The daily gazette., 1879-07-08

MORE RADICAL CORR flioN' -
Numerous articles have lately appeared
in the newspapers, referring to the Hon.
Mr.. Glover and report of an investl-
eating committee Of which he was chair
man. The report was never made 10
the House, because as Glover SAID IL IL
was it would be suppressed. An alb
stract of the report was published day
or two ago in the New York star, the
Tammany organ, as ii is called Inc
abstract of Mr.. Glover's report has call
ed from the press many Indignant re-
marks at the unheard of acts of crime
and corruption among high Washington
officials, which il reveals and hints at
In some members of Congress. The
fact that the charges are creditedto some
extent by such Republican papers as the
New York Times, the Philadelphia
Times, and Telegraph 90 lar TO make
people believe that the worst has not
been stated. The latter paper com
passes some of the charges and says
After all, the report purports to be the
sober conclusions Of committee OF
Congress, based upon sworn testimony,
and as such is ent tied to consideration
more careful than would be accorded to
document emanatng from al indiyid-
ual source. Ii is charged in the outset
that under Secretary Boutwell, the safe
system of Treasury book keeping devils
ed by Alexander Hamilton was first
changed, and that since Bontwell's time
no man has been able to tell the exact
state of our national finances. EX-
plicitly stated, Glover's theory is that the
proper supervision of Treasury affairs
was prevented for years by 1.-The pack
ing" of the House committees charged
with that duty, the committees beinl
appointed successively with the purpos
TO hide the truth and working in collu
sion with Treasury ring. The opers
tions Of this ring, in which they wer
several rings, are exposed circumstant
ally, on testimony taken by the commi
tee, and, if tithe of the story is tru
our history shows no parallel in blacl
ness to that now disclosed. The vel
magnitude of the charges will NAL
people hesitate to believe them. A fe
of the counts in this formidable indit
ment will serve our present purpose.
Is charged that the greater part OF t
immense sum of $27 900, 900, absorb
by the Bureau of Engraving and PrintiI
was either wasted or stolen that the
tsrest on United States bonds has be
fraudulently collected for years by
nancial adventurers through favor of
in league with Treasury officials; q
as much as $19,OOO,000 in excess of
authorized volume of currency has be
A1oat at one time that false system
entries has been the rule, and balar
have been constantly forced to CONF
overissues and deficits; that Treas
thieves were protected by high offic
and given places of honor and pr'
that The Secret service Bureau is a
Of rottenness and blackmail that
people have been shamelessly plumb
in the South and West, while Nortl
merchants have been blackm allied to
amount of millions; that Treasury
cials have flooded the country
counterfeit money whenever it 81
their purpose; that grand arm
needless employees has been supp
by the government, while honest
have been forced out of its service
the Mints have been run from Was
ton for private gain; and so on thr
nine long columns of closely-pr
matter. If the charges are startlin
specifications are more so. Glover
not beat around the bush. He
names, dates and figures, and a
those against whom offenses are ch
are persons 80 we'll known as the
S~...s.,aos Routwell. Richardson