The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-23
From tie Illinois STATE Register, March 90.
SINCE OCT. |, 1875.
The Astounding Cor
ruption of the Re-
publican Party.
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
EVERYWHERE.
Nothing Like it Was Ever
Known in Any Other
Country.
It Should Receive the Thoughtful
Consideration Of Every
Citizen,
ton Will be Bankrupted.
THE CHRONOLOGY OF ROBBERY.
A r smedy Must be Pound, or the Ma
ton Will be Bankrupted.
THE CHRONOLOGY OF ROBBERY
Corruption the Chief Corner Stone of
Republicanism

We print below chronological record of |
the various robberies and corruption of
Republican officials which have occurred |
or been exposed since October LIST, 1875 |
The record is made up from the files of the |
DAILY State Register, and the dates are
those in which the facts stated appeared in |
the Register.
1t appears from this record that stealing |
the public money and traficking in official |
position is the political crime of the Re-
publican party. In this record will be |
found mention of robberies committed by |
the officials of every department of the
government, the executive mansion, de-
partment of state, treasury department, |
bureau of internal revenue, custom house |
bureau. war department, navy department, |
postofhce department, Indian department, |
patent office and pension bureau. But |
these robberies have not been confined to |
the officers at Washington. On the con-
trary, states, cities, counties and towns have |
been plundered by Republican officials.
No such state of facts ever existed in |
this or any other country until the Repub-
hcan party took possession of this govern
ment, and if this be allowed by the people
to continue the government must inevita-
bly, be destroyed.
October /, 1875
Secretary Delano (Rep.) of the Indian bureau
having been detected in robbmg the Indians and
collusion with cheating contractors, has resi- gned
and given letter of yindicaton by the president
October ,, 1875.
1t is reported that the Freedmen's Savings Bank
may pay 20 per cent. OF its debts next November.
The Republicans clerk of the nava! station at San
lion
Phil. Arnholt, Republican postmaster at ST. Jo
seph MO- Is exposed In cheating he government
out OF box rent. and rent for news STAND, etc.
October 1, 1879.
Discovery of an oyer-ssue of million of District
OF Columbia bonds by Boss Shepherds ring.
october }. 1875.
1t is reported that Forney is coming back from
Europe TO explain what he did with the $4,000
Pacific Mail Company swag
The depositors OF the Freedmen's Savings Bank
refuse 10 send their books TO the commissioners
pointed TO wind up the concern. lest the books be
stolen, a. were the deposits.
The net earnings OF the Pacific Railroad company
Tor me year 1919 are reported at 81 366O more than
Tor 1874 but the company still refuses to pay inter-
est on the bonds loaned by the government
october g. 1875.
All the letters sent from Providence, X. L.. on the
3D. were stolen by Republicans in the postal
vice.
October :, 1873
Marks, Republican emplOye in the New York
custom house, who was convicted of being shower
OF counterfeit money, was granted u new trial.
Is. H. Cheever, Washington lobbyist proved in
the New FORK U. > district court that Henry Clews
bought the appointment oil foreign agent of the
treasury department.
Great frauds in the conduct OF the Philadelphia
IL is d scovered that Edward Cheever, one OF the
national Republican committee, is sending large
amounts of money into Pennsylvania to carry the
election
October S, 1876.
Magruder, treasurer OF the district of Columbia,
under Boss Shepherd, is shown TO he defaulter to
the amount of $26,603 IL
Mackey, the Republican treasurer of Pennsylva-
MA Is proved TO have used large quantities Ct the
states funds for speculative purposes
The details OF the Clews bribery of Grant and
Dent are shown up.
n.tp a Is~~
The Republican papers defend Fisher. assistant
United States attorney for the District OF Columbia
who stole the official papers in the safe burglary
case and sold them to the accused.
The total amount of the stealing of Mackey, Re
publican treasurer OF Pennsylvania, is reported at
BIN King, postmaster of the 43d house Ct repre-
sentatives, who stole the Pacific Mail subsidy, and
who indicted for robbery and perjury, is ret
free from the indictment by the action Of Grant i'll
his behalf.
October IL 1875
The fact that every Republican elected treasurer
OF Iowa since II became state has proven to be
default. and that not one has cen punished, is
October 49, 1875.
The Republican carry Iowa and Ohio in spite of
the robberies recently proven on their party.
The proof that the law OF 1869 to pay 81 bonds
In gold was passed by the purchased votes of Re
pn6lic"n' in congress was published bis in detail
Great Republican frauds in the Ohio election
shown up.
October Is, 1875.
Gov. Ames of NJ ssssIppi, agrees to disband his
negro troops and suspend further military opera
tionS against the people Of ! that at state
The president appointed Chandler, Of Michigan,
secretary of the interior, Uice Deano.
October 20, 1875.
The Republican treasurer of Lyons county, Iowa.
defaults, making the twcnty-sxth Republican
county treasurer of that state who has proven his
devotion to the party
The president proposes to make Gen. o. E. Bah
cock chief of the engineer corps, as return for
October 81, 1875.
Mosb the guerrilla, was one of those who call
ed to congratulate Chandler on his recent appoint
ment.
Mackey, the defaulting Republican treasurer of
Pennsylvania, refuses to meet the legislative com
mittee appointed to discover the degree of his Re
publIcanism.
The trial of II. B. Clalin & Co., the great Repub-
lican importers of New York, who arc charged
with smuggling silks, began.
October %, 1875.
ThOs. VI. Judd. OF the Republican state central
committee of Massachus, tts, arrested for forgery
The proof that 10 1869 Judge Dent, Grants broth
ment of minister to Mexico, is published.
October ", 1875.
The amount stolen by the Republicans of the
state treasury of Pennsylvania is officially reported
ut 81, 123,301.
October %, 1875
Zach; Chandler turns out of the interior depart
ment all the clerks who refuse to pay any political
assessments.
October 26, 1875.
John Ii. Stevenson, paymaster of the United
states navy, is reported To be a defaulter.
October 2s 1875
the ADD congress Gil cheap transportation are pub
lished. They propose that $685., 900 600 shall be
appropriated out OF the national treasury to make
water ways
October % 1875
II is shown that Of 81 600 Of the Geneva award
distributed, $30000O0 have gone in the pockets of
Republican officials and lobbyists.
November /, 1875.
GOV Beveridge calls out the militia to attend the
election at Chicago.
November 4, 1875,
1t Is shown that the city of PHILADELPHIA while
under Republican rule has been run in debt
$74,00O000
VIM. Mckee, of the st. Louis Globe. Democrat
and Con Mcguire, chairman Of the local Republi-
can committee, indicted for completely in the
whisky business
November 3, 1875.
Gen, ., f. Babcock, the presidents private Sec
rotary, indicted at St Louis as a whisky thief
November 8, 1875.
united States grand juries, at ST. Louis and
Shlcago, ndict leading Republicans and officials
ny scores Tor completely in the whisky ring.
Inc president and Boss Shepherd serenaded, at
washington, ON account of the Republican vic
tories I'm the late election "
oolce OF the Republican whisky ring in Mis-
souri, sent to jail
November 10, 1875.
IN all the cases before the United State. court of
sue District OF Columbia, in which Republicans
r"eie Indicted for stealing the public money ana
's"ing straw bail, formal pleas were en-.