Fair play., 1873-02-13
"Where Shall It End 2"


"a ration is near its fall when it.
household gods arc statutes of gold,
w:o,e Dumas on the fall of the Ro
man Empire; and it does indeed seen
that the apothegm OF the great novel
ist finds ready application in the pres
ent depraved political condition o.
the United States. In the light Of re
cent events who doubts that this is ur
almighty dollar worshiping laLd:
From almost every section OF it comes
to US news of f'.iEves.igation" into the
character OF some hitherto bright and
shining light in the nations estimate.
These exposures all show that "haste
to be rich"-a greedy desire for the
root of all evils the fell canker
which has corroded even our bright.
est intellects, made our legislative
halls grand marts Of trade and COM
merce and filled our temples with
money changers. A Contemporary, in
speaking of this subject, says:
"The wholesale falling of tall trees
in the Republican forest now going
Oh is i wonderful phenomenon. As
financial storm generally over
throws the greatest business houses
first. so this investigating cyclone.
beginning at Washington City. and
sweeping over Louisiana, Arkansas
and Kansas, wreaks its ticrcest rage
on the highcst-headcd and deepest
rooted monarchs Of the political for
est. Let Us see: there are Nicc-presi-
dent Colfax, Senators Harlan, Pattcr-
son. Pomeroy, Caldwell. and Clayton:
Oaks Ames, Mr.. Dawes, and Ex-Con-
gresham Alley of Massachusetts,; Mr..
Kelly and Scofield of Pennsylvania:
Mr.. Garfield aud Mr.. Bingham of
Ohio-all shattered and stripped, and
some of them completely undone by
the investigation ordeal; and even
/ Viee-pre.idcnt Wilson of Ma>sachu-
setts, though he escapes the fate of
/ Others. has been sadly io>tled by the
racking to which he was subjected.
The storm reaches into the grave for
victims: Ex-Congrc>sman John b.
Alley of massachusetts, tcstitics that
the late Thaddeu> Stevens of Pen>yl-
vania was paid $4,000 of the corrup-
tion fund set apart by the Union Pa
ciiic railroad to influence members of
congress with"
We do not claim for Democracy all
the honesty in tho land, nor say that
all Republicans are corrupt. We do
not forget that Mr.. Brooks of New
York was implicated with the Radi-
cal thieves in the Credit MObiler
swindle, nor that the enormous ras-
callties Of Boss Tweed thrilled the
whole country, until he, and ail else
in the world Of political depravi,y
were made to pale their Intellectual
fires in tho light of the garing con-
gressional fraud laid bare by the testi-
mony Of Oakes Ames.
But while political nomenclature
can not indicate nor influence individ-
ual character, there may be political
theories reduced suddenly 10 practice
which prove cOrrupttul in the ex-
treme and finally taint the entire body
polite. Such is now the result of
twelve years OF Radical rule. To the
teachers and practice of Radicalism
we are mainly indebted for the pres
ent deploralle condition of,his coun-
try.
And the country is corrupt-cor-
rupt to the core. This corruption
permeates every political party, and
is confined to NO creed, age, sex or
previous condition of servitude.
The meek and sleek Pomeroy Of X an +,
sas, the sanity Colfax, with his bland
and childlike smile, Mrs. Bloodhuli
and the rude African who lords it
over the worth and intellect of the
South, all alike understand the exact
percentage that loya atty has paid. 1t
would seem as if the whole American
people were afflicted with this moral
IeprUsy. Rings are formed with
ease and rapidity, and
there is nothing inaugurated-na-
tional, state, county nor local--that a
ring dnes not Immediately form for
the purpose of plumber. The doc
:rines OF force and disfranchissment
in Republic could produce no other
result. There was premium on 10y :
atty and Williams became loyal that
they might profit thereby. The taint
has extended, and will extend, as long
as those doctrines OF Radicalism, So
hateful and hurtful to the honesty and
integrity ofthe nation, prevail in our
pollllcs.
The one remedy lies IN the people.
So long has "the government" been.
but means OF wealth to political stl-
At the expense Of the peo-
pie; So long have their ..taNcs" been
converted into prey for the vulturcs
Who Pc Oh in ou: Ai-i a"jl low pa c.: