The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-19
orth-A Dangerous , EXPLOSION.

its candidate for governor, the Hon. God
love 8. b, was criminally involved In
the matter of establishing and collecting
unjust and fraudulent claims against the
weak and helpless government of Venezu
ella. If, as the Journal would make 1t az
pear, the sllusion to this Venezuela piece
of rsscslity is revival of some old scan
dal that has been put to rest 10 the public
mind, the Sentinel is certainly not alone
In the "revsmpipg" bus ness. In another
column will be found careful and Euc-
cinct statement of his villsiny, published
no longer ago than last Saturday by the
New York Sun, which Mr.. Orth, the Jour
nal and the voters of Indiana are respect
fully invited to read. The Journal charges
something In the nature OF downright
falsehood" to the assertion that Mr., Ortiz
used his official influence to further q
fraudulent transaction" etc. Now, let Us
see about this downright fslsshood." 1t
will not be denied that Mr.. Orih was
chairman of the House committee on for
eign affairs of the FOrty-ti fist Congress,
aud that as such chairman he reported
10 favor of confirming the awards of
the commission which allowed these
claims, nor will it De denied that the
claims as adjusted by the mixed commits
sion were frsudulent. For, after the
Venezuelan government had p,id consid-
cradle amounts, the extortions becSme so
apparent and outrageous that it refused to
psy further and demanded a new commits
sion. Now. the question is, Did Mr.. Orth,
when ne officially reported in favor OF
those awards. fully understand the nature
OF the claim? They were fraudulent;
did he know il? In the first placs as
Chairman OF that committee. it was his
business to know through the testimony
before his committee and their official in
vestigstion all the fsc.s. To reach hat ill.,
formation was exactly what the commit
tes was made for, aud it is presumsble that
Mr.. Orth WAS we'll and iully informed OF
the exact chars cter of all the transactions.
and that he reported on them win perfect
knowledge OF the hole corrupt and GRIM
insl game undertaken by him and his
friends. 10 confederation OF this view,
look at the circumstances. Men of In
diana who know and knew the parti' s
concerned in this business, can see the
whole thing which is as Transparent as the
air. There was p)or Tom Stllwell, who
paid for this terrible business with his life,
the brilliant, engaging and intimate
friend, both personally and politi-
cally, of Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Ortb.
He was in their cosfidencs and one of thei,
most efficient aud msusgn g men 10 tits
state. In his way and sphere, be
was a kind OF Iadisns Jay Cooke or
R4lston, thoroughly possessed with the
spirit OF his time for sccumulating vas
fortuoes by brilliant operations on ficti-
nous principles. He WAS a banker, a rail-
road operator, politician aud fast liver
He was wild ard dizzy with visions OF
wealth winning enterprise. Whatever
he engaged in was u0dertsken with a
view of "msking 1t Day" by the ring
method and system. And it may be noted
that when financial collapse was drivine
him to the agony OF insanity, and al
other resource vanished from his grasp,
he sill hung on as to a last thread OF hope
TO his interest in toese very claims IN
South America, on the faith OF which, no
dou bt, be had been running into ex rsvs-
gance and ruin. BIS man ilwell wss
the American minister ID South
America, placed there by the infiuenc+
of Morton ard Orth as the to,l
Of the ring which wa created tor
the express purpose of procuring awards
for frsudu'en claims. His kinsmaD, w.
P. Murray, VINO ma Jagged to acc q
secrstary of legation wa, in fac, tbs
special agent TO N use among the public
records and hunt Mp the claims
Now, is there person in IT,
state OF Indiana acquainted with The
genius of such POLITICAL com oinstious
a. we here zee so idioric Is to believe it
possible that Mr.. Orb did net knowingly
intentior ally and deliberate y use his H.
cial N flueuce tn iurtber the fraudulent
tran sscti, ms which in a Lar &c d. gree hsd
heen set UP and managed by IndisDs
r publ cant? There was Senator Morton,
The sly Pr iectnr of the whole. bis rigb'
hand man, ORTIZ, chairman Of the commit,
tea on foreign affsirs aud the America
minister, their creature, al running q
muck on this seductive line. Then during
hs brief in ervsl 10 which Mr.. Ortiz wa
| not a member OF Congress, how oppor-
timely he sppesrs in 1877. ss the skilfuI
Lob yist to SECURE the eDt T emens OF hes.
clains ct ths psril OF national quarrel be-
fore Congress. The Journsl says that at
| this time nth ever expected 20 be
member OF Congress sgsiu. How can this
bs true when ne " "a elected lngress man
st-isrge 10 October, 1872, and HE ma teI
was before Congress IN the following wiz
teri The business run by this VsDezuels