Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-30
eoTlRIPrION.

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Tie eshsTsl frsalsm ffem snspifian o
pesEnisy eoTruliion, NLish Formerly char
.eier.tsd ouT pubiie msn, seems o. le on,
q the iliuEs that Psssei sWsy silh ID,
gaT VI rather piih ihe pfaes thai pTseFl,
"a The Nar, 10 restore cur Institutions
and ihsir slE,inisiraiien, 10 some measure
u parity, is ssseniial 10 The restoration
and preservation 0f liberty snl free gov
eTnmfnl, 4 corrupt aud expensive gov
ernmsnl eannoi eo-eKisi, Tor mneh lenEih
of time, With fres PopulaF government, Ia
a despoiism caFrrP,ien nay Le endured,
Tor il iass not nhdsrmine the despatio SIS,
iem, Ia a miKel fora ef government,
some siaiesmen have e3Bisndel thai cor
ruPlion Is useful ia preserving The eagili-
bTinm between the PEOPLE aud The favored
classes, MHheai cora piien, they argue
that ihe power e The psopls wsnll be too
l great f0r the poser ofthe favored CLASSES,
and for the power Of Tie government rest
ing on the support Of the people aud the
favored classes, hni ia Democratic sys,
ten Of government, Il las been conceded
by we'll Informed commentators, that cor
Hhpi!0n Is distinctive 0f the whole prlnei,
pie that gives llfo and strength 10 a real
Democratic plan OF government,
II these views be correct the people H.
this country have great labor 10 perforE.
In resealns their Ecysramenl from eorrup-
ilon.
We either have the strongest system u
corruption now peryading our national
government, or We have body of repre-
| senlaiiyes In Congress who are the most
fagrani adepls in tho suggestion OF false
hood that have ever held sway in America.
IL there is no corruption In the Executive
Department OF the government OF the Uni
ted States, there is flowing abundance Of
slander In the composition Of the Legisla-
tive Department OF that admirable estab.
llshmeni. Whlitemore and the like OF
Whiliemore, Il Is now said, are the very
least Of those who offend against right
and honor In tigh plaees. A little fy has
been caught amid the applarseof the whole
country, while the great insects 20 through
without let or hindrancc. II Is said that
the oetcry 10 orly raised against one or
two, who make only few hundred dol
lars By corrupt practiscs at Washing
ion.. Against those who are said TO gain
thousands, by similar processes, little or
nothing seems TO bc done. Whether this
] be SO or nc we do not undertake TO say.
But Il certainly Is a subject 10 which pub.
| lie attention ought to be attracted when
charges are made of such grave import as
some that We soc purporting 10 be made by
members of the United States Congress.
The New York Suns Washington corrcs-
pondcnt states, that the Southern carpet
| bag members of Congress became very in
| dignant when their little stcalings were
Investigated. They thought it was hard
| that they could not bc left in quiet posses
sion OF their little pickings while such
large amounts were secured by tho elder
brothers of the great family. Sothey gath
cred themselves together, while the com
mittce on Whittcmorcs transactions in ca
detships were in course of investigation,
and prepared Il bill of complaint against
the larger operators. They put in their
Indictment eleven counts. II any one Of
these can be sustained by the proofs the
penalty ought 10 be severe and prompt
We single out some of the more cccen-
trio forms in which the carpet -bnggcrs al
lcge the corruption of the higher order to
appear. Tho enquiry Of the carpet bag
gers charges. that the Shb.1'rcnaiirer in
| New York paid for the position hc now
, holds; and tho: he was instrumental in
raising purse for the President; that the
|
tie election of the President; that some
one appointed to cabinet Office contribu-
led library or other valuable property not
cash to the Presidents that members Of
Congress are supplied with gas at their
residences in Washington by the gas COM
paDy free of charge; &c, &c., some Of the
charges being so gross that we would
wound the scnsibilitics of some Of our rea-
ders by repeating them. They oil show
The general and rapid decline If the NOR
ais of our nation. They show the necessi-
ty Of reform niid repair in all our public
affairs.
These people are corrupt, not because
they arc Northern people, not because they
are Republicans, but because our govern
mcnt hns gone of into system that is
stepped in hcresy and false principle.
What is to be done for the people is no lon
ger the great object of representative men.
TO care for the leaders first, and the poo-
pie at the convenience of the leaders, is the
ruling principle now. The whole thing
must DO reformed Leaders must forget
themselves, and strive only to serve the
masses. When tl!is principle once more
guides the course of public men, we may
expect honor ind virtue bncc more 10 bring
on us decent and becoming appearance
and department..