The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-04
Let Him step Down and Out.

Let Him step Down and Out.
Fhe,very best service which A. A. HAIR
DENBERGH, NJ. c., can now render his con-
stituents over in Jersey City is to retire
from Congress voluntarily and save them
the necessity OF turning him out. Their
patience is about exhausted with two per-
formances in one month, either of which
ought TO close his career.
HARDENBERGH is q Democratic member
OF the District of Columbia Committee,
which has been SO fatal to other weak
Democrats. That committee made an in
vestigation extending over several months,
and found not only "A repetition of the
enormous frauds under Boss SHEPHERD 4
government by the present Commission
ers, but others more daring than any he
had attempted.
The Government created a. n temporary
expedient for that which was abolished
| because of its corruption and excuses, has
| turned out 10 be even worse than its pre-
decessor, and expended five Millions of
dollars in twelve months. All the old
Ring contractors and the whole Ring ma
chinery were not only continued, but the
law was flagruntly violated to increase
/
Claims OF immense amounts, resting upon
fraud and forgery, were allowed, and
bonds were issued to pay them, for which
the people of the United States are now
taxed. The proofs of these rascalties are
overwhelming.
Ii was discovered in the progress of the
investigation that SHEPHERDS Ring had
captured G. w. CATE, the Democratic sue
| cessor Of the notorious ELDREDGE of Wis
consin, who had been driven from Congress
for his connection with SHEPHERD aud his
crew. CATE appears TO have followed in
the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor,
and his first speech was defence of the
Ring rule and an argument for moro 3.65
bonds. When the time came to make up a
report. CATE deserted his Democratic as
sociates and joined the Republicans with
pitiful excuse for the Ring violations of
law. But he deceived nobody by this
trick, and will be apt TO be remembered by
his betrayed people in Wisconsin. This
report has the following concurrence:
81 concur IN MS rcnolt with notifications as set
"a. A. HARprSBERGm
BY these two assertions the Republican
minority was turned into majority. aud
Boss SHEPHERD, who stands behind the
indicated Commissioners, gained a sub
stautial triumph.
Again, after seven months Of patient and
thorough investigation, the Naval Com
mittee reported on the glaring corruption
aud INDUSTRIOUS frauds of that department,
for which SECoR RoBEsoN is chiefly respon-
sible. The testimony OF his completely in
tho tglbarxr e a.. 4
abroad Of his insulting defiance of law aud
the regulations Of the service. and of his
expedients TO increase the spoils for favor
ties. by destroying and converting valua-
BILE property into illegal uses, leaves no
room for his escape before any fair tribu-
nal.
When Mr.. WHITTHoRNE proposed TO re-
fer The evidence 10 the judiciary Commit
tee. on Monday, HARDENBERGH volun-
teered TO make Whispering appeal for
robson in the name Of New Jersey, and
took occasion indirectly TO reflect on the
action of the committee by say ing;
II injustice has been moted out To him by
practically denying 10 him that trial before hs
peers TO witch every CITIZEN is entitled. then |
fordei. She New Jerseyl will believe him in
iocent until the senate " his country shall id
J"SbN hih hAliAls
HARDENBERGH has no commission to
speak for New jersey, although lie may
speak for himself and those like him. The
people Of that state despse corruptionists,
aud they have no more concern about
RoBrsoN than about any of the public
thieves who have made GRANTS Admins
tration shame aud Il scandal before the
world. To put this iobber in the category
with honored names like those Of DECKER
son aud SOUTHLAND, and to assume that he
is held III esteem ms they were is nm insult
to the state and an outrage upon truth
When Mr.. HARDENBERGH says 1.-THE re-
port of the majority affects the honor Of
my stale and the reputation of her son."
he invites the resentment Of those who
have right to defend that honor, which
he imDugns 10y making the State RESPONSE
bltSor the crimes Of an adventurer, whom
accident lifted up from obscurity, and op-
portunity from need into dishonest wealth.
While EDW AIMS pIFnurDoSr Juolt