New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-25
THE TRIBUNE'S REMEDY FOR LEGISLA
I'VE CORRUPTION.
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From The Philadelphia Pr,sS
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE Ga paper which.
Original confidence placed in i yesterday had an article
headed with almost the words with which We preface
thi. one II dealt with familiar subject but based
upon recent revelations which perhaps when they are
fully uoised abroad, Will convince more people Of the
evil Influence eXcrted by corporations IN our law
making bodies these DAYS and OF the necessity for
It's overthrow than score Of more eloquent articles or
tained In the testimony Of Jay Could late President Of
Eric, before investigating committee OF the New
York Assembly. After lehearsng these facts ana con
Tossing that they sckenng, THE TRIBUNE declares
that II childish to profess surprise or any fresh hor-
ror. And so IL Is Could anything es" oe expected
Can men who buy their nominations in the first place,
aud aterward gam their election by fraud, be expected
to do anything else than sell themselves 10 inc hghest
Here let us go hack to TIE Tribune, and reproduce
fr0m il a remedy we have suggested score or more
times to the Constitutional Convention, but which that
body strangely enough overlooked III u 10 make the
Legishturc too big 10 be bought As our contemporary
says:
s4dae are too rlrous there are two Of them rom every tow
50 the state They 60 to le Legars s i get eeeiel to be jus
m"uey otGf The member = p.noaa Known to senga every
Ssops II. earnings at tie state capital wealth which
makes corruption to himself Che number Of bis fellow
m. NeWYork Legi,atare srd Gould Vanderbilt
b puase wsc the members would hud too dangerous TO be
These words mi ht as well have been addressed to the
well to Constitutional Convention as TO their com
mission. MAY not hope that after the disgraceiul
caused Us, they viii be heededf
IT WOULD MAKE THINGS WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER.
From The Nar YORK CoWmsroGi Ad,eriiS,r.
THE TRIBUNE depores the " sickening reve-
otiops" made by the Eric Committee. and remuds its
readers that Jaw Gould not the only party engaged In
corruptiug legislative bodies. THE TRIBUNE dcpores
mis- state OF things, and is Of the opinion that the
"renedy make the popular branch OF the Legisl
turc roo zig for Vanderbilt, Could and Tom scott
Mistaken TRIBUNE-that remedy would make things
worse THE TRIBUNE makes the inquiry, " Vino ever
heard of tine purchase OF Connect LegsatureF u
the editor OF HE TRIBUNE believes that tue Connecticut
LEGISLATURE Is pure as he represents IL, ne IL Jolly
green. 10 IS fortunate, perhaps or the Character OF
Connecticut that JAY GOulds railroad connections dd
not extend far into the Nutmeg Stdte.- NO man OF
woman deserve 10 be complmcntet Tor their virtue II
they are not in the way OF temptation CJhhHrc9t mas
had little or no opportunity TO DC tempted by GOud'
Vanderbilt, aud scott. There are 2s men IN me Assem-
BIZ of this state. All parties familiar with legislative
tohhery understand mat 1t Is much easier 10 pass cor
rupt mcasur5 through the Assembly than through the
Senate that numbers hut ~ menOers. corruption Ike
the smallpox and the measles IL contagious spreads
quicker Ia tensment-houSe than IN private dwelling.
The remedy for honest legislation Is not IN large
bOdics"nOr Is II in abolshlng special legislation
altogether The evil Is deeperyOu must 20 10 the source
to purify the stream.
IMPRISONMENT FOR BRIBERY THE sUREsT REMEDY.
FroiI IAS Hartford Post
THE TRIBUNE recommends as cure for the
of hribiug gislatures by JAY Gould,
Commodore Vanderbilt, aud Tom scott that the most
numerous branch OF the New-IOrK and pennsylvania
Legislatures be increased IN number beyond the power
to Duy II says IS the case with the Connecticut Legs.
lltule As TIE TRIBUNE does not suggest tue arrest
and scudug 20 the Penltenary OF Jay Gould, COmlno-
dore Vanderbilt ana Tom Scott we must presume that
there is no punishment prescribed In the New York ana
PENNSYLVANIA laws for the bribery OF legislators Now,
the public those states constantly losing tnOu
sand d0grs through briDcd leg sators through
Irbed iudclaI officers II II be really true that there
nothing but legislators honor 10 protect the people
IRON his bribery tue sooner LEGISLATORS are eeeMd on
tho enactment OF laws placing bribery OF legislators 10
the Inst OF lelonies The prosecution anu convection To
siped clothes aud hard work NJ some smart millionaire
bri1or ike him woud be the first reliable movement To-
wand dalnmng the riotns current oil corruption.