Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-16
nae U. 8. Se,ante.

the highest honor the country
could bestow-when none but
the aplest and most honorable
men were sent there to represent
their States, and when none but
honorable means we're used at
the elections. But how all this
is changed now. There are no
less than four Senators in that
body who + directly charged
with having got there by cor
ruption, and at least two of them
on trial upon charges of having
bought their elections with mon
ey. Another under like charges
is on his way to the Senate, wait
ing for the reassembling of Con-
gress. aud at least four more will
make their appearance on the
coming fourth OF March. In sew
eral of the new Western States
there seems to be but one way of
settling Senatorial elections, and
that is to settle in cash. In the
pocket State of Nevada they have
a canvass on hand at this time,
and 90 bitter is it that one party
threatens to make it "a conflict SO
memorable and terrible" as to
deter all future attempts to bny
the Legislature. But that Leg
islature UiU be bought at all the
same. The people of the State
are lost sight OF in the contest,
the whole business of who shall
be Senator from Nevada being
settled outside of the State, in
San francisco, by q few individ
uals. The next Nevada Senator
will probably be the immediate
personal representative of the
San Francisco owner of a silver
mine, just as the new Oregon
Senator is the immediate person.
al representative of a greatbuild-
err of subsidized Government rail
ways. Anybody may be repre-
sented in the Senate now-who
will spend cash enough.
Look at orr United States Sen.
ate! Twenty years ago and al
ways previous to that time, it
was, for its size, one OF the most
intellectual bodies in the world.
With but few exceptions, it's
members were all men of preem-
inent ability and honor, and the
few who were not SO great in ins
tellect, were great in something
else, and all, with scarcely a sim
gle exception, were regarded by
the whole country as honorable
men," 1t made an American
fell proud of his country when,
from the gallery of the Senate,
he looked down upon the giants
who occupied its floor. Look at
the Senate now, we repeat! With
the exception OF some fifteen or
twenty, its members r drivel,
lers, 'scurvy politicians" most
of whom have foisted themselves
into the seats they occupy and
either by brute force or
the free use of money. Misera-
BILE carpet-baggers and thieves
are accredited to most Of the
States. John Patter-
son, of Jrriata county, Penna.,
will soon be sworn in as the sue
,essor OF Calhoun and Hayne!-
The old Sinner, Brownlow, mis-
-epresents Tennessee. Ames of
New IIsmpshire-"Gen. Ames'
who as military Governor GER
fled to his own election, is &C
credited to Mississippi. He is in
Robert j. Walkers seat!-a buzz.
in the eagles nest, a skunk
n the lions lair.
But, we need not mention the
James of all who occupy seats in
he Senate, which seats were OBJ
aimed by bribery or bayonets, or
10Th. Suffice it to say that at
east o%ne>third, perhaps one half
f the members of the U. S. SEN
tie obtained their seats by brib>
ry and corruption! Ofthe char
cter of the men who obtain po-
ition and power in this way, we
eed not speak. 1t is enough to =
that the Senate, as now q,
onstituted, is a miserable body q
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