New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA.

THE REAL MILK IN A LARGE COCoANuI.
Drp,op,prp CONDITION OF THE DEMOCRACY
GROWING OUT OF THE RECENT INVESTIGATIONS
--coyFRNoR cOLQUITr AND HIS SEVENTEEN
MISREPRESENTATION GORDON AND THE INDEPEN-
DENTS.
TO the EDITOR OF The Tribune.
SIR, To understand properly the magnitude
nj the fight over smmons's ooDnrma II viii be well
10 20 back few months and look after the PROCEEDINGS
OF the Georgia Legislature which adjourned last octo
Der after the sormiest and most humiating session
known TO OF the State since the DAYS OF the
famous Yazoo fraud Leaving that infamous history out
Of the couat nothing will compare with this expose OF
crookedness" and official wroDgdOing except perhaps
the Credit Mobiller of Congressional fame
while Governor Bullock was the Republican Governor
OF the State a great many men in Georgia who were
bsnkrupts In purse and without political reputation
cured places under his administration. and shared the
spois OF that extrayaggnt and corrupt regime Ihey
were quasi Republicans long Radical power con-
tinued developed into redhOt Democrats when But
lock state and they the most loud mouthed
denuucaters of BulOcks crew" in Georgia Inc clu-
gems no we're not concerned In politics heard only one
side of the story, and excited already by the suerhgs
md privatons Of the war, easily influenced by
trcksers who fattened on this sectional madness
aud intolerance, which kept at fever heat by the
efforts the politicians aud the power OF an unbrdied
press Republican synonym for traitor, and the
honest OF that party oyery helmed and crushed
with Bullocks disgrace IT IL well TO say In this con-
necton that subsequent trials acquitted Bullock, not
that considered gutess but because OF the fact
that when you exposed corrupt Republican you I'M
covered two rotten Democrats To save the Demo
cratic party these exposures stopped nsanter,
aud the patriots OF Georgia were made aware OF the
extent their deception, aud their eyes were opened to
the quality Of their politicians who led the Democracy In
those days This occurred however after this Ogarcy
had planted selfin the state House aud absorbed every
Office 10 Georgia.
GOVERNOR coIQUnFs BLAND RULE.
Governor Colqutt, you viii remember. went into
Office by $4,000 Democratic majority. Georgia was
the banner state for Mr.. Tilden 1t is safe to say
that every office in the state not Federal WAS filed by
a Democrat. Nobody else had ghost OF Il chance In
popular election. The party lash cracked 10 inces
sanity that man who called himself Republican was
about equal to IA convict In political sense. The
Bullock dynasty In Georgia came to greI ana IL was
only necessary to call Radical not only 10 beat
him but to cut him Of from decent society so-callcd
Governor Coquitt came into office on the tide that
no,ted out Radicalsin, and which strongly sus-
famed by the battc-cry Of "TIdon-Rcrenchmcnt ana
Reform" The Governor was besides. an enthusiastic
Granger although ne made ducks and brakes Of every
business he ever engineered individual capacity His
Ixceicncy is also a Methodist mmister-tnd was imIne-
diateIy chistened Our Christian Governor" Under the
fender guidance of Grange and Church influences, thus
leadins the vast Democratic host he enjoyed an honor
conferred few iu the United States His colleagues
in the House were perfectly en- rapport with las
Excenency. They OF the straitcst order and |
strictest sect Georgia Democracy. All was harmony
calm ,uIng. The skies serene, aud the Governor
divided s time between Granger speeches and Church
minis at home, and frequent excursions Into
Northern Eastern and Western States az a sunday |
school missionary, Tue state House ran Itself and 1t
was oonsd ered blank treason TO hint that taxes
were too high, that property al the mercy
OF certain extorionate officials. so 1t remained
INF land
able O Of exterminatng certain Congressional
independent candidates in the month OF October 1873
when Senator Hl and derRln the State Treasury had
street alteration. The senator used some hard words
about fee paid to the clerk by CORPORATION which
had employed him the SenatOr TO procure the States
Endorsement of certain railroad bonds winch the Gov
ernor had delayed signing for a long time Qhe Rolling
NH furnished the iron to the railroad. taking these
blank bonds as their pay and the Governor long do
Law gave them serious auXetyl They agreed 60 pay
Senator nn 81 600 for legal services who'd the bonds
were signed The Governor signed them while Con-
gress was in session, and when Mr.. Hin applied
for his money, the Rolling Mil agent told him
that they had paid already $1,000 to this
clerk who made them understand that he alone
could influence Tie Governor The clerk. Murphy by
name, a-fcod 10 procure the neces, AIRY eGhaeIcs ~
Old man IN high Office desired to make mule |
money." The bonds signed, and the money paid |
Senator lin, friend and relative Of the Governor
who tradng on his official acton. The indignant
Govern 81 c9Oy dismissed the Senator and projected
the clerk A. before sad, this INTERRUPTED the crusade
against independent Congressional Candidates ana the
Governor forced to turn over the good Work 70 Sen
ntOr Gordon. who advanced IN martial slyle-druins |
beating banners flying. and every State House official
IA Georgia whooping him up go. 1900 ., ..e
tam tho organization and down with Independents
Stand by organized Democracy and drive Independents
and Republicans TO the wall "
VERY LIVELY INVESTIGATION.
The Independents did and fall worth cent,
and the Governor had his hands full IN The yestigaOu
before the LEGISLATURE OF his own motives and con-
Anct IN signing the Northeastern bonds That session
adjourned without doing anything except pass by the
Governor and arouse wholesale suspicion about the
motive, and conduct OF every prominent official con-
neced with the Capitol In Atlanta. When the Legisa-
rure met IN July last, the whole State was
On the qui vve and directly there was enough
corruption developed to smirch and stain
eyeryoue--with two or three honorable ex-
oeptons who were confessedIy poor and kept within
ther income. The storm began and held on undated
from july the 18th Of October The Controller was i'm
peachcd and driven from Office Inc Treasurer con
ioSs.S Gue as founS thai thew were driving their
political prospects the bare rocks. and TO protect
themselves and the Governors pet Murphy seventeen
Senators inundated themselves. Ihey nnaly P9cKed |
seyes scorched aud Dackened before tho public gaze
The TreasuTer's confession was no obstaee-they pro
claimed him whittier than snow, and as seventeen votes
protected from being decitizenizedthey prevented
be SEe T' sn T6e House outs
ragged and indignant over this manifest corruption
passed unanimous resolutions compelling the Governor
10 proceed at against the Treasurer to recoverhe
money due TO the state.
Grateful for this respitethe Governors friends inter
viewed the Legislature 10 get up BOOM Out OF go
members twenty-five alone ventured TO say that they
Thought the Governor correct The " organization Is
hopclessy divided from the mountains To the seahoard
(olouift hash-nt hepan." The glory has departed
from This admnisra ton, and there Is no man willing TO
ssy he approves H. unless he is evidently prompted by
poitcal spells personal gain. Bulock's adInnistra-
zion As become respectable by comparison He was u |
Fugitive Justice for years. but was hnay acqult-
ted by a Democratic Judge ana jury.
rrhc Georgia Democracy have now to choose between