Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25

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third-class power is our superior; and
this Is the result OF waste Of money ap.
| propriated to that arm OF the service.
Can the senator account for that large
expenditure of public money upon any
other ground than that II was wasted in
| jobs that IL was given TO the party favor.
| ties? Does he not know that investlga'
| tons of the two houses of congress have
revealed the fact that large amounts of
money were expended in placing men
Mt the navy yards just before the elections
with view OF controlling their votes
| Does he not know that large amounts Of
money were given In contracts 10 special
favoriiesg Do not these investigations
reveal the fact that one Dir. Grant, n
| brother Of the late president himself,
was gwen contract to furnish materials
TO the navA a contract for knees for YES
sells, which he purchased for 80 each and
nc turned them over to the government
for $27 or $2S apieceg
| Mr.. Windom.--I do not know any.
thing about It,
| Mr.. Salisbury. is shown by the
reports OF the committee that inytsti.
gated that subject, and 1t is contained In
the reports of the committee of the other
house. The senator Is oblivious to every.
thing that makes against his party, and
he rises in his place and calls for particu.
lar names We point him to stubborn
facts, and he turns from them, or Is OBJ
| livious 10 the facts that are revealed in
these Investigations, and seeks to draw
gentlemen into n controversy about the
names Of particular individuals.
Perhaps IL may be an unpleasant re.
mindcr, but rs the scnatar from Mime
sofa wants information | will remind
him of the Credit Mobilicr. Has he for
gotten that? Did not that reveal corrup.
ton in high placcsY Did II not dis
grace the American name? Yet the SEN
ator affects to- know nothing about the
corruption that has existed in his party
In the last eighteen years call upon
him MS an honest man to acknowledge
the wrongs that his party has done, and
join with the democrats In seeking to
correct and prevent abuses of this kind in
the future.
But the senator has sought for years to
parry the force and effect Of these inyes'
legations, as | shall have occasion here.
after 10 show, and now he rises and be-
fore the whole American people affects
to be utterly ignorant Of the corruptions
and stoallngs and wrongs that have been
done by his party. l give his party
credit for the good they have done, but
! stand In my place and assert that they
are not the immaculate party which tho
senator from Minnesota would attempt
TO make the people Of this country be-
lieve.
Sir, even tho graves Of the poor sold.
icrs thnt we honor cannot be marked
with II hcad.stone or foot.stons but
that same republican must make money
out of the job. The Investigations upon
that subject have revealed even Jobs and
stealing connected with the gravestoncs
that marked the resting place of the poor
soldiers who died in battle
Yet with such n record The senator
from Minnesota, ] will not say with mn
affected Ignorance upon these subjects
which he does not possess, rises here
and attempts to make The senate and tho
country believe Tint his paity is pure
and stainless and free from all charges
of corruption und pcculation. But this
~ not new business of the senator in
attempting to whitcwash and to defend
his party against these accusations of
corruption and wrong The senator
nude n speech In August, 1870, in which
he says that the losses to the govern
mcnt by dclalcation, &c., during the
whole republican regime had been but
vi 2i0SS2.60 Ills speech Is found in
the Congressional Record Of August L.
1876. But nm inquiry was mace ut the
treasury department. in reference to
this very thing, and | now propose to
show what that report from Secretary
Brstow reveals suppose coming from
nrepublicnn secretary of the treasury the
senator will not question its accuracy
and truth, Though it may contrast very
strongly with his own statements in that
regard,
That report shows that there were bal.
nnces due from postmnsters indebted 10
the government NJ that time, $3i3, i7L74;
balances due from cN.UnitCd States mar.
shals on account ul expenses Of courts
from 1850 10 June 10, 1870 $40, 2G00i;
balances due from officers of the courts
on account of official emolumcnts from
1860 70 June 10, 1876 $5S,0B103; detail
cation OF III, u Swoope, $4,000; bal.
ances duo tho United States from Cover.
nors and secretaries of territories, Sl0,'
fSS.22; balances due from sundry public
officers, Nc, out OF services from 1859 TO
Juno ID, 1876, 500, 1919; balances duo
the United States from late assessors Of
internal revenue 81 400 80; balances due
from eXcollcctors of internal revenue,
S2,3i2,6ii.a0; etc, ctc,,-in all amount.
ing rs shown by tho report Of Secretary
Bristow, $5,500,6DO o3-a very different
estimate and figure from that which tho
senator from Minnesota in his speech of
August II, 1915, made and published 10
the world.
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