The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-10-04
For Congress:
FRANZ T. y III A w,
OF CARROLL COUNTY.
Election Tuesday, Nouember Ah, 1851.
Official Corruption.

Although various committees of Congress
have undertaken to investigate the ofhcial
. corruption under the government since 1861,
and although they have unearrhed enough to
show system of fraud and corruption pre-
walls in every department, not the halt has
been told Obstacles Of every kind have been
interposed to full and complete Investigations.
Inst what has been stolen will never be known
until the party in power is turned out and the
books are examined by other persons.
This week abstracts of two reports OF con-
gressional committees have been published.
One is in reference to the Star Route robber-
les and the other ON the expenditures IN the
Department of Justice, and they show I'M
PARALLEL corruption, with the conniyance OF
government officials. The report on the Star
Route frauds says
That the evidence against the thieves was
conclusive as to their guilt"
That the government proceedings against
them have swallowed up enormous sums OF
money.
That not one of the criminals has been pun
ished or convicted.
That no civil suit has been brought by the
government to recover any of the stolen
money.
That millions of dollars have been stolen,
and that the thieves have gotten off by con
nvance of government officials.
The report on the expenditures in the De-
partment of justice show ''that utter ineifi-
cheney and criminal practices have prevailed
in many parts of this branch of the public
service for many years past and that the gov
eminent has been heavy loser thereby and
the people oppressed
That United States marshals have charged
for arrests never made; for travel that was not
performed; for expenses that were not in
Cured; for guards not employed; that they
misappropriated public funds; that they have
become defaulters to the government and to
the courts; that they have increased accounts
after they have been made up; that they have
made up accounts in the names of fictitious
persons; that they have arrested persons upon
false charges worked up by themselves; that
they have extorted money from private citi-
zens, &C., &c.
In the language of the Democratic national
platform, the Republican party is so honey
combed with corruption that exposures do
not even excite surprise. That party to- day
has for candidate for President the most cor
rupt public man of the age. He has bartered
official position for gold; cast anchors to wind
ward for jobbers and monopolists; has been
engaged in many questionable transactions,
and has resorted to falsehood to shield him
self VIII en- detected in crookedness, while his
private life has been as corrupt as his official
career His nomi nation was brought about
by the lowest and most corrupt elements in
the Republican party, and secured, as alleged,
by bribery and other disreputable means.
Instead ofpromising better methods through
better men, the Republican party by the NOM
nation of Blaine endorses the past, and pro-
poses TO continue on in the old ruts of fraud
and corruption and to do even worse, if that
be possible Blaine's election means con-
tinuance of past methods. 1t means the col
lection of hundreds of millions of dollars the
government does not need, to be squandered
and wasted. There are lying in the treasury
to-day, Notwithstanding the amounts stolen,
more than four hundred millions of dollars,
for which the government has no use. Elect
Blaine and this surplus and more, too, will
be swallowed up by Blaine and his hangers
on. He will be no "deadhead'' and will least
an anchor to the windward'' for himself and
friends whenever opportunity offers. A cor
rupt President surrounded by corrupt men,
cannot give the people an efficient and honest
government. A corrupt government has a
corrupting influence upon thepeople. Already
we have seen its effects in the number OF
bank failures, defalcations, swindles, suicides,
&C., with which the papers are filled every
week.
The last years of a party too long in power
are marked by growing corruption. The
election of a corrupt man as President would
now more than ever be national calamity
and national disgrace.
The time has come for change of parties.
Corruption in Office would be encouraged by
the success of Blaine. 1t will be stopped by
the election of Cleveland.
Registration.