The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-28
Mark Him.

From the Ne,c York Sun aha! IL.
Frank Hiscock, chief of Secor Robeson's
staff in the House of Representatives, is can,
didate for re election to Congress- He reported
and carried the enormous appropriations OF
the last session, which exceed those of the
closing session of the Forty sixth Congress by
nearly seventy mine millions of dollars. His
official position makes him responsible for
this scandalous prodigality, which he has lame
ly attempted to defend by labored .misrepre-
sentation. p" 'si -'.- ~ t'.'' 7s-tf-'
Hiscock, Robson, Page, and kelfer are
the Republican managers who directed the
reckless, corrupt, and vicious legislation, of
the late session. Robson originated the
general scheme Of extravaganza and stealing.
Page had charge of the River and Harbor
plumber and other special jobs.9 Hiseock
brought in the bills ordered by Robson, and
Keifer put them through by the most arbitrary
and atrocious rulings in the chair.
Reed of Maine represented the great rail
road corporations, and did their bidding most
effectively, with the aid of Keifer, by suppress
ing the report of the minority of the Judiciary
Committee recommending the forfeiture OF
land grants worth more than two hundred
millions of dollars in open market. kasson
did the fancy work with Supplemented speech
es; Horn served as the clown Kelley did the
heavy business; Calkins furnished pretexts
for vacating six Democratic seats, to strength
en- the Republican majority; Williams of Wis.
consin supplied the whitewash for Blaine and
his Landreau job rand Neal of Ohio stood for
the old Shepherd Ring, as the Chairman OF
the District of Columbia. .yjy a.r... .
These and some other specialties aside,
Robson, Page, Hiscock, and Keifer engi-
neered the whole legislation with ''money IN
It'll This political firm established areputa-
ton in eight months which will secure to
each of the four rich practice next session,
when the Congressional elections will be over
and the dread of constituencies will have pass
ed away, at least for time. ~"
Frank Hiscock is member of Jay Hub
BELLS committee of blackmailers, in company,
of course, with Secor Robson and Page, for
they always travel together, and are associated
by a natural law When assessments OF
manned soldiers, scrubbers in the depart
ments, and pages in the House of Represen-
tatives we're discussed at the last session,
Hiscock came to the front as the brazen ad-
vocate and defender of the extortion. He
said, in answer to Mr.. Springer:
81 wish to say to the gentleman from illinois that
he has no authority to speak for the Congressional
Committee 1t will speak by its own circulars ana
its own methods, stand here putting 1air eoH-
struction-the construction intended-upon their
circulars willing now and forever to endorse them
It is right that citizens of this country-ore legged
and onearmed soldiers, If you pieaseCsho1ld con
tribute they choose to the expenses of an election
and am not here to blush for them" ~ ~
Hiehwayman Hubbel has striven to defend
his part in the forced levies. Secor Robson
has sought excuses for the stand and deliver
system, but Hiscock boldly declares it to be
fright" and says he is willing now and
forever to endorse" the circulars. Mark him,
voters of the Twenty fifth district.