New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-08

congratulate himself upon nhsiug sloeu IN hulg nc
pockets OF Gen. Lane although IN roundabout
way.
~ TIE Cemmnoial is forgetfll. The sue
cessor of 'Mr Greeley was elected al the
same time and on the same ballot with him-so
that G. was elected to stay at home from
and after the close of his short term at the
same time that he was elected at all. And il
that sane constituency would now refuse TO
elect him again (as is very probablc,> it woald
he for reasons utterly foreign to the Mileage
Expose.
The Commercial Is obivious again, in stating
that this person speaking Ia Badger
preached about it in Congress- He was
preached at about it in that august presence, in
a fashion almost az inconsistent with decency
as with truth, but he said nothing on the sub
iect, save incidentally, in repelling sunsry very
abusive attacks, based on his publication in The
Tribune of the Mileage received by each Mem
Der. coptrasted with what he wOnld have re-
ceived had Mileage been charged by the most
direct Mail Route That was the Expose which
kicked up all the dust. Mr.. Greeley never
bothered Congress with the matter, but carried
it directly to the People.
That he has since endeavored to keep the
Mileage abuse in public view, is true but how
should this 'vex and annoy people whose hands
were clean Of unearned gold Are they an
moved that their money has been taken or ONLY
that they have had no hand in the public chest
Show us man who has been annoyed Ivy the
Expose, and we will give rough Yankee guess
that he has a constitutional propensity for get
ting his living otherwise than by hard work.
1t is true, we freely admit, that The Tribune
has not yet effected Reform of the Mileage
iniquty X is but one among some Three Thou
sand American journals few of whom have
manifested any interest in the subject, unless
fitfully, when some Political adversary could be
damaged by it, Had but ten of these Three
thousand journals persistently devoted a rea-
sonable share Of attention to this subject, the
work would have been done up ere this. 1t is
not, simply because majority of the People are
kept in ignorance of the facts. Not one In twenty
of the journals of this Country has ever let its
readers know how much Mileage was charged
by each Member of any Congress, and how much
would have been saved to the Treasury by
counting Mileage by the shortest instead of the
usually travelled route Congress itself keeps
this knowledge from the People as carefully as
possible. We have encountered much difficulty
in procuring it for publication, and know that
the rule is to keep dark Why this studied
cenceament, unless from consciousness Of
guilt! Does not the simple fact that Congress
never publishes the apportionment OF Mileage
among its Members prove a conviction that pub
licity would insure Reform Thousands OF
dollars are annually taken from the Treasury to
pay for the printing OF humdrum Reports and
empty Speeches in either House in order to en-
tighten the People but an exposition of the al
lotment Of Mileage, which would hardly require
a column year, and which would be scanned
with universal interest, is studiously withheld.
Can there be doubt as to the why2
- The Commercial chuckles more than the
facts will warrant. The Senatorial Constructive
or Double Mileage has been cut off by new
and specific enactment, which will not permit
that swindle to be reiterated with impunity.
About half the Senators took it last March but
that ends it. There is a saving of some $4,000
for every Called Session of the Senate on the
heel of a regular Session. That is fair begin
ming, and we hope soon to hit 'em again. If we
are disappointed in this, the People shall know
why. Meantime, The Commercial will obey its
own instincts in taking sides with the spoilers
and jeering the slow progress of Reform.