The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-06

Duteu cent To Dt;I int ext ...c:"-
N; and any candidate for Office who
)uld, to-day, contribute money for such
rpose, except as we shall state, would
placed under political ban for ever.
we go further west we find altogether
ferent standard We very much doubt
ether Caldwell thought he was doing
Ything, morally or politically wrong,
en- he bought off all his opponents, and
reby secured an unobstructel course,
er which he could walk to the Senate.
afterwards met with an unexpected diff
llty. He was called to enter upon new
d, where the moral atmosphere was of
ifferent kind The tone of political
rality is not very exalted in Washing
, but Caldwell found the difference be-
cen the legislature of Kansas and the
late of the United States as great as
,kcs found the difference between the
uries of life at Delmonco's and the pris-
fare at Sing Sing and Auburn. The Of
ce was, not that he used money, but the
y in which he used it. We presume
/ all will concede that some money is
'essary in conducting political canvass.
It how much, or how little, will natural
lepend upon circumstances we refer of
lrse, only to its legitimate expenditure,
printing tickets, disseminating informa-
1, paying the expenses of speakers, etc.
en- the use of this money, when conlin-
exclusively to those purposes, may par
of immortality, either in the manner of
expenditure or in the mode of raising it.
I is so raised and so expended and we
II illustrate what we mean, we think its
) is just as illegithnate and just as inn
raj, as if devoted to the buying of votes
the corruption of election officers.
Much of scandal has attached to the
ans used by which several of the Sena-
5, whose term of Office commenced
rch 4th, 1873, obtained their election
long these is John p Jones of Nevada.
neither money was corruptly used to pro-
C his election, or not, we will not pre-
d to say-it is sufficient that it is denied
h by himself and his friends. We, how
II, taking his own statements as true,
. his case to illustrate how the legitimate
: of money for campaign purposes may
| does, in our judgment, become i'm
raj. Senator Jones is man of M
nse wealth, of no education or partcrl-
aptitude for high official station but. as
so frequently the case with such men,
tn inordinate political ambition. Prior
the opening of the canvass in Nevada, ia
, summer Of 1873, the question was,
sed how the money was to be raised.
wish it distinctly understood that we
y entirely upon the Senator's own de-
nee, and not upon charges made by his
emies 4 consultation was had, which
lulted in IA proposition upon the then
lin MIR. Jones, that in return for the
lited States senatorship he would fur
h all the money needed to carry on the
nvass The proposition was accepted,
mes furnished all of the money, ''there
ing no full ticket to assess" says his de-
use, and "his money paid for the oil and
lnsparencies, for speakers, tickets,
'chlight professions, and the numerous
ieteras, and he was elected to the Senate.
wv 1t is possible, and we are willing to
needle it to be true, that not
C cent was expended save for
legitimate expenses" but we con
i've that the transaction was in the high
degree immoral We cannot see any
ference in the morality of the transac-
m, between Caldwells buying Off all OPP
sing candidates and Jones buying the Of
c in advance. We refer to these cues
ms now, because we have only now seen
attempted justification which Jones and
friends have felt compelled to put forth
his behalf. There is another Senator,
W In Congress, who obtained his first
ction by contribution of fifty thousand
liars to the campaign fund, on the pledge
At such contribution should give him
coveted office. Both pledges were
pit and although the Senator has since
en- twice reelected, his senatorial days