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If the whole Truth Were Known.

II the whole truth were known about tho
operations Of the Administration in Louisi-
ana since the conviction OF Gen. ANDERSON
not 10 go back any further we suspect
thoy would be found sufficient to implicate
both X. b. HAYES and JOHN SHERMAN in tho
frauds which put the one in power rs prcs-
dent Of the United States and the other as
Secretary Of the Treasury.
We do not imply. or mean TO imply. that
the decision OF the supreme Court oi Louis-
ana reversing the conviction Of ANDERSON
was corrupty or improperly obtained.
But there was some time during which
it was not known what that decision
would be. II was in this interval that
HAYES and SHERMAN were in n state Of
great alarm and trcpidation HAYES i-a slug
gish man. and yet his anxiety j. said tuh1ye
been very apparent. while SHERMAN is ro-
ported TO have acted more like a maniac
driven to madness by n sense of guilt and
the fear of exposure. than Ike an innocent
statesman possessing his soul in peace.
Measures were rcsortcd to in this cmcf.
gency which were none the less significant
because they ultimately proved not to have
been necessary. They were such as would
not have been employed 10y innocent men.
Most unbecoming threats are said to have
been made use of.
In brief, it may he summed up by saving
that If Mr.. john SHERMAN had been at the
bottom of the Louisiana conspiracy. he
might have been expected to act just rs he
did act. II the whole truth were known
about this matter it would aid materially
In forming n correct judgment respecting
the actors in the great fraud which is now
q substantially admitted fact.
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WHAT sALooN KrEprn sAYs-


FlOl N1lHF NnNTIY TlWfs dnI N.Fn1UFT
TnE SUN ranks next 10 the Hrr'dhiin lis prop
ery value In point ol circulation far surpasss MIR.
Bcnneus PAPER and IN tact It has equal IN the world
IN thus respect among nrt class newspaper, excepting
the LoHis T,iJ uIh Ten years Hsu rnk SrN was nnr.
chased hy it, present proprct"rs from Mr. Moses :
hach Al that time was logging ulon. In quiet way
with circulation o about sixty thousand copies alwa,,
making money Tor its proprietor hut never Nrniurug
into those spurts OF Journalistic enterprise which charac
trtled the HeuH The snc Of Tnt SrN To it, present
owners was general surprise The new owners rr.
moved the establishment to the building formerly known
Tammany Hail and there TnF SrS shine, for all" To.
day, with circulation double what ten Years ago
with profitable advertising patronage, and With mt
uonal influence probably surprising that at other
paper IN the United States Tn enjoys the DIS.
uncuon ct having larger daily weekly and sunday cir.
culauon than any other newspaper IN the world with
the possible exception ot the L,,lo, T,'o1inIh.
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The Last Chance.

While the Republican leaders in Congress
and in the States do not hesitate in their
personal relations to dcnounce HAYrs and
his fraudulent concern as trcacherous to
the party and faithless in all their profess
sions, but few of them have had the moral
courage TO take a public stand. and 10 give
the reasons for their distru-t and dscon-
tent. The recent speech Of Mr. HOWE eX-
presses the general sentiment OF his assoc
ciates In the Senate. and reflects that of the
party throughout the country; yet it has
not been followed up by any manly support,
and he has been left 10 bear the brunt Of
harsh criticism, without word OF outspOkcn
rebuke and defiance in answer.
Timid councils and trimming expedency,
instead of bold leadership and aggressive
policy, seem to be the rule in Congress on
the Republican side. Strong speeches are
said to be made in executive session. which
are filtered through the leaks Of the Senate,
and therefore make no impression on the
public mind. At n recent meeting OF the
National Committee nearly all the members
present condemned with hot Indignation the
course OF the Fraudulent President. and
when Mr.. CHARLES FOSTER OF bargaining
notoriety. came to his defence, there was no
reply worthy Of the name
And now the word has gone ont that in
the State Conventions to be held the Admin
istratlon is to he ignored, as contemp,uous
way Of signifying the PARTY feeling. and at
the same time an cXpcdicut that may avoid
detection. While the leaders arc thus
halting. willing to wound Vet afraid 10
strike, their former followers are drifting
/. - -. 1 1 t...
cations aud abandoning their betrayed
party. Between the trcachcry Of HAyL, ON
the one hand, and the week.-mrs., or pu-l!la-
nlmty Of the men to whom they looked up
for brave direction on the other, the rank
and file Of the party are discouraged and
almost hopeless.
