National Republican., 1878-01-24
through any fair, open, and just investisa-

tnrough any isir, open, ana Just ihNesuRh-
ton.
Mr.. GLOVER very graciously informs the
President TINT he docs not regard him as
responsible for what exists In the Depart
ments; and yet he calls upon him to aid
the committee in It's efforts to stop, and,
as far as practicable, redress" these out
RACES. If they now exist in the Depart
ments, these being in the hands Of his ap-
pointees, we do not see how Mr. GLOVER,
even, is to absolvs the President, as the
Governmental. head, of his Just share
of the responsibility. If they do not
now exist, then the Executive has
no occasion to aid in stopping them. The
position of Mr. GLOVER on this point would
seem to be absurd in anybody else, but this is
but mild type of the absurdity that will
be exhibited throughout and in the end Of
this crusade.
The President is to be applauded for the
prompt and courteous manner in which he
received and responded to the very re-
markable missive of Mr.. GLOVER. If the
outrages set forth have an existence in
any or all the Departments Of the Govern
ment in any degree, let them be exposed to
view by proper and legitimate proofs Of
guilt, no matter where or upon whom the
consequences may fall. "Let no guilty
man escape" is the motto Of the party in
power in the executive branches of the
Government
The resolution, however upon which this
strange letter of Mr.. GLOVER Is based is
aimed directly at the Treasury Department,
though he takes occasion TO arraign every
other Department of the Government, and
to throw suspicion upon all alike. This
would seem to be not only gratuitous, but
manifestly unjust. We do not see how Mr.,
GLOVER is to grant absolution to the Presi-
dent for all responsibility as to the Treasury
Department 80 long as the Secretary Of the
Treasury is member of his official family
II is scarcely possible for all the terrible
things enumerated in Mr.. GLovER's letter
to have an existence in that Department
without most of them being known to the
Secretary, and many Of them to the Presi
dent. They both entered upon their re-
spective duties simultaneously, and have
been in almost daily intercourse and con
sultation since in regard to the conduct o
that Department 1t does not seen
possible that these grave outrage
could have been perpetrated within tn,
walls of the Treasury building 70
the past ten months without SOM
knowledge of them having reached
both the Secretary and the President m
strange that the discovery Of them SHOULD
be left to the casual observation or the Off
cial leakages that have filtered the infor
nation alone into the mind of Nr. GLOVER
This would imply that the Secretary of thu
Treasury knows but very little of what !
going on In his Department, or that hi
secretiveness has been carefully exercise'
to keep the President in ignorance. n
/ one objects to the most searching investigs
ton into the conduct of each and ever.
! Department of the Government. If col
: ruption turks there let 1t be unearthed, ex
: posed, and punished. All the people de
! sire this. If books and papers are mutt
lated and destroyed, let us know in wha
| Departments such outrages have an ex
3 istencc; but we protest against this whole
4 sale throwing Of dirt promiscuously upo
S all the Departments. No one can be mad
4 to believe--indeed, we feel confident thu
J. it can never be shown-that such system
e of dishonesty and gross wrong attaches
7 all the Departments and bureaus in tn
S Government.