The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-07-18
..Tnrn lhe Rascals ont.'

route lnleVeb mas seTVeu Nv lehNt w
call the attention Of the people
afresh to The colossal corruption Of
the Republican party; and the de.
mand Of the New York Times To
"Turn the Rascals Out" is being
echoed all over the land by the
Democratic and Independent press.
The New York Sun, an Indepen'
dent journal, whose editor was As
sistant Secretary Of War under
Lincoln's administration, makes il
the text for a scathing arraign'
ment Of the Radical party. s,
completely does the Sun detail The
jobbery, robbcries and dishonesty
which has distinguished that or
ganizalion that we transfer the en-.
tire article to our columns. II i.
as follows
"Ths Star route defendants were
Republicans. They were prosecut
ed Republican administration
tried by u Republican Judge and
acquitted by u Republican jury
But the country has seen greater
crimes not only condoned but mp.
proved by the party which has held
continued possession Of the govern
ment for twenty years.
The scandals Of Grantism did not
weaken.th hold Of the President
on his party. The Treasury Ring,
the Navy Ring, the PostoIlice Ring,
the Army Ring, the Indian Ring,
the Printing Ring, the Whiskey
Ring, the Washington Ring, all
ilourished under Grant and sumo Of
their viilianies were traced quite
to,he door Of the White House it.
sell. BabcOck was indicted, when
p" r.'" oo'n 'eereIaFy ot me resident res
,oi coGmPAclty IN the Whiskey
Ring, Gen. Grant saved him from
the Penltensiary by direct Execu.
kivh inLarfnra,,on
''T T,a an.e Fs,,ine'
oiJ D,aEA f ~ S was one OF the IN
C t1s"1;s u h;l;SepuolicaI mlsrlle'
I s T T"o1S,vWas "a illustration
VI MI ~ : 40 ICY r'"eS 'tm BanS was
[ nSIisStbru'si.,s ~. ~ HePuOlican
over 'tbe snfT"r;n , WI" ~ shed Tears
brother md stalp -, " aae colered
wife md H." "h iyae .ne ,r savings VI his
miDrc S,b WIS whiiew nig 9g nv c nv.
ySpicSOas Repnblirans R"Hnhl;
cans l,,oted Tia Nayy. I'M" E,rm
Mine exposnre iho f,onInIont
Mexican cIaiws, tho nlunGet If Im'
dian tribes, he speeulations ~
public loans and the colIusion in
the departments With outside
thieves swell the Republican rcc.
ord.
When a Republican CongrOss
passed the salary grab and the
back pay steal, they onlykept time
To the Qnicks,ep rolbery, with Sect.
Robeson's marine band furnish.
ing music. And after indignant
public opinion compelled n retreat
from that barefaced scheme of
spolialion, the double salary If the
President was preserved AZ a special
compliments to Grant,
The iobbers, the ringsters, the
plundeTcrs, the adyenturers md
The thieves who infested the White
House demanded n third farm for
Grant. The tbird.term consnirncy
failed only because the party fear.
cd a crushing drfeat ifthe exmer;.
mcnt was tried.
Great cornornt;ora oro now con.
trolling LEGISLATION m MANI m"t
ters in which thew mr. are interested i
They hive corrnn,oJ onI naoI,a,i
courts, and thew keen RcnihIico N
senlineIs noste1 aInng tbs "van,'os
leading to the dcnariments
Ranso,od ;n,,d''; ;s
shown Tint III" grost Isdg"r. ~ | ~"
Treasury have LSsn S mn'i H. .iV
Tint balances invoIv;mo ,n" ",,T NIL
lions If dollars have baam 'I forcod
lint that eroS,r"s md intor UVU ' s"'
uras cx;st bv Tho tbou.o~d9 'O ond ny "s
books Of account have liz" " m~oo ' rod
The prcs;damrv ", ~. S' s,pI 'u"'t H.
lS76, and some of tho boHsticir.io. ~,
If tbot crime ara , wv" O oomsn;omn,,
in nre,ending IN d"nlors ,ho fa;I"ro
If instice in tbs Star ro, Iae oa .Sl,u'e
The nartv that 'A an MIN Ut''I ~,
great frand that carriaa J Hasoo ;n NV
Lhe White House md Sherman y" INV ;N'
to the Treasury, md md" a rD'r" '"l
all the nroceeds If tho crirno " ,li,I
not scrp,l four war. ''' Int,r ~" ~,
support a candidaie W., " boso D' wbo ~
public career WINS sio;neJ I vii, SG ;1''
bery. ""' ''"''0O ~" J0O'
The men who committod ,ho