Inside the organization there Is HAYES
faction insidously working to destroy the
party, and using the power Of oillcc and
patronage to overthrow the leaders WHO
have always enjoyed it, confidence and ado
miration. HAYES has no political future.
and Is utterly indifferent 90 the cun-c-
quences of this DISCRIMINATING course. which
is prompted by personal envy malice, and
resentment. Seeing he cannot rui" lu his
own way, he is resolved To- ruin EoYiMpiy.
vain, and arrogant, he d.-cardo all advice
outside the little coterie OF cold water fanat-
les and cantng dcmaEoSuos who mako
The White House their headquarters, and
have the free run Of the departments.
Day by day this process Of di,intogrnton
Is going on, and unlos, II bee arrested by
some prompt and decisive action, tine To-
publican party may as we'll surrender The
next Presidential election in advance 1t
4
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Some of our cnntannor,ria- SOON IN SIM.
Nos. that Axprnsny NJ N,v O,.o,n-
cannot hn triod or,in far nubli.hin., -.
trnn and usiny in tba oniaoI c,,rril,.
tin, md o,ny,ss - tro ,ot.s Of Tnni.i.
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t, .c,,,,t.n,,,',ti,n nf tl. Constitution
nm tr,.I lti.n,L,.t,. fresh trial Tho
Law. ~, tbt. .,l,io.t +. st.,,.d h,t,v, bi,b
Observation-Disclosures.
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al-incnt oou -. D., r,niyf.i UPON 3, ,a, accuse.
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i''alcdinbar -" NnuIoN oa 'nlnna! Law. l SEQ.
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ANDERSON IS liable also Tor n conspiracy
to make Il laI'' cou"l OF th' votes winch III
i'-'li la criminal oArhr' hy lh' laws ol
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ORR Cosby N.lyl.
How Public Money Is Squandcred -Informn.
tion for Mr.. Whitthornc and Congress.

WAsnlNGToN, April lO.-If Mr.. Whitthorne
is in earnest. and desires to find out how the
naval appropriations have been sQuanlcred he
can do SO 10y calling for all surveys held in
stores supplied to stations and ships-what
stores were condemned, and how disposed or
Let him also call for and have selected by disn-
tcrestcd parties samples OF stores ON hand. and
hnVo expert merchants TO value and test their
quality. Whithornc will find rich placers in
tho Pay, Equipment. Engineer and Construc-
tpn departments, Slsnl grass supplied rs
manila hemp. and luhrlcntiug oil of the most
inierlur pualiy paid the highest price for. BY
tho way. 4 Is hint"d at the department that
10000 gallons Of useless uhrlcating oil was
supplied 10 the Engineers bureau: that II was
surveyed and condemned and that the survey.
ors were lnilund or snuhhrd for doing their
report Mhltthprnr can ind II Out hy demanding
u" pnlWrr. TIA" sailors here and on all sta
tons complain that the clothing shoes &C.,
supplied them are 81 very inferior material;
ihl tllo} can obtain u better article on shore for
hnl price, From specimens | saw sent ON To
TINS city. Jack does not cxnggcrate.
. Appoint n board, composed OF Commodore
Ryan and other independent men. Murder Will
out. 50 SAID an Otllcnr whom ! buuOnhOcd at
tho entrance 20 ~" Navy Departments II can
not be- expected that the Secretary Is posted,
nor viii he eyer be- hy his surroundings. SO let
Congress appoint u board a. examine ana re-
port upon tine manner ul contracting, purchas.
lh'urularlY the quality OF goods, ana value
IN rcoi. and permit those who have hidden 10 APP
pear and testify rs 70 the mode of proceeding.
Mr.. Mhitthorne could also add to tho investiKa-
has been in commission. her service. how long
at sea and IN port, and what repairs she has un-
dorgunr since hring launched. As TO tn" Wy
omiuE | saw her last summer. | was with n
eiuuhulldrC The Morklngncn were stripping
oil the plAnks. she Is rotten vessel. which
needs rebuilding or being laid up.
