The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07
MORE LIGHT.
Orth a Real Representative OF
Radicalism.

;
THE REPUBLICAN CAsDIDATE FOR GOVERN
\ OK ANXIOUS ABOUT CoNGRsssioNALl
| ISvEsTiG ALTON -oTHER IND1ANlANsIN |
). voLyED.
The Northern Ohio Democrat devsl |
opes another dark spot in the checkered
career OF the old admiral OF the ram
4 Hornet: We have seen and read the
documents now in possession OF gentle
man in this city which, IL laid before a
J 'lCongressional Committee, will bring
{ the bloody shirt ii HJosier patriot. God
Pllove ;. Orth, the Republican candidate
D for Governor Of Indiana, 10 grief III
-ths present Congress will order the con-
hnection Of Orth as chairman OF the Com
fmittee on Foreign Relations with the
D nGovernment claims Of citizens Of the
> United States, against the Government
eof Venezuela TO be investigated, il Will
i be shown that he W as interested, through
Ibis broiher-in-law- -Orth has a brother
esiu-law as well a. Grant and that he re-
ulceived his share of the amount paid by
y the claimants for the legislation which
lOrth recommended and procured. One
! of the letters written by a member Of
hlthe lobby who was
IN THE ORTIZ klNG,
dto the gentleman who has the docu-
= ments in his possession, contains the
p following: Don't make any allusions
= either TO Orth or Stillwell that we sus-
is pect anything like their pleading 10 bar
a the expiration Of the contract, but Orh
- would not like to have Congressional
In another letter this
i, i,lwritcr, prominent lobbyist, who was
Ilwriting 10 secure his livy with Orth
,fStein and Stillwell, SAYS: Il herewith
Dc enclose a copy Of the contract between
,u Thomas n. Stillwell snd myself. to.
A. sgethcr with . copy of my letter tc
m senator Morton -sundry kilograms and
other papers bearing on the subject
The two kilograms inclosed show tina
Stillwell retained me as his agent or at
~ iorney. aud my letter 10 Senator Mortoi
was written at the request OF Judg
= Orth. who looked after Stillwefs in
l. serest in the matter. Subsequent 10 tn
!. date OF Stillwells kilograms, he visite,
~ Washington and conferred with me un
,reseryedly. requesting me TO see certain
Senators, members OF the Committee OF
y" Foreign Relations. in order TO Undue
them TO vote in favor Of
rG-
act which did in every instance, and car
heried out 10 the letter. / also had IRE
anqucnt Interviews with Judge Orlh an
out his instructions faithful,
RI liz was nj his instance tha; 1 called o
illSenators Sumner and Patterson at ihei
nd residences. Stillwell, in a letter froI
en- Anderson, Indiana, to another membs
toIof the lobby at Washington. say,
I'VE I" our note received. Mr.. Stein starte
ca. for Washington yesterday. You nee
notldo anything with the bill | sent va
until his arrival. Will give him lett,
CT 10 you 50 he can call on You at once. II
os- is sharp, shrewd fellow, member
-Four Senate. good lawyer. and broihe
no in-law to Judge Orth. lie has no 9th
'ns business in Washington only TO after
p! to this matter for me- Another gentl
tcs cslman. in note 10 Stillwel urging Il
olpsynent Of
I. THE AMOUNT DUE MEMBER OF II
the L"nDi
we on contract with Orth. Stein and Sti
di-Iwell, says: =" enclose you lett
scelirom-which explains itself. hol
'ichyou will not delay this settlement. Tn
mi-Inan is poor as a man can be, and
theserviccs, as yourself, Judge Orth al
Others well know, were valuable i'm I'll
matter. trust you will not force n
iralto use other than persuasive means :
ter. the italics are the writers in the CO
ate lection Of claim which you have q
'us- knowle'ged just" Ii this corrupt,
him is ventilated. the burning lime III
of Indians will be blacken
} on worse than any Of the pious statesm
was who were in the Credit Mobilier.