Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-05
INVESTIGATION.

oAc VI NhS SChcAto'-iNA 80
California, is doing good service in ex-
posing the swindles that are taking in
the mail service of Northern California
Oregon, and also in demanding that the
operations Of the Central Pacific Con-
tract and Finance Company be closely
examined. As has been before remarked,
this is the era of investigation, and it is
well that it is. Things had come to such
pass that. unless a sharp and sudden
change was made, every department of
the Government, and almost every Of
fetal, would have formed portion
of gigantic machine. the sole nov
ing power OF which would have been
that of plumber. In recent issue the
Sacramento Union alludes to one of the
most prominent causes that has brought
about this general Generalization. 1t is
the rapid acquisition Of immense for
tunes by men who have never earned or
deserved them, but have acquired them
by imprudent, careless litigation and the
connivance OF officials, who by their
silence or completely, also secure share
Of the spois. Men who are so quickly
placed in the possession OF enormous
gains by these illicit means, contract a
low, loose tone of morals, in which the
ruling principal is, get rich, honestly If
you can, but sc. rich, and that quickly.
Their example, their counsel and their
projects, their splendid equipages and
luxury, in fact, dazzle all they come near.
They hold out golden bait, which the
weak the vicious or the idle cannot with
stand. By this means they acquire
following. Men enlist in their service,
though nominally in that OF the State or
Nation. These men are their paid, sworn
adherents, who will not, nay, must
not stop at anything that will for
ward the interests of their employer.
Such wretched tools are to be found in
the Legislature of every State, and to the
unspeakable shame of the country at
large, in both houses of Congress. They
are easy to be distinguished. They in
dulge in luxurious living; in expensive
vices, They spend more on a single
dinner than their days salary comes to-.
They toll not, nor do they spin, but still
they have abundance of means, which,
like the devils ducat, seems to spring in
most unaccountabe manner from a
most mysterious source. That is, Of
course, to the uninitated. Those who
are acquainted with secrets of these mat
tiers, know that these supplies come from
the railway kings; from the shoddy and
other contractors, or from some other
equally dishonorable origin, who keep
their members of Congress and represen'
tatives in other places, just as the En-
glish Parvenue kept his "Poick." This
style Of managing matters is howeve
getting too we'll understood. Thanks t,
Ben Butler, Page, Sargent, Stewart ant
other men OF that stamp who have grow
SO bold from long impunity that the.
have become careless as to exposure. Th
public are awakening to the necessity 0
curing this cancer on the body polite
before it reaches vital part. So it is
that Investigations have become tn
order of the day, and it is a remarkable
fact, that the evidence given in every on
that has taken place not only showe'
that the inquiry was sorely needed, bu
also that others were just as Urgent
required. The ball has thus been set il
motion, and all lovers of their country
all men who believe in government be
ing honestly administered, will pray tha
its movement will never cease until a
these doubtful transactions, these ring
these contracts, be thoroughly and m
nutely scrutinizad. Not day passt
but something turns to show how abs
lutely necessary it is that a constant pul
lie surveillance should be exercised ov,
all public departments and over all Of
Gals.