The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-29

for like purposes-the defense Of border
rufffanisIn. Lecompton, and secti0nal STRIFE 4
The navy-yarCls. custom-houses, and Fosg
offices were degraded into corrupt party
machines. Editors of servile sheets. rem
iering TO Government no service, we're
borne upon their rolls, drawing pay--iik9
Baker. of the Pennsglran5Gsa, and Eila noted
Theophilus Fisk, of the argus, az Pnitaue1-
phia VIM. III. Brown. OF the J0ea7a1t QI
Commerce, at New York Harry 5cOwalS D1
| fhe Free Press. at Detroit, and the Henry
j. Alvords i'm other. sections men Ike
/ Cummings, at Philadelphia. pOcketing pay
in the name Of subordinates for which ne
services were rendered; like Clemens, an
| the PhiIadeph navy yard, unable ~
write but useful as politician. appointed
and drawing pay as clerk while W0fkln&
i as bricklaver like The Infamous Michael
g. Murphy. foreman in the New YORK
/ yard, and the principal in $36, GOO jewel
| ry robbery, retained as party strskeIs-
/ Fealty to party covered all crimes. SWln-
i ding contracts. like the notorious l1Ve0ak
contracts to Swift, were awarded to party
| fitvorites IN payment OF party services
! Thousands OF dollars were regularly ASSESS
ed for party purposes, even three times ID
| the same year, upon the Departments ~
Washington. upon the navy yards, CUSTOM
| houses. and post offices thrCughotIC the
country even assessments, in the form
| contributions, for the support OF thesorgans
! the Constitution. Woe 70 the unfortunate
wight who rebeiled; his Independence
was Instantly rewarded by decapftatiOns
| Office holders We're organized into merceh-
| arv corps for the control of National ana
State politics /: and by wholesale frauds af
elections-by frauds upon the reeIstry--by
| the issue and distribution of .fTauduleng
naturalization papers-by balfot-box stslffS
| ing and frauds in counting votes, enable0
! corrupt minorities To dominate for years
| the Intelligent malorities OF the great
States of Pennsylvania and New York
| Defaults like Isaac W. Fowler's. the post
master at New York, for $4,000, wer0
but bagatelles compared with Fhomps0n's
| The ab-traetion by Floyd's nephew
| GODDARD Bailey. in 1St6. from the Interior
| Department.. under Jacob Thompson. OF
| $3.50. 600 of Indian trust bonds. and their
| transfer TO Russell. Majors 81 Wandells up
OIL Secretary Floyd's fraudulent aceept-
ances, under a contract OF that firm with
| the War Department., and similar fraud-
ulent acceptaHees by Floyd. as shown by
the records Of the War Department. e. the
amount of So. 339, ,335. aggregated ftauH
| OF ST. 137 1896, to be borne either by the
| Government or the holder.
THE 1SDIAS BONDS THEFT.
Under the numerous Indian treaties, UP
| TO 1861. with the Cherokees, Chickasaws,
| ChoctawS. Greeks and Others, funds III large
amounts (heid under the solemn pledges
| OF tie nation in trust for those trfbes) had
| accumulated in the hands of the Secretaries.
were invested BY Secretaries Woodbury. and
| Thompson in nearly valueless Southern
stocks and State bonds. Even the Smith
| sonian trust fund $685. ,000) was sunk with
! the rest. By Woodbury. $1.744.166 66s
| were thus Invested, upon which the Gov
| ernment has paid as interest $1.551, ,7DS.,
! OF this fund, under Buchanan, Secretary
| Thompson in like stocks and State bonds
| $I,970. 500, npon which the Government
! has paid as interest ST. 575.4 435, all in vio-
| Iation Of law. and causing total loss to-
! the nation OF Sc, S72 100 66
Hence. under Buchanan. under DeulO4
cratic reform. the loss to the Government
| by defaults and fraud was So 81 in every
| $1,000 collected and disbursetI ]; Under Linz
| coln, but so rs; under Grant, only so 81.
| Under Buchanan five times greater than
under Lincoln. Under Buchanan, over
| eleven times gre;ter than aIlder Grant.
Snch is the brief history of Democrats
| retorIn-stlch the character of its public
men-not of one period only. but of its
every period, from its origin under Jeffer-
sou to its clt s., IN lSGl under BucIlanAh.
Maladininistrttion, malfeasance. spoiia-
| ron. cofruption. and fraud-eyery vile adj
illustrative eliine-dominated amid ex-
ecutiye nsurpation and military tyfannv
supported by laws ontragiug every hufnssn
right.
THE DEMOCRACY OF TO-DAY.
Turning from the past terrible record OF
the party, the question naturally arises
Has tie Democracy. as a patty, inn
| proved 20 lis it the author of single
good act IN the lass quarter of century ~
| This question has been asked before, but
never answered. Take for example. the
| nonlinatio, OF Samuel j. TilJlen for the
| Presidency 1t is fair To conclude that as
| Is the man OF their choice so is the party
he represents. Ore illustration of his char
| acter for yerslcity is sufficient. Take the
| following:;
On December 2e. 1858. In his answer to the
| Mr.. Tilden swoie TO complaint in the Cir
return under oath' in gut Court OF the unitsd
Il hereby certify that ST. louis. Alton and
/ and faithful statement Company against hfna-
Of the gains. profits or self and others, which
/ Tiiaen, of the city OF ly, Mr.. TiIden swore
1 MsY ae 9ors aSa New Yor 1af r as s
whether derived from ces the defendanf, NJ
rents, interests, divi $40 900 aisainst said sess
any profession. trade, holders, and the said
employment, or yoea- charge was paid BY or
source whatever, from mortgage bondholders
Ris i! day v Of d JfRnaFy t. 9 @ he IN e
1862. both days inclu- fendant, Tilden, for
income fax nnder n the aforesaid. % also 5ars5ce ,e
excise law of the United charge OF the like sainn
ali sources, s7.1ls.'' lprofessios.ai ssrvicea q
mortgage bondholders
Shish VI 2 xss ssIs psia = 9 ii;.,s 81 Sisss u
Fls.gg and which
dale OF November
1852. In statement an
lnexed to the first rs
port aforesaid M@ hmF@
ing been receipt@M far
by said Tfdcns On rs
count of professional
services.
Is Mr.. Tiiden a wiliful perjurerq And if
so, Is he a fir person to be President Of tbs
United States?
DARE THE NATION TRUST SUCH a PARTY
Dare the nation again trust such partyS
In what have Republicans forfeited f1le
confidence of the Republic? Shall Bel
knap's single crinie-his sale OF po@ts
leadership to the Democratic Ms5z1i-tl5e
only offense of which it has been convicted
IAN accident. not the rule of The AtliMiIsfas
| trlfioii-blot out its record OF snagufileenx
achiaveinebts-its trituDphant reStfsfMtf0m
OF the Uniou against the ulurtieFOtss 4afOfNs
of the Democracy to destroy it lss .laazlE