The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-09
WY II ERiJD TOLERiTED?
The Pertinent Inquiries Of n Patriot d. the
Far West.

TO Tu- EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Hero
on our Western hor Ter in n Wild and semi.
civilized country. W. cannot UNDERSTAND why
the fraud ana corruption OF whi ID vr rea I. aud
which wr experience 10 some do,roo. 81, NOT pu,
down with an iron hand Has the United
States become so Nioly corrupt. ana have hon.
est men become SO scarce. that they are even
Indifferent as 20 whether ttc supreme 1lagis-
trnry - the nation is gained hy frnud or not
should not both parties. regardless ~ pnity
l''NhG. c"i"s'e ana institute" "a .'ur'h.ue u-
qulry INTO tbs seeming gigantic fraud; Should
not the Presidency. IL obtained hy perjury.
irnu :. and corrupt IN, p" wrnSird from the
hands u the dishonest usuru,r. and the man
tlrri'i nN ii" voice ~ fn1 people installed m
oni'ef Why WINS Gen. Anderson relrn-,Ily =.
rIang,.on = he demanded? Does IL not SHOW A
euuiY colApirity between HAYES AMI Andcr-
Are tho upholders or freedom md Justice IN
50 hopeless minority IN our Congress thai
ttrf dHrr not raise their voices IN the interest <
oI thqs" ihry are supposed 90 rrpr. -'nt against
fraud and 'orruptiuny Aims, u seems So. and
a. though the r pre-, 'ntutiyr~. one amt uii. both
Eepun. .'Hn and Demo mt HS soon 49, in l.nvor.
thht tn.y then selves have given 10 insure clrr.
ton. ihoy devote al their energies 10 self
ste upon that which Inns given them HE.
ms residential fraud is the foremost and
there ? Not long ago We rcnd ri ten CONGRESS
men. four senators and other public officers
having been hrihed hy a California Mining
COMPANY, What j., done toinve-tigutc their as
serted dishonesty Nothing; the Rlns formed
by these mcn projects th,m.
Agnin. how is the public money squanderod
on nm army nj Least, II not morn than. double
wnai Is actually necessary for preserving pru"n
IN our own country. aud in giving pensions and
uon Is mat tnry have party nlurn and who
funcied themselves too hii;h toned f1r any other
onupatlon than soNrumcnt siuerure.
Then. too. ~" navy, which row. after I'm OK
pcndiurt of hundreds If millions uf d. lars
We are tod, r. un@Haworhy. amt that for this
we arc indebted % Scror ltnlpsDni This is nm
other instance ~ gross Wi~mana.t 10y
which the Icopl" have to suffer
Yet another notorious in-fIuo" ~ fr.scov-
eminent II the conduct oi Indian AHA rs. 10y
which tn" Indian lalls To- obtain title of what
he is promised, and tine principal parts Of
tro1iirs nude with them gre entirely di-rn-
gard d. ana the few scattered families living ON
the border are lett to h' sacrificed 10y the blood
thirsty savage. niurlAtsd hy the trrarhery II
the Government and dishonesty Of It's al,ent,
other bloody Indian war VIII before long bn ho-
gun; AMI the tics. q ih"y do Lisc, Will have
thn.r reservation assured 10 them hy trouty
which treaty has been ~ many instances gro sly
yiulntrd; and now with existing treatlrs unlul-
filled. II Is proposed 10 drive them from their
reservation with three companies sent by Gen.
Pop" for that PURPOSE Surely THIS d".ihorte
counting Of trouble is unwurrautahlc i'm "a Gov
eminent supposed io have the Interests % the
people ~ heart. When these pow rful ,nirvrs
and corrupt politicians ar W chance called
~ rs ape 10y shifting the blame from one TO an
other.
In tho old Swiss republic was n public man.
TIA" President of the stock Growers Insurance
Company. who. being dcfHulter to a large
amount. tried ~ hay the blame on the head uf
one 81 IN" clerk, who had escaped. But II did
not seryr him. lie wHs Eiyou am Sl-vcarS' s'n-
trn'r. WHAT a wholesome effect such n s"n-
trn'r must have uu Some nj uur public frauds.
II other newspapers would hut hrluE these
frauds to light, NJ docs TIRE NUN, and I'naud
Justice and tn" punshmrut Of the guill ,n the
offending parties. the country might .HNe a
sound administration and he freed from oN-
ccsslVe taxation, Indian wars and mussi.cros.
and the laborng cllsses might be- dceelopcd
ou, worE.
1T no guilty man escape! Begin with Hayes
aud those who, from him downward, aye guilty
OF cOrrultlDn ril political iu-rnrrS. LIT them
hr punished ~ "a heuiihiul warning that the
United States docs not couutcnHnre fraud and
theft more among the rirh and crashing than
among the poor and helpless. G. q. I.
GUNNIsOS. COLI June B.