The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-05

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gtaatlx'aaeo,lstitutional, and, as sub
so4OGnt. eyepfs have shown, without
tire cxcttse ofncceSsity or expctlioney,
and 'whieh>tlo Wjsost members, OF tho
Republican, party opposed :"
30. >Iie hlsaltea the public scnse Of
honor and decehcy by retaining Mr..
Dclano IN office long after the grosscst.
scandals had been proved against him
and his subordinates in the manage
nent OF Indian affairs; and when at
last compelled by the urgency Of Re-
publicans, who feared to lose an inn
portant election, to dismiss him, he
gave him strong testimonial Of char
octcr, and expressed his regret at part
ing with him.
WIiIsKEY TIIIEYING.
81. In the prosecution of the whis-
key thieves he forced out OF office
Bristow, Dlutord Wilson and other
honest officials for doing their duty,
and protected gamblers and personal
adhcrcnts whose crimes were treated
with punishment.
32. When an honest but ovcrzcalous
prosecuting officer uttered words in
the heat OF argument ut which Grant
chose to take offence he ordered his
dismissal in the middle Of the trial.
80. He kept near him, in the most
intimate official relations, two men,
Babcock and Luckcy, when both were
under grave suspicion Of completely in
revenue frauds.
81. He restored Babcock to his
place after trinl which did not, in the
general opinion. clear his character Of
the gravcst suspicious Of iniidclity to
public trusts and gross corruption,
and when Grant in his own cxanlna-
ton was compelled to admit that inn
portant papers had been concealed
from him by these two.
81. In his sworn testimony in de-
fence Of General Babcock he had the
insoencc 10 say that he revoked the
order OF Mr.. Bristow changing the
supervisors at his own will, without
consulting the secretary, and as though
he were Dictator. This change Of SUI
pcrvisors was made by Bristow as Il
means Of discovering the whiskcv
thieves; but Grant revoked it.
30. He accepted the designations OF
Dclano and Belknap with "grcut re-
grct;" but he forced from Office Score
tary Bristow, Blutortl Wilson and
Pratt, who had honestly strivcn to
serve the public interest.
81. He forced his too subscryicnt
attorncy-gcncral to write Il letter to
district attorneys ordering them not to
grant exemption TO witnesses needed
to convict noted wlliskcy thieves, and
allowed his secretary, Habcock, to
steal This paper and make it public, as
Il means Of securing his own cs:aEe
from conviction. Attorney General
Picrrcpont testified that Babcock cx-
cuscd this theft in these words :-"Ycs,
/ suppose [ did it. was drowning.
They were trying to destroy me, and /
had II right to anything L could get
hold Of"
36. lie pardoncd convicted whisl;ev
thieves because they were personal
friends Of his own, and dismissed and
tried to disgrace the officers who had
brought them Justice
80. During the whole Of his two
terms he showed constantly the utmost
contempt for public opinion, for the
advice OF The statesmen Of his party
and for tho wishes Of the Republicans
in general, with results which were
disastrous to the party and injurious
to the country.
40. Since his return to this country
he has shown no regret for his former
course. His old favoriteS have every
whore been cordially received by him,
and it is evident that if he is chosen
for third term this will be but a
repetition Of tho previous two terms.