Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-01-18

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eessery for giving il e6eet No bddy
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sent Seaate witch lSas any tendeney Sb'
alleviate public burdens d 10 intIodsee,
. setter system in the sdministrstioa sf
ihe Gosesnment." viii noweive -
tesdmony Of the Bsltinors .4aesites.
Ssts. that journal: "Atter 1871 a.
Administration went stesdily ea 6oM
bad 10 wosse.s II Was surrounded BY
schemers and trickstcrs and greedy ple(-
lten- -xho, -hronght ppopI i aeandal md
dIsersce Sor which ths Repahlican paf-
ty was held resPcnsible. President
tGnnt lptrdStt<d nmsflf tobe kedkfd u
by evil advisers and to cling to them
with q determination shat was remarks
bic in . man who was never even &C.
cused Of personal dishonesty. Tho
scandals Of which the administrators
and party have had TO bear the brdht
furm--s-icng and shocking iists The
Credit Mobiiier and whiskey ring expo
sures, the robbery Of the Freedman's
Bank. the many disgracef,il scts and the
Tremendous s.ealings Of the District Of
Columbia Rings, the virtual expulsion
of Bri<tow and Jewell from the Cabinet
what intelligent American has not
vie we'd them with shame and disguss
- Shepherds combinations Of scous-
drels, for purposes OF public plundeF.
and the Presidents favoritism toward
them has cost the Republicans thous--
ands upon thousands ofvotes. Generat
Babcock, the Presidents confidenGuI
secretary, was held in the mind Of men
to be guilty of completely IN the bogus
safe burglary and the operations Of the
Washington Ring, and only TO have
failed of conviction because oi the skill
iul suppression Of evidence BY hire 4
perjuers, and still the President would
not remove him. Harrington while un-
der trial in connection with the safe
burglary was an honorcd guest a the
White House, and the moral sense OF
the country was shocked at the specta-
| Gle. The tone and atmosphere Of pub
lie life at Washington had become thor
oughly demoralized and poisonous and
the nation waited in vain to see the Al.
mini>tration endeavor to purify Il by
purifying itself. We venture TO say that
there are many Republicans who voted
the ticket on Tuesday who will &C
knowledge to themselves that their par-
ty has been defeated because it deserved
to be-" Let il be remembered thai et-
| cry Republican Convention that has as
sembled since the first inauguration Of
| Pres dent Grant has endorsed Me Adminsssra-
iidH and the Convention that nominated Hayss
gave il a most unqualified endorsement, and II 10
easy TO concriyc what good reasons the Republic
can party has for Icing proud Of iis record. I
shall close the evidence have 90 adduce in this
case bv giving Few more extracts from tfye let
ter of Judge Black. He saws: ''Yos hare con-
scqucutly made ours TIE corrup,cs, government
this side Of Consiantnope. fsffnps yoa will
say this is n mere general assertion. But am
ready to maintain the trnth of il against all op-
posers. You may take thero'tenest monarchy in
Europe, 60 over i:s history for hundred years
AMI produce the worst act Won can find Of frnu-
dulent spolialon upon its people. and ii do ncs
show something worse committed here nndef tire
ausiiccs Of the party now in power will give sy
the case. am speaking of the government nf
The officials who rule Us for thcir pleasure and
l'lunaer ns for their proft--and Il Is no answ>r
to quote Senator I.cri speech before the Senate
on the trial of Relknap. Ills eulogv was on the
virtue and intelligence of the people, aud b As~
gued from that the duty Of lhcir s-rvauts 10
behave iih integrity. lie certainly did not in-
tend to whiewnsh the Administration. II he
had meant TO do 81 he could not have succeeded,
for there was not wash enough In his bucket ~
90 over tile twenty ihousaudth part Of the job.
While you were hunting for certificates Of char
rcfrr among the impeachment managers, why
did yon overlook that Of Mr. Hoar7 ne said In
effect flor cite him from memofy) that the oiFr
production in which our country exceis an o. hers
in the world. Is the corruption ofits governMen,.
There WAS the testimony ofa candid witness be-
longing TO your own party who knew whereof
he affirmed and spoke directly 70 the polht. BAIT
il is useless 10 cite the evidence Of individual
upon great public facts that felt and sccn and
known OF all men. Nothing Was ever nesx so-
torious than the general disregard of sll sound
prinGpic by this Administration. No people on
earth are nov suffering 80 much from ex,rava-
CANT taxation. and nowhere does so small ror-
iion Of the taxes 20 10 legitimate public pur-
pose~, or so much 10 the rulers themselves and
the rings they chose TO fsvor. IL IL vain 10
DENY that there Is and hxs been n general sssta
Of dishonesty persading all ranks OF the civil SCI.
vice, which, 20 tar from being punished, II fo-
tected encouraged and rewarded by the highest
u
against all Investigations tending TO EXPOSE sss-
cality. Proof Of Haf II p,ocf weye rasfed rcsfi
BE 'o.sd IN yOsr ..rH 6eanaefatioas Of The prss,s
Cokgrsss fer gnskinG inquiries info Hose yeysess
rider, rensis and co~rxpsisn ssight efherwiss Asss
drGf IN satey. ,Italics here my own.) in all
your Southern measures you have shown prsi-
tive abhorrcnee Of honest government. Yos
forrei into all plac Of power men whose chsr-
actcrs were notorious!y bad. and msnt lined them
while they perpetrated the most shan,eles robhr-
rics. Yca resisted every effort Of the Oppressed
pcolie TO thryx them OIL and when those cSorfs
were snopssful in some u the States yeu moafeed
the Gall Of the feions with sinccre lameusaiicn..
Just look at the crew Of the goddess v-retchrs ts
Wh1m Louisiana has been altpost dcsSiassd. ~
peopl- of the State under the protection OF Federal
bayonets will call your attention TO another cass
] mean the frauds Of the T. Pari6c railroad
company and the Credit Nohiii<r. am t1ld that
the Attorney General counts ese kns1yca ss5
sigffv nRfioas the sum which the Cnifed
States will 'o-e in solid cash dir-~tly taken sst
Of The Treasury e How did the rrpabisp
party .puRish i,s Own rascsls' in this case? Z? Not
a hair of their head MAS touched On the con-
Rary. they were promoted. hOncrcd and advsaced.
. But your officers have found out the way
NOT 20 do IT, They permit stse governmeut 20 sis
down and be robl,ei seni-annusiiy by corrr-
ration vhich Tiien would losg ago have dis-
armed q lie powef. and whoSr crirniaai shcftuss
he would have swept iato the Peaisensnfy ~
scores." have thus given cupious exfrsrfs efev-
idenes from what ! consider the sncR rxiisbsr
sources, often with but little eomBessss Of D..
own, because considered more wss unnscessar
The evidences have beresofcre adduced Inns usd
hcrn satisfactory 10 n. II was not expccrd II
would be. We hare sen what scrf Of evidrere
Be sccepfs ana vhss kind he rejects. lie ace~pss
thai eEnaSaiing from such soarces ss kelio@e.