The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-25
Howe.

The senate committee now investigating
the election III Louisiana has for Chairman
Mr.. TIMOTHY @. HOWE of Wisconsin, one
of the most narrow-miudcd, crotchcty, AMI
self-suilicicnt partisaus on the Republican
side, and who has never fnilod L. appear rs
the extreme champion of Grant SIN. lie
served in similar capacity when the oX-
tortions of the LEEr x STOCKING Ring
upon the merchants of this city were
under investigation.
Although the testimony exposed the cor
rlpt nature OF that job and the enormous
impositions practisod to make the divi-
deud- lnrge-some of which went into the
White Housc-Mr lowr hud the enrontcry
to defend these outragcs in report which
has become notorious for reckless partisau-
ship. aud 10 whitcwAsh the whole transac-
ton, which began with the first Inaugural
ton of GRANT.
There is scarcely doubt that HOMAGE
PORTER aud ORy1.Lc f.. BARCoCK, then
secretaries Of GRANT were henchcaries in
that shameful contract, and that others
too, whose names did not actually appear
in tho evidence. bat whose footprints were
visible, had a share of the pluulcr It was
nccossar, 90 vindicate the White House.
and Mr. HOWE ala the business to the sat
isfnction of all concerned.
Ills small. sharp practice is already seen
in New Orleans Mi. MCnONALD "movol
that Il subpoena ducos tccum issue 10 the
Returning Board Tor all protc SIS and afi-
dayits accompanying the consolidated
statements of supervisors Al, for re
turns of the commissioners Of each poll IN
each parish These papers are necessary
| to Just understanding of the subject.
| II is known that the supervisors IN no case
| obcycl the law in regard 10 the protests
and allidavlts TO accompany the election
returns, il any were necessary The con-
sohdntcd statements anl the protests and
nnldnvit- should 90 together and be made
up within twenty-iuur AoAls after the
| election.
The supcl visor- went 10 New Orleans,
got their instruction, 1T the Custom House,
aud then proceeded to fabrioate protests
so a. 10 furnish a pretext for the Return
ing Board. Sometimes, rs in the case Of
De soto parish, they manufactured Il
double set of returns ana Struggled in IA
false All lnvit, made ten days after the
package was mailed. When detected in
the fraud, that pure-miudei patriot, JONI
| SHERMAN, was sure there was "no criml-
nal intent in the bald forgery.
Mr.. Howe replied to Mr.. MCDoNALD S
proper suggestion by saying she could
not understand what figure the protest is
| and andavits could cut in the investiga-
| ton, unless the committee proposed to re-
| view the action Of the board in an appel
late capacity" Mr.. MCDoNALD informed
the Chairman that it was not the PROV
nce of the committee to determine any
| thing. The committee wanted only facts
for thcinformaton of the body from which
the committee derives its authority. The
committee ought TO know the facts upon
which the board rejected votes, which,
by their statement received, they did re-
joot.'
II is quitcplain that the Returning Board
AMI their cOnfcderates were notified from
Washington 10y XACH CHANDLER and the
| leaders to throw every obstruction in the
way ot the House Committee, ana not L.
answer their questions when the truth of
ia, frauds might be olicitod. Mr. IlowT
has opened on the same line Of tactics ana
the country Will soon see that he is acting
IN entire concert with WELLS, ANDERSON
ana that crew OF rnscnls whose very namn,
have become the syuonyme for corruption
and crime,
In the distribution of gifts tins very
wintry Chriotmas, the woll-to-do should not Tor
Get that numerous class Ia and around New
| York 10 day VINO have been reduced from aflu.
| ence 10 poverty. People are too apt to oyerloo<
| thUse who will never lot their urgent want be