The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-09
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The American people IRE Mellow pW
among the nations Of the earlh ~ ON
clal integrity and callousness to d'a-
graceful thieves in high plAooe u u
but day since the most prominent
men IN public life were found to hhYe
been genteely brIhed to Md the lraudu'
lent schemes of the Union Pacllc
Railroad. The Representations ~ TO
climate aud productions along ne
Northern Pacific Road were knowing
" and scnndalously false, cnu7lng the
loss OF millions Of dollars 10 deluued
Investors, and untold suffering to the
poor people whom these false railroad
thieves had prevailed upon TO make
their homes IN eternal snow Rnd zee
The Congress Of the United States
without warrant Of law, voted llselI
back-pay, and without preteNt stole
from the helpless treasury hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. The laXlly OF
the law--an Enclosed gap IN our con-
stitutIon was seized upon, ana lhtlf de'
signs accomplished In safety but UNI
der II storm Of public Indignation,
which caused hut few Of them, how
ever, to dlsgorge. For long years the
Barring Bros, Of London, II colossal
banking firm, had with stern ana
strict integrity acted ms the financial
agents Of this Republic, but
suddenly and Without cause tins
trust is taken from them, and given to
an upstart house because the brother
in-law Of The President and II mythical
"James Van Buren, ate to have n
share Of the profits. Three'quarIers OF
million of dollars was sent to Wash
lngt0n in behalf of the PaciIlc mail,
and where II went no one dared to ana
out. The Minister to one of the most
august and powerful courts Of the
world, court whose exalted civiIiHa'
ton would scorn such contemplate
corruption, this Minister the pure aud
spotlcss Schencl, has dlsgraccd the ma
ton by selling his official influence,
and prostltnting the high dignity Of
his Office. Babcoci, the confidential
Secretary of the President, evidently
possessed of strong influence with his
master, is found the tool and puppet OF
ring which has stolen forty million
dollars from the Government. The
greatest city upon The continent, for
years before The CONFUSION which cul.
minated in the overthrow Of Tweed,
was the center Of bold, defiant and
seemingly Indispensable thieyery,
The Freedmnu's Saving bank, or
ganized and operated by the
sanctimonlous puritanlsm of New
England, by the hypocrticol and
ileshly lights of the church, has at
last collapsed and its villainy 10 TN
earthej, it, victimized freedmen most
mgloriously sold. We all remembcl
the powerful influence which the Cam
den and AmUoy railroad cNerted IN
appointing tc the Supreme Bench is
attorneys and in wringing from that
lofty tribunal the celebrated legal ten.
der decision with millions in it, fol
| this and other railroads. From day to
day during Grants administration
have these graud schemes Of plumber
and official rapne been effectively or
gani2ed, and successfully carried out
rhe press, ever watchtul, ever true &c
the interests of the people, unveil Iram
time to time these scandals, but one
is no sooner ended than another sue
ceeds to its place. The government
Is shamefully neglectful or utterly
impotent to effect Il change. five are
forced to the final acknowledgement o.
our powerlessness to stem the tide O
corruption, were it not well to question
the longer existence of such a depraveo
and debauched Republic, and to cast
about for another system of Govern
ment-- De Tocqueville's prediction
may yet find its fullillmcnt.