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Treasurer OF the United States. Even with this
retrenchment. the bill calls for between twenty
nine and thirty millions. The Treasurer is for
the change and so is Mr.. CARL ScBURz. That
II should be costing three-quarfcrs Of million
to get the money voted by the Government into
the pockets Of the pensioners is. as Gen. BUTLER
termed it, n shame Whether his plan or the
committees for rcmedying this is the better
one s a matter for the careful consideration Of
Conurpss
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Yesterday We copied the Times account of
tho har,hGnaliun heer-bou' in which Mr.. BAYARD
TAYLOR made such an astonishing exhibition
Of himself andnow We copy JAY GoULp's Ti'ih-
u,e's semi-ofll ,Ial account OF an incident that
took place on Tuesday night in Steinwny Hall;
Mis-. AZ, Norsr.ravc two recitation. The fret wa.
fS,St,l and wa. reioiyed With enthg.a.c aprr'Si
A. inr sig'e Of me rndon Ni'' NomH's .cpins TO- The
,ung m atroni scat. wreath o laurel MI TAYLOR 100.
cspted The g ~ silence. hui A-S'ic hand at hr s'rr
M az n', itt "a, nal rs No ''.H vu' D,.
tense line ami her eNes were moist with tears
This must havc been amusne-far moro
amusing than the bccr-hout 81 the previous
night. which. in reality was very offensive in
deed. 1t must have been tourhnG-'nr moro
touching than the spectacle in Beethoven
| Hall at the close Of the becr-bout. A. an
actress. Mss MoREIs eXccls in what are culcd
emotional roles. So it is easy To imagine tho
crrscondo Of pathos with which she read tho
TAYLOR dirse. and carried her hearers TO a high
pitch, Then, after her stage style she uplins
tho wreath Of laurel. strides toward tho newly
elected representative Of Fraud and puts it
not upon his brow. hut into his hands.
Mr.. TAYLOR accepted the gift in silon'r'
Hero the skill Of the play-a'tor ia shown. rho
chmnN of the situation had been reached in tho
handing Of tho wreath. uud anything spoken
aftcrward woui have weakened it. But he
kissed the hand Of the giyrr.' That was cor
rect. II gave him the chance to share in tho
attention Of the audience without Gotracting
from Miss MoREIs $ prominence in the stage
picture. At that instant the curtain should hnvo
fallen. hut, unfortunately. there is no curtain
10 that stage. and he al on"e left the hall. re-
coiving rs he pissed out cordial recognition
and greeting Tao lack of Il curtain WAS un-
fortunate, for tn" sight of Mr.. TAYLOR carrying
ont his laurel wreath. and bowling right and
left, must have suggested the danscuse backing
on the stage with her admirers bouquets in hcr
! hands; yet hero ngain tho accomplished act
rcss cam. To- the rescue. Miss MoERis showed
intense loolng. ana her eyes were moist with
tears There was nothing to weep about, Ia be
sure, but it helped the dramatic situation. and
perhaps prevented the audience from laughing.
This performance in Steinway Hall shows
! preparation. 1t went of with smoothncss
that could only have been attained by much re-
hearsing. 1t WINS theatrical in It's arrangement.
| too. Miss MoREIs il very particular and con-
s"iertous in her work. Every embrace. every
entrances and cNit. every change of position.
must be exactly understood beforehand.
Judging by JAY GoULp's Triiin,fs account.
this ludicrous incident in Stcinway Hail had
| been very thoroughly rchcarscd.
The proposition TO rci-tahlish the income
| tgN has received the approval NJ the Committee
Of Ways and Means of the House. The vote
upon it stood six to five. OF the majority. five
were Democrats -four Of them from the SOUTH
and ono n Republican, while OF tho minority.
three were Republicans and two Democrats-al
from the North.
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The young EDITOR announces the Tribnes
arrival at the mature age of thiry-scvcn years.
And yet JAY GOULD has to feed it with a spoon.
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Two new TOPICS for debate were launched
in Congress yesterday the bill for tho repeal Of
the Bankrupt act in the Senate, and the Pensions
Appropriation bin in the House Tn" latter
measure, ~ II comes from the committee pur-
ports to effect a saving of some 100000 Il year
by abolishing the remaining pension agents
and deyolying tho duty Of payment upon tho
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The bill to place Gen SHIELDS on tho re-
tired list II the army is now in the hands Of the
Military Committee Of the Senate. and there arc
limitations that II will be- quietly pigeon-holcd.
