The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24
VIII President Harrison Avoid this
Finnl Scandnlr

On October ~ JOHN I. DAVENPORT wrote
to the Chairman OF Il committee OF the Fifty-
second Congress al exceedingly impudent
letter. refusing to obey the commuters
eummons to appear and testify. DAvEN-
PORT coolly Informed Congressman fITch
that he was then SO busly engaged in tho
discharge "of numerous duties OF the most
trying and intricate character which may
be summed up IN u few words. 10 wit: 10
enforce tho National Election laws ana 10
prevent and punish violations OF the same.
that II would DO impossible for him TO give
any time to the committee until after tho
election. and until he had recovered
from the strain which incessnnt work,
both day and night. from week before the
beginning OF registration down 10 the u"y
after election involves"
Everybody in the country now UNDER
stands better than ever before the precise
character of the trying and intricate duties
discharged by DAvESPoRT at election time,
and the extent Of the struin upon his ner-
vuus system. II DAVENPORT had gone be-
fore the committee and testified with the
most cynical frankness as to the details OF
his ma tisan service to the Republican party.
lie would not have helped along the aboll-
ton OF his own Office one -tenth as much rs
he has done by insulting and defying Con-
gress. md by going ahead az usual with his
tnccssant work OF indirect bribery and dt-
rect outrage.
MIR. FIrcu still has his grip upon the
Chief Supervisor. On Tuesday tho Chair
man OF the committee charged with the In
vestiyntion Of Davenportism requested the
Secretary OF the Treasury not TO pay any
Of DAVENPORT bills for services and dis
bursrnrnts at the last election until the
committee should have an opportunity TO
examine and verify the accounts Mr..
Flrcr reminded Secretary POSTER that
under Cen HARR1soNs Administration
more than $l3s.0d0 had already passed from
the United States Treasury into DAvEN-
roI,r's tiugers: that DAvENroEr'S bills Tor
the Ircent election were alleged to
amount I" over $4,000; that u special
advau,e 81 $4a,rU on practically tie
same bribery aud Outrage account had
already been made to Marshal JACokrs by
the nersona direction OF President HAREI-
son: and thut Mr. DAVENPORT has render
ell no public service emitting him to the
payment OF these large Sums OF money
from the Federal Treasury. Congressman
FITCH q strong and just protest ends by call
ing Secretary FOSTERS attention to the cir.
cumstance that DAVENPORT can hardly
complain Of delay in settling his accounts,
inasmuch as he once voluntarily held back
all OF his bills for four years during Mr.
CLEvELAND's Administration, not rendering
them until the Democrats were out and the
Republicans In again ut Washington.
Tho whole scandal and crime OF the sys
tam which stoala at a single election more
than $780, 900 from the United States Treas
ury with which to attempt to buy success
for the Republican party. are now exposes
In strong light before the eyes Of the PEG
pie. 1t would be humiliating end to tn
present Administration. and dlsgracefu
thing to Gen. HARRISON personally. II tn
last days Of his term OF Office were degrade
by deliberate connivsnce with this ma
JOHN I. DAVENPORT to prevent the e1posur
Of fraud upon tho Treasury.