North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-01
Radical Testimony Against Radical Cor
ruption.

ruption.
We would respectfully call the attention
Of every taxpayer Of Pennsylvania to the
following Radical testimony in regard to
prevailing corruption and knavery among
the law makers of Congress and a number
of the States Eegi slatures:
"a large number of our legislators
enough to corrupt leglslate action-are
purcbasable. ."-New York Times.
"With depth and infamy of legislative
corruption never before known, We are
falling into a practice of wholesale and
shameless bribery at elections, and that,
too, in New England--in the land of steady
habits itself.'-'Bostoa Transcript.
"The corruptionists at Washington and
Albany are debauchers of the young =
they are traitors, vermin, who
are crawling under the foundations and
destroying by corruption the vital powers
ofthe Government" ."-Henry Yard Beech-
er.
"The Legislature Of 1867 is no more.--
1t has fought its last ight--it has won its
last fght-it has won its last stake.
They have passed sixteen hundred laws,
'pinchef others by the score, and finally,
after three months of rioting, rotating,
pinching, plundering ard pocketing, their
time has come, and they 60 ont, as rule,
to return no more forever ChdmberS6urg
(Pa.) Repository.
."Bad as has been the character of our
Legislature for years, it seems to be gener-
ally conceded that the body just adjourned
was even more untrustworthy than any of
its predecessors. All the Christian
people in the State should join 10 thanks
to the Throne of Grace that it did no more
harm than it did. Another such a Legis-
lature would sink us.--Somerset (Pa.)
Herald.
"Our Legislators are rascals. No decent
man would like to win an Hon for his
name in such company Chicago Post.
The New York Legis! ature, alluded to.
stood: Senate Radicals 80; Democrats
5; House--Radicals 80; Democrats 46
Radical majority on Joint ballot, So!
The Pennsylvania Legislature alluded
to, stood Senate--Radicals 2l; Demo
Gratis u; House--Radicals 62; Democrats
50; Radical majority on joint 5allot, 46 !!
The Massachusetts Legislature, alludes
to, stood; Senate--Radicals 40; Demo
Gratis o. House--Radicals 229; Demo
Gratis II; Radical majority on joint ballot,
25s!
The Rump Congress, alluded to- stood /:
Senate, Radicals 43; Democrats and Con-
servatives 8; House, Radicals 1877 Dem
ocrats ahd Conservatives Sc; Radical ma
jority on joint ballot, 1875!
BY those large controlling majorities
the legislation of the States and nation
was performed, Ifit is corrupt and infa-
mous-and we have abundant Radical tes-
timony, other than the foregoing, that it is
the people cannot fail to place the respons-
ibility where it justly belongs Having
done so, it is for them to apply the correct
i've which it is their privilege to use, by
| electing, hereafter, none but honest and
pure men, and SO balancing party power as
to make one check upon the other. 1t
is useless to look for purity or correct leg
islation when and where one political par
ty holds so large preponderance of pow
er as is indicated above in the Congress
and Legislature ofl867. Equalize the
political power, and each party will find it
necessary to act honestly and purely in or
der to gain favor with with the people. If
the people are wise, they will at once cur.
tail the corruptly welded power of the
Radical leaders, Pat. d Union.