, 1876-04-13

Nr. DiCKENB las tArBht uH to believe TINT
there ara in London regu1nr schools for
thieves. American citios hnve not advanced
go far In crime, but thero ia no lack Of pro-
fcasional and unblushing npo1ogists for tho
thieves, and wo arc aslanod to confess TINT
they aro found largc1y in tho newspaper pro-
fession. We arc moro than half inclined to
tho opinion that the latter nro moro DANGER
ous to society than tho FAa1Ns Of London.
Tho educators Of thieves teach young profit
gates to pick individual pockets, but tho
apologiats for thieves palliate the plundcrinB
Of tho entire community. Thore is q con-
spicuous exponent Of this now school Of pro.
fcssional apolog1sta for thieves in this city,
which is always alert to gloss over political
infamy and defend of1icial corruption. It
reaches small circle under tho guise Of
newspaper, which enables set Of ex-offlce-
holders to defend tho corrupt practices Of
present oflce-holdcra. The inference is forced
upon tho public that tho apologists are
actuatel partly by q consciousness OF
their own shortcomings. In fact, tho prin-
cipal elitor OF tho paper we have
IN MUD was onco IN accidental Con-
grcsamnn from neighboring State, and
his Congressional service was only sigualized
by bis pookesing double tho pay attached 10
tho office when ho took It. His attitude in
this mntter waa worry much like that Of q
cashier in d business house who agrees to
servo his employers for stated amount, and
thon grnbB from the till twice tho nmount
Of tho pay ngrecd upon nnd runs of with 1t.
II would be embczzlement in business 1ife.
1t is not strange that this individual, having
left his 8tato for his 6tatos good with only
this disrcputable political legacy, md set up
newspaper in Chicago with his dishonest
grabbinga, should fly to the championship Of
a]l tho political Bcoundrelism Of tho dny.
This is ono explanation Of it. Another is
TINT tho concern controlled by this grabbing
ex-Congressman Is Subsidized md hired by
tho local thieves in Chicago. and stands by
them and defends them like slyster for tho
came selfish roasons that It endoavorod 80
pcrsistently to break down tho prosecution
Of tho whisky -thievos. The paper is in re-
ceipt OF city prog and county prog. It lives
mainly on the so-calls1 official advertising
and pay for etyster service. Whom 1t accept
ell this stipend, there was tncft
agreement TINT 1t should defend tho
yicioua practices OF QoLvtN's administra-
ton. It has dono ita dirty work heartily
and con an1ore. It hos gone cven further
than Its implied contract required. It with
ally dofonds tho town ballot-bor stufors as
well as the city ballot-box suffers. 1t do
cries the popular demand that tho four bum.
mers who elected themselves shall resign. 1t
draws upon its Imagination to picture impos-
sible riots md exaggerated gore as tho result
Of an assertion by the people Of their own
1jghta. It advisos submission to barofacod
fraud under tho presense OF keeping the
poace. So man should submit to tho burg
lar or highway-robbcr. It will oppose tho
spontaneous popular movement to voto for
Mayor because 1t ia bounden TO GOWN by
the strong ties Of plundor Of the tax payers.
This IL tho rcason for tho pretended devotion
to party and the absurd and ridiculous ap-
psohonsion of mob.law. Tho apologst for
tue thsnvca doos not deairo that CoLv1S,
PHILLIPS, or Evans shall retro, nor that
ballot-stu1lng and other political corruption
shall bo suppressed, because it aubsists with
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