The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-15
A TEHRInLE AHI:AHGrsMEnr or
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATORS,


How George F. Hoar, of Massachu-
sets, Mt the time of tho impeachment
trial of Secretary Belknap before the
United States Senate in May last de-
livcrcd speech before that body pre-
sGntinS tho rottenncss and corruption of
the Republican party of to-day in all its
hideousnciS. AIR. IToar Is no radical,
but a plain, blunt man, speaking the
unYnrnished truth, and VIC recommend
cvory honest man, irrespective of party,
TO read tho following extracts from Mr..
Hoar's speech on that occasion, md
then ask himsclfif change of admins
tration, through which nlone the abom.
inoLly corrupt rings which have snpped
tho very foundations of cur Govern
ment, mny DO broken and scattered to
tho four winds, is not IN absolute ne
cessity:
My own public lifo has been very
brief and insignificant one, extending
little beyond tho Duration of II single
term of Senatorial! Office, but in shat
brief period 1; have seen fYo judges of u
high court Of tho United States driven
from Office by threats OF Impeachment
for corruption or maladministration. /
have heard the taunt from friendliest
Ups, that whom the United States PIE :
scntcd herself in tho East TO take part
with Tho riyiliznJ ,v,eIl q, ,,o,,o.o,,.
competition i'll tho arts of life, the only
product OF her institutions in which she
surpassed all others beyond question
WAS her corruption. have seen in the
State. i'll the Union foremost in power
and wealth four judges of her courts
impeHched for corruption, and the po-
litical administration Il her chip! .;,y
become disgrace and by-word
throughout the world. have seen the
Chairman OF tho Committee on Military
Affairs in tho House, now listin-
guishedt member OF this Court, rise in
his place md demand tho expulsion of
four Of his associates for making snlo
of their official privilege of selecting
the youths to be educated ut our grcat
military school. When the greatest
railroad OF tho world, binding together
the continent md uniting tho two great
seas which wash our shores, was
finished, I havo seen our National
triumph and exaltntion turned 70 bitter
ness and shame BY the unanimous re.
ports OF three committees Of Congress,
two of. the House and one here, that
every step Of that mighty enterprise
had been taken i'll fraud. have heard
III highest places the shameless doctrine
avcwed by men grown old in public Of
fico that the truo way by which power
should be gained i'll the Republic is TO
bfibo tho people with the offices created
for their service, and the true end for
which it should be used when gained is
promotion OF selfish ambition and tho
qualification of personal revenge. l
have heard that suspicion baunts the
footsteps OF The trusted companions Of
the President. These things have
passed into history. The IIallam, or
tho Tncitus, or tho sismondi, or the
Macaulny who writes the annals Of our
time will record them with his inoxor-
able peni aud now, when Il high CaLi-
net officer, tho Constitutional advisor OF
the Executive, fees from Office before
=
charges Of corruption, shall the histori-
an add that the Senate treated tho de-
mnnd Of the people for its judgment G;
. condemnation rs n FARGO, and laid down
its high functions befora tie sophistries
and jeers OF tho CfiminGl lawyer? Shall
he speculate about tho petty political
Sa'cniHtlois as to the effect Oh one
party or he other which induced his
judges 90 connive At tho escape of the
great public criminal; or, on the other
hand, shnll lie close the chapter by mar
rating how these things were detected,
reformed and punished by constitution
nj processes which the wisdom of our
father devised for lis, and the virtue
and purity Of the people found their
yindicntion in the justice OF the
Senator"