The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-07-12
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SATURDI.r y. .JIlEu re.
W-fSIiLNGTOS LEI'IER,

AsnlSGToS, ID. G., July l.
EItior democrat:
We ofWashington did not rclr-
.bratc the Fourth of July very
largely. Hero rs in mort other
a places, the day is not observed To-
tho extent it formerly was. This,
s7a I believe, is fact 70 hc regretted,
=. .'I for attention 10 that ;,ntl other days
which the whole country oncs uni
q IL .ted.to honor, would have not hit
go "a good effect nj this fimc.
e-',sE''''-R Representative ,Gl0ycr-has per-
aif mittel the justification of m alb
I stract liistcpnrt Of the Treasury
% investigation. Its statements arc
q ~ startling, but not by any means.
7d incredible when We consider the
v5it enormous transactions Of the De-
gpA .partment and the countless dcfal-I
H1. cations in private institutions So
much smaller. 1t is certain that
Congress will now have to order
'r5a5 ! the publication, of the whole report,
Bas 50 and to continue the investigation.
-srh Following issa brief statement Of
-tog s what Mr.. GIavcs. says: Mr.. Glover
.R aa7 claims that There lias beer q con.
g7r tiuual N.eft and enlightenment in
Oh. tho BurGat, Of Printing and En-
srgl7 Craving, md figures hp1a total loss
7aj from this source in the Inst eight
ygg years Of many million dollars. lie.
NJ charges thattherc has l1ecn q con
.afs7 tinu6us abstraction Of the fibre pa
'.Ir per, and says that ly the use Of
ers 17 that and the Impressions of gcnu.
81 hra ino plates obtained IS employees,
nr59 who were secured appointments
.'of aa for that purpose, millions Of dollars
-fr01 of monoy have bccn made md put
-; a outwhich cannot'b c Told from tho
2Tf.z7: original lie estimates that tic
s7Eg amount isnot lcEsthan $S0O0O,000.
To''' Tho Treasury department ~ goncr-
HF 20 ally ovcrhaulel, and stiSInalizcd
s',.0 ns corrupt in nearly every bureau.
.Hs lie charges That thoro is a defect Of
ETo'n over $S,W00O0in tho bureau hay
r. ing charge of tho abandoned proper.
ty fund, and gives specific figures
TO prove it. He says, 100, tbat
OILS" very many important books and
vn documents were kept away from
'tsoa- him, but that a thorough invosti-
gEa 7'gation, which it would take n long
eli lime to make would disclose fear
70 f.! FIJI dishonesty and fraud. lie
ant1' claims, too, that in almost every
ran instance where dishonest officers.
1ia'g have attempted to expose corrupt
s.iaE pactices, they have either bctn
r21r silenced or discharged, and that
d 1.-the men who have been proven
a guilty have been kept or advanced
-- III many instances.
Through the persistent efforts of
yea02two Democrats the bill admitting
I'D ,auinine free Of charge was pushed
D,@a through Congress at the late sos
sc7o' sion, Tho only opposition was
.Ea'a from Republicans who knew Tie
!e'small duty received by the COVERT
aas ment on this Indispensable ,pcdi-
70 cinal article could not DO removed
'aag without breaking up the monopoly
%" which has treBled thc value Of Qul-
-mo nine. Verify Senate Thurman
..o.i was wise when he said the Demo.
cratic party was the party Of the
be'g people whilo the other was Tie
IT, party Of classes, corporations and
Gs1 monopolics. % % 5'n' MEMO.