Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-10-21
Mr.. LeOnard's Comparison Of
Administrations.

We have previously alluded to the
fact that. in his speech at this place.
Mr.. Leonard attempted TO prove by
an exhibi, Of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
the acknowledged champion promul-
gator Of pelicaI !ulsebood, that the
Republican administrations had been
more honest thsG any that had pre-
ceded them; that there had been less
money stolen from the treasury-as
compared with the amounts here TO
be stolen from-sincelthe Republicans
came into power, than ever had been
for the same length Of time previous
to that event, and that Andrew Jack
sons administration was the most
dishonest Of sll and we would not
again refer TO it, but that We learn
that some few Of those who heard
him seem disposed to give credence 10
this absurd aud groundeSs assertion,
because be bad the fgures, which
were not contrsdicted Or disproved by
Capt Farmer, and because he referred
them 10 the records ct Washington 10
prove the ASSERT a rery liberal
proposition, wbc. we take into con-
siderstiOn the extreme improbsbilitv
Of any one in the audience taking
upon himself the trouble and expense
Of making the investigation and The
impossibiliiy Of his pursuing the in
vestigation if be were disposed SO to
do.
. But it is wholly unnecessary to
incur the trouble aud expense Of such
inquiry or enter into extended and
tiresome details to di-prove his ssser.
tions II would be really necessary
to inform bis hearers tha; he drew on
the aforesaid bloody under-garment
organ of Chicsg 60 for bis figures TO 90
this Our readers, however, can salts
fy themselves as to its fslsity also by
refreshing their memories a little As
to the history Of our government aud
the recent startling developments OF
fraud and corruption among Federal
officials.
1t is not assumed BY any one that
oil the thieves are iu the republican
party or that all the republican Off
cisIs are thieves, nor that no thieves
ever got into Office under democratic
or whig administrations; but We do
assume that never in the history Of
this country have there been as nanv
corrupt officials as now, and that in
the days Of whig and democratic rule
the people never witnessed the bumil.
isting spectacle Of The whole influence
and authority Of the party in power
being used 10 shield the guilty, cor.
rupt and base officials from exposure
and punishment for their crimes-aud
who will dare deny, in the face Of the
overwheln, evidence TO the contrary
that the Grant administration has
done this, and that the president j:
even now engaged in pardoning men
convicted Of defrsuding the govern
ment, while be has twice interpose(
bis powerful egis to shield from convic
tion Of tho darkest crimes one Of hl!
special household pets-one Genera
(God save the mark Babcock? Ant
tbeu to have the effrontery to tell u
tba, bis has been Q more honest ad
minis,ration than any Of those of ant
, bellum days, when man was pun
isbed instead Of promoted for oficia
crimes
The fact is, more money has bee
; s,olen and misappropria,ed under Ge'
| Grants administration than was re
quired under former administration
10 pay all the Legitimate and necessu
ry expenses Of the government.