The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-04


The figures ~ fhe expenditures FROM the
Senate Contingent funt illustrate the so
eAlsi esunony ~ Congress. Mr. Voorhees,
large number ~ small ssurhcrn democrats
with the means % making trip 10 Washing
tor. and dill little rise. cost SiH5ol The kel-
lnxx Investigation. whicl supplied the rare
mss ~ perjury an whleh thr ~, sent move
ment for unseatlnr Mr. Kellogg v based cnst
sou The investigation ~ charges AGAINST
the ground. 60. sks0o Mr. DAVIS Committee
On the Treasury book erping. which spent
Two years IA q vain EFFORT ~ sub~tantilte Sari-
Gus sensational chnfgcS nalc hy him la SEN
ate spssseh. cyst 10 The commlftce 20 ia
qu r. INTO and rsport upan the Rhode Island
cinm-t1ke. otherwise KNOWN the commit
Rhode island. cost almost exactly the same
sum- IL = saving lass than thu VIII lie truth
- say thai each ~ these inquiries was wholly
unnecessary. Al thar the money spent upon
them was utterly wastcsi.-Nfw forH Tr1bunc.
In every instance the Committees re-
ferred 70 were necessary 10 unearth Re-
publican rnscalities. A. 10 the Exodus
Committee. more Republicans than
10 make a trip TO Washington. and in
one instance il j. reported that Hon.
John g. New. distinguished Republic
can ~ Indiana. and Chairman II the
Republican State Central Committee.
made the trip, pocketed the = means.
and did not swear az all. lie went
again. and we presume pockcted the
= means" second time. During the
period the Committee was engaged in
the investigation. numerous Rrpubli-
cans asked TO be called TO Washington.
just 10 make the trip. for they admitted
that they were not in possession of
important information. The Exo-
dns Committee hiss been Of great
service TO the State Of Indiana.
and To the country. for it has been
proven that the leaders Of the Repub-
lican party in Indiana and elsewhere
went into il deliberately TO import pau
per negroes for the purpose Of voting
the Republican ticket. In the Kellogg
case il has been shown that he owes
his place in the Senate to frauds and
perjuries as infamous as those which
seated HAYES. The Davis Committee
has demonstrated that the most as
founding frauds have been perpetrated
in the Treasury Department. TO cover
up which. erasure<. alterations and mu-
tilatiOn- were rcsortcd To. One item Of
$40. 900 cannot be accounted for
La the ingalls, case. il was Republican
fight throughout. He was charged with
bribery II was shown that he owed
his place in the Senate TO bribery. but
technically il WAS not shown that the
money came through hi hands. and so
the Kansas man escaped by the skin
~ his teeth. That he was guilty.
large per cent. Of his constituents be-
lieye. To raise investigating commit
tees 10 unearth Republican scoundrel-
Ism has been in order for number Of
years. and good many villains have
been compelled 70 take back seats
And still another investigating com
mittee is demanded to overhaul the
crookedness Of another distinguished
Republican official. This time it i
the late Secretary of War McCrary.
who lett the Cabinet Of the Presidential
fraud to take upon himself the honors
aud responsibilities Of Judge. He is
j. now charged BY the Chattanooga
Times with the villainy of being direct
IL interested in fraud Of Sl0o. 900 upon
the Government. A Chattanooga dis
patch Of = late date says:
The me- u this city will Tomorrow morn
inx charge. upon documentary aud other
prcof. that Secretary Mctrary pad sl9o.vrj On
contractor unfer the War Department. on
Nus-el IN ais Canal. The charges are specific
that the Secretary paid this money against the
prutcsr ~ the engineer in cnarre. after tho
tnief ~ Engineers hal di~appr3vesl the claim.
and thsr ne paid il or rrumped-up report ~
three eng neerS. VINO were virtually directed
by NctrsEry a. approve the claim. The Tinls-
oilers - make each and all ~ these allegations
good before competent committee ~ Con-
gress. and dcsgnafcs some 81 the witnesses
and documents Il wish 20 have examined.
He further alleges felisf that Mci'Fsry was
partner in the law tirIn whicn worked the
claim through the Department.
There has been a very deep and decidedly
Deilicu~c feeling here and NIL along the river on
this subject. hut circumstances have 80 far
combined - keep the matter quiet The ocfa-
sion " the Initial ventilation now l. a wash
fngtOn Telegram In the Cincinnati papers -
the ffh- which admits that the aim and il
payment we're parts 90 one and fhe same job.
and chtrxes the 0nus ~ the theft IN the
Engineers Department. which l. purely Sian
deruus.
just what il will cost to investigate
this charge Of rascalitv Il would be diff
ficult to name. but the investigation
ought 10 be had. and il McCrary is
guilty. a. he doubtless is. he should be
punished 10 the extent Of having his
judicial -rmine stripped from him. II
j. still in order TO investigate Republic
can rascaIities. and if the people would
BE- relieved Of the burden. they must
keep rascaIly Republicans out Of office.