Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-12-20
POLITICAL SCANDALS.
DEMOCRATIC.

POLITICAL SCANDALS.
DEMOCRATIC.
Congress starts ont with two
superb scandals. One IA Demo.
cratic and the other is Republican.
The SllcOtt detalcatlon has been
investigated aud reported upon.
The Committee exOnerate the pay
ing teller and cashier, but not 80
Mr.. LeedOm. They found that
Silcotts bond expired March 9th.
1889, and that Mr.. LeedOm per
mitted tiis man to go on with his
reckless cash balance OF $1,000,
Including S14 in forgeries. The
Committee further find that Mr..
Leedom did not give that efficient
service which his duties require OF
him. Moreover, the Committee
reports Dir. LeedOm as short SS1O
on a $1,000 check which was assets
| in Silcotts safe. Thus endeth the
Democratic scandle, so far as
Leedom's office is concerned. But
| it turns out that quite a Number OF
losing members we're as lax az they
we're generous. The Committee
find that the usual drafts OF SILT
we're discounted by the National
Metropolitan Bank to just 1850
This will keep for campaign pur
poses against them in their re
specuye districts, and IN this WISE
the entire LeedOm and SilcOtt ad
ministratiOns will be kept alive
tin the elections of next fall. Il
the meantime the Government il
likely to pay the fiddler for The
music rendered to dancing con
gressmen who will vote to get theil
pay.
REPUBLICAN.
What came out as the "BallO
Box Contract Forgeries' in Forak
er's canvass is to be investigated
by Congress, for the reason tina
several prominent names on The
list are congressman, and Butter
worth of Ohio (Rep.) has moved
the inquiry In three sweeping reso
Ilutions. There is no doubt it wa
. forgery. Halstead, of the Gin
oinnah Commercial Ga2ette (Rep)
exposed 1t before the election, and
away went Mr.. Foraker,
The names of Senator Sherman
Maj. Mckinley, and others art
deslrous of the fullest ventilation
These gentlemen are not suspected
OF any participation IN the forge
ries. The name of the late 5. S
Cox, of New York, and several
Democrats figure cOnspicuously.
1t seems that Governor Foraker
must have the the vindicatiOn ma
chine in motion TO explain tele.
grams and letters of his to Wood
the forger. Take these out and
he Gov. Foraker would stand on
the same plane so far as the pub.
lie could know with his Senator
and Representatives.
But the charges assumed some
what of this shape, as taken from
the n. Y. San:
"The Governor offered the fOrgeT
q public Office in payment for the
forged document, before 1t was
forged.
Wood had told Foraker that he
had a paper discriminating Camp
bell in the alleged ballot box Job.
Then he applied by telegraph for
his pay:
CINCINNATI, Aug. 6, 1889.
"'TO the Hon. Gov. Foraker: Will
you help me? | am applicant for Smoke
Inspector.
"R.G. WOOD, Hall Safe Co,
Four or five days later Wood
called in person on Foraker at
Columbus and asked for the letter
recommending HIM for appointment
as Smoke Inspector. Foraker says
ale promised on his return to
Cincinnati to procure me the con
tract and send it to me. promised
on receipt Ofthe same, to recommend
him for Smoke Inspector"
1t appears that Wood again tried
to secure the promised recOmmen-
datiOn before delivering the con
sideratiOn for the same, for on Aug,
10 Foraker wrote
COLUMBUS, Aug. 10.
"R. G. Wood, Esq, Cincinnati.
"Dear Sir: Answering your letter Of
the 18th inst, you will get letter OF
recommendation from me as | promised
you, iohen I get the Information you JJrol+
ised to gre me, bm not before.
Very truly yours, &C.,
81. b. FORAKER"
There IS one more scandal tC
come, and come it will.