Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-23
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They really have censorship of literature in
England, which is operative whenever the eau
ihorities' choose to make it so. This has bc,r
denied, but the denial has brought out proof of
it. Not long since, the London Era asserted
that the government examiner Of plays had
expressly forbidden the play writers to use their
wit against the government. Contradictions
followed, whereupon the Era published a letter
from the Lord Chamberlain's deputy ordering
the omission of three passages from certain
play, and saying 10 the manager:-"Names and
political illusions are not permitted have
struck loves name and the matches referring
to the proposition TO tax matches) out of every
pantomime for 1871 The censorship, there
fore, is reality, and it does not permit dramas
to make fun of political men Or political meas
ures. 1t would, doubtless, restrain the press in
the same way, if, it oould; this, however, has
become impossible.
The Springfield Republican thinks the consent
OF Mr. Colfax 10 accept another nomination for
the vice presidency, may injure General Grant
by turning against him asprants for the vice
presidency whom the position of Mr.. Colax as
a candidate disappoints. And it says: "there
were perhaps dozen men in the eastern states
who dreamed of succeeding Colfax on the Grant
ticket" who will now grow Indifferent if not
hostile 10 Grants denomination. The theory
that Mr. Colfax in the field will hurt General
Grant more than it will help him, is so clever,
that, for its own sake, it ought to be verified;
lint. hot Is GlyalK
to be realized, while, on the contrary, report
comes from Pennsylvania or somewhere else
that Mr.. Colfax will have competitors for the
second place on the tickle. As for the dozen"
candidates for the vice presidency, in the eastern
states, (d there be so many) we don't believe
they will be heard of as anti Grant men any
where, unless it be in some of the wonder stories
Of the New York Herald.
Kansas has some remarkable politicians, as
most Of us know very well; and some Of the
more striking specimens are well known at
Washington. One of them named Legatt or
Legate has contrged TO get himself appointed
governor of Washinton Territory. How he con-
trived this success we cannot imagine, but we
dare say Senator Pomcroy can explain the mat
ter We know only that he is unfit for the po-
sition and should not have it; but if the best
men in Kansas were invariably selected for i'm
portant positions, there would be in congress
no such senators as Pomeroy, Ross, and Cald-
we'll The last named gentleman has just made
his appearance in the senate; and it is now
charged directly that he secured his election by
means of the most outrageous bribery. The
charge is made in the Lawrence Standard, which
gives names of some eighteen or twenty men,
bers who either sold their votes or were invited
to sell them. The exposure OF this bribery has
made a profound impression" in Kansas, it is
said If it shall lead the people TO kick then
leadi lg politicians into ohscuiity and reform
their legislature, it will do good. The following
account of the bribery, copied from the Law.
renee paper, shows how much their legislature
needs reforming:
Senator James Wood, of Doniphan county,
wanted $4,000 for his vote, and offered it for that
<sum. Felix T. Candy, OF Jewell county, Offered
toSSell his vote for $1,000. +. c. Manning, OF
Convey county, was elected to vote for Clarke.
He demanded $1,000 from Clarke, and the same
sum from Dan Adams, Of Topeka. He finally
voted for Caldwell, having, as Carke's friends
always charged, sold out to the former. A.
Mccartney, OF Wilson county, was elected on
an independent ticket to vote for Clarke. He
voted for Caldwell, and, it is charged, received
$500 therefor. james Phinny, of Morris coun-
ty, was elected to vote for Clarke He voted foI
Crawford on the first ballot, then went over to
Caldwell, and soon after the election he depos
tied $1,000 in a bank at Council Groyel VIM
Williams, Of johnson county, was compar.
atively poor man when elected. He voted for
Caldwell, and soon after erected fine brick
block in Olathe, known as the caldwell block y
because supposed to have been built with
money received from himl Tom Anderson
of Topeka can tell something about j. l.. VIII
liams of jackson county, il compelled to do so!
d. 3. johnson of johnson county was a com
paratively poor man when elected He voted
for Caldwell and since has built a fine brick
resideneel W. II. Peclbam Of Douglas county
was offered by the Caldwell people $1,000 for his
vote. He voted for Caldwell, and bought
drug store in Topeka in reliance upon getting
the money. Caldwell left him in the lurch, and
Mr. Peckham has had cogent reasons for beliey-
inc that the old adage, "therc is homer among
thieves, has its exceptions. Will not some one
of the above gentlemen demand an investigation
Of the last senatorial election? Some of the
buying was done by the wholesale 1t is charged
that the Doniphan county delegation sold in
this way for some $4,000 or $4,000, and that the
parties receiving the money failed to divide, as
per agreement. This da rk picture has its light
side. Geo w. Wood OF Cherokee, an ncOr
Iuphble democrat, was offered m )ney. but re
fused it. T. L. Bond of Montgomery county
was Offered $4,000 for his vote by Caldwell'S
agents, but did not sell"