, 1876-03-16


Tho country has received two Bickening
revelations which have brought the blush
OF shame to millions of chooks, II misery
loves company, tho Republicans who feel
tniBerab!o over tho exposures Of BEIKNAr can
turn for sympathy and oompanionship 10 the
moro miserable Democznts who have On thoir
hands tho remains Of 'Gentleman PES-
Tho Republicans have lost a Score
tary Of War and tho Democrats fayorito
candidate for tho Presidency tho one lowed
blacklnai1 on post-trader, tho other Pesor.-
Funkcd the Government out Of IN immenso
sum on bogus claim which tho ownor in hia
lifetime did not consider worth centa on tho
dollar.
Altogether, tho Republicans hnvc no reason
for focliug worso than tho Democrats upon
tho results Of Mr.. OLYMEn's investigation.
They have been rid of dishonest character
who had succeeded by hypocrisy in attafning
high place III Ito Government sorvico, md
that place has been filed BY gentleman Of
sterling integrity. So far, both tho country
and the Republican party are the gainers.
But how is 1t with tho Democratic party
Their Investigation has brought down Sec
retary Of War on the Republican side, but 1t
has also laid low ooe OF the most conspicuous
members Of tho Democratic party, ono who
has received Democratic votes for tho Vice
Presidency, who for several terms represent.
cd Cincinnati in Congress, md who has been
for many yca1s a prominent candidate for
President. The Democratic Committee hayo
revealed to the country that tic " ife Of u
guass Republican ofIice-holder had boen deal.
ing in post-sutlerahips, and have permitted
tho witness to escape who could hive led to
the Impeachment and puniahment Of tho
husband Of this woman, II he WINS implicated
in tho bribery, ns ho probably was.
But in doing thia tho Democratic Commit
too also blundcrod upon a transaction,
greatly To their c1lagrin md modification,
by which their good man PEApLEros, was i'm
plicatod In gouging nearly $'l5o,0o0 out Of
tho Government. Every now development
in regard to this transaction places Mr. pES-
D1Eros in worso plight than before. Thus
Senator STEVENSON, Democzat, Of Kontucky, In
Tho effort to Justify PEapIEros in pockoting
moro than 80 per cent Of The boguH claim he
collected, really illustrated how enormously
the Government was swindled; for he tcsti-
fed TINT he had heard Alr. DowLEn {tho
principal owner Of tho Kentucky Central
nailroaa) say before Lis death that he would
sell Ais interest IN the claim at cents on tho
dollar, which meant TINT 1t was really worth
nothing. Yet b1r. PENpLEToA, fully aa
familiar with all the faots as Alr. BOWEN,
proceeded to collect from the samo DE1r
xnAP 100 cents on the dollar, and
did 80, appropriating nearly two.thiras ol
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS money to his own
use. As In most Of the oiticial corruption
that has been uncarthel, the Republicans
have almply traded of Que pleco Of rasca,it5
for another on tho Democratic side. There
was JAsxs Dnoogs for an OAxEs AaEs Ii
Credit Slobi1ier, 6cuunIAKKa for q Btu
KING In Pacific Mail, and now PsspLKToa
for BzLKaAP In the corruption Of tho Wal
Department. 10 far, honoss Tor rather <l1s
honors) soe1u to be easy, as between tho twt
part'es. That is 10 say, In all tie disreput
able transactions there have been found higl
Domocrats as well LII high Republicans bu
in tho present instance tho relative i,npor
tanco OF FzNpIETos and Bx1xaAp is alou
that Of knight and pawn In gnme Q
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