New-York tribune., 1878-02-06
GLOVER STILL "GOING FOR 'Eu."


been so uneasy person in Congress since the
War of 1912. AS chairman OF the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the treasury
Department, he proposes to lind out what
becomes of the money that goes out OF
the Treasury. Nothing could be more com
mendable But It isn't necessary that lie shoulu
90 about it in such a jerky way, and cry halt
70 the whole Government, and call for troops
and reinforcements every time he thinks he
has struck the trail of a missing slxpcnce. 1t
interrupts the deliberations OF Congress, us
turbs the meditatiOns of the country, sets
what may be called the popular heart Ill
futter, and frighens the entire Treasury De-
partment into dropping whatever they nave
in their hands. Ii he could only investigate
without q brass band it would be ever SO
much more comfortable for everybody. But
every little WHILE when he thinks ne has got
on the track OF ten-cent piece that has rolled
into crack in the Treasury Building, he rises
I'D in the House and filings his arms
abroad and says he must have imme-
diately squadron of cavalry, section
of artillery, two regiments OF Infantry, ana tlle
Marine Band to recover the property, and ar
rest the band Of female highwaymen Ill the
Department, who are rccicssly tossing about
ten-cent pieces, while millions OF the
sons of toll "the creators OF capital"
without cent of money Ill their pockets,
are imploring Congress to call ninety
cents a dollar just to save ten cents apiece.
And we feel compelled to say that the demon
stlaton is out of all manner of proportion to
the occasion. Too wild and boisterous, we
may say besides being too abrupt and sudden.
Not that Congress or the country Is nsenslDle
TO the intrinsic worth of the ten-cent piece,
or its uses as circulating medium, but
neither Congress nor the country desires
TO be called off from tranquil consideration
of the case of Simmons or thoughtful dclIb-
Grafton upon the arrest OF j. Madison Wells,
by a soul-harrowing shrek from Glover that
he has found another and believes he can
rescue it for the Government If the President
and the Heads of Departments and Congress
will only cooperate with him, and everybody
keen perfectly still while he probes for 1t with
astooth-pck The impression grows upon the
country that Glover is what Mr.. Lincoln used
to call "altogether too Interruptions"
Mr.. Glover, as THE TRIBUNE has before
had occasion to remark. Is evidently very
sincere and earnest person. lie Is chairman
of a committee that is expected not only 10
fish for corruption in the Treasury Department
but to find it. His party Is absolutely GER
tain that things are very much decomp0Sed ana
decayed, not to say rotten, in that department.
And his political associates Will never
be satisfied with anything short of
report to that effect. III his committee should
report that they were unable to find anything
of the kind, the judgment of the party would
he. not that there was nothing wrong, but that
tbo committee were too stupid and incompetent
IN find if ont And Glover himself believes
bevond question that there's deylitly IN the de-
partment and that if he Is only supported with
all the power of the Government he can DUng
il To light and contribute largely to future
Democratic success. The seriousness with
which lie sought the President and begged
him to surrender to the committee all persons
cuilty of theft who were secreted Ill the White
IIouse or concealed in the departments tes-
tined in the most touching manner to GioveTs
belief in the importance of his mission. 1t
NOW appears that upon that occasion he had
prepared q proclamation upon the subject.
which he desired the President to pro-
mulgate. The terms Of the proclamation
have never been made public as the Presi-
ter. But we may reasonably suppose that 1t
called upon all who had cheated the Govern
ment to report Immediately to Gl0vers COM
mittee-somcwhat as the Connecticut Con-
FRESHMAN, a number of years ago, when the
House was excited over insinuatiOns of cor
rupt conduct, proposed that If any men,
Der had been bribed, he should rise
in his place and make it known. Dis
appointed in the results of this movement,
it was not strange, perhaps, considering
Glover's remarkable industry and earnestness,
that he should introduce the sweeping bill
upon which we commented few days ago,
providing that any member Of Congress could
apprehend anybody anywhere, Mt any time,
and make him tell all he knew, OF pay $1,000
fine and be imprisoned year for contempt.
II was as if Glover had bounded cut of the
Treasury vaults, and making of his two
hands trumpet, had shouted from the
nortico to the Capitol: 81 think I've got 'em.
"Send me some c0pidses and mdtjmuses and
"mdndamuSes, drag-net, short-h hand man,
"and file of Marines" And Congress treated
him very much as the officer in charge at He'll
GATE might treat the captain Of canal-boat
who wanted all the mud-diggers and dredges
and pumps at Pot Rock set to work to recover
a case-uife he thought he had lost overheard
in the channel. They said Glover meant well,
but he was too sweeping.
Nothing daunted, however, on Monday he
"went for 'em" again. This time he wanted
tL.e rules suspended and everything stopped,
for the adoption of resolution authorizing
his committee to break up into subcom-
mittees aid sections, and peryade the couD-
try, taking testimony wherever it is thought
adyisnble. at MaY-statiOns and cross roads, in