The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-07
Glover's Report.

from the eUecL OF OlOVer report VI
crookedness in the management OF the
treasury by ridicule. This is all very
well 80 far as it goes, but the charges
made by Mr.. Glover are Of too grave a
nature to be thus lightly dealt with and
must sooner or later be answered. The
mere statement of Secretary Sherman
that he knows nothing whatever OF the
discrepancies charged, does not exonerate |
him or the republican party from the sus.
picion Of connection with the frauds which
the people will believe have been commit
ted. Mr.. GIover's charges are plain and
are strengthened by the official statements
of republican secretaries of the treasury,
from Chase down to Sherman. These
statements are being more closely scrutin-
ICED than heretofore and therefore there
is growing tendency among intelligent
people to note carefully the transactions OF
the treasury department and compare
statements. Mr.. Glover charges that
millions of dollars were diverted to private
purposes and in support of his assertion
introduces the testimony of Treasurer
Spinner. In addition to this he proves
by documentary evidence that parties de-
tected in robbing the government, have
been re-appointed to responsible positions
in the departments; that millions of dol
lars realized from sales of condemned cot
ton were never accounted for; that every
obstacle was thrown in the way of the in-
vestigation; that those clerks or special
agents who assisted the committee were
summariy dismissed the service upon
some manufactured pretext. Mr.. Glover
also charges that money has been re.issued
after being destroyed aud in this way
many million dollars have been fioated by
parties 10 and about the treasury depart
ment. The report is full and compre-
hensive and is a strong document, the
force and effect of which will be felt by
Metropolitan treasury ring. John Sher-
man will find that however disposed he
may be to ridicule this report, sooner or
later he will be glad to explain. If he
has no connection with these frauds-if be
is wrongfully accused it will be an easy
matter for him to give such details a:
will explain the discrepancies that exist
But from present appearances it looks a.
if he cannot do so no more than he coulC
the letter to Anderson. The New Yorl
Star publishes the report in full anC
commenting editorially says:
Herewith, 10 accordance with the pub.
lie demand, we present the suppressed
Glover Report" OF the House Commute,
on Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment, Forty.ffth Congress; aud bespeal
for all its contents the earnest attention o
all honest men, as much for the mass o
unexplOred matters which it shows to exis
as for the comparatively few that it lay
wholly bare.
This document will prove on reading t
be Of much higher character than ha
generally been ascribed to it. Instead q
merely sensational collection of unsus
tanned charges, it is monument of toll
some research aud patient gathering auC
sitting of facts. While the mere seeke
after sensation may be disappointed by th
temperatures and precision OF its style
the practical man and the business CON
muDity will find in that very temperate
ness and care the guarantee of its truth
While the reader who has been led by th
wild representations of some of our coten
poraries to expect feast of horrors ma
not, on a first perusal, fud it what b
fancied, he will find it better, documer
to which he can return again and agaiI
and every time gain clearer view of tn
practical working of the Government.
is not a story, to be lightly read, but
work Of permanent worth, to be preserve
aud studied, Under such study the cat
ton aud detail of official language will /
found to embrace facts damning to Il
Treasury, and all the more so because
the moderation wherewith they are state
OF one SANDER against Mr.. Grover at lea
this report will dispose--the story that
is given to extreme statements or extreu
views. Every line shows the practic
business man in its composition,
The Introductory part Of the repo
should especially be conned with car
for, more it possible than the body of 81
document which deals with particul
cases, does this introduction reveal d
true condition of the Government, al
shows how far that Government mas fall
toward despotism. The dominion tb
the Executive branch of the Governme
has stealthiy established over Congress
incidentally revealed with point and fore
The tremendous powers that the Tressu
has, unobserved, managed to usurp ov
the affairs, the fortunes and the happine
OF forty millions of people, are for the FIJI
time in an official document set forth wi
striking cearness aB1 force and with
approach TO fullness. The difficulties
many and SO great should be found in Il
way of merely ascertaining facts viii
the people have a right to know, is I
markable aud alarming: for it shows be
much there must be to conceal and VIII
power the officials have to hide it. VII,
the number and greatness of the hi
ORANGES which had to be overcome is u
derstood, the wonder will be, not that Il
Glover Committee did not learn more, b
that they learned anything After Il
revelation Of the state of things which q
report discloses it is idle for Ring Repu
licans to cast Tweed in the Democracy
teeth. The conclusions OF the repor
based not only on the new facts stated, b
on experience and knowledge much larg
than these facts. are the best part of ii
great State paper; and as the ripe fruit
immense research into the actual al
practical affairs of the Government, tn
should be thoroughly mastered and laid
heart by every thoughtful patriot
The Way TO Democratic Success.
(From New York Herald)
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