Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
No. 20.


satyr-like blows hot and cold upon botl
parties, is evidently not pleased Will
the disingenuous and highly partisan
manner in which the Democratic
House is conducting the business Of
investigation, ia its endeavor to shiels
Its friends and expose its enemies--te
the utter neglect of the real business
OF the session--and hits that body
right over the knuckles, in the follow,
ing plain and terse language:
While the House of Representatives
betrays singular inability to follow up
the positive indications of rascality in
the Executive Departments furnished
by the Marsh case and other notorious
scandals, it is neglecting the work OF
legislation and covering itself with dis
credit by course Of smelling excur-
slons among Government Offices where
there is no real cause for suspicion
"The duty Of investigation" in the
judgment of great many of the zeal
Gus but inexperienced gentlemen whom
political accident has gathered in the
National Capital, obliges them to make
domiciliary visit to every Republican
official who has fair reputation, in the
hope of finding something dirty con-
cealed about his premises. They
search the bed chambers, they pry
open the pantry door, they examine
the kitchen, they call up the servants.
Nothing is sacred from their inquisi-
tion; aud one cannot help thinking
that they must be very sorry when
they fail to disgrace the country by
proving an esteemed gentleman to be ii
sanctimonioas thief.
Take the operations Of the House
Committee on Post-Ofices and Post
Roads for instance. That Committee
has allowed the public business to fall
into arrear while it has ransackea
Washington IN search of something
against the Postmaster.Ge Now
it is very well known that Gov Jewell
has been one of the most circumspect
and conscientious department officers
Washington has known for many years
lie has been particularly careful to
avoid the scandalous misuse of public
property ior private purposes which
has been so common under this admin
istration. He travels at his own ex-
pense, even the business of his Office,
and his family would as soon think Of
going to heaven in a fiery chari OF as of
taking ride in department landaulet.
Yet the committee have been question
ing and cross-questioning drivers and
baggagemen, and having up almost
everybody connected with the depart
ment on the chance-we will not be un-
charitable enough to say in the hope
that if they dig deep enough they may
6rd something rotten after ALL
This is mere petty partisanship: it
is not reform; and it not only embar-
rasses the Government and gives need
less pain to deserving officers, but it is
certain in the long run to cover the
Democratic House With discredit.
Any school.boy can see that the sole
object of such grabbing is to find mud
to throw at political opponent. not to
purify the civil service, but to dirty
the administration. There is work
enough for the House, a great deal
more Indeed than it seems to be cap
able of accomplishing, in following up
the tracks Of thieves. For the credit
of the country it should remember
that even cabinet officer is entitled to
the presumption of innocence till some
reason has been shown to suspect hila
of being rogue.
MAKE Room FOR THURMAN.-Oh
Democrats are born to bad luck.
Groesbeck "greased' an alderman with
$50 ,OOO to get park bill through the
common council; Pendle:o1 got re-
jected claim allowed by BeIknap, and
took $50 900 OF $50, 900 OF the money;
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