New-York tribune., 1875-01-14

We hope our readers will not rush headlong into
the belief that we have in this country monopoly
of men whose principles and personal honor for
sale. 1t is true that Mr.. Irwin found good many
charitable souls in Washington willing to relieve
him Of that load of money by which he was sorey
embarrassed But they generally of the sort that
the least circumspection should have guarded him
against and their influence except as panders be-
tween the lobby and Congress- entirely worthless
But in the of Rubery against Sampson and Grant
IN England the scandalOus fact was made clear that
the reckless speculatOr known as Baron Grant dur
ing long period, kept in his pay the money editor
of The London Times, tie highest and most response
BILE authority in financial matters in the United
Kingdom. Baron Grant testified that he was con-
stantly in the habit during the period referred to-
of giving Mr.. Sampson gratuites varying in amount
from $500 to 5000, the whole footing up something
like $1,000 OF course he stated that he did not
mean to influence Mr. Simpsons opinions or writ
inps and that the money be gave him due to his
important social position but this is universally
rejected as transparently false The man who thus
made merchandise Of his position was OF course in
stantly discharged the facts became
known. But the fact that these things take place in
more mature civilizations than our own, while it aids
us little in retaining our own selfrespect under
such infections as this Pacific Mail investi CATION
should not prevent us from following out to the ut
termost any cew we can obtain to the rascality by
which our spectators sometimes gain their ends
No laws and no public opinion male men alto
gether and suddenly honest, but great deal will be
accomplished in making corruption afraid of dis
cOvery
A sufficient sum has already been collected by the
Printers in charge Of the memorial to Horace
Greeley to assure the speedy erection of an appro-
pirate monument over his grave in Greenwood
Cemetery. Board of Trustees has been organized
with Mr.. Thurlow Weed as President, and Mr. w.
w. Pasko as Secretary and the following members,
all we'll known to the craft
rhurlow Weed, Peter s. Hoe OF r. Hoe & Co.. Daniel
a odvin of Baker Goodwin, c. C. Savage late Redhed
Savage; Lewis Francis Of Francis Loutrel, Theo
I. De Winnie Of Francis Hart Co., Thomas n Rocker
Of NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, George r. Rowell of Amer
Nsrs Reporter, Douglas Taylor, Sinclair Tousey
Am erican News Company; W. W. PAsko Of ". W Pssko
Co, Andrew Little Of Farmer, Little Co., Thomas
Burke, with NEW YORK TRIBUNE
This Board has issued circular inviting immedi-
ate subscriptions from oil those who desire to con-
tribute anything for this purpose. Mr Greeley was
the most honored member of the printers fraternity
who has lived in our times, and we doubt not every
printer will feel II pleasure and privilege to con-
tribute some tIihe TO the erection of his monument
The gentlemen whom We have mentioned. all of
them directly connected with practical printing.
form the strongest possible representation of the
most responsible elements Of the trade, and their
trusted TO them will be spent with Judgment and