The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30

class OF Republican Senators against whom
no suspicion was ever raised. Mr.. WINDOW
was at once placed on the Committees OF
appropriations, Of which he subsequently
became Chairman, of Patents, and Of Public
Lands-all valuable places for one who
knew how to utilize opportunities.
In defending the career OF the Republican
party, few days ago, Mr.. WINDOW adopted
a new method for establishing It's claims to
confidence. He took the agricultural re-
ports, the railroad mileage. and the manu-
features OF 1860, and compared them with
the figures OF 1873. claiming the difference
between the two periods Ms the result Of the
policy Of his partly He forgot. however, to
include the increase Of population In these
eighteen years. which would have added an
other laurel TO the chaplet Of which he boasts
1.-THE world" so he told the Senate, "affords
few, II any, instances OF financial triumph as
grand as these which have been ochievedby
the Republican party"
The people who are suffering from the
effects Of this triumph" and who for the
last five years have had their substance
ground t, powder between corruptly pro-
cured legislation and syndIcates and pet
banks, will appreciate what Mr.. WISUoh
says. In 1869 a Republican Congress passed
an act by which the public debt, payable in
grcenbacks, was converted into gold, at
q cost Of about five hundred millions to tho
taxpayers. This was called an act to
strengthen tho public credit, by which the
bondholdcrs were enriched. Another act
was passed July IA, 1870, Ito authorize the
refundIng Of the national debt - redeem
able In coin Of the present standard value"
Tho silver dollar at that time contained 4i2l
grains, which the bondholdors, sustained by
tho Treasury and the Money Ring, now de-
mand shall be raised TO 400 grains.
After tho Supreme Court had solemnly
decided that the grecnbaok as legal ton
der was a necessity growing out OF the war,
and only applicable to that condition, Gen
GRANT, at the instance OF railroad corpora
tions having large obligations becoming due
IN gold, packed the Court to reverse its own
decision, and thus opened the door to the
financial disturbances that followed his
outrageous act
From 1868 to 1873, inclusive, there were
sixty-thrcc thousand failures in the United
States. OF which ten thousand four hundred
and seventy eight took place last yearly
far tho greatest number in any OF the eleven
years, and the greatest aggregate in dollars
and cents. In this period the money total
OF these failures was one thousand six hun
drcd and thirty-four millions Of dollars No
wonder Mr. WINDOW is proud OF the iinan-
cinl triumph" Of the Republican party.
hc also informed the Senate that his party
"has indicated the citizenship OF the natu
rallied citizen, and thereby thrown about
him the full protection OF the American flag,
wherever he may be-" This is beautifully
| illustrated In the German empire, where no
| German-American citizen is permitted 10
remain more than two years, on pain OF for
| feiting his rights acquired by naturaliza-
| ton, and where citizens born on American
soil OF naturalized parents have been con-
scriptcd into The German army as German
| subjects without a word OF protest by Re
| publican Administration. In Rhode Island
| "a large part OF the population Of foreign
birth and regularly naturalized cannot vote.
He capped the climax by declaring that
mot one Republican had been proved guilty
| OF stealing one cent from the Government
1t is estimated that during the era OF Grant
ism, more than five hundred millions were
|
tho different Rings, which absolutely con-
trolled the operations OF Government. In
directly as much more was obtained and
divided. Much OF this enormous sum was
squandered in riotous living, parade, and
jewels, but thousands OF benetciarles can
be pointed out all over the country, with
whom Mr.. WINDOW ought TO be familiar.
No civilized Government has ever wit
messed such open robbery, pronigacy, wild
waste, vulgar ostcntation and rascality, as
prevailed during GRANTS two terms. Will
LIANs, DELAEo, BELKNAP, RoBEsoN all
holding seats in the Cabinet, were common
plunderers, who used their Offices to fill
their pockets and who colluded with knaves
and jobbers to steal appropriations voted
for the public service, or to sell patronage
to the highest bidder They were protected
by GRANT with all the power of q corrupt
and reckless Administration. When his
own private secretary was tried for com
plicity in the Whiskcy Ring and the safe
burglary, he purposcy broke down the
prosecution, and prosecuted the Secretary
and the counsel who mad only sought to DC
their duty impartially.
Mr.. WINDOW is, OF course, n thrd-termer
He is a fair sample Of the prosperous
GRANT man, who understands the secret OF
making limited salary create a fortune
As he is fond Of comparing tho years 1866
and 1873 to show how much the Republican
party has achieved in eighteen years, II
would be well for him TO contrast his OWL
condition when he entered Congress witt
his present wealth. in order to demonstrate
how the public policy which he so ardentlS
supported operated ON individual member:
Of Congress.
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