The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-04
CHE Semtinel.
WEDNESDAY, MAY A.
THE REPUBLICAN MIDDLE.

pfVOtal, central prominent anu supreme
fac. IS, Republicanism is corrupt-rotten,
vicious, despieable. infamous. Bear that
in mind-Republicanis is continental
frand. Touch it anywhere and you touch a
political ulcer-a fostering abomination.
When Grant went out of office the Govern
mert was debauched in every department.
II was one grand reservoir of scoundrelism.
TIE party, to perpetuate its hold upon the
Government, resorted to a system of villainy
that has no parallel in history.
Bv the utilization of fraud, forgery
and perjury. it placed Hayes in power Hayes
was for Civil Service Reform (O He was a
miserable hypocrite. Still, some people be-
Iieved him. He was pious-professed tenn
perance. etc. And now we have Garfield,
the man who refers to the owl or buzz
gard upon his house, the yellow dog under
MS wagon, and to texts OF Scripture to show
that his nomination and election were of
Divine appointment Look at these
vorthies-Grant Hayes, Garfield, trfplets Of
dupHcity, mendacity and every political
vice and device Revelations are now COM
ing. The Star Route business, which extends
back to Grant' day, islooming up. 1T prom
ises to be of colossal proportions.
The secrets of the Postoffice Department are
20 I've unearthed. The country is to be
treated again to a knowledge of Republican
rottenness compared with which the whisky
ring rascalities will sink into contempt.
Limping Republican rascals are 10 be
dragged before the country to be white
washed and retired, or sent to the peniten-
tia-y. The Postoffice rascalites are only the
beginning. A Washington letter says there
is much more to come Their departments
are 20 be heard from, and adds:
d reports be not at fault Il will not be long.
The model business Administration bequeathed
LEGACY, the full extezt OF which IS to be ascer-
tanned. We are now getting touch Of it, true
character. 1t is to be observed that what has
been disclosed runs back to Grants time. This
Bracyism came from Grant. Brady started there.
and became speedily worse under the advantages
afforded by Hayes business combination. II is
no advantage to Brady that he is not the only
black sheep II may turn out, when the flock
shall be gathered that he is no blacker than the
average That is what his friends are saying.
and why not Tyner? He and Brady the
Department First one, and then the other,
would do it alone. They affiliated personally and
politically. Tyner Bradys official superior;
therefore people very naturally say, ''why not
Tyue-." Well wait and see!
Before the investigation is through, it may
tysnspire why General Grant so unceremoniously
bounced Marshall Jewell from the Cabinet. That
episode has never yet been explained, but it is
known that Grant had peculiar reason requlr
ing that ornamental gentleman to resign. Tyner
followed as Postmaster General. The Star Service
frauds 20 back to that period though the heaviest
have been perpetrated since then. But Tyner |
has been there all the while, either Postmaster
General or First Assistant. lie is First Assistant
now. He has been asking Garfield to rotate him
into the Judgeship of the Court of Claims. He
seems 70 have been saved up for some special pur-
pos where ne has been long. Tyner and
Brady, so long and so intimately associated-why |
should one be taken and the ether left? Why not
Tynerf
L IS understood that there is crook
edness to be exposed in John Sherman's
DEPARTMENT, and it is quite likely that in all
the Departments of the Government the |
same kind of reform will be brought to light |
that Just now fixes attention upon the Star |
Route business. To further complIcate |
matters, the Republicans OF the Senate are
trying TO deliver the goods to Malone.
This exhibition of corruption is being fairly
understood by the country. 1t is vile to the
core. 1t is an exhibition of Republican de-
pravity that admits of no explanation. In
addition to these things. the fight between
the Republican factions is increasing in in
tensity-Blaine and Conkling MacVeagh,
Chandler, Robertson, Ct al. A leading Re-
publican Senator, in view of the condition of
things, is reported to have said: did the
world ever witness plumbers quite as bad as
these? If Garfield has friends TO reward he
should continue to do it without making
reg ment of enemies every time Beyond
any man have known in my experience of
over thirty years, he seems to have travelled
out Of his way to produce discord and make
trouble for himself Sometimes it looks like
downright viciousness. That looks like
Blaine, for don't think that Garfield is
capable of being vicious. l don't want
man to be bad, but like to see him show
little deviltry at times. There's not much
ID a man that has not got some deviltry
mixed in. Blaine seems to be supplying it
70 Garfield, butin over doses-thats devilish-
ness, different sort of thing, mind you. st.
Paul had deviltry, Judas devilishness. Do
yoa see the distinction? Well, St. Paul was
a great man, a very great man, and good
one, too. But Judas was a mean fellow. We
find on earth now and then specimens of all
these kinds" Such is the condition of the
Republican party. 1t could scarcely be
made worse.