The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-06

then, with flourish of trumpets, shows
his plum, and moves impeachment. Not
withstanding the fact that the plum was
the result q au accident, aud the impeach-
mcnt liable to prove Nil abortion, Hiester's
democratic colleagues Jaw only a halo OF
glory lowering around his classic demo-
cratic head, aud have ever SINCE been per-
fectly frantic.
Cate, Vermonts contribution to Wis |
consin democracy, had severe attack |
of the disease, and, being unable to
kill Bristow off on mules meat, tried him
on crooked whisky, with the only result of
bringing the secretary's record out clearer
aud brighter, and covering the democracy
and their allies of the whisky ring with
confusion.
Next Caufeld comes down with the dis
ease, and the startling discovery is tele-
graphed to the country that the president
of the United States illegally used thirty
five thousand dollars Of the "secret service
''fund," in order TO 'ntrol the election in
New York city, and re-elect himself, and
that one John |. Davenport was the in
strument through which he worked, eau
fields plum was bigger than Clymer's and
sat last the end wa, Mt hand He went
at the investigation with z3al born of am
btlon, and with what result The story
Of democratic frauds, never before but
half revealed, ard that half nearly forgot
ten, is fully developed ard once more
brought TO the attention of the country.
| That which rested manly on suspicion and
belief, is now proven beyond civil, and
Caufield, instead of bringing out wrong
full act OF the president, di5closes a fearful
record OF democratic corruption, fraud,
rascaliiy and crime.
Cauied's huge Christmas pie proving TO
be nothing but an immense mares nest,
Springer, OF Illinois next tries his hand.
Oliver p. Morton is the plum he proposes
to pluck, aud SO having made the astound-
ing discovery that Morton, then governor
of Indiana, received, in 1862, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars from the fund
| oNilillbE AIMS w iOyut CltiLcls Ill IC-
"yolted ltates" which discovery was
decided sensation for democratic news.
papers, and display head lines and double
loaded editorials and kilograms made "fat'
work for newspaper compositors. TIT
sensation, however, was short lived. Al
investigation followed, and the boomeran,
exploded in the democratic, instead of tn,
republican camp. 1t appeared that tn
, money lad all actually been accounted for
l that its temporary use was actually neces
, sary to prevent the Indiana democracI
from inaugurating a civil war at home an,
E carrying the state out Of the Union tina
only by its timely aid was Governor Nor
ton enabled 10 raise Indana's quota @
volunteers, and keep the state true to tn
t Union. Springer succeeded in remindin
! the country Of the disloyslty and treaso
t of the Indiana democracy, and to recall tn
r energy and brilliant services of Oliver +
i Morton "thc war governor of Indiana.
Only this, and nothing more.
After having compelled, as Senator Ar
thony said, i" The penitentiary and mad
" house 10 give up their Dead" they mex
seek to make the president witnes
y against himself, and the plum they sue
: ceeded in pluckipg must be anything bu
pleasing 10 contemplate. 1t must be col
fessed that the presidents absences froi
" Washington have been somewhat frequen
| urpgspu ~ MN a6 tn where bp ba hpon III,
IS ing the past seven years, what he has bee
" doing during the time, and how long
is has stayed, could have been intended onl
, as an insult and was worthy of the mo-
,s decided snub that it received. The dem,
e crazy are delicatey, but decidedly, il
d formed that it is none of their business, BIT
that John Adams, during his four year
term, was absent from the seat of govern
: ment three hundred and eighty-four days
II Jefferson, during his eight years, seve
e hundred and ninety-six days; Madison,
It eight years, six hundred and thirty -seve
C days; Monroe, in six years and ten months
II seven hundred and eight days; and Jacl
o son, the great apostle of democracy. du
# ing his eight years, five hundred and tw
II days. We trust the democracy are sat
fled with the information they have oil
tanned.
l. A friend suggests that the democrac
= are very much In the situation of the DO
found crying by the roadside. A mai
riding by, asked what he wanted, and h
!, reply came, between his sobs: 81 hay
i "got the bellyache, that's what want
The democracy have got it bad