Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

was sJeal inuulged IN ny DOtu
Republicans and Democrats, buI
while it was "legalized" as far as 8
"steaf' can be legalized, it did zap
appear on the books" as many re-
creant member of Congress will tear
fully certify, and in addition. to this
we desire to call Mr.. BushnePs at
tention to the fact that without an
exception the Republicans who in
dulged in the salary grab steal were
dropped by their party, and, will
the exception of Ben But tier (who il
likely to be defeated by his own par
ty) remain in dishonorable security
to this day. This is the manner in
which the Republican party Furnishes
its Corrupt leaders and brings abou
true reform"
Belknap's post-tradership steals
were not ''legalized" in any manner
whatsoever, and neither did they
"appear on the books )" but he was
shown to be a thief, and as such has
been stunned by all high minded
men, Republicans as well as Demo
Gratis, ever since. This is another
instance of the punishment of a "cor
rupt leader" by the Republican par
ty dropping him as soon as his crimes
were discovered, and placing, as fal
as possible, the brand of thief upor
his brow. rhe New York Democ-
racy, on the other hand, elected Boss
Tweed to the State Senate, months
after he had been indicted for has man
fold crimes The contrast is in nc
manner discreditable to the radical
party. The Belknap stealings were
not from the government, aud, con-
sequently, should not 'appear upor
the books as losses," as the sapient
Bushnell seems to imagine.
"The allowance of large claims or
the halves probably had no refer.
ence to the railroad transactions Of
that pure minded reform leader
George 2. Pendleton, of which he
pocketed more than half the allow.
ance which he received from the
government, for A. r B. is only ar
raigning radical thieves; and We
presume he refers to the moiety sys'
tenn 10 the Treasury Department
which gave to tho reformer half Of
the amount recovered from the par.
ties who were endeavoring to de
fraud the government out Of its rev.
enue. These allowances were legal
ized,' and did appear upon the books
and in many instances developed
fraud where nothing else could, ane
brought money into the Treasury
which otherwise never would have
reached it. So much for those steals
The Credit Mobiler Legislation die
appear upon the books but thu
Steals in the way of bond taking
which brought about the legislation
were never 'legalized' nor did they
ever appear upon the books They
were developed by Republican
Committee, and in accordance will
the demands of the Sterling honest
masses, and every Repu blican leade
who was found to be tainted b.
touching the corruption fund, wa
dropped as if he had been leper
and Cakes Ames dead, and Schuyle
Colfax living, are examples of tn
splendid manner in which the Re
publican party brought about re
form in the Credit Mobilier matte r
But the bonds used as a corruption
fund did not belong to the govern
ment and should not therefore, ap
pear under the head Of losses OF
the books of the Treasury, as th'
new convert seems to think.
The whisky frauds were not legal
lied steals and the scoundrels en-
gagged therein were very careful no
TO have them appear on the books.
But let the surroundings have beef
what they might, A. r. B. know
that a Republican Administrator
broke up the powerful and defan
'Ring,' sent the leaders, Republican
as well as Democrats, to prison, vim
dieated the law, and so recognized
the system as to result in the gov
ernment collecting the tax on whisk.
at this time, without loss and withou
trouble.
Thus we have gone through th
whole list cited by 'reformer' Bush
nell, and have shown conclusivel,
that there never has been sucl
things as 'legalized steaIings whic
did not appear on the books;' an'
that IN every instance referred t
the guilty parties have been denoune
ed and driven to disgraceful solitud
By the Republican party, which ha
thus shown itselfto be capable of sell
publication, which is reform in il
highest sense. So much for this par
of reformer Bnshnell,s second letter
lin which be tries to bolster up th
silly assertions of his former ictter
and by so doing, leaves himself wors
off than he was before.
But Mr.. Bushnell is not Statistic
with adhering to the nonsensical an
unauthorized statements made /
his first letter, bu: in the one we ar
now reviewing be endeavors to belii
tie the efforts of the Republican OFT
Gals when they were moving Heave
and Earth to punish scoundrels an
break up fraudulent combination
as the following extract will plainl
show: is it the policy of the Reput
lican party now to punish It's ow
thieves? True under the energeti
reformation Of the revenue service
commenced by Mr.. Bristow, Mckee
Avery, Joyce and Nc DonalG wer
convicted for whiskey frauds at st.
Louis, and quite a number of distil
lers, and perhaps one of the Jesse
officials elsewhere, but completely |
those gigantic frauds were traced t
those men, right up to the Pres
dents Private Secretary and othe
high officials. The leaders feared
and cried out that the PARTY Wa
being endangered ex-Sens
tor Henderson, the leading oouns'
in the st Louis prosecutions wa
dismissed. He prosecuted 70
thoroughly Bristow and bis chi'
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