh Post