The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-17
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ers.
Remember that they are the men who
| brought the war upon the country. who
| h ave buried half q million of soldiers VIII
have piled up billions of debt, and who
have peoped the land with widows an I
| orphans.
What think you of such reformers ?
With them We NAV say OF reform as wa,
once said of patriotism, that it is the last
refuge OF scoundrels. What think We when
the wrecker of railroads. when he has
amssaed his millions taken from ruined
stockholders, when the
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s.i ou ~ y. .ue iAoie VI 'he wolves Hho
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Va Vi 'Ne aeP ""o" 'hes Ai'er"a'u oe'o"r-
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'.;,os y. ~ aeio" 'he Paruone.
n'.raI =; - :" inl.n ". ", ei'h war, rho were
eu 80 ~ ~ ". rap " s'ase'y 'nas tne gIau
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tors and defenders OF AndersonyiIle and
Salisbury, and the alumni of Tammanv
Hall constitute the true reformers Of m.
day. To he Democratic mind the educa-
ton furnished in these institutions gives
the highest guarantee for reform and int,y.
rity in Office,
Every profession in favor Of civil service
reform by the Democratic marty i. ur,erIy
hypocritical ShouId II came into ,,oue,
every Republican officer will a, olcs h..
turned ont. and il ia for tbi. the h,ttle i.
being fought Yild.n and Uendr;cts a.
Governors. have had the mover IN intro
duce this r form into their states bnt their
administrations have been remorsele.sl,
partisan. II they wer. earnest in their
professions ON that suti,c, tbev uonII .,op
II anv dav. and show their fai,b bv their
works.
We ar. asked tn forga, their b;.,orv and
accept as an atopemeI, for Tho mast nh,
promise that tL.v will hscome srsa, 20
ioru.ers in rh.. turi,s Tb.v r.,,i,,J ma 81
the fable of the txo old ,,;s wbo bsr;no
laid waste the cheese room and ,b,. n,n,rv
asked admission tn the new ki,cbsn nnon
the ground that thsv we,.
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VINO wished 10 chahSe their business, and
knew no" 10 Keep out other animals oil the
same character.
MI Nelly, anu other leading Demo-
eratS, 6eiore tne nomination, earnestly lie
Scriped hr. Aiiueh a. a railroad wrecker,
aiac'er "eh,kho"n III New 1orE anu
i"ohuoii' VINO ueais In broken down raii-
roaus anu puts them on their leet again, IN
"n'Ih process 'ne oriSinal stock and bond
ho'uers lose tneir ehtire Investment and the
asse's rs pass ehiens into The wrecker hands.
iney described him as lawyer who sei,
uohi appeared In court, and boldly affirmed
that he had mus made fortune OF from
SIX 10 zen millions oil dollars. When ships
are cast upon rock-bound coast the
TreckeIs come down upon them often muir
uefing 'he surviving mariners anu always
io'oins thehi oi every vaiuaDie thing. IL
priza fob,er and wo-IJ,ranownaJ tia.
was TiIdeB's champion NJ s, Jon;. and
had more 10 do with bis nomin,,;on ,b,n
any other dozen men and that Norrissey,.
siided pamblino hell w,s the T;Idan hs.d.
quarter, AZ Saratoga last simmer and vii,
be this. 1t has occurred not infreonen,lv
in the worlds history that the orea,es,
thieves and plunderers ,f,ar ,bav nd J,;d
in a sufficient store of we,I,b b,r, ,u,n.1
reformers and put the world tn sbame bv
their exhibition of superior virtna
:,
anu ropoei parois, ailer lives oil murder,
i"Pihe anu I'd, oi cities nave made alone
iiieh' os ioundihg churches and monasterie',
mus uisgorsihS small part ci their blood
stained Piuhdef ana then died In the odor
oi sanctity ana look their places among
saints. l"eed, ~hen ne was oy|rtaken by
misfortune, was not so rich as Illden but
II Is an open secret that he had IN contem-
!iation, after continuing business for year
OF TWO longer 10 turn reiormer and become
'he lesene,ator 0l the pubic and private
morals oil new lork. lweeds benevolent
purpose was defeated oy the untlmely pub
iica'ioh Oh tne sieclhc evidence oil his
GRIMES, oi "hich MS Trends were compeli-
eu 10 take hotlee. lie had ior a number oil
years oeeh AT 'ne head oil the Iammany
society Oh Ne" lork, oil winch lilden was
a, a ieauing meihoer ana sachem- lhl-
Iaihh'any society had ior % years been
Regarded oy many a. the most corrupt po-
iltiEai organization IN the worid-emphat-
icaiiy orotherhood oil thieves. and close
1orPorati1n 10 ~hich none out the most
dis'insul-hed aitists were admitted: IL as
the adjudication and distribution of poIit-
lcAi prizes In the State OF New York, and
asPirea 70 extend II over the United States,
ana uid hotoriou.iy control the Democratic
national convention l.. 1868. That Tweed
ana MS gang were the champion thieves OF
,he : haiioh hau oeeh az We'll known ior years
eelo,e nus IAN as u Is now and was a.