, 1873-08-27

PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL MORALITY,
In his OHIO speech, senator Morton avoided
an argumont upon tho necessity Of reform by
tho bold statement that tho standard of public
morals iB to-day higher in tls country than it
has over boen before that public morals have
beon improved aud elevated during tho last
twelve ycars; that it is not that Congress il
moro corrupt than formerly, but that public
opinion demands highor standard Of roc!itudc
on the part Of public mon than WAS oyor boforo
cxaotod. IL this statement true ono? Is it
borne out by tho notorious facts chroniclcd from
day to day2 Mr. Morton says ho has sonrchct
history for tho past hundred years, and
finds that public morals to-day arc higher
than thoy llayo been at any dato
within that time. The period indicated by
Mr. Morton covers tho whole life of tho Repub-
lie, dating back 10 tho Declaration Of Inao-
pendeuce. II embraces the whole History OF Tho
nation, and it will 10 nows to the public gener-
ally to bo informed TINT tho standard of norals
i'll this country las boon 30 improved during tho
last twelve years that tho men who lived from
'Ao "'5' ~ Wv ~ '"'A'on "efe co"a-
p"A"'t'0'' A'0' 1'"o'' 'n"A so' PAssont eeaeta-
| tion.
Against this declaration We place tho solemn
records OF tho Government. Leaving ont tho
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wv ''Eo"'ute " subordinate o'ncer IN tho
lfe"S''Fs' io Arres' tnas 1faua' ho asked tho
taoa6o ~ Ph9a u IL" 'nstant'y 10 prohibit tho
pas'Aont u 'no inohoy anu 1ho Aonao ana tho
e"nas0' !" W." u tne NOTORIOUS 1ac1s, passed
'uo 4a"' "nofo III 'aa' oao'het ol1cer now
1iaa ho ooea Msfn'eeoa HaH tho party beon
Purgeo oi A1m' or aoos !'o not yet rule NJ uaua
o'of lib popaF1n'ent "o noed not rofoF to tho
eocor lfanae III tho NnVy department, or tue
Fort sholl'ns fraud i'll tl!o War Department, or
to tho payment Of monoy by tho officers Of the
Pacific hailroad Company to the head Of tho
1ntostor department, to show That. II public
nlof@''ty has bcen elevated to ali unpre-
eeaehtea nigh standard, it has failod
10 reach o'elal circles. Whcn i'll tho
1's'ors u tno ooSernnent Inns fraud mud cor
fap''o" oeoa loAtofed III Rl1c'' high places MI Of
4'1So 'e"a7' a'1a "loh III The HISTORY OF tho Goy
o.u"'o''' ''"7 "uy n'a'i suspected oven of com-
P''e''s "th i1a"u pee1a pofhlItou to rethu his
n'sn o1l1co I'd II 10 bravo and defy public
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