New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-30
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GLOVER.
rop sp,ptr ~ WHICH THE LITTER TO PRESIDENT
HAYES WAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF WIT
NEssEs.
To me Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Your article on "Thc Investigation"
in Thursdays ssue nlseonceives the tenor OF my letter
to President Hayes That letter was not tho frnt OF
moment of passion, is its WIS
inclined stronger terms you suggest hat III oho
ctse shOuld have DONE Tic letter simply states, Wlth
out disguise condition Of things which every man
familiar with Washington affairs knows, and
which those both familiar and frank do not
attempt to deny, though most OF them 40
not feel free to tell OF it. The letter does not
present any indictments does it state what expect
TO proye-tha is precisely what do not propose 10 DO
till is both found and proved. My statements were
mnde under strong OF their necessity 10 sno"
the noed OF investigation and some or the difficulties
which it is conducted; and they were pased on
whole volumes OF facts, many Of them uDpub-
lished, which oame 70 my knowledge In the
course OF half dozen Investigations
speak from sad familiarity with the subject when |
say that there official urgently needing
cation than ihis Congress possibly examine
sld now give notice that II investigation IN this Con-
gres shall prove IL Will not be because there Is
no wrong prove Every lawyer knows that many
things are Of which he cannot obtain the PROOF; put
when he cannot obtain 1t he does not therefore, deny
President likes official dishonesty quite IA little al" my
self should not have asked his corporations nor should
have done 50 If had sought TO have investigation con
Quoted with view to partisan capital. IL was III the
hone Of having investigation conducted with higher
aim that asked and received assurance Of the eOOpera
ton of political opponent. As to the question OF the
courtesy ~ the letter hardly he discourteons W
say as letter does. that r Hayes is not responsible
FOR existing wrony that believe him anxious TO ehd
II aud happen 10 know that he did not regard that
document ~ In ANY respect dscOurteOus, nor design 10
intimate doubt OF ITS truth.
Itis n mistake TO suppose that he could not have
answered otherwise. One Of his most prominent sup
porers proposed that he should simply assume passive
attitude neither opposing aiding. This alone had
been great improvement the attitude Of the last Adj
mnisration which did all IT could to annoy, embarrass
and defeat but when SIR aycs refused 60 take this
neutral ground and placed himself heartily on the side
Of the fullest Investigations with pledges to aid It to the
extent Of his power he did the act OF patriot and
statcsna aud earned the esteem and applause OF all
honest
Yon say. with lustice, that "the country ought to
know that witnesses prosecuted Tor telling the
truth could give the names of many who have been
thus wronccl, and could tell strange and distressing
tales Of tho lengths aud the ingenuity 30 which sneh
wrongs gone but the worst OF the matter Is that
any publicity given their only makes the suncr
crs' misfOTu worse. This very afternoon one Of my
ri s man who had thus been discharged. to enable his
family 20 get food 10 keep them over sunday. During
ic last Congress another gentleman, master mechanic,
one OF the purcst and stanchest men l have
ever known 10 De- connected with n depart
mcnt, ruined In business by h. conncc-
ton with investigttiOns; I had q write from
Missouri 10 your own state to stop the persecution OF
him. and far aid this persecution =, that friend Of
mine had make personal visit to the city whore he
c1clt IN orler to secure him chance 10 support his
family by dav labor An experienced man here lately
prucs i against Investigation. the ground that th"
truth could not be- had without hcgarn those who told
Il while another high "a Oh, aui ofiargc experience
state. Tint rycn whore wrous. corrected the en-
poyt, who tc o. their .tracc almost invariably lose
th.t places J. n strange that. with facts OF this sad
and cruel ,rt pressed NJ attention daily for years.
should sp'ak with piannc's and force The people eN
pcc the truth about the Government. AMI have right
10 II but Il isexact chat the terrorism whereby
truth has long been Withheld IS Infamous and
horrible.
IA ortamncring with records I have learned. and
have The public Of repeated wherein records have
Disappointed. In ono mass OF books had the con
t,nts cu ont and sold for waste paper aud when they
90 Poe inspected only the covers were found In
spertipn " the ~ Jay Choke McCullOch Co.
with the Government refused II an expert sent IN
1876 for tl4 purpose 10y committee. In another case
secretary Chandler refused 10 furnish copy Of
document called for; while the entire Cabinet then
united IN refusal produce original documents before
committeeman act for which they should have
been impcacucd Instances OF the alteration ~ records
hay" also repeatedly come - my knowledge, and
% viii De remembered that few years since consider
able portion Of tie records Of hc War Department was
destroyed under act quietly obtained from Congress.
under which Dctnnp and n. particular friends were
allowed 10 fay ~ hich 81 them Should b." DESTROYED
Accept tuuukS for your rru1Ik, mat IN honest
uXr.iiciii1n Dec assured OF the cooperation OF
an honest ctzDds" ~ a -pcI citizens aud the public
press VIII cooperate much can DE don" toward purifying
Tie service and rIgntBg wr1uS. Your, respectfully,
j. VI. GLOSEE. NJ G.
Washington, d. e.. Jan. 20. ISIS