The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-31
Exit P0merOy.

The avenging Nemesis has overtaken Sena-
tor Pomeroy, of Kansas. After having made
the most desperate efforts, offering to bride
members of the Legislature, and spending q
vast sum of money to be reelected to tho
United States Senate, he has been defeated in
the most signal manner, and defeated not bya
man of different political party, but by one
of the same faith. The Legislature is repub-
lican, and Mr.. John ]. Ingalls,, who has been
elected Senator, is Just about as ultra radi-
cal as Pomeroy. 1t was on personal grounds.
therefore, that Pomeroy was ostracized.
Though the radical republicans of Kansas
have never been particularly scrupulous in
political matters or in the conduct of their rep
resentatives they could not stand Mr.. Pomeroy
any longer. He had exceeded the limit of
even their sense of public duty, honesty and
propriety But the eliminating offence was
the barefaced attempt to buy q renewed term
In the United States Senate Making his
estimate of the Kansas Legislature and politi-
clans from his farmer experience, or their
reputed notorious character, he did not go in
roundabout way to accomplish his object.
He filled his pockets with rolls of greenbacks.
as man does when he goes to buy cattle at
fair on an extensive scale. Mr. York, one of
the State Senators, has graphically described
Pomeroy's proceedings. Pomeroy had three
interviews with him. The first one was pre-
paratory to offering bribe At the second
Pomeroy offered York eight thousand dollars
for his vote, two thousand in cash down,
five thousand the day after, and the
balance on the fourth day. York,
after getting the seven thousand dollars, ex-
posed the attempt at bribery by taking from
his pocket roll Of bank bills and saying to
the President of the joint convention Of the
Legislature, ''Here is the seven thousand dol
lars paid to me by Mr.. Pomeroy, which I now
desire to place in the hands of the President"
A motion was made for recess, in order to
give Mr.. Pomeroy on opportunity to defend
himself but was defeated. When the ballot
ing took place there was not single vote for
Pomeroy, according to the despatch from
Topeka we published yesterday Immediately
after the adjournment of the Legislature Pome-
roy was arrested for bribery, and had to give
bail in five thousand dollars to appear to-day.
1t is but fair to say the Senator denies the
charge of Mr.. York and intends to publish
statement on the subject. There seems to be
little doubt of the charge being true.
however, and such, evidently, was the opinion
of the Legislature.
Thus we see one by one the Senators
and members of Congress who were thrown
up to the surface ON the foam of the
political excitement that led to the late
war and during the war being unmasked.
They were for the most part mere adventurous,
without character OF sense of honor, and had
little more ability than that which cunning
and trickery supply The consequence has
been bribery and corruption in the most ap-
palling form, as we see from this case and the
Credit Mobilier exposures Congress appears
to have been utterly demoralized, and that has
done much to demoralize the whole country.
May we hope that these revelations will
arouse public attention and give us superior
and more honorable class of men at the Capitol
and for the public service?