The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-16
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other thick and fast, the question nat.
urally arises is it the party which has
been in power for sixteen years that is
solely responsible for these things. Can
il be possible that the foundation Of that
grand structure, built and upheld by the
tpnrest patriots that ever lived, is gradual,
ly tottcring 10 the ground, and that the
brightest record ever made by any po.itI-
cal organization it to be biotted and
stained with crimes which hardly have
parallels in history. If We take the
Democratic view Of the case The county
is going TO ruin, under the auspices al
the Republican party. The Democrat
who learned his 'tpolirical philosophy
in the Tammany academy" is asf0aa6-
ed that the Republican party is so cor
rupt lie says there must be a change ;
that the Corrupt" Republican party
must step down and out, that the ''pnre"
Democratic party may take its place.
In bis opinion the country vii! rush to
the devil, if the change it not made in.-
mcdiatcly.
That corruption exists in high places.
there is no doGbt. Bat that Republican
officials only are corrupt-il is IN the
power OF no one to prove. AS soon Us
the crime Of BeIknap had been folly
exposed there was great cXUitati0n in
the Democratic ranks, and the BouY-
bons thought they bal discovered a
say by which they might put in a
"laboring oar to their advantage. That
terrible Democratic investigating com
mittec was TO do wonderful thingsin the
way of evolving Tie infinite number OF
crimes directly cAargcablc to tie Re
publican party. We'll they went to
work. AT the every threshold" of their
investigation they found Indications OF
the maIfeasanco in Office Of Belknap.
They stopped TO amnihiiatc him. Then
tsey proceeded beyond the threshold"
to look after other Republican thieves.
But they lose the Republican trail and
scent some things in thv air which are
GniaYurablc to even some Of the Demo
cratic idols. 70 proceed may disclose
some things which may be uufavorablc
&c the Democratic party at this juncturc
.IoE g
Presidential contest. 70 retreat is Just
rs hazardous. What, in all conscience,
shall they do? To proceed may establish
beyond question of doubt that BelknaT
allowed n fraudulent claim of the Ken
tucliy Central Railroad, amounting to
about one hundred and foriy-thrco
thousand dollars, and that George H.
pcndleion-a bright aud shining light
in the Democratic party-Prcsidrnt Of
shat road, paid Mrs. Bclknap for lis
allowance, ANA received The amount Of.
tho fraudulent claim. Besides this,
darsh and his wife knew all these facts
ard The Democratic members # the
committee we're anxious 60 discharge
him as a witness and hurried him oil TO
Canada-the Republican members of the
committee protesting. To protect
Pcndleton, they would destroy tho eyi-
dence against Beiknap.
To proceed further in the inrcstiga-
ton may result in proving that Gov.
Hendricks was connected with the
eating gun fraud, while he was Sena-
tor from Indiana.
To proceed with the investigation
may bring to light the fact that Samuel
J. Randall (anoJhor Democratic star in
the asccndancy) is implicated in frauds
upon the government in the philadcl- .
phia navy yard.
= 70 investigate might also make
il public that Samuel J. Ti'Jen, Dem
ocra,ic candidate i'r The Presidency.
was connected vi;h % crooked railroad
in the west.
To proceed may result IN establishing
he fact that there are just IS many
Democratic as Republican thieves, and
hat might result in continuing the Re
publican party in powor-aiter all that
las been said about Republican corrnp-
.ion. To proceed would prodrco facts
hat the Democratic party Is ob,iyioas
# its past rouenness, has learned moth
nc by It's experience, and cannot &c
rastcd any bei,erno than tiiteen years
no.
That Confederate Congress was anx-
Gus, to begin with, 10 expose tho "hid-
.ons eaormijy Of Republican corrup-
ION" at the every threshold il is
Wiling 10 draw the curtain snd ''csil it
quare.' Bat the Republican party IS
nxious that there should be Thorough
exploration Of what lies leyond the
hroshold Il demands that al who are !
niliy Of bribin. aai being bTibcd