The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-26
Burlcsamc AZ the south.

procure evidence to convict the thieves.
Suppose that after sitting in secret many
months and thoroughly OvVrhauling the
Credit Mohiier. the frauds in the Navy De-
partmcnt under SECOR ROBEsoN's brigand
rule the inuuitics of the Whiskey Ring and
the conspiracy by which HAYES was put in
the White House this committee should be
accused Of supprcssing the truth for poiu-
cal purposes. and finally driven 10y the force
Of public opinion to report the result Of their
labors. Suppose that their report was some
thing in this fashion: " History records no
parallel to the carnival OF rascality that has
been going on at Washington since GRANTS
first election No language can fttingly
characterize the rascality Of this era OF stu
pendous frauds. simple statement is
enough TO brand the perpetrators with ever
lasting infamy. We make that statement
boldly and without regard to consequences.
Here it is: For ten years the Congressman
Of the United States. Republicans as we'll rs
Democrats, have habitually provided them
selves with newspapers, pocket knives and
scented soap at the expense of the nation;
the funeral Of a colleague has frequently
been made the prctcXt foi rubbing the People
| Of the price of black kid gloves and Senator
| INGALLS, OF Kansas I'VE find with sorrow and
shamcl has made and still makes the con-
tingcnt fund of the Senate pay his subscrip-
tions to several magazines and other peri
odicals. including the Nursery for his chill
drcn Let the stern hand Of Justice seize
and crush the guilty ones, irrespective OF
party"
This might be tolerahly funny in a stage
burlesquc, but in real life. where the crimes
wore gr,o, and IN, nnon,o dnod in oarncs,
in thoir d,nand. for iu.tirn. II would hardly
orus,, IN, mos, s.usit MISC huuoris,
Nnorlv a vcor ago whom WAnr HAMPTON
| co,u, iptn nn,vor in snn,h cornlino ,brnn,h
IJ,vrs.s nInrdonn,,nt ~ cuA,tnrrr.,rS
/ ,h, L.,,.,., ,o,,,o,.o.. ,,,tl,, da,,o,d,d ,ho,
,hs t,io,.,. ,,h, hod ,l,,d,rod tho Stato 10
tho ovt.n, Of t,vo,,v',vn ar ,hirt,, nilliors
! sho,,ld no ,ureuod and r,,ni.bcd To satisfy
this righteous cry for Justice a lrgislntivc
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/ hlN'4l lsdlliS committee WIS hpl"llil'N
/ with senator COCHRAN a. Chairman. The
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| - =,
H'N'rholS SCOTT ana MOSES, oi NILES Il.
| PARKER, WOOpKUTF DENNIS and "A hum
drcd other rascals, greater or lesser who
have been concerned in the monstrous steal.
1t has obtained and has in Its possession
| guilt, enough to convict that chief of the
] ,li., a 80, ,i,.,. 100. 1.,,,. 60. To-.
! '"' ''.r '''' ~" Nv '''1
| ''"n able to show what frauds the COCHRAN
| r,n,nitton has investigated what toeti-
! -
hi'"' ''s "''" '""'n' "H" "hd' ""O"'u'".-
AIRY Proofs are III 'n' nai'us oi 'he 'hV'sli-
s"'"Is' M'uu"i'''' tn' P"pir u H"uth
az ',,'''' anu ''ci !"''y "u'7'o VI 'o"'"
''''''ln WI, l. 'nu''Vs'''' III honest gov
eminent az" 'i'' P"n'7n''l'il, VI 'i'"''' n"N'
oco"'i' su7l,'''ou9 oi N'oN, iiANiiloN '''''
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oi rri,cn la. locn r,nDc, ana aii PROSTATE thfou
mo'a"gc on one 'iie amt c0nu'i "d'gn'orci' on 'h'
a,c :. ,,a,. Xxx, ~. d,,,, ,n,sc ,,. nm.
loss We snb,tnuAte Msm by evidence which one
ca" DOUBT
And, having told it, story, the report con
cluder with these indignant and menaclng
words:
"Your committee feel assured that no language Ny way
.i.'N' " r'' 10, !" '"o s'''l. ,'"" 'i' d. VI
,n.,l.uut. aul riD,r.c. OF a charar,'r hi,h,ri,
nin .'.h '.,. ma l"r ''r,o,, an, COW
.t.l,i',.,,.' li,,, v.ti. ,, .aorl Ju,te ham,.
.a- lbs ttfe4i over iheir Aeal''
Both the preliminary and the final flour.
i-h Of trumpo's indicate that the COCHRAN
rspDlf fsnu extraordinary documcnt Tn,
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lNt t''tA' Ni'tA l'i'Nlt''' "a Si'AN '''Aif th'