Con. GoRDoN started out yesterday to force inn
mediate action on 1t. but for some reason
changed his mind.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sh. The
Pmocclnc Association, an association formed for the
preservation Of the IRISH Language have issued call for
meeting nj ~ Pacific street. BROOKLYN on SUNDAY Apr
H. AZ oclnck The object al the meeting Is Ia form
cw,". bY'hs viii be- nrnI'hcd nee 10 al those wishing
tortfn W" invite all who understand the language or
wish to learn it, To attend this meeting, Renow ned Irish
men will address the meeting
BRooKLYS, April 10.
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Secret. thu, should he Dragged to Light.

if'"' Nf ~ A"HN hepH"HN
II the secrets Of the Pacific Railroad lobby
could be drawn into the light ~ day they make an
interesting second volume OF the story which not
brought " close IN the Credit Mobiier investigation
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Fall River, one Of the great centres of the
manufacturing interest in New England. is
shaken by tho discovery tina, $. ASGtER CHAcE,
treasurer VI the Union Mills is dofautor TO
the amount Of SisoOOO. CHACc is described as
u man Of high social position. an cX-mombcr u
tho Massachusetts Senate. and President ~ n
national bank and Of n savings bank. The de-
facation appears to havo been going on for n
series Of years. and Of course. number Of
those Nrw England banks which seem To- 10 run
for the special benefit OF certain manufacturers.
were always ready To- accommodate CHAcE.
Some Of those institutions now find themselves
heavily loaded with the frauducntly issued pa
per. and viii probably have a hard time in real
ling upon IT, The great corporation II which
CHNcE wis treasurer is probably ruined. Moth
ing is said about any attompt to punish the
swindling deiaultcr.
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IN demanding the Colcctorship Of New
Orleans for his confederate Tom ANDERSON.
MADISON WELLS only insists upon the condi-
tions nominated in the bond of " Hon 81" JoHN
SHGE1iAN and his associates for the vote Of
Louisiana. He sees all the managers OF tho
Fraud holding tho high Offices and honors Of
the republic and thinks it hard that he and
ANplrSlS. who did the work under their dircc-
tion. and with trust IN their promises Of protoc-
top and favor. should be assigned 10 secondary
places.
Emhodcncl by tho decision Of tho supreme
Court. and 10y the extraordinary interest mani
Tested hy the Fraudulent Administration for
ANDERSON after his conviction. WELLS regards
hmsc.; rs master of tho situation. and tho
poor oi HAYES and the rest of them. Hence
ne has not appeared at Washington as n suppli-
can't in any sense. Int rs one with the power TO
dictate terms which may not be easily rejected
or disatowel without danger.
Culou' t"liy, WILLS and ANDERSON have n
grip on sH4L9lAN and the Administration. which
they 60 net moan 10 loosen until they are fully
paid for s,caling tie Presidency. And they arc
not much 10 BE- blamed. considering the nature
OF tn, conspiracy, and the fact that their part in
t!.r r.DIe Nao morally no worse than that Of the
HAYES mnntsrr-. who approved the iorsercs
and ialsAed records, and guaranteed immunity
iorthem in the event If success. The spectacle
Of MAD. WELLS trampng through tho halls Of
the Whit" House and the corrldors # the Treas
ury, calling HAYES and HERMAN toaccouut aud
threatening. In certain contingency 10 tell all
he knows, is truly ediiying.
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1t appears that oven the ablcst-bodicd
b"rr-squ'"zers Of this city find it hard to realize
how Mr BAyARp TAYLOR compasscd the feat of
omptying three hundred glasses ut one night
carlusai in LicdrrSranz Hall. Tho bacchana-
liam rNploit Itself. rs performed IN this city ON
Monday last 1t the greatest beer bout that has
taken pia'c siuer the dcecasc IT King GAa-
pRlNus. was described hy our esteemed R.ruh-
lean contemporary. the Tupes. IN an article
which W. copied into Yesterdays SuN. Let us
consider time and uumheras wc ponder oyer po-
tcntiaity. By the report in the Times W. nrc led
30 infer that the famous bout lasted five hours.
