The daily union., 1852-10-10
sale Of political influence.

The disclosures connected with the Gardiner re-
mind us OF an abuse which we have before spoken Of
and which has grown TO such extent to inure the
public interests and corrupt the public morality. We
aude 10 the regular traffic which has recently sprung
up by which political influence is bought and sold Mr.
Corwn was member OF the Senate when he became
connected with the Gardiner claim, and no matter how
jus, be might have considered it, he ought not have
become connected with it, No one can suppose that the
large fees which had been promised Mr. Corwn in the
various in which he employed before the
board OF Mexican commissioners were intended as com.
pensaon for his legal services in uprgh, transaction
The idea is absurd for the cash value OF the fees
eighty thousand dollars, and the board OF commissioners
a tribunal before which his forensic talents could
exhibit themselves. No one has ever heard of great
forensic displays before the Mexican board OF commits
soners and such have taken place had the ques-
ons presented 1t been Of character TO justify
nous fees TO eminent advocates Mr.. Corwin's real
or supposed influence over board OF commissioners
composed OF his political friends was the thing bought
aud the thing sold and it is simply ridiculous attempt
10 ken such transaction TO upright bargain between
lawyer and his client for services be rendered before
upright and honest tribunal When such fees given
those paid in the decided by The Mexican
mssoners they given either because the claims TO be
urged known TO be fraudulent in themselves or the
Judge who is 10 decide them be corrupted by brbe
or in improperly influenced by the counsel
employed In either casewheber the claim is known to
be fraudulent the Judge is 10 be improperly Influenced
the agent employed can never remove suspicion from
himself
To some extent there must be corrupt practices under all
tbc in nubl,c
lure The last three years shows how rapid has been the
growth OF corruption in this country within the last three
years from party favortism and the sale OF political nu
ence AS soon as General Taylor was nauguraed every
branch OF The public service filed with inexperienced
and corrupt men, and hotels and streets were filled
with political adventures who demanded pay for their
services They ocked around the treasury like ravens
around carcass with their hands filed with worthless
claims. by Of which they demanded access 10 the
treasury Their inieres, in those claims was named
conditional fee, TO be earned by ererling political nhu.
ence claimed as the reward OF some disrepuabe party
sratagem which aided to bring in noparly adminis,ra-
ton This system has been practised to such extent
that the public morality has been corrupted by il, and
honest men beginning to be afraid to have dealings
with the government because OF the heavy eractons
which the who trade on their political influence
make for their services Such state OF things is the
legitimate consequence OF power obtained by false pre-
tences The party in power thought that any derange-
ment in the currency could be charged the independent
treasury, and furnish for tamperng with our
financial system. deficit in the treasury the thing
which protectionist politicians have desired since 1916,
so that they might obtain high tariff. Extravasant
pendtue can be vociferously charged to the Mexican
and extended territory, and thereby phalanx OF
treasury politicians be organized at the public ex-
pense sae the voice OF the people and retain power
even in the face OF direct OF Of confidence in