The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-10
AoliHeal.
cure for Party CorrupuIon.

The Chicago Times of the l4th ult., has
the following remarks on the way to cure
party corruption:
"The better class of men in all parts
thus corrupted, have net failed to perceive
to deprecIate and to endeavor to rene
dy the enormous evil But they have too
| often found the party lash" to be stron-
ger than the party virtue. hampered and
emasculated as the latter has always been
| by that most potent and vicious imple-
ment of corruption, and restricted ballot.
| The only efficacious remedy vet discover
ed is what IN the party vocabulary is sty-
! led "bolting." and even that has oftener
| failed than succeeded. The most notable
instance when IL succeeded was that which
gave to the PEOPLE Of Cook county an un-
exceptional delegation In the State Con-
stituIional Convention, a delegation that
represented the interests OF the people
ably, faithfully and satisfactorily 10 all
But even that notable case Of success.
full pnrty purgatlon seems to have failed
10 produce any lasting effect. The patient
Is taken with a violent relapse. The dis
! ease, party corruption, RACES in Chicago
more violently than ever. The bsrnacies
are ''on their native heath" again. In de-
fance OF the better sense of 1he eommnni-
", the scaiaWaes have seized the ccnVen-
ton Of the dominant party and nomina-
ted themselves for the public Offices,
"How to cure this alarming state OF
things IS becominn a serious INQUIRY with
thoughtful citizens, all over the country.
An intelligent correspondent SAYS:
mo two movements are exciting so
much interest as the reorganization OF Ill
inois under n constitution which dispen-
ses with party bobtails, and the intelligent
magnanimitv of the better citizens. The
conscience Of the country is profoundly
moved upon at last two topics, neither of
which the president uas kept faith upon
the selection of municipal and local officers
with less or with little regard to party
outlines, and the absolute reform OF our
national civil service.
The policy Is supported by Senator
Carl Schurz, himself a recent convert to
the popular cause, for, as recently as the
Chicago elections, where the journals coal
asced upon city and convention candidates
nominated solely in the interest of the
policy veal, Senator Schulz said to me il
was bad business. The complete triumph
OF that policy N Chicago seems to have
so far affected Senator Schuyz that he Is
amongst the leaders of the Intelligent men
Of Missouri, insisting that 4 caucus shall
not disfranchise tens Of thousands of his
fellow citizens.
Those two movements of Illinois and
Missouri" said a leading officer of Grants
administration to me yesterday are stu
pendous. They show a confidence and
intelligence among the masses of the west
wholly wanting in the east-which
threaten the extinction of past modes and
and traditions of parties, and also the ex-
tinction of party regents"
Herein Is outlined perhaps the only
practical remedy for an evil that not only
virtually disfranchises the better class of
citizens, but Poisons the fountains of pub
lie virtue, and imperils the State. It is
remedy that challenges in the outset all
fears Of the party lash" and casts out of
party affections the often stupid love of
the party legends. But it is the only eff
ficacious remedy for party corruption"