Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-12-20
Gbt freeman,
MON 2ELIER. VT.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1871.
The Canker of Corruption.

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- ''l'11L ~" many say
''' rom o-lcuScS' COW citio As' eie''ioh3'
-=- f VIII ''s' 'hem soAo1hing q ~
NJ 'l'eno l. these matters d Puolle con-
.ill' Gnu ,HuS ie"'e 'i'e oilce-hoiaels ana
'.-'ie'7i'hai ioli'lc''ii9 % 20 'A-' WORK pe-
-.ao 'N'S '@n auofu % y IT, rolinouFsins
ou' - 'ne PuOlic treasury ana
70" ihihs u 'hese same comparatively IN
t.AeTch5 voters would readily enough 20 %
'leu7es ana conventions ana WORK dlli-
-oh'ly LOT A OF b as Candidates Il II o'd
''s' sneiA anytnlng 70 90 50 Ana Is i1 any
~ otewdl' u an AS'or g "llo"
ring Y eon'f'l Ne" hoFh Ci'y because tNey
L" 'nousdiiu collars " year ny 90
'''i-5' 'nan y : LOT " 'o'er % stay a. nome
.'--A e'h'oh1iohs OF caucuses because II VIII
'1' slI'1'"'n5 % 40 'hls part OF ei'izeh
''y
h Ano" inns l. PLAIN talk, bat I. Il not
gust 1eTc that corruption begins to be posi-
hio 10" extensive this evil 10 we do not
pretend to say VI that every observing
man 1ah Judgo Tor himself But that % eA-
'sJ7 20 ZONE degree, and possibly TO an alarm
..,-,.,t;,- ,vorso tb.n indiFaronao 10 oaa
docs not care how the country i GOVERNED
s., IL, h,r5l,, lie evrootod - +ate t-,,,tI,
.,r ic at the exnense Of aidinc in secnriro
.ood government. but those who NEEDLE at
N with poIiticz sbould act ronscien+iousIv
and f,r the ,uhIic ,ood II i y c,;rre
.~-insr tbc Sts,o 70 do o.bo-,xise If ,L.
state treasurer sbouId convert 70 bis ,,riv,te
ln his hands for the public service. he would
nightly enough be called q swindler and a
thicf. and what better than this does the
voter-we call him n sovereign in our form
of goyernncnt-when he uses his power as a
-ser Tor his private advantage and against
che publIc GOOD? Tweed = gigantic robberieg
we're oaIy possible because it was for the
private interest of many Democrats and Re
publicins b be blind to them-they shared