American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-27
American Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
MONDAY MORNING, July OF, 1916.


BASE INsNUArIoN. 1t is extraordinary that
members of the Senate cannot express their
opinions or give their votes upon important
subjects which come before them, without hav-
ing The charge or insinuation of bribery brought
against them. Who can believe that any
member of the Senate, of either party, would
accept bride to vote in particular waY2-
None but the most reckless and desperate poll
tican, who is conscious Of his own corrupt
disposition, would intimate that any Senator
had been bribed-and no man of correct feeling
could believe the charge, when made. 1t is
wrong thus to assail the reputation of men who
hold the station Of Senators. BUTT is done, and
done in paper of high reputation, The New
York Journal of Commerce, Ga free trade pa
per J says-"lf the Tariff bill should not pass,
can the most painful suspicious be prevented as
TO the cause? How great calamity it is, that
there should be an interest, or combination
of interests, in our country, who can afford to
pay hundreds Of thousands of dollars TO cor
rupt the elections when they are pending, and
corrupt The men tcho are chosen, after the cleo
tion!"
Agan-"Hoo has Mr.. Niles been turned
about from the principles of the men who elected
him; and, as is common with apostates, berating
with ten-fold hatred the men and the principles
whom he has just deserted?"
Anda Washington correspondent ofthe same
paper slys-"No effort will be spared to defeat
the bill. Twas told few days since by gentle
man ,UhO kro,oS, that $50 900 or even $50, GOO
would be given for vote; and that The party
teas then there ready for such an arrangement,
should Il disposition to accept be intimated.
cannot believe that any man can be base enough
to make such proposition directly to any hon
orable Senator, much less do | believe it would
be accepted but it is painful indeed to kno,D
hat such base propositions are rumored AND FEAR
ED
This is all miserable slang; and we venture to
say, not syllable of it is believed by those who
give it utoraace, l. is put forth to intimidste
MI. Niles and other S'anators-to nuke them
shrink from voting their sentiments lest they
be charged with ha wing taken bribe. We do
not believe that single dollar has been raised
fer the purpose indicated for ITO man would
dare approach Senator with an offer of sum
OF money for his vote. The manufacturers of
the country have too much good sense to com.
Spit SO capital an error; for exposure (Which
they might anticpate,) would prove runous to
their interests.
1t is surprising that it should be thought ne
cessary TO bride Senators to support American
interests hist those who sustain foreign in
terests are permitted to pass without suspicion.
We have said that we do not teeVe that there
has been any attempt at bribery OIL either side;
but we cannot see why suspicion should not at
tack to those who support as much as to those
who oppose the bill before the Senate. English
manufacturers are as much interested in the
passage, Is the American manufacturers are in
the defeat of the bill, and arc much abler to
pay bride money, were it necessary to secure
their object. But no one has been SO iliberal
and unjust TO Senators, as to intimate that this
has been DONE MIR. Niles. and other democra
tic Senators, believe that American should
have tho preference over foreign interests; and
for expressing this opinion, the Journal Of Com
merce and its correspondent msanIy insnuate
that they must have bsen bought with price.
To carry their point, they would stamp honor
able men with infamy.
1t is probable that the vote on the bill in the
Senate will have been taken before the publica-
IF INIT hon
per to express our condemnation Of this foul eff
fort to SANDER the regulations OF upright States
men, for the honorable and conscientious ds-
charge of their duties.