The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-04-20
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From the Topeka Commonwealth

From the Topeka Commonwealth
Aside from the utter inutility, in pub
lie point of view, Of these investigations,
the way in which they are carried on is in
describably shameful. The use of accom-
plices as Witnesses is exercised very spar.
inely in courts of any standing, bat under
the protection and by invitation of Con-
gress, the knaves and harpies in this coun-
try or even beyond sea-, are tempted BY
per diem and mileage to flock to Washing
ton to swear and swear and swear. He'll
is stirred from beneath, and men insensible
to any sense Of their own guilt, stand up
and testify to the guilt of Others. Worse
than this, many of these wretches testify to
nothing beyond their own rascality. They
unblushingly proclaim their own shame,
without any adequte cause or pIovocation,
and without any addition to the stock OF
public intelligenc to compensate for the
disgust their stories occasion.
Several of these Witnesses are known in
Kansas and there is every reason to sup
pose they are fair samples out Of the horde
who have hocked to Washington from every
part of the Union. Who are these men
and what is the nature Of their testimony
One of them is Hawkins Taylor, an Iowa
man, who came here rs sort OF political
blower and striker, followed that avocation
for q while, in connection with federal
office, and then disappeared, What does
he testify to, and where ia the country to
get its money back? Another witness was
Mr.. John Fletcher somewhat known here
about-, and he told nothing. The result Of
calling Mr.. Witness Fletcher, was the dis
covery that Mr.. Fletcher was ready to blk
the government when he got an Opportunl-
~, discovery which was no discovery
at all in this region. The Rev. Isaac S.
Kalloch is q man. considering every
thing, has been treated more Ieniently
by the public His return to the minis
try was accompanied by good wishes
on the part of the Kansas press; the
suspicious circumstances under which he
left Leavenworth were covered with the
mantle OF charitable silence the good words
said for him by the Pacific coast papers
have constantly been copied here, and yet
this man insists on being despised harpy.
He bloviates about what he can tell, and is
eager to rush away from his pulpit and 60
to Washington and reveal secrets which, il
they exist at all, must have been confded
to him by dy ing man who was his friend
and benefactor. For the sake of mileage
and per diem VIZ. Kalloch is ready to fall
in with the spies, "rquealen," bride givers,
black -mailers and perjurers who are trying
to reform the civil and military service Of
this blessed country.
As we said in The beginning, if there is
any good in all this We are unable to see it.
If the government gets back dollar in re-
turn for the thousands it has expended or
will expend in these investigations, We are
unable TO tell how, when or
where. If Hawkins Taylor, John
Fletcher and Isaac S. Kalloch will
even indirectly help the cause OF honest gov
eminent in this country We fail to under
stand the process by which it will be
brought about. If anything which has
been done in Washington for month past
has been done with any other purpose be-
You'd producing an effect on the next Pres
ideniial canvass then We greatly misjudge
the motives OF the investigation, and if all
this trouble is not wasted even with that
end in view, then We are no prophet.