Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-31
Cieveland Rnaersss Fraud.

maintain that he dcspisea fraud In the
Government, and he himself said at
the commencement OF his adMlnis-
trstion that II he appointed IN unworthy
person u ofiioe. and heing told OF the
mistake, no would rectifyi It. How has
he kept his word The proof hiss be.
come strong, and 10 still growing
stronger, that the President's sympa-
thies are al on the side OF those frauds
which have made the name OF Democ'
racy . synonym for fraud and ooFrup-l
tion by his refusal TO withdraw his
recognition from unworthy men even
altar their bad characters had been
/. fully made known TO him. II the
President pleads that he was unaware
OF the characters which some OF his
appointses possessed, he throws hin-
pelf open for ridicule ~ moi bcing we'll
informed in the local history OF his
country.
Early In his administration the
President gave evidence OF his feeling
In favor OF fraud BY the appointment
Of Pnlsbury and Chase TO two OF the
most lucrative and honorable federal
ofaces In the New England States.
These men had been engaged with
GArcelon in an attempt 10 nullify the
action Of the people Of the State Of
Maine by stealing the State from the
Republicans who had honestly gained
possession OF It. The dAstArdly 81.
tempt 20 commit . gigantic fraud was
condemned In whitening terms by
every honest man In the country, and
the name Of GArcelon lie spoken Of with
but the keeness derision and contempt,
and the names OF Pillsbury and Chase,
GArcelon's chief advisers, were but
little more respected. There were
honest Democrats in the New England
States who, II elected 20 all any posi-
ton In the Government would have
reflected the greatest credit upon the
President, but he could not and them,
simply because he did not want TO nd
them. But who did he find? Pills
bury and Chase, two Of the most OBJ
jectonAble characters amongst the
Democrats OF New England that could
be found. To heap insult upon injury
Cleveland asked . Republican Senate
to confirm these nondescript Demo
cratic pilgrims, reeking with frauds OF
which NO honest man could wink.
What more could Re expected OF
honorable men than that they would
reject these walking frAudsf They
did reject them, bat vhA; do we still
fnds Pilisbury and Chase are still
fllink the ofhces 20 which they wers
appointed, Notwithstanding their 70
lection by the Senate What should
Mr. Cleveland ~ m honest man have
done? Il viii strike most honest
minds tina; the only course he could
have honestly pursued woald have
been 70 Immediately appoint homes;
men TO their places. men whom The
Senate woald not ohjees to- But this
did nos suit the parPOSes Of the Prssi
dent. His oejecs seems 70 have beer
20 recognize with favor Dem ScrAnS
frauds by appointing the perpetr2sor,
OF them 70 lucrative Positions
II President Cleveland we're no
clearly and irrevooAhly on the aide Q
fraud, Why should he have suhc ateS
TO the appointment Of Eugene Higgins
the notorious oAlos-box rluffer Ans
consorser with thieves and gamblers, q
the head Of an important treasury de
PArtmeut, and Morris Thomas, charge,
with emhe- Eleneni and frauds upci
the bAloE, &c an important India
Ithce
Mr.. Cleveland cAnno: plead iSrcr
Ance Of tbs character Of hess meE
since delek atom after delegation {
honest pemosrAss, No; RePueli cAni
from Baltimore waited upon him IN
told Jsaur OF their bad character. Il
-Eo excuse for him % cay tha. his Dab
net officers are responsible fer such 81
pontmentS A word from him vo1l
have been sun sien; 70 have sent the
back 70 their gam bling dives, insssa
of bringing them forth prominsus
and closhinS them in robes Of OH al
authority before = disgasted public,
Bat there Is nothing which ma
surely indicates the leaning Of q
President 10 the side Of dishonesty N
fraud than his action in the pardon
the notorious Mike Mullen OF Clnci
matt IfAullen's career wAs nnknou
10 the President, IL Is bat another /
stance OF his ignorAnce. or in mo
polite terms 70 use his expression
''inosucus dessatude- SAcresAl
BAyArd was cruel In making the Pres
dent make U.S. Of words OF which
knew AOt ELc hcALAIk. Ar = B1CAA :
of the police force OF Cincinnati " ull
hAd imprisoned over . hundred les
voters, dragging them from their Be
without cause and without warrants
kept them in Jail until after the po
were closed. He Vas Arrsssed and q
visited Cor this offence and seRtenced
n court 10 o term in p-isoa- Bu,
Important election was approaching
Cincinnati Mullen wAs needed
wAs Of TOO much use 20 the Denoc-s
% Be kept in prison durius sneh Al
porsAri S;Ass election as was held
Ohio last BALL Mullen must be sos
OF prison He vas needsd Tor m 81
sion inspector in the very dissrEei we
the greatest election frauds were @
ui,ted- Nobody eo1ld bring him Il
his priscn couhnement bat The Pr
deaf u the Cuised SiAss& Bal Gle
Land wAs the u N who undertook
JOB, and ssepptnS down from his ,
place in cEse be dang open the phi
that the DSmosrAss might restore
90 the Pa,ice to<es ASi make him an
sp~csos o. ele.sons, and - have
assistance n perpsS<Anag last o,sr
the colossal trAGi On tie CincinI
ballot boxes, wsi,h have shocked
narl sHass u the nAn01-
II any further pzso' were zsede,
show Mr. C.svslAni's syup1sAies.ii
be found in his APpclnEHscs 70 rs