The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-07
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The white House wh,tenea sepuie,re,

! In Washington, and / am sick and dis
9usted. The tossing of the unnatural
life at the Capital has made me sea-sick.
Nothing but fraudf FRAUD FRAUD
When will this stop? Thilty-two inves-
!, tigatin2 Committees grinding early and
late, and all OF them turning out grist
that will mark the Centennial wear 0f
the nation as the black age OF the Rs
public. "Peeulation, bribery" sc0r-
ruption, fraud. stealing, '"thieves,o
are the words that go TO bed late 1T
night and get up early in the morning.
see wrecks OF great characters OF men
who have lowered to the clouds fumbled
TO the earth and crumbled to dust like
the great Idol the prophet saw In his
dream. Their bodies were dazzling
gold, but their feet were clay, and they
have fallen PROSTATE on the plain, and
their. worshippers stand mute with
wonder and paraIyzed with amazement:
and yet the investigator Is not satisfied.
but at night he crawls from the slime of
each days revelations like the crocodile
from the mire OF the GanQes, opening
his lnsatiate nav and yawning for
more. Clymers 9 committee follows the
trail oil the foolish BeIknap, and each
day some post-trader, some disappoint-
ed man, some little enemy that has
nursed his hate and disappointment for
years, like Ames, crawIs into notice. and
adds his mite to the general war. The
| Committee on Posts and Post-traders
drag wealthy contractor like Burrows
from q luxurious home, enriched with
unholy spoils, and wrung from him the
story OF 100000 spent In corruptfng
public officers AMI $4,000 spent whereit
would do much good In persuadin9 q
congressional committee that he ought
| to be permitted to rob the Government
and the people.
| The Military COMMITTEES drop the
| plummet in the sea OF corruption and
/ drag up the facts OF the Secretary of
War bartering his high office for gain,
and selling the contract Of putting
| tom bstOnes at the graves Of his dead
comrades to tailor friend who will do
the job worst and pay him best. Nay.
more. They find the contractor specl1-
Iating even In the bones OF the dead
| soldiers, and burying mule legs az dead
heroes at $20 per leg.
| The Pension Commission keep uD
with the column by unearthing frauds
| by which 1900 pensioners who have
given blood and life and limb for their I
country are robbed OF $40O, ,00o by Re-
publican sharks.
The Committee on Expenses In the
Department Of Justice tear the veil from
the face OF Justice as practiced by
Attorney General Williams, and find
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars spent
on hired spies to invade the quiet homes
OF unsuspeeting citizens who are taxed
to be harassed.
engage in the favorite pastime and find
a Senator Morton charged with taking .
$4,000 plum TO remove Judge, aud
they find Schenck, Minister at great
Court, teaching the gentle Briton draw
poker as favor, and inveigling them
into Emma Mine as q matter OF profit.
The Committee on Expenditures In the
Treasury dive down and find head OF
one OF the bureaus trafficking In the vir-
tue OF his employees and carrying fctf-
tious names on the pay roll.
And Bristow, the virtuous, the honest,
the immaculate, rides into the process
sion on a mule claim
Honest old Zach. Chandler sobers up,
catches the fever and commences inves-
tigating the Land Office In his own De-
partment and unearths little $23 900
fraud in Chippewa land scrip, chops on
the head Of Grace Greenwood's 3 husband,
may get drunk, but they shall not steal
and be found out. Ii he can help 1t.
so THE STORY GOES
1t has its beginning In the weakness
of human nature and the temptations
the Republic puts In the way Of its SER
wants, and it will have its ending
when? +? where ?
I wander forth in this magnificent !
capital at night, and every imposing
edifice steps into my path to tell story
Of fraud! They are all monuments q
rascality; everything in them could tell
a tale Of dishonesty I wander through
people will patiently bear the shame
that is upon them, and suddenly / stand
In front Of the White House. White
House, indeed Tho windows are dark,
and under the stars the famous
building stands like great white
sepulchre. Within sleeps the man
who is the embodiment, the untn
territorial and Intentional cause 5f the
decentralization that crept into every
brief years ago an obscure nothing.
then splitting tobacco juice on q stove IN
his fathers store, drinking whisky, and
happy on $1,000 year! Then came
warl He is Colonel, General Grant,
silent, obstinate, fortunate, successful.
The idol Of people intoxicated with
victory He Is elected TO the Chief
Magistracy as fitted for the duties o.
the great Office as hog for throne.
sword, and he has, therefore, an im~
perative right to ruin It'll To bring
shame and disgrace on the Kepub-
lie at home and abroad Shades
Of General Washington, Father OF Hi4
Country, founder OF the Republic, first
President of the United States; spirits Of
Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Jacksons
Fathers OF '76, look down on the man
that slops around In George Washing
tons shoes, and think OF the Presidenf4
Of the United States issuing two procia~l
nations extending the boundaries OF an
| Indian reservation for the purpose Of
increasing the profits OF Brother OIL
viIle's post traderships! My God
American citizens, think OF It'll
GRAsTIsH!
| This is what alls the Government n
Draw a line around Washington Cityz
and have the great Babylon walled 1n
and arched over like mighty tomb
burying every thing and all that afo
/ in it forever, and on it write this epitaph 4
..THE GRAVE OF GRASTIsM.
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