The New York herald., 1874-10-10
OUR sCANDALOUs POLITICS.
Lecture OF Mr.. James Parton Before thu
Liberal Club-A Remedy Offered 40
the Evils.


Pnmpton Han before the Liberal Club and numer-
GUS guests OF that organization. his remarks
were upon 'Our Scandalous Politics" The numer-
ous topics embraced in his discussion were treated
skiiuly and with terse rhetoric. His audience
were IN perfect agreement with the beliefs he ex-
pressed especially the conviction that woman
should be introduced as a reormatory power In
politics.
Mr.. Parton said 1T is the near approach OF an
election ar which several important matters are
TO be settled which impels to speak Of this sub
ject OF sour Scandalous Politics." though there Ia
another motive In the coming OF the nations cen
tennial People are agitated all through the
country over the way to properly celebrate the
latter great event. On every SIDE suggestions
are being sentin. Here the lecturer reviewed the
most whimsical OF these propositions. and then re.
ierred to the plan or the Philadelphia exhibition.
But. said he, while the Philadelphia exhibition
goes on We should have one in New York. For
such purpose, imagine an immense enclosure
situated somewhere near Harlem, In which should
be exhibited tenement house, seven stories high
and forty feet wide, occupied by slxty-four lam
flies, some OF which take boarders a stable fitted
with rosewood and black walnut and hung
around with SILVER mounted harness; the
South Carolina Legislature in session. the
New York ditto; John Morrissey In his seat in the
y
political caucus-and thus the lecturer went on to
tell wnat ne thought would be instructive features
OF the exhibition he proposed. Recurring to the
Centennial, Mr.. Parton said that most people want
to celebrate 1t like the embodmen Mt OF one hundred
Fourths oi July and yet 1t Is altogether problem
atical whether we have anything to celebrate. A
question like this stared Thomas Paine when he
took part in the French Revolution. One year
alter he carried the American nag in their pro-
cesslon on the Champs de Mars Paine saw the
French people cutting or each others heads and
ten years later he saw Bonaparte astrlde OF iair
France riding her to Sedan. the real culmina.
tion OF Bonapartism. Paine was bewildered
Like schoolboy who gets q wrong re-
ing ing TO rule, he o0in had figured % out s'0lo or
France glorious career Of peace and
Mars which sne failed to achieve. The
teople VINO control the Philadelphia cele-
bration should remember these lacts and tone
down their purposes so as NOS TO cover the
Centennial with rdicule; for abroad the republi-
have passed successfully through the century's
trial, and European capitalists would rather loan
TO little European States than to the United States.
Among some people abroad the Impression Is that
here the ruling class differs from the governed
only IN being more adroit and audacions: and In
deed, there does seem to be some likeness be-
tween our politicians and the criminal class
the former Deing the outs ana latter the
ins OF State prisons-some subtle method
Of REPRESENTATIVES when, ex;Alaerman Scan.
saw the consideration with which congressman
| twenty.three They conversed with him, and Jney
attended zeaiously TO his comfort. had conyer-
said to me, T Il should have BEEN iu THAT thar CONGRESS
myself II ia been old enough" Tweed RESPONDED
to reporter who asked him for .points" Tor .
for whatever comes aioSg. stick my arm down
Il win III n mold. Suck W to my my friends. % r THAT'S M me-"
The late Jim Fisk was never certain whether he
was running Tor the Presidency or the Peniten-
tiary. He was, however, not essentially q poll
tlcian: He was the master OF politicians; they
did what ma he he bade them 40; For nimsel! he could
he was ior the nonce whatever helped MS
trati0ns from among tue politicians OF New York
because scandal was more grated on our political
through the country, however, Inferior men are
put into ONCE and the TACT Is the result OF our
a youth; "tne meaness kind oi men yet oiiice Hc
here" Brlbing ana bribe taking IS the practice
al over Mr.. Parton here detailed the method, as
related to him Dy railroad Official, in which legis
lators are 'alded to pay their election expenses.
But now said ne, for the remedy for ali these scan.
dalous things, upon which 1t Is very easy and even
pleasant to descant. The very basis political
| system Is universal SUM- age We admit the most
ignorant, most benighted men to the right OF SUI
rage and We exclude women nom it WHO are the
most enlightened or human beings. Here he
sketched some Of the peculiar masculine persons
| VINO vote, and declared that we have masses OF ig-
norance advancing upon us from every side each
item OF winch will readily be made arrival here 10
should realize the effect OF immigration upon our
government. The remedy for the evils and
IN new our the r9n, o o9inSs
trage, whereby al citizens. without regard to SEX
snail be allowed to vote VINO can read tue English
language understandinRly and write their pal
Chicago, TO Pniladeipnia to Louisiana, 10 South
Carolina, Cuba and the South American republics
and there will result wen ordered truly repub
can governments. The lecturer now went on to
ns ss0set e q public goo ca
us; do not MAKE IL possible or them to DO so. the
salaries We pay our ofiicials are too small. Kings
them we'd. We, having secured good servitors, per-
nit them 70 die nnally In poverty. Mr.. Parton
President Monroe. VINO. he said. did not leave De-
hind him enough money to buy his coffin. There
is one unique, Unprecedented Iact which must be
good public servants. In this country, unlike the
European countries, there 70 no men who have
side OF our people, and It Will continue to pe So
as long as thousands OF Immigrants pass through
It, For oro TINS ms last reason I. our people snouc
price lor worthy servants. more potent cause
lor having bad servants Is found in rotation. the
clay, enunciated the principe of rotation aud io-
lowed IL by turning out or once 1000 comp petent
Offclals. To li the places OF the elected Oficers
the loosest practices were followed. Appointments
were given on the most frivolous prete xts
Flattery was powerful method OF gaming
place from General Jackson, and 1t IS known also
that that President forced men out OF ONCE VINO
cry. which was begun by Jackson, has continued
ever since, and II President Grant would abolish
IL ne would earn greater victory than he did at
Vicksburg.
POLITICAL SCANDALS ABROAD.
"When," said Mr.. Parton, .'the scandals Of our
politics are spoken OF, 1t Ia often said they do
things better on the other side, But am not
AFRAID to say they DO not do SO. In England, II
every man VINO has bought his way into Paria-
not be quorum remaining, although forty make
quorum, out OF the entire 600 members.
son that not one OF his Parliamentary associ-
ates was even suspected OF wrongdoinR; bur
already there have been thirteen persons
expelled from the House OF Commons for
bribery" Mr.. Parton gave q careful sketch OF tho
methods BY which candidates bribe voters In Par
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