Year: 1874

of voting increased salary was corrected the
opportunity. But you say corrupt contract was
| made with one Sanborn by which he was to be al
lowed fifty per cent. for collecting delinquent rev.
enue.. That foolish and improper contract was
made do not deny that there was any corruption
on the part of officials there is evidence AS soon
as the facts became known the whole thing was
broken up, as was the moiery system under the clam


or created by one James, in the enforcement of law
which had been in existence since the government
was formed James was, no doubt, great rascal and
Republican Congress- to prove that they had no
sympathy with him. repeated the law under which
he fourished Their motive good that their ac-
tion was wise is TO be proved. shall be agreeably
disappoinie ed If the increased frauds upon the rev
enue by dishonest importers under the new law do
not outweigh largely the possible wrongs under the
old. win you say, further, that there corrupt
state OF things III the government of the city of
Washington, and that city robbed by corrupt
rings? believe it all, and admit ALL and soon it
became known 10 Congress, through the inyestica-
tion of Republican committee, the corrupt govern
ment Was wiped out When all these things of which
you complain are grouped toge ther and the action
of The party is known in regard to them, you see
how utterly insignificant they all are to counter
balance the most uninp purant of the leat and
commendable acts l have enumerated.


Before closing deem it hardly necessary to invoke
the ayorable consideration at the polls OF the voters
of this district to the candidate nov before them for
reelection to Congress He is known to all have
been good, yigllant, influential, and faithful re-
preventative. and especially to him is this city in
debted for his wedirected and successful efforts in


its behalf, and know the people of this city too well
to believe that they will be found wanting when the
opportunity is presented TO show that they properly
appreciate his services know that it is the prac
tce of some who call themselves Democrats may God
forgive them, know thatyou never Wild to speak
sneeringly of him "stage driver" but have not
yet heard of one who quite base enough suf
fcently regaI dless of the truth to say that he
not good one General Rusk is not the first
in this country who has arisen to high positions
without the aid of friends fortune. History has
failed to record that the people loved Henry Clay the
less because he called the "Mill Boy from the
Slashes to Hanover that the people of Ohio
blushed because represented for long years in Con-
gress be one whom the Democrats stigmatZed
salt Boiler, and another the Wagon Boy"
title little less distinguished than that of stage
driver and he who laid his human heart nearer the
bosoms of the people than any all others,
known in early life a 'Piatboatmann and Grail
Splitter" Of course we all know that General Rusk
viii carry this district by about 1000 majority, and
your votes expected for him, because know
that yea will honor yourselves by giving them, and
if the sun goes down election day without your
having given a vote for j. NJ Rusk, the faithful the
honest and true, do not blame me if an accusing
conscience shall upbrad you as long you shall
live.