New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-14
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
~rup nFcAY OF PARTIEs.u

IN. Y1sr,, al Of Civilization views with salts
ais "Tne Decay OF PARTIES" It says
s~.r era z In our political condition that there
=, ~ No ,opee, any necessity for party violence
an auy important quesh On upon "n,ch the people are
ys -ocoguition OF this "happy trait" by the
A,oh through the pen OF its editor and the pen
"a 80 ,,. c.rcaturst has ooutribte ted more 70 party
vtoIence in the twelve months past than any other
6oxen IN the country Is a very encouraging sign Ihe
ubiic viii rejoice that "there is longer any neoes
sy for IT, whether t be due 70 the dissatisfaction and
asgust with which these gentlemen regard the results OF
their labors h the fact that 1t no longer pays
ne Journal thinks one Of the Immediately pressing
questions How to improve the character OF our leg
isYave assemblies" Among other dangers that Oeset
che country 1t remarks that the practice Of taking
brides has spread with fatal rapidity" but that the peo
pie cannot complain Of because IL their fault ana ne
consequence Of their own neglect The Journals SPECIFIC
for the trouble-and we to have heard something
very like 1t somewhere before-is as follows:
To prevent bribery In future the people must TAKE
these appointmcnts into their hands brcsk up me
system party nominations and give their votos o
oeive them, and they should watch Win sncn h nave
tention the conduct OF the onclas d fbe com mon
chosen to manage the public business anu as thew
II they themselves were respons,D' small
u fact are for every iaut and eveg @ few officials
than large number n their enployer1ss arc ''~N' ~
spect their labOrs and corTeet then la-iUS $1,000
This is very good but might be improved as IOi IN
.ance N have honest administration, elect none but
honest men TO Office let all the people "S'ch snen "
see that they steal nothing and then nave hOtlne Al
THAR Vav Tor them 70 steal Constant watohIuness'
howeyer ia good so far il Better in Iac than
% give bonds for party and candidate, and tneh'
Vhen hfh nave forfeited their pledges, to take your
name OF the bond in the quiet way, with promise
% oontune your support Of both with una0ated zeal
IN, Jo,raI saws: There is doubt that corruption
has spread rapidly through all parties under the dsas
irons influence OF war, speculation and foreign IN
tree The careful has been struck with the
truth Of this remark especially much or II as attrlD-
utes the spread Of corruption to foreign intrigue IL
was this doubtless that carried the Pennsyivana cleo
ton last October and pardoned the reporters WHO nd
il 1t was this that set many Congressman to lying
about Credit MObiler that whitewashed Custom-house
frauds and bo1gh and sold seats IN the Senate was
foreign intrigue " that gave US Caldwell and Pom
eroy and Scott aud Cameron that forced $4,000 upon
the virtuous Harlan and bought other Senator'S with
general retainers and it was foreign intrigue lit
must have been-tha elected Jones OF Nevada We are
very clad 10 have it explained 1t had not occurred to
Us before.
But The Journal is quite hopeful It says. in eOncu-
sion
We beIeve that in every State may Do fonnd Tup-
sent NUM- her III honest and trustworthy legislators 70
sarry on the work public and private REFORM VINO are
Able and vet increase the comfort OF
The community We suspect that every one VINO mas
not proved himself worthy OF trust Will be driven from
public life. There il no doubt that corruption mas spre4u
RAPIDLY through all parties under the disastrous influence
Of war speculation, aud foreign iutgue nor We mink
Ia there any resOlute purpose on the part o. Tie
nation than TO relieve itself from 80 fatal STAIN Suc
Neutrality-suspicious. In al future elections will override all
party prejudice Tue passions OF tacuOnAl STRIFE may
we'll die out for Of the faintest occasion But the
ab0rs Of united people IN the cause OF internal iul,
Drovemepts and national reform may e1sly spread
plenty and cOntcnted industry fTon ocean ~ ocean