Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-10

DcMotte that he gloried in being one of
the boys that came after and fixed up,
and corrected the work Of our fore
fathers. Think OF jefferson, the author
of the Declaration of Independence,
Madison the father OF the Constitution,
Washington, Frank lin and others. Think
OF lt-Ben Butler, Grant, Belknap, Bah
cock and DeA1otte fixing up, improving
upon their work. e.. r.I 80
And what Is the boasted Improvement
as made by this party? There was once
Il time when the private character of the
president of this country was above re-
proach, but hat day was before Grants
time. To say nothing of the many other
irregularities of that individual. we find
that on one occasion he takes S35, 900
out of the treasury without the slight
est authority of law, and gave it to
supervisor Of elections, in New York,
to carry that state and re-elect himself.
Even his own Attorney-General, Will
liams, who is by no means spotless.
testifies that he was compelled to re-
monstrate and tell the president
there was no law to; authorize such
thing, but tina. the president said Daven-
port was doing :a great work for Us and
must have the money" The federal
election law-provided that in cities hay
ing over 10000 inhabitants, on petition
of two citizens, the United States court is
to cali special session during elections.
supervisor OF elections is then appoint
ed, with two deputies for each election
precinct, who have access to the ballots
at all times. This is an improvement,
| suppose, they have made on the work
of the past Once it was thought that
the states, and the people thereof, we're
capable Of attending to their elections
and their own business, Grant appoints
Davenport and takes illegally $35. 900
from the treasury, says sshe IS doing 3
great work. ."iWhat is that? Elect Grant.
As assistant supervisors to control the
vote OF New York and manage the cleo
ton, is appointed the worse lot of men
to be found outside of the penitentiary
| have partial list before me, and there
is scarcely one who was not peniten-
tiary convict, or worse: Theodore,
alias Mike Anthony, alias Snufy. "a
Cherry street, arrested by detective
Pinn, oath July, 1870. tor larceny from
the person held to bail and indicted by
the grand jury; Joseph Prazur, 279
Water street, is u thief and a confeder-
ate of thieves; James Miller is the keep
er Of den OF prostitution in the base
ment of 339, water street: James Elm
negan keeps a similar den John, alias
s'Buckey" McCabe's picture is in the
rogue's gallery Thos. Mcintyre, sent
several times to Blackwell's Island;
Samuel Rich, served term Of two
years at Sing Sing; Andrew Andrews.
alias Hans Nichols, a panel thief. SEN
fenced tive or three terms to state pris-
on. And SO / could go through a list of
| fifty marshals and supervisors as given
by Senator Vickers, in the United Stales
Senate, all of whom were either con-
| victed felons or base characters. ap-
pointed to control and manage the cleo
ton in, New York. q ~ 49,. .,l-l,
You have heard something of q
whisky ring. That T reckon is another
improvements or invention made by the
radical party Sutton testities that super
yisors OF the revenue. are political ma
| chimes. Upon whose testimony have
whisky thieves been indicted, tried and,
in n'instances, convicted? The men who
testify that the,whisky ring was organ
lied for the express, purpose Of raising
campaign funds. If their testimony was
sufficient to convict Mcdonald, Joyce,
Avery and others before q jury, is hot
the testimony of the same witnesses suf-
ficient to convict the republican COM
mittee of a direct participation in the
frauds, and the republican party of re-
ceiving the benefit of the spoils o7Yet
they say they can purify the country,
that they arrest and convict offenders.
Has any one heard Of republican com
mittee being convicted7 ~ It is new
making new1assessments on onipostmasters,
or perchance organizing q new whisky
ring for campaign purposes. Is It not
known that the most prominent criminal
escaped solely through the efforts made
by the government to save him. Is it
not known that the very man who did
mostto bring the criminals to justice is
hated by the republican party, and sole
| ly tor his efforts in that direction has won
the eternal enmity fits leaders. Yes they
say the republican party has buried some
of its brightest intellects Il they
performed the job completely they would
have a big job of grave digging. But
how stands the facts? Babcock escaping
solely through the efforts of the attorney
general and the president, returns from
visiting Mcdonald IN his cell at one end
OF the line, to be met and welcomed by
Grant at the other. Garfield, covered
with credit mebilier stock, is received
with shouts, and returned, by his con-
stituents, 10 congress. Blaine, for whom
republican states instruct for president.
covered with Suspicion, appoints. as
chairmen of four important committees,
men who traded in credit mobilier
stock. Boss Shepherd is appointed
governor of the district. And SO it
goes These are some of the political
graves dug. iWellmay a the radical party
radical. exclaim OF this political death,
"for me to die is gain; thou has killed
me once, pray kill me once again"