Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-23

that gave us Credit Mobilier This
may stand as we'll for an illustration of
what may be apprehended from this bus
ness career of politics = rs any other en-
terprise; although even that gigantic swim
die is dwarfed in its financial proportions
by the schemes pressed on the attention of
the last session of Congress. Double track
railroads from the seaboard to the Ms our
river,-and why not rs we'll to the Pacific?
canals which would cost hundreds Of
millions of dollars, improvements of riv-
ers and harbors, some of them never heard
of until their names appeared IN appropri-
alton bills, subsidies of all sorts to ocean
steamers. vast plans for government irri-
CATION of the arid tracts of land on both
slopes of the Rocky Mountains fifty to Il
hundred millions for lcvee> on the Miss
issippi rivcr-thc>t. are only some of the
leading features in the business future of
politics. Around these main Httrlc ions,
like the side shows around Barnum NAM
moth exhibition. cluster an innumcrable
swarm Of hungry projects clamorin@ for
patronage-and all III the name oi the
public good, the material development,
the commercial prosperity OF this trcmen-
dous republic. Public men talk of giving
millions to these enterprises. in an easy,
careless, prodigal way, a> children would
toss pennies to an organ grinder whose
beseechinr music has m;,dt them regard
less of expense, and overcome their econ
omy by 4 dulcct appeal to their Young
emotional natures. 1Ou have recently
seen an account of an excursion of
the magnificent Pacific mail steamer,
City of Peking. with a presidential and
congressional party and plenty of cham
pagnc on board, with representatives.
of the Press to write of the pleasures of
the trip, and with Il touch At Martial :
Nintvard t. give those rclglou~lv y
inclined the benefit OF Il brlct delay
ut the spot famous tor its sea air and
its successful camp-mcetlng>- Now this
Pacific mail company are receiving from
the Government the snug little sum OF
500. 900 a year, nominallv for carrying
the mails once Il month from Sln Francis
co to China: and two years aTp. after 4
sharp iirht. half-a-million more Il year for
ten wears WAS granted them If they Woul
double the service. and put some new iron
vessels on the line. This City OF PrklnT
is one of these new iron vessels: nnI ~ L
was not completed i'll time. and there I''-
mains some doubt whether the company l.
entitled to lhi, additional subsidy of five
millions of dollars. this excursion WAS
gotten ,lp to help clear up that doubt. III
company has also kindly and thon-h'-
fully dictributcd to members Of Congress.
exprc>sagc paid. 4 handsomely france
enrravinr, nominallv for love. or graft
md. or Information. with iu-t the ~lirh,.
est flavor of business. enough. prrhop-. T.
excite the apprehension and cloud the en-
iovlncnt of any grateful recipient:
Another vessel of tn" same company
wa, launched at Chester. Pcnu~ ylvInja
last >prinr. and 4 free excursion an,
/ champarnr lunch were arranged an,
mrmier, Of Congress- invited: and tn
House of REPRESENTATIVES, took 4 recess /,
enable members to attend that entertain
m.n,
i there any doubt that We have rn',rr,
urou the "hu>inc~- career of politics
l. there any doubt what that hu~uc~
career means. what agrnci,'~ it VIII ~ il
oncr,tion. what coat, viii come off IN,
w.,ll,,. viIleconr out in every comrrr~
sional canvass. how private greed will. il
the name of the common good. t:,>,rn il
self upon the treasury, and c"lupInl
rerk and rule in cvtrv Department of pub
lie affairs Did not one Of the officers q
the. Credit Nolilier Company runtribut
o.oor toward the election r>prn~r~ q
4 friend previously Secretary of the lu,c
,inr and afterwards senator. and in bt
rl,r,., able To- aid that business cn,,l
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NOT only 4 lively sens. of past t:tvor- hU;
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