Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-04-12
ALPeNA WEEK. Y ARGUS.
Wednesday, Apra II, 1876.
Our washington Letter.
Washington, d. C., April 5th, IS

certain that the State would go
Democratic, so there was no room
for great rejoicing, as in the case
of a doubtful election ; still there
is some satisfaction in knowing
that our anticipations were correct.
1t is evident that the power held
by the combination of corrupt men.
who, with Grant at their head, con-
trole the Republican party, is not
shaken by the disclosures of NAL
administration recently made; and
it becomes every day more and
more certain that the Cincinnati
Convention will nominate any man
this ring shall choose. 1t is admit
ted here that the State Of New
York with her thirtv-five ELECTORAL
votes will decide the next Presi-
Dental election it being certain
that neither party can win without
the vote Of that State. The en-
dorsement of Roscoe Conklin, a
member of the Grant ring from the
first, by the Republicans of New
York, was therefore, particularly
grateful to the Ring, and may he
accepted as an evidence that the
decent men of that party will have
no voice in the nomination. Con-
Kiln has neu o'",V'u'N 30" over
the Office holders of New York
State, and has controlled the patron
age of the New York Custom
House, for eight years; and his
strength derived from "the cohesive
power of public plumber" should
not be under-estimated. The great
issue of the Presidential campaign
will he "honest government ) and
the Democratic party is placing IT.
self squarely ont that issue. While
it is, as | have said, evident that
the Republican nominee will repre-
sent the existing corruption, it is
equally apparent that the nominee
of the Democratic party must rep
resent Administration reform
Platforms the people have learned
to distrust, as being merely prom
ises too often broken. The char
acter Of the candidates will weigh
more with the people than any
pledges. These questions are free
ly discussed among leading men
bere. and there is healthy tone de-
welcomed which BODIES well for the
party.
Henry II. Finley, Of st. Paul,
Mimi, who was employed by the
Interior Department as an attorney
70 work up the frauds in the Land
Office, has discovered evidence of
the most startling character, inn
plicating ex-Secretary Delano, ex-
assistant Secretary Cowen. aud two
United States Senators. Upon re-
porting these facts, few days ago,
Finley was notified that bis services
were 10 longer required, as the
Government did not think it nee
essary to continue the investigation
any further.
A witness before n committee, Of
the House, several days since, stat
ed tina. Trenor w. Parke paid John
Delano. son Of Secretary Delano,
SCI, 900 for the patent for the Emma
mine tract. and that the patent was
issued upon fraudulent papers now
on file in the Department. John
DelaDo has been suppnead, and
further Developments may be look
ed for.
Secretary Robinson is also impli-
Gated in the most gigantic as well
as the most petty kinds of frauds
from depositing 81, 100000 of gov
eminent funds with the bankrupt
house of Jay Cook & CO., to bolster
up their fallen fortunes, to having
articles of furniture for his own
use made in the Navy Yard shops,
at Government expense.
All the investigating committees
are hard at work, with every pros
pect Of more work to come.
A point in the Republican game,
in both houses, is to provoke. by
taunts and jeers, the members who
were identified with the late Con-
federate States Government. espec-
tally those who served in the Sonth-
ern army, into unguarded utter
ances. In the Senate their target,
for some time has been Gen. Cor
don, of Georgia, than whom more
courteous gentleman in debate does
not occupy seat in the Senate.
Senator Gordon, as is generally
known, laid Gown his arms with
Lee. at AppomattGx, and has never
violated bis parole. ADD yet Nor
ton and his brother radicals, have
hurled their enveDomed shafts at
him repeatedly, hoping TO pro-
woke him Into an angry and I'M
guarded reply, "The devil on two
sticks" as the witty Don Piatt
styles the senior Senator from In
diana, recently called Gordon ga
living monument Of the magnani-
nifty Of the Republican party
fopdly hoping that the Georgia
Senator, in reply, would say somc-
thing which he, Morton and bis
followers, could quote from the
political stump, to prove that the
Southern people are still unrepen-
tant and unreconstrncted. The
Georgia Senator was wise enough
10 treat Morton's gibe as it deserv-
ed to be treated; with dignified