Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-06
4 GOOD WORK ron ALL THAT.


qusrulously remarked "that there were
thirty committees OF the House Of Rep
resentatives ostensibly investigating to
ascertain what further legislation is ne.
cesssry, but really to make political
capital" II is very possible that the
Senator is right and that q majority of
the members Of the committees re-
fsrrsd to are seeking to make political
capital, but for all that tho work they are
doing 10 Of the most vital importance as
regards the true interests Of the people.
The public service. especially In the
higher grades, has become nothing more
or less than one grand swindle. 1t may
be nothing in the estimation Of Morton
and his confreres to expose and punish
official frauds and peculation Of the
worst character. but the country will
think differently. For years the burden
Of taxation has become more and more
difficult to be borne. Trade was re-
duced. manufactures paralyzed, the cry
Of hard times was heard from all Sec
lions, but still the visits OF the tax
gatherer were never decreased or his de.
mands diminished. Forced by positive
inability to satisfy the never ceasing call
for taxes the people began to look about
them. They found It was tax here and
tax there. taxes all around, taxes on
everything. Where does oil the money
60 tor was then the inquiry. This inter-
rogatory was answered by Mr.. Morton
and his friends by protsstations Of scrup-
ulohs integrity and the most rigid econ
omy. Not half satisfied, but from APP
parent positiveness Of relief. the people
again submitted their purses to the ex.
tortionate requisations Of the tax
gAthsrer. The situation kept getting
worse and worse, until the long hoped
for reaction in business seems to be as
far OF as ever. Trade is stagnant. manu-
features almost ceased, the working
population toa great extent unemployed.
Yet there Is no relaxation in the per-
emptory demands OF the administration
for money. The cry is money, again
money. always money. Nothing was
reduced or cut down. The official
world at Washington went on as gaily as
ever. That jolly tar Robson turned the
q. 8. Navy into pleasure yachts for
Cabinet ministers and Senators. The
Secretary at War gave splendid enter
tainments and the other great officials
followed suit. The country might be in
distress, its workers dying Of starvation,
Its merchants failing, its manufacturers
bankrupt, it's marine rotting from dis
use. What OF that2 The Cabinet and
ito army Of oficeholdsrs eighty thousand
strong were provided for. They could
eat. drink and be merry and what did
they carer Like the French princess
who, when told that the people were
starving from want OF bread. mookingly
said why don't they eat cake" That
bitter jest met with some terrible re-
joinders. 30 Morton and his friends,
whom asked to lessen the burdens under
which the people are being bowed to the
earth, went on with their junkettings.
their banquets and rejoicings and turned
deaf ear to complaints and petitions
for relief. Now they are reaping their
reward. Day after day brings each its
disclosure Of frauds and plumbers. Each
morning adds the name Of another high
official to the list OF the unfaithful, the
disgraced and guilty. One day it is
Babcock, another Bslknap. still again 1t
is Delano, then Boutwell,. then Cress-
well, thsn Richardson. then Pendleton
and others OF more or less note, for
foul tale sullies fearfully large and con-
stantly increasing number. That ouch
state Of things should exist is oalamitous.
II would however be o greater. tit con-
tinued unchecked and undetected. There
fore We say we care not for the motives
OF the majority in the House or what
political stripe they may espouse, but the
work they are doing is Of the greatest
value and benefit, and may for time. at
least keep official hands from picking
and stealing.