The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-11
RECORD IS BLACK.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS GUILTY OF
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.
Men Who Were loudest in Their De-
nunciation Of the Democratic
Party as Dishonest Shown Up
In Their True Coiors.

ideas. Its orators n newspaper or
gans' chief stock in trade has been Il
charge dishonesty against the Demo
cratic party. 1t is well to see how
the dishonesty shoe fits the Republican
party. in it's National Honor cam
paign of 1885," says the Buffalo
Times, 1.-The Republican managers col
lected a $4,000, 900 corruption funt
from corporations and individuals
who were even hen breaking and de
flying the laws of the country, and
with that enormous fund bought the
presidency. But the charge that the
Democratic party was dishonest was
frequently heard.
Andrews, the Detroit banker, in
1896, charged that the Democratic
candidate was a dishonest leader OF
dishonest lei We know now that
at that very time he was an embeZ.
zler for $1,000, 900.
'Bigelow, the Milwaukee banker, in
1900 pleaded for the election of the
Republican national ticket in the in
terest of honesty and to save the bust
ness interests of the country from the
dishonest methods CT the Democratic
party. We know now that at that very
time he was a defaulter for 3 ,000,-
900.
David E. Sherrick, for a number
of years has been putting in his time
d%enOuncing Democrats and charging
dishonesty against Democratic lead
ers and Democratic theories. He was
the state treasurer of Indiana, elected
upon a Republican ticket. He, too,
fell a victim to the corruption influ-
ences of graft. He was taken from
the Office of secretary Of state to the
Indiana pe~nitentiary.
Newton . Dougherty, Of Peoria, ILL.,,
was another distinguished Republican,
active in Republican politics in his
state; a man of national reputation
and standing; president of two banks.
He commenced in 1896 to denounce
the dishonesty of the Democratic plat
form and the dishonesty of Democrat
ic candidates. He was the treasurer
Of the National Educational associa-
ton, and numerous other educational
organizations. His career of useful
ness has been very recently brought
to a sudden termination. Upon his
own confession of guilt he is serving
low a sentence in the great prison at
ILL.,, an embezzler for more than |
l million dollars. We know nov that
ong before the campaign Of 1896 he
vas stealing the funds committed to
his charge.
"In Illinois an interesting contest
the United States senate is being
waged by two distinguished Repub-
leans. One of them, in order to give
standing to his campaign, selected as
lis campaign manager in that great
tate a distinguished Republican lead
'r-SimmOns, of Peoria, a preacher
md a banker who had spent his time
or years preaching from the pulpit
he doctrines of the Republican party.
missed no opportunity in 1896 to
ak about the dishonesty of the Dem
cratic platform. This gentleman was
he president also of two banks and
7as prominently active in the interest
t widows and orphans. He is not
CRYING a term in the p~enitentiary,
ut he only escaped it by committing
uicide when confronted with the evil
ence of his embezzlement and other
"The failure Of the Enterprise Ma
onal bank, of Allegheny, Pa, is fresh
the minds of all of us; the men who
mbezzled it's funds were leaders of ,
lie Republican party in that state. T. +,
ee Clark, it's cashier, was an elder in
he church. He is not serving a term ,
the Pennsylvania state prison; he |
;caped it by committing suicide. The q
en- who were responsible for the !!
.ilure of this bank and assisted in !
ealing its funds were all of them l
en- who have spent years of their q
ears of their life in denouncing the =
emocratic platform of 1896 as ad- '
dishonest doctrines; they !
ere all of them champions, and ar !
mt champions, of the system of pro- {
ctive graft, and all of them fell VIC )
ms to it's communicating influences.
John r. Walsh, Of Chicago, while
asquerading as a Democrat and de- .
at the same time the plat :,
rm of 1896, and all other Democratic =
atfOrms since then, was engaged in =
e business of violating the law and !.
lsappropriating the funds of his :.
nix. He finally threw off the mask :
d proclaimed that he was, and al :
lys had been, a Republican, and ;:
on afterward the evidence of his :
Of the law became apparent, 2
d the Republican party is now pro- :.
;ting him from the penalties pre- :
ribed by the laws he has violated. =
The late Senator Mitchell, of Ore :.
q, chief of a band of government :.
I'd thieves, and two convicted Re p
blican congressman from that state; "
Burton, of Kansas, the tool Of
get-rich-quick swindling concern.
say nothing of former Senator Diet "a
of Kansas, traficker in post Of M
for graft, and several other prom as
mt Republican officials and ex-ofn- "a
Is, were all national honor defend hi
in 1896 and 1900. "a
The officials OF the big life insur- in