, 1876-03-27

political doadboats and corporations who llve and
thrive by the Government pap which they steal?
Do they consider that tho man who was known
a. tho '' Watoh dog Of tho Treasury Is . uoAk
candidate nt time whon political honesty Ia at
a premium. when fraud upon fraud, and corrnp-
tiot upon corruption in being unearthod and The
man whoso honesty is unttnpaaci1ed, and whose
purity has mover bcen questioned by hla most
DO tbey doubt bis .bl1,.tes1 It 20. let .hsm
contradict themselves by searchiug bis racord tn
1vory position of trust he has aver hetd. Tho
majority Of Nj. Washburne'h disclaimers arc
thoBo who fcar 4 disoontiuuanoo Of present
fayors which arc prosluG mora profitable than
nj. Coilom is doubtless good man for the
position, but ~ compared With Mr. Wsshburne
ho IL q pigmy. while DsTeridga :" diluted Bev.
ertdBo," aB be has becu fitiJ called. could not
troub1e enough TO got offenders into jh4l without
having tho1n pa1doned out to again prey upoo
the community. They don't wans man Hho
fayors that class Of society.
Bonal friendship should not stand IN the Vav 10
secure tho bost and etEonkeat men for olaoe.
Wo hnvo too much at stake, and Mr. CulfouH
frtends would do veil TO favor Mr. Whsheurno
rzther than struggle against tho inevitable.
They cannot bo blind to the fact Tint Lii.
Wnshburne is tho strongest man By far of ANY
In tho State: that ho cau cArFy tbs German vote
90 msa.e; thas hs siot!oss record a. is bort n
yiable, and thRt his election will be the DEATH
knell for the rings Of corruption which infest
almost avery branch Of our State and National
| Gn.ornments.
| knowing all thcss thlngs, which placs Mr..
| Washburuo prc-emiuontly auea1. it IL incon-
| prohcnslble why they should hold out. thereby
| breeding useless discord In tho party. which
NOW, II ever. should hhDW united front. Al
though Mr.. Cullom would DO good nominee.
ho has great many worry bitter enemies. and,
werc not Mr. Washburue , candidate, and hlr.
Cullom hhould DO nominated, his election would
bo BY no mnana assured; while Mr. Washbnsnn
viii 60 into tho field unPlodged 10 any onc OF
anything, bis woll-known reputation being 6uf-
tlcieut guarantee 10 lnnure 4 larKa majority,
ali administration tocorTuptiblo. just, aud e1Act-
Ing
ln tho minds Of aIs. Wastburue'a friends, aud
their uame Ia legion, thcso lurk To toub.s as ia
what the result Is to bs. Let the faintheastee
80 into hls old Congressional Dintrict which III
80 long faithfully served and which ro-ecetot
him ntno consecutive times. Rnd hear what tbeJ
Say Of Wsahburne. Thcro his na1no meana yic
| tory, NOW and aa long ~ he lives.
lie has no such worda - fal1 and defeat In bill
vocabulary, nor doeB this great State OF 1nnoit
moan that he ehall bs taught thcm at tho
hands for the hrst time. ntsek serving them filth
fully for over quarter OF century.
! When ho COOS before tho people for Al election
to tho Gubernatorlal chair thcto will be such 4.
, enthusiastic uprising among tho honest peopl
, Of this Slate az has mover been Witnessed, ant
which will Htrike terror to the hcarta Of tlloe
who hare been found wanting, they will DO
. from tho wrath to come. and thc3 shall tbtol
that tho tlunderbolte Of Jovo hnTo heeu huele
nEop them aud tho ArchAngol Gab1ie has SUN
n'onea shem to tho sent OF Judgment.
NkPunL1cAS.