The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-03
Refusing Information.


Refusing Information.
That there is "A settled plan on the part
of the Administration. the Returning
Boards, and NIL others engaged in the cou-
spirncy. TO cheat Mr. TILDES out of his
election. is made manifest by their acts on
every occasion when the truth has been
sought, which if disclosed might expose
the fraudulent means employed to accom-
plish this object. Mr.. BAYARD offered u
resolution III the Senate calling for the
number of Deputy Marshals appointed
during the Presidential election, the
places where, and the length of time they
served in that capacity
The Attorney-General returned for
answer that the Information was not in
his office. though the money drawn from
the public treasury for thu payment OF
this army of partsans could only be OBJ
tanned by his official approval. \ true
answer from the records in the Depart
ment of Justice would have shown the
immense number of these deputies. and
the large sums of money which they re-
ceiyed. Therefore. Mr.. TAFT refused,
under false pretext, to furnish the evil
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trust TO partisan use. which is rs glaring
and outrageous rs any act of LANDAULEr
WILLIAMS.
when resolution was on cred to inves-
| tigatc the elections in Florida, South Caro-
lima, and Louisiana using the very Ian
euage which the Republicans had for
merry employed FOR other States, the
whole Republican side of the House, with
three honorable exceptions. voted against
/ the proposition, including GARFIELD.
HALE, and KELLEY. who had signed the
! one-sidcd report of the Presidents com
mlitec. And after the resolution had
passed by bare two-thirds vote, the same
party united in a desperate attem pt to de-
feat it the next day.
Following tins example nj Washington,
the Relurning Board IN Louisiana have
refused every important call Tor Informal
ton relating to their action; have with
held all original papers from inspection,
and mteiposed every obstacle they could
devise to thwart the investigation. la
this course they have been aided by the
| Republican members of the House COM
mittee, and by the Republican majority
of the Senate committee.
SO. too. in South Carolina. where
the order OF the Supreme Court was
hagTautly disrcgardod, and "a Federal
Judge WAS Transported from Baltimore to
Columbia, TO perform an act which
DIES, iyes impeachment, and has no paral-
Eel in the judicial records but tho md
nighr order al iJ,s drunk "a nuRFr'
written aud concortl1 bv T.. e. BuLINGs.
whom GI,ANr made Judge for he and
the senate confirmed. in recognition Of
this infamous service.
M resolution Of inquiry, which by any
possibility would bring to light the hidden
Transactions OF The parry III power can
pa tlc senate without heing cma-culatrd
nud diverted iron the original design.
Every attempt 90 explore the secrets Of
the Treasury, and To- get a clear cxplann-
tui Of tho conflicting statements ia the
onic.nl ropprfs. 90 to reconcile The forced
balance. involving hundreds of millions,
with the bDoh-. hn' fuirI hy th' oppose
ton ana the thwmtng am .ndmrn1 of
lsepuDlcln-.
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