Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-05
TIE oRovER-cRoSIN pIzzLr.

The Investigating Committee 10 pscu-
liasly . Dsnoeraio institution. and 1t
Aas bssa used BY nj reforming friends
IN the past 10 make political capital
and cast the mould in which The Prssi-
dental campaign vas 70 Be run. That
In their hands the investigating machine
has not been . success. except - .
drain upon the treasury Of the country.
argues nothing against the institution
itsslf. The best Of tools. In the hands
Of poor workmsp. will turn out poor
specimens Of vsrk ; and that the In
vss,isssing Committees Of the last .
sion Of Congress accomplished 90 little
OF good 10 due 70 the simple fact that
there was nothing TO investigate, and
thai they were established solely for po-
litical effect by Democrats who q a
chance TO appropriate the public money
for party purposes.
The Republicans Of the United States
have now taksn hold OF this invesugat-
ing b~usiasss. ana In their hands 10 Is
doing some good to the country. s,ns-
tor Morton's Committee has been prsb-
ing the mysteries surrounding the Ore
goa electoral muddls. and the probe Of
the Committee has gone 30 deep that 1t
l. doubtful II either Governor Grover or
Croniu, the sham e~lsctor. will ever be
able to recover from ia effects. There
10 NO attempt to make political capital
in this case. The election 10 passed.
and we need no capital. But a. susrdi-
ans OF the peoples rights. guardians OF
sixteen year, standing. AMI We aInily
believe the elected guardians for four
Year, more. We propose to see that those
rights are properly respected. When
Governor Grovsr-ws must accord him
his title. as the Oregon Legislature had
no time to meet. impsaeh. and remove
him attempted TO steal the vote Of his
Stat,. aud swindls his constituents out
IL their just rights. he should have re-
msmbervd that these guardians OF the
Republic were Watching him. He
should have known that those guardi-
ans. faithful TO their trust, would see to
IL that his scheme Was frustrated; and
he should have known that these guardi-
ans would see to IL that be never took
his sea, in the United States Senate to
which the too couhding people Of Ore
gou had elected him.
IL Governor Grover did not know all
this. he has learned IL by bitter expert
ence since he completed the measure Of
his infamy. He has sold his birthriehi
for . mess Of pottae.. and the pottage
10 turning TO gall in his mouth. CroEin.
the man whom he selected as his tool.
has turned traitor to the eau-e. probably
through abjsct fear-tor traitors are
always towards at heart-and confessed
that be was brib.d by $1,000 to do his
dirty work. Il Il useless for Democrats
to insist that this mossy wss for eI.
psnses TO Washington. The expenses.
al told. could not have exceeded $500,
including all the drinks which an aver.
age Democrat OF Cronin's stamp conlj
desirs. The remaining ~. 600. at least.
Wa n direct bribs: aud IL Cronin rs-
osived that sum. what was the price OF
Growers infamy3
AL this has been discovered by . Re-
publican investigating committee. That
committee has BY its skill in examining
the various witnesses turned the Grover
Cronin scheme into . fzile. Such = re-
suit having been accomplished, the Gov.
eminent may we'll Afford to pay the
expenses Of the committee. II !. money
well expended. as 1t secures to the State
Of Oregon what the Constitution Of the
United States guarantees it-a rspubli.
can form OF government. As to Grover.
he Is summed in washinstos by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. and he has
probably learned by this time that a
seoundrsl. unless his rascality 10 sue
cessfully covered up. can hope for NO
sympathy evsn from the men who In
secret applaud His actions. There ID
said to DO honor among thieves; but rest
assured there is no honor among political