Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
Republican Frauds.

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Party is an organization of immac-
ulate purity. We cannot doubt the
sincerity of some of these people,
and must, therefore, attribute such
an expression of opinion to igno-
rance. They are simply unimformed
on matters TO which might aid them
very materially in forming just es-
innate Of the amount of credit the
party eau claim in its past record.
A partial list CT the larger frauds
preretrated, or in the interest of the
Republican party, sanctioned and de-
Tended by its highest authoritative
power, is given below. Read it, and
say if each is not the offspring of
the same prolific parent of iniquity :
l. The Credit Mobiler swindle.
This was a swindling scheme fully
investigated by a committee of the
then republican House, headed by
Judge Poland, of Vermont. 1t ell
gulphed Vice-Presldent and ex-
Speaker Colfax, besmirch the sainted
Garfield and badly scorched the
clothes of man who halls from
Name, a magnetic fellow, called
Blaine.
3 TheBoss Sheph ed Ring Frauds,
scheme by which Washington, d.
c., was provided with many fine
driveways, but by which the Gov
eminent was feeced to the extent of
millions of dollars.
3. The Wbiskey Frauds: these
sent Mcdonald to the penitentia-
ry, but kept worst men in high
places, originated the curt command,
"Let no guilty man escape" and re-
vised the old-time saying into "The
goose hangs altitudenum."
4. The Freemen's Bank Swindle,
participated in with the connivance
of government officials, by Republi-
cans alone, and resulted in the down
right robbery of the helpless colored
men Of millions.
5. The Belknap Impeachment
case, in which it was shown that Sec
rotary, Belknap had been dealing,
by the help of his wife (who, by the
way, wore the smallest shoe of any
woman in Washington, in post trad
erships and who was saved cOnvic-
ton in his impeachment trial because
a Republican President had accepted
his resignation after his guilt was
fully established.
6. The Nail Frauds, particularly
those during the time Robson was
Secretary of the Treasury.
Z. The theft of the pres dency in
1876, that everybody Knows about.
s. The STAR Route Frauds, in
which near the whole administrative
part of the Republican party seemed
to be mixed.
8. Speaker Blaines Jobberies,
which has been followed by his nom
ination as President by the Republi-
can party, in the year of grace,
1881. These include his unexplain-
able connection with tho Credit Mo:
bilier and his thousand and one
crooked schemes and acts that no
honest man can defend or deny.
In addition there are the
Sanborn Frauds, the
Indian Bureau Frauds, the
Pension Bureau Frauds, the
Black Friday Rascality, the
Indian Bribery of 1850,
Etc, ETC., Etc.
"Just name one, will you:"
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The preliminary examination of
John Keinapple on u charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
filed by l. Harris before Justice
Sparks was called this morning at
10 o'clock. The Justice, realizing
the importance of the case, asked
Justice Ready to sit as his associate
in judgment upon it. He held his
court in the District Court room
which was well filled with spec
tators and interested purties. Klein
apple was there in all his prestine
visor and appeared altogether indit-
erent to the presence of his de-
frauded creditors who were present
in full force. The action was based
on draft drawn by Keanapple on a
San Francisco firm for 81 200 in ia
vor of Harris which had been pro-
tested by the firm. The defendant
was represented by two attorneys
from Seattle while the cause of the
Territory was presented by Prose-
cutting Attorney McFadden. The
examination consumed the greater
portion of the day and will without
doubt result in a committal.
The following, from the Mountain
Sentinel, will be sad news for office
holders: sc. &. Linington, who in
the past month has travelled through
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michi-
gan, sends back from Chicago this