for 1t began before midnight and ended b, fore
daylight. Now in five hours there are three
hundred minutes. and the hcer-pullor. within
that timo. cmpticd three hundred glassos- or u
glass Il minute. ~ there are Bavarians still
alive who have performed the feat of taking
ten glass Is u minute. 1t may he Inferred that
sixty glasscs an hour are within human COM
pass. But is there any man who can hold three
hundred glasses Of beer? We believe that
nobody has yet discovered the consuming and
carrying capacity Of soma Doe: -ptlllers. Men
who can take srvcnty-ilvo or a hundred glasses
have given testimony in the courts to the facts
of their experience and we should suppose that
after NAN has taken u hundred glasses it
must he easy to proceed still further. As beer
is drawn 10y its tall-ower dispensers. making
allowance for tho froih. many Of them can
secure $50 glasses from keg; So that 300
glasscs would. after ALL bc only two kegs Our
reporters are informed that many n patron 81
JAY GouLD's tall tower can drain II key n night
ana II there are many men who can do this.
there must bee soma man who can drain two
kegs. Whatcond.tion a two-keg man is in after
he las cmptiod both his kegs we have no means
II Judging hut The witnesses Of the tremendous
hou; ut Liedcrkrauz Hall on Monday night are
doubtless able To- tell.
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Business men complain of hard times. but
those who ARE wise enough TO advertise their
wares have little trouble in disposing Of them.
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The Republican senators and Congress-
men held another caucus last evening the
question under Consideration being. We sup
pose. what the party must do TO be saved ut the
approaching elections. Whut 1t must not do un-
less It IS bent on suicide is SO plain that the
wayiarinS Republican politician. though fool.
ought 10 be able by this time to see without
caucus illumination. For the party To go into
the elections weighted with the Fraudulent
HAYES would hc about as sensible IA fora swim
m r t. deliberately tie IA milestone about his
mex before going into the water.
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country: Of money for school purposes New
York city paid half Of the amount received by
the State, while her population is less than one
fourth il must. therefore. be wise policy for
tho country to mako the canals free. for in 80
doing much is added to tho cty's prosperity.
Gov SEYMOUR had an array Of figures ut COM
mand to show the relative amount of taxes pnd
by different parts Of the State. He favored u
liberal canal policy. and mnde many sugges-
tons concerning the carrying out of details.
Tho passage of the ALvoRD Apportion-
mcnt hill by the Assembly yesterday WIS n con-
t'mptibc exhibition of party unfairncss and
dishonesty. Tho Constitution plainly directs
how the state snnll be redistrirod once In ten
years. The bill that ALvoRD. after weeks OF do
Law. put through the lower House. violates In
stru"tlons explicitly laid down. and rohs Now
York city and Kings county " representation
To which they are Justly entitled. To the CITY
that should have twcuty-scven members OF As
scmby the Republican majority votes twenty
three The proportion %, senators is also di-
minlshed. 80 that more Republicans may be
sent from the rurnl districts and Tower Demo-
Gratis from the city.
The reason is plain. To mako just nrror-
tionmcnt would ba to surrender partisan adj
vantage. Wcrc tho State rcdis,rctcd us the
Constitution directs u Democratic Legislature
would De elected. Tho Republicans Of the As
scmhly deliberately violate their onths Of
Office and knowingly violate tho law rather than
give up the hold they have kept through dis
honesty. II was n strict party vote with the q. p
certion Of that Of JAcon II. PROPER a Demo-
crat Of Chemung county. who arrayed himself
with ALyoED's followers.
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Another check on Blackmailcr SMYrH r.
rr posed in the bill introduced in the Assembly
by Mr.. Brooks. Where the Superintendent or
his clerks make examinations Of companies no
charge save FOR travelling expenses is to be
made; and where nm attorney or agent is en-
ploycd. tho bin must be audited and recorded in
the Superntendeuts office. and then audited
and recorded by the Comptroller. before being
phil by the company Companies are urohibit-
dfrom paying money or giving fees. under any
pr'trnre, 10 any one in the Insurance Depart
meni. cN'cp, in the manner thus prescribed.
Mr Brooks thinks that by making tho com
paricS Liable TO punishment for paying bride or
hlaakmail money. honesty 81 management may
ba secured.
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The poet Is within casy reach Of glory
who will construct an ode that shall do Justice
to the hacrhnnainn orgies ~ Monday nights
great hccr-drinking bout in which HAYEss new
Minister to Berlin was the chief figure.