The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-03-19

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i lpHEaGortuption MISUNDERSTANDING the
.ldts investigation before the COMMITTEES of
Ways, and Means Of the House at Wash
iH gtOpAhOwIg enormous swindling Of the
nderchaats off New York are astounding.
The enorm6ps fees underathe moiety or
d yAlsiioSnI Aystem, and The temptations they
held put induced = system OF espionage
alike Hisgraeefnltsand dangerous, and
ifkeptibp cannot fail TO utterly
destroy iotlr eemthercs,a since an honest
mistake Is YiAitsd with the same severe
penaliesdhat are melted cut to intention
Fal fraud withrthe advantage IN the side
ofthe smfuggler for the honest importer
liable to accidents and occasional mis-
takes, would take no pains to conceal his
private transactions from the spies who
bkset him, while the professional SNUG
gler would. t9esIma,
d A. remedy is demanded for this glazing
evil / n our financial system. bIn this con-
nsction we cannot fail to quote the fol-
lowing from the Philadelphia Ledger,
Republican. Speaking of the system of
espionage adopted by Jayne, the Philadel-
phia Ledger says:
Having once fixed their attention upon
.aiwsaithy victim, as in the case Of Phelps,
Dodge & Co., New York, or Jordan,
Marsh e. CO., BostoH1l the first movement
is to surround the establishment and the
members ofthe firm with spies, and the
next to CORRUPT some employee clerk, or
bboklkeeper to make transcripts from the
bboks, toitear out leaves rom the. books;
OF to do some other similar thing. This
has been done III at least three instances.
The wretch who was made to do this
~tleacherous work IN one instance had /
been taken into the house as a matter of
charity, when he; was mot needed, and he
had been promoted from time TO time on
abcount Of what aPpearedSt 70 be his great
zeal IN the business. Having secGred the
aid Of aspy and traitor or this kind IN
side the estabhshment,, and especially if
the corrupted traitor Be IN responsible
position AL the lrestis easy, for the evil
idence against the doomed house can be
made to assume any form. y1Phe indoor
Ittaftor. las II in his power in some cases,
TO make the very entries, or LAbricate the
very evidence which IS to bring his en-
fH4OyNL 70 AlrRIdC6 OIrIQlu. f4uOH Au WIN
Il once corrupted for money to play the
spy andinfornner upon his employer, will
moi balk at forgery or pc pserj9lrys il either
should become necessary gtt0GS his Pur-
Such are some Of Che, developments oil
the operation 81, the 'imoietyfY law as en-
forced byspissr and informers now en-
IHloyed IN the business, Under the Cow
.9rnment Of the United States, where all
personal rights of the citizen are Supposed
IPlbe more, fully guarded than anywhere
lslses men armed with the, power of that
'qoyernment put spies 1ppon the move
sHents d, merchants .unRecused publicity
Idf any crime, put spies IN theig cosnting-
Houses, werk-shopsap factories, corrupt
sheir servants clerks and bookkeepers.
-fdog" every movement weave net work
Of hired Seyidsnce, based upon casual err
iIorsy pervsrt this into deliberate crime,
Ssize upon tie bewIdered victims and
threaten and bully them out Of hundreds
Of thousands of dollars. Such a system
surrounding men day and might with IN
Seen psFils, which no honorable conduct
can gpsrd against is and will be q dis
grace toths dcnpnb5yfs 2 VIII TO
beIso long a. the system and the law
shall be alloWed to stannd.o g,s5I - ii nd