Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-04

company; that Gcnorhl Daniel u.
SIcklcs, who has been on his trial for
homicide, was sent as Minister to the
Court of Spain that Silas II. fiad-
son, n relative OF tho President, sent
to Guatemala, dlsgraccd himself there
by conduct unbccomlng representa-
tive Of the United States that none
Of the acts of these mon or Of tho Ad.
ministration, Of which they formed
part, were condemned BY tho Rcpubli-
can party, except in the ono instance
when public sentiment forced II TO join
in tho verdict passed upon General
Schenck that, on the contrary, the
Administration has been previously
commended by oil the conventions of
the Republican party, State and Ma
tional, especially by those which nom
mated Gov. Hayes.
REPUBLICAN REPoRMERs RUN OUT OF
OFFICE.
The records prope that Mr.. Bristow
and Mr. Wilson, who were engaged in
the work OF pursuing thieves, nnd did
not hesitate to enter the doors Of the
White House when the trail led there,
were forced out OF Office by the Prcsi-
dent that Wilson's letter OF rcsigna-
tion never received any notice at the
hand of the President while Dclauo,
Bclknap, Shepherd and Murphy, and
other noted corruptionists and person.
al friends of the President, were rc-
tired from Office with extravagant
euologics.
ANOTHER CABINET RRFoRMER TuhNED
OUT.
The records proue that under Prcsi-
dent Grants favoritc Postmaster Gen
eral, J. A. ]. Cresswell, the system of
"straw bids" grew up, which remains
still unrciormed; that Mr.. Creswell,
when he retired from Office, was
highly eulogized by President Grant /;
that his successor, who attempted to
introduce reforms into the administra-
tion Of the Department, was removed,
and political subordinate of Senator
Morton was appointed in his place.
THE REPUBLICAN TREATMENT OF WOMEN.
The records prore that President
Grants Commissioner OF Pensions,
Gen. J. IL. Baker, combined with pen
sion agent named Blakely in an at
tempt to blacSmail Miss Ada Sweet /;
that Miss Sweet had obtained her ap-
pointment US successor to Blakcly
through him, in consideration of a
promise to pay him a large share of
her salaryj that Blakcly, being de-
faulter to the amount of $4,000, at
tempted to compel her TO assume the
responsibility for that amount that in
this he was seconded by Baker, then
Commissioner of Pensions that the
individual to whom the moneys
were paid throughout was b. H.
Campbell, United States Marshal and
General Babcock's father-in,law that
after the Cincinnati Convention prom
ised respectful consideration" TO the
claims of women, high Government
officer proposed that the reduction OF
force in the Departments, compelled by
the Democratic reduction in the ap-
preparations should be made by the
discharge Of women, all of them poor,
80 as to keep the Republican voters on
comfortable salaries and that this
policy is now being carried out as lar
as possible.
now REpuBLIcAS DEnsouESTs ARE
PUNISHED.
The records prope that the Public
Printer was found by a Committee Of
the House to have been charging ex.
orbitant prices for his work, reporting
incorrectly the cost of printing The
Congressional Record, and drawing mon
ey on false vouchers that when that
Office was abolished, and one similar to
it created, the President appointed
this same delinquent official to the new
Office, and the Senate confirmed him
notwithstanding these disclosures.
THE SAFE BURGLARY CONSPIRACY,
The records prore that conspiracy
was formed to which the Presidents
private secretary was party, and ol
which the chief of the Secret Service
was the principal instrument, to com
init a burglary in the Office of the Dis
trict. Attorney of the District of Colum'
bia, and implicatc in it Columbus Alex
andcr an old and wealthy citizen, who
was outspoken in denouncing, and
fearless in pursuing the Ring; that the
plot was frustrated only in its fina
stage that Gen. Babcock is now under
Indictment Tor this offense'
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