, 1869-02-11


broken chain Of bargains, Of buying Of
yo'cs and selling OF legislation. Llws
arc made, not for the public welfare, but
to subserye private interests. and are
bought by The purchase OF members att
much head, ci:htr in money or Once
The rule is universal, with only
here ard there few honorable
excentions of individual men. Tne |
"Ring'' is King, ard Legislatures are
only its minister's, to gIvc q legal sanction !
10 whatever legislation It chooses 10 be
raid }or, at such price as the Interest
in question warrants. OfI1ce Is sought
ard accepted, whether legislative OF ex-
ccu,ise, not with any purpose ot faith
fully discharg1ng its duties at a fixed
enolumcnt, but for what can be m tdc
cut OF it by Wholesale theft or p'und.ripg
the public. The Bench. Is no better.
The man who goes before a Judge
elected by popular vote, in the hope Of
Just Judgment according to the merits Of
bis case in law or tquity, Is fool. Tae
Judge is bought by money, or interest,
| or political considerations, and he who
! cannot cou1t one OF the other on his
side, will, if he hiss ordinary common
sense, keep out Of court and save his
casts.
From the corner grocer whc sells flsil
oil tar whlskey, peach leaves for tea,
chico1y fer coffee. OF marb1e-dust in four
parts to four OF sugar, up to the mil
lionare in Wall street who wstcrs
stock, makes corner On Eric or cor
rfr in portland the ca'eeorY covers the
greater part Of them--all are koaves
alike, great rascals or small rasc4ls, ac-
cord:ng to their opportunity. Atthe Bar
mtn reach distinction who, fifty years
sgo, would not have been permitted 10
PRACTICE In any court, and because of thst
al cminerce ard the Influence it gives
| them hmorg thieves ard pimps, and other
hessuy elements Of society, are raised to
Cha'rmauships in State party commit
ices apd command denominations TO the
highest Offices. It is only amoag the
old-fashiorcd lawyers Of 8 past
generation or the lew young men
who cling to the old tra-
ditiaDs that that high sense
OF professional honor which once distin-
guished tie legal calling is cluug to and
held IS more precious than all fec OF re-
ward. The greed oil gain has eaten out
ail purity; honor is 3 romantic notion,
and honesty weakness which only fools
. believe in or practice.
This is not an agreeable picture but
/ WHO can say that it is not a true one
: true, that u.s. Of the dominant iduencez
: that govern society in New York, that
| shape its ends and mould its various pub
lie relations. There would be little hope
fer US, as people, il We did not see ant
: acknowledge tbs: this is q true s.a1cmca
e Of the case there. and thst coutaglon j:
: showing i:selfin other places. To.get vel
/, We must frs. know that We are sick. I
? we were SO sunk in public vice AMI die
/, no. know it, there would no. be enough
:, OF private virtue lett 10 save US from
8 ruin. The cnly hope fir that city snt
/. othez infected places is that the danger
. is he glrnirg to be seen and uad:rsto5l
;. lof Il the prople were go welded to part.
0 NJ to be blind to the true character O
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