, 1877-02-09
Legislators Beginning to Wonder What
Their Commitments Will Think.
A Gradual Dfn,fl,ttiOn Of tho
Cheeky Arrogance of
the Ring,
Tie Two Jobs Now Before the Legislature
tor Riohardson'a " "Raimhhrse-
Ment"
Indications that Thorough 1nrestfga'
tton Cannot DO Thwartcd.


spn1sar,sLp, ILL.,, Feb. s.-Thc number OF
tho i,noccnts IN tho ucncra1 Assembly WHO
never bcard Of Richardson and tho new state
House steal Is daily diminishing. Tho number
OF pu1InE-llcalcd partleans whose notion OF
fcatty TO tho Republican party consists In tho
llrm belief that no man can bc loyal to tho Re-
publican party who viii not, to tho Inst, shield
an.i defend thief who calls himself Repul'-
lean Is atso diminishing. At the same time, |
tho ranks Of those who hold that their first duiy
To the party Is to expose and punish every Thief
who IN tic nanc Of tho party has robbed the tax-
PAYERS Is daily increasing for thcy have heard oi
Richardson and the etntc-llousc Job Honor
able members whose notions Of tfclr duties arc
no higher than that It is their daty to cover up
tho rasca.ittcs of every otIlcial who happens to
belong Ia the party are also awakening to
scnse or the fact tl,as
T1tHtn CONSTITUENTS
demand to know what las become Of TIC thfec
AMI ralf millions tint have been eSpenuea ior
tic unfinished new state-1iouso ol mud and
marble, sham md shotlfS- For the irst time IN
their official career the llonorablcs arc a~Akohot
to n knowledge Of the fnct TINT by no o',efal
fiction could Richardson be construed tas WAS
done by the new Statc-ffouse Commtasioncrs) TO
he the rcnItcntfnry. Also, that big profits pa'u'
ri, t,,c ato,c.wnrk lob sylulle tu Richardson
ca cannot 1 1o pretended to tnyo been puil for " the
support OF fhe W. ~ t arn nnn
son has also swindled ont Of S4V'VVo OF *au'oou'
Even though tho slate-Irouse Commfssloners
In thctr iato renort act IN that false
>" .ns 's ~ a~,.,so fnr the crnrbl-
pts.e''se w 49,, M ..s, susv ~, .ho stnr..worl
for tic now statc.1Iousc, It Is now 80 well
i.uou,, hv the nuhIic At large TINT the money
was ,atl n Rchsr1.on. that tho prctcnse Of
having to "support TIC pcnttcntlary" at .ae
expense OF the state-ttouee 1una - ~ !onses
kcpt No. Tho plea VI tho Ring now ts that tlioy
l,ra been investigated until the investigation
has become matter o1
PERsEcuTtoS. ...
That Is the plen Senator Bosli pitt forward III
l,cha1f Of tho Ring tho other day. At that time
W. 1e1'a.o' "' T.. NJ .,..,n - !. ho,,,vc1 ia
Mi. Senator ho'h to ti''a t'iae' H's ne'!e's''
quite as Ignorant Of tho extstctco OF ltlchaFa-
son a wero anil aro tho Statc-lousc Commits
s"I.n,, ~. H.. In J., v.o1otfnn at law. md over
ardson Tor tne JOY, III yasso' y, ~, ~ ".,,,s,
si'Hc tlavo o'Hclhlig known oh'y sn. @ ae"1,cn
ttnry Commissioners, VINO, since lo'@, "hc"
nct"eens n,a "anss ~ ta,1 nn% fsar. i'm ~.
sehator a'os' 10 uso -,
pcnsc oi bona f'le invesL.ga.'o.,9 eodusseo ~
pointed to Investigate. not to cover up, md
which could not hidG tho testimony " y taAtts
~ was done By tue Committee OF Tug lwcnty-
covered s,';e el.a2lsen aai straightway white.
washed hs w. Ar. senatoe nosG Hsh ~ III gess
discovered that ie has tnlkeu oosa IN w LIN ~
| lie said on tb!s subject upon Inspiration OK 'he
f'0 anu r,ta 1n9 f1n; PEI 1s01S 15,s row KNOWN:
xas nof, ss y &c requlssi r law Il p the leWsst
be 6t w. et to nc
and carefully covered np and svsF aa1s s'nSs ~. t
been concealed under tho pretended Official "
norahcn Ut Tic Ssale'flouse commissioners "no
rnnan i. ., r,.,. f,,.,.
msstiuners hare pretended 70 aeal W,tn ,c Iac
Tcn!ttnt!arY wien, Us Eonln,sasloact bcvetiugo
has tcst!icq: thc5 theu'scvss ma4c ~ 1oufc ~
VIII Mearsol y, e c9ve1a M r. ss1I" at o. te
law requiring tha WORK 10 ~ letI altGF aofeftlso'
,ncnt fur proposals. t1 tiie Lowest % piaaef. .,..
4. ThMt Richardson llus ny a'tcet eonn'saneg
u the siatciloo coint.ss!o,esa SS M
| n,nl s5U,ooO on the ptlso,s'labor contract, be-
Sides pockeflDE tue stea! on TUG stohe'"o7*'
AL. THssH fAcfs .n L.,
| ar1 now pretty well hho"a, aaa iN!t sn
ysst'gat!o!, Is t.ofo ano no'v n,onnmn I'ae e
defeat w having l'lstlthteu hulaoes VI PienSJs
uno Investigations =" ~ ptsHSane n'attcss,-tne a.!
whole to Go wo9na up Win n1e1s wn,teNnsn'nS 3s r.
rl,isc Of ''rcltnburscnscnts Of tho stato-liouss
fuad" for moneys expunsled iof TUG new STATE
House, but whlei. IT. = prstenue4 ousnI & 10 lay M
been chafged to sonethln9 else; Ihe fitlt
product ior tue defcat Of any renl inTeatEatio1
nnI Tor covering up tue ENORMOUS stoal that LII
been perpetratcd Under
Tl!R aifADnIEsT or FALsn rhkTaHsla.
| ia facilitated ny tho TACT t,'at tha stcn! WI
l shared tn by thieves #ao stolo uQuef cover 9
| Democracy as well as ~ tuoso WHO etol
ttldcr prcI!tcnso Of bctnE AopublicAus
Whether Tho wh0Ie !ascullty WI AAv
NJ, additional ront q Whitewash pl
upon 1t Ut this scssto!', therefore,, reulafns y
doubt. The l!sgraeelul lact, 1etnalns ti!n iacs
to-wlt: That tho ring lIas strength enough !
bully and inttmi.tatc honest members who kno!
that a big steal LAS been perpetratca, a,iu
proposed to bc perpetratet9, but Who ha7en,t u
courage to rebel against tke rnG lobby. VIA
ls wantcd to be kIa'wu, a'd what no man GO GO
tnt opt T. P1;ss'scl%y % 1w uSa .na Shaey ha
, | contractors out s!uo tho ring would hasD don
xo5k 70! ana hey s nrh q ~ Toal il Tue stns
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