Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1883 — A BLIGHTING SOROCCO. [ARTICLE]

A BLIGHTING SOROCCO.

The address of the National Union League to the faithful Republicans of the United States is a soul-stirring document. In its own eloquent language it will sweep over “this beautiful country with all’these splendid institutions’ and save it from “the blighting sirocco of Democratic rapacity.” But (the address is not disposed to rely upon trenchant phrases alone in the approaching struggle. It desires to impress on the citizens of the United States the many virtues of the grand old party which some inconsiderate and selfish persons are proposing to drive from power. “The Republican party stands to-day the champion and protector of a free ballot and pure and demands the security by law of the right of every man to vote in. accordance with his own convictions” says the address. Yes; and in proof! of the proud and patriotic boast comes a competent witness, in the person of the late Secreta--81 of the Republican National ommittee, arid says: “We expended $400,000 in the October election in Indiana. Five thousand reliable : Republicans scattered among'the townships reported how much it would take to influence people to a change of thought. We paid twenty dollars to some and as high as seventy-five dollars to others. But then this wasn’t a patch to New York, where our chief implements were hot work, sharp trades, quiet bargains and golden streams from Stevenson’s Bank ” In corroboration of which comes another witness, Brady by name, the Republican Second Assistant Postmaster-Gen-eral appointed by Grant, protected by Hayes,(screened by Garfield and acquitted by Arthur. The witness’admits that he raised $40,000 out of the Star-route contractors for the Indiana campaign in 1880, and says: “Dorsey went to General Arthur, and he was willing to give written authority for the collection of the money, but the authority should come from Garfield. This was communicated to Garfield, who thereupon wrote the Jay Hubbell letter. I didn’t think I needed any better authority, and I raised the money at once. As|a matter of personal pride I spent $5,000 out of my own pocket.” After this Republican testimony, who can question that the Republican party stands to-day the champion and protector of a free ballot, a pure election and the right of every man to vote in accordance with his own convictions? But is the vindication of the purity of the ballot-box all the grand old party has done to entitle it to be saved from “the blighting siiocco of Democrat} ic rapacityi” Oh, no! “The history of the Republican party is all brilliantly studded with the gems of righteous government; it has punished misconduct in its own ranks; it has demanded faithfulness to the country,” says the address. Dazzling record! And Jn proof of the punishment of misconduct in the g.o. p. stands forth— Orville E Babeock, private secretary to President Grant. Indicted by a Grand Jury for participation in the whisky ring conspiracy by which the Government was defrauded of many millions of dollars.— Saved by|the President’s influence and the improper charge

of a Judge who afterwards resigned the dignity of a judgeship for life to become the attorney of an odious monopoly; W. W. Belknap. Republican Secretary of War under President Grant. Impeached for receiving bribes from posttraders. Saved by a technical plea and a disagreemont. Tom Brady, Republican Assistant Postmaster-General. — Indicted with others for conspiracy to rob the Government through the Star-route frauds Acquitted by virtue of the imbecility of the Ottman and nis associates, indicted for stealing $45,000 from the Treasxqjy Departm’t. Instead of being convicted, received back the stolen money which had beenirecovered by the Government and made a “divide.” A host of internal revenue officers and others who have robbed the Government and are now living on the stolen i money. The g. o. p., which can show such a splendid record of the punishment of its own rascals, may well claim to be continued in power and saved from “the blighting sirocco of Democratic rapacity.”—New York World.