The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-03


Let There Be Investigation.
Congress has now Teen in session two
months. We are told that the Appro-
priaton bills are approaching compile
ton. The Committee Of Ways and
Means is supposed to be engaged in
perfccting some tax reform. Mr.. Sher-
man has measured off two or three
yards of bloody-shirt preamble. and The
Senate has appointed committee to
investigate an election row in Copiah
County, Miss, and fight between ne
groes and white men at . post-town in
Virginia. But as vet we have heard of
no proposition in the Democratic House
to investigate the assaults Of the Repub-
lican party on the very life of republic
an Government.
The Committee on Expenditures in
the Department tf Justice, of which Mr..
Springer is Chairman, has in the pur-
silance OF its duties found it necessary
10 inquire into the Star.route prosecu-
tons. 1t is met at the threshold by the
pretense that any information supplied
by the Department to the Committee
would ''defeat the ends of JUSTICE" as
t,oo,,la Lrr,- the. tha !,,osoo,s,;<,,s IL
r rsv undert. Ian have Frssn he rafscsd
frauds DESIGNED to Facilitate the esrsne
- sho S.sossjs 80 .,,i ,ss'S ~ sss',.s.s
st; snr.Ssr n, an se tss cnvern
ment under the CLOAK of legal fees to as
sistant counsel. They know that Car
field commenced and Arthur continued
hal s, :, dore tha r,.cticcY w v - mr..
chss;rn t sher s s,tct;o,, ana ~" - Rrsdv W.
Stsr.rc,,te s of1;c;aI yvho had hs5 scrae-:i the
br;harv fnrd o,,t oe The nosIets - s s,,e
d;shonest cortrsct<rs ~. IN tbs strarsth -
Garficld,s hecc;nr letter Hencs tho
ne a., r arc fn15x 80 - tb.t On A.s,r;r;s
trstIov IN Ia.yr. Nth H. -, ces,,'*e
thieves and : arof:o;arr &c ~ frs''Js
cor have No horast ;rtoyt;r,, :, ,,,osa.
cnta ary St.-r n,,ts s',;ts 80 srodsssf',I
issue. Yet # i evident that the whole
MOVIE. no,rer ~ The Pres;dsrt ~ h;s Csh;rs s
and ~ = conven;ent D;str;ct Cont i. ~
he used - er,harrsss srd dsfost The -.
or;,.ies ~ Mr. Sr,.;,,srs, ~. es,,,ns;tt 49,
T6;s m.kae a aI5 5he r,c,e ,,o.sss. -
for Congrcse 10 start ;rvost;r.t;o,s
without snv further DELAY into abuses
and outraces which concern not q Mis-
sissinni county or = V;ro;nia most town
hut tie neonie II Ia whole IIn;ted
States
II hss beers .ds.itkal bv n. AZ,
Secretary If the Rennhl;csn Nations,
COMMITTEE that in fhc eIect;op of 1as0
the state Of Indiana was carried for TIC
Renuhlicans bv hr;hcrv and corrunt;or,
Inyesticafei
n has heen sdr,;t.ed hv Rerrb,;..r.
that . corr,,nt;oI f,nd ~ &4nd 600 ,v.s
raised in New YorE CIV which ,v.s.
carried to indian and ned - ss;rd,cs
mon 70 cb.nro fi,e;,. ~xs;-;c,s cd 49,
votesn Invest;uetai 1900 ''-'>- $3.50
It has been charged that the present
United States Minister 70 Franco bonght s
his anno;ntment with IL sSarc be c,,.
trihuted 70 that fnnd and h;s et ~ t' :,
securing other snhscr;rt;o,,s Invos,; =.
oatei '''0' 'S'
II has heon cb.roed th.t 80.
;nent snecrlators ;,sfs-astsS 10 =; :" ne ~
fore tbe S,,,,rs,,. -1sc',ss - ~ s m~:.5
States ;rvoGv;rr n;il;rrs 20 do,,"rs
na.d s100 on fow.rd CsrGa,a,s asa =
f;on exnsnses IN cors;.1srst;or ~.
nledoe r. make snn no as,1n - tt ns
court .ccenta he ~ tha,,, IA - sps s.'as
~; - ,laeno.y 70 .nem was actually ap-
Rln. 0s: - coniinl'y Win tne bargain.
inycsl'ga.o: :.
..n ntcs'lgase ~ because Il true ana
S"paS ~ Plu o. ~ SHOWS 1nat inc Very
s TrH. I'LL - sss ueseIDen:: tne nign
C Golt,, Mnicn =: 'ne nnai ar3iter OF the
e - u.s. .s.'h, y .sn.eu anu unworthy
" sne Punlic connu .
.; ~ - p = MJlv tmPn.1ns 20 ascer-
saiu - sns ifesiuent hoids ms once oy
United States Supreme Court are sold
for money than it is to inquire who is
responsible for an alleged election out
rage in Copiah County, Miss. Surely
the people are more interested in inquir-
ing whether the diplomatic Offices Of the
Government are made the reward for
money supplied to corrupt the ballot
box. whether the officers of justice are
bribed TO let public robbers 60 free and