Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-02
"(sreat Cry and Little Wool. I"

"Great Cry and Little WOOL.
The cutlery about republican extrava-
gance and dishonesty in the opposition pa
peers is cry and nothing more. Just now
they are occupying themselves in this
State in parading figures about the expens-
es Of the Executive Council under Gov
Connor's administration and marshaling
them in such manner as to appear to
show extravaganza, but it is only a pre-
tense. They have not shown an illegal
charge made or paid, not one cent wrong
fully taken from the treasury. But they
cry fraud and corruption, all the same,
as though the treasury had been robbed
as Tweed robbed that of New York, whom
these same democratic organs defended
most Justify in his great villainies.
Four years ago the democratic party
came into control of the national House Of
Representatives. The party organs had
kept the atmosphere full Of charges of
corruption against the republicans.
At once they set about attempting to make
their charges good by going into inyestl-
cations on large scale. There have been
appointed, since the democrats came into
power in the House, thirty three investi-
eating committees, with power to investi-
gate high and low. from the time the re-
publicans came into power down to the
present time. These committees have
cost the country nearly half million dol
lars. But although they have pried,
smelled and questioned everywhere and
everything, raking the cutters and search
ing the prisons for evidence of fraud. they
have not produced one officer who has stO-
len anything from the United States.
In the Senate the other day. Senator
Window challenged any man to name a
single individual. a single republican Off
Ger. whom the thirty-three democratic in
vestigating committees have proved to
have stolen one dollar from this Govern
ment. This question was asked by the
Senator three years ago. There was no
response. 1t has been repeated from time
to time; and there has been no reply.
There can be no reply. The thirty-three
Committees OF investigation, maintained
at an. enormous cost, and casting their
drag-net into all waters, have not pro-
duced one defaulter, or one officer by
whom the Government has lost dollar
And this is the party of investigation
which was to have caused such a rafting
among the dry bones as had not been
heard since the Buchanan Cabinet broke
up in general grabbing and scamperine
Of the traitors in it. ,g... st a..
1T is the custom of random democratic
speakers and reckless democratic news
papers" says the New York Times, "tc
jabber corruption fraud and 'extrav
agance,' as though the republican ad
ministration of the government hat
been as wicked AS that of the democrats
party. Senator Salisbury unconsciousl,
furnished capital example of this loose
mouthed invective the other day, when h
said that when he was elected to the Sen
ate, the republican party on the othe
side of the chamber were revcling in lux
ury and riotous living; they were clothe
in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuous
ly on the spells OF power, and suppose
they were going to maintain their hold o
place forever These are the libelou
ravlngs of q man who fancies that beeaus
his party stole. all other parties must b
thieves. When the Senator from Mime
sofa demanded that he produce the nam
of one repnblican officer who had bee
brought to the light BY any of the thirty
three investigating committees Of den
ocratic House, the slanderer was a. dun
as an oyster.r 10 1919 no
And, when all has been said, it re
mains true that the numerous and extrava
giant democratic committees of Congress
have failed to justify their cost and thei
existence by the production of one repub
lican officer proved to have wronged tn
government out Of one dollar. This is tn
r"9ord Of the democratic party in Con
gress. On this the republican party viii
eheerfully 80 before the country"
Whenthe democrats utter their charges o.
corruptiSa either against the State or ma
tional governments just refer them to ths
barren results Of these thirty-three inves.
'ir''iag comniuees. Fg8ffBt
az dsmocraiic party Of reform" in
Congress hsve ArzLagsd Tor 10 less than
twelve Congressional junketing excursions
during the prsseat ssssnss. s~>-ss.s.ae...