Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-25
AFTER THE eRAFTERs

AFTER THE eRAFTERs II
The report of Messrs. Bonaparte ana
yourad is in as to a part OF their worA' I'D
They have made things crack IKE
new saddle. They have found frauo u
enough to damn the administration VI VI
the Postoffice Department forever anu -
a day. They have reported that MT: u
Perry S. Heath, one of Senator Han U
mas closest and most intimate frleLos u
and at present Secretary OF the Ma p
tional Republican Committee, seems
to have been guilty of graft, enough
to put any ordinary man out OF harms
way for the rest of his natural ne
They have reported that be received
| $2O 900 of the stock of corporation
on the promise that he would buy Irom
than 200 of their machines at SZzo
each. which Mr.. Heath very promptly
Ibid. They have reported him also d.
dazzling in many other questionapie
;obs. They found also that these
things were known to the Dlstrlc1
Attorney, but that he instructed Inc
lGrand Jury that they should not IN
dict MIR. Heath because these acts olo
not constitute an indictable ofense.
!, This is why Mr.. Heath has been al
lowed to remain unmolested 80 long IN
Utah where be has edited a paper,
which has taught high morality ana
II sung the praises OF the KepuDlicah
q party, and hosannas to the King.
t. This report will have the effect oi
20 smoking him out-in fact be has area
<. DIV stated that the whole matter grows
ly out of the fact that there is some one
1T now fn office who is and has been bis
bitter enemy, and he has Matched this
all No, This is usually the way Wild
linen who are guilty, they charge
. everything to the spite OF those en-
:" trusted with ferreting out the offense,
and forget apparently that the of1ense
~ ia staring them in the face, and TIT
facts make the case and not the pros
~ ecutor. If MI. Heath did not get tht
10 goo 600 of stock and some one ha'
" sworn falsely, then he should be honor
"a ably acquitted, but if he did take tn
~ stock and for this reason did buy tn
10 machines, then he deserves to be pun
ished. for such action was bride.
Senator DIETRICH of Nebraska, j
on s,so in trouble and has been indicte
aes and will be compelled to stand trla
op He had a house at Hastings, Nep
ee, which he rented to the governmer
lg'' for postoffce at very high hgur
vas 81 800 per year. Thistle law prohi
esi- it's Congressman from doing. III
was nostmaster there was under obllg
, a lions to Mr.. DIETRICH for his posltio
her hence here is a plain violation OF Il
,ous law. and if proven will most likely
ster the cause of the Senator's retiIeme
rcus from the Senate
of Now we do look on MI. Roosevelt
i'm a man of honesty, no matter u
much we may dislike his manners a
his Caesarlan methods. We DO tnl
ship that he must feel very deeply the 9
, to grace that has been cast oyer his
reat- ministration and his party by what
40 IL been unearthed in every departm
gged which has been investigated. WI
The he appointed Mr.. Conrad to look
ants. these matters 1--WE know little OF
and Benaparte) we knew then he me
'oun- to have matters gone over thoroug
sell and without fear, favor or aHect'
onsu- and If necessary we believed be VIC
Davis Law the axe at the root of the tree
pre- course Mr.. Roosevelt cannot ca
at ne these men to be convicted, he can
I the even cause all of them to be indie
but he can aid materially in ootn.
will be recalled that not CONVICT
ndent 49, ;roorso Star n
u anu thievery which went on under the
anu ministration of Gen. Grant. In
'ne notorious and disgraceful Cr
neat Mobilier, Congressman Ames was
II val praced and left his seat in Cong
y" ~ This was all. The present COZ
upils, .;on;sts NOV fare "a we'll. Nicely
ehen0 Rathbone looted the government
nents -l,;.,, os than heinq adm
.dded. ,nd orr benevolent ASSN
oeen ton acts, in the most disgracetui
id ad- 80 +odo, free man. So NAV
detail 49,. croft.rs who have dis0raced
neeos Mckinley g administration, Mr.. Il
ntains 10. +hs Ranpblican party and
IN aua country, go free, in order to save
ra1t of - tho nevt November cleo
ind in D.. 49, 40 not helieve Mr.. Roos
eacnei will wink at or sanction such '
We believe he wants to see them
tried let the verdicts be what
g Tho may.
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