The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06
Political Facts for the People

Fellow CITIZENS The golden oppor-
tunity of the American people is now rap
idly approaching, and it will soon have
passed away. Every freeman will be called
upon to choose and determine whom he is
willing to have TO represent, to govern and
direct for himself and all others, the pub
lie affairs of his country. 1t is of vital
importance for the future welfare and des-
tiny of our country that men of sound
principles, acknowledged ability, and,
above all, of unimpeschable integrity and
patriotism, be selected TO fill every office Of
trust or profit throughout our land See
10 it, Vermonters, that the Influence as well
as the votes of Vermont are fully given to
aid and support the election of the best
men. Good able, honest men, are what
our country wants and stands much in
need of at all times, for public robbery and
corruption staulk abroad through the land,
while the honor and character OF many gov
eminent officials are being swept away,
and they stand before the public mind as
nothing shoIt of criminals. Indeed, it is
questionable whether many public officers
in the United States have ever possessed
such rare jewel as honor or character !
The wholesale robbery of many of our
government officers is an ever visible blot
and stain upon the honor and high stand
ing of our country in the eyes Of all civ
ilized nations 1t is shame to the Amer
lean people that such dirty work is allowed
to 90 on q. all times No matter who was
president at the time, nor what party were
in power, we find that always, ever since
the government is in operation, official dis
honesty and corruption have also been
prominent in public affairs. Such evils are
the most dangerous and rcpugnant that
have ever infected the affairs of the gov
crnment They must be done away with,
or else the republican form of government
will crumble to the dust and ruin will be
the end.
1t must be admitted that great number
of Offices and stations are filled at every
election by men of the worst knG-men
whose actions and motives are for picking
poor Uncle Sans pockets. But we find
that Uncle Sam is opening his eyes a little
wider, that he begins to find out that those
whom he had always supposed to be his
best and most trustworthy friends, are in
reality nothing more nor less than the mean
est set of pickpockets and thieves, who
have robbed him in broad daylight right
before his eyes
Nor is public robbery confined solely to
the departments of the United States gov
ernment. But we think it can safely said,
that many of the offices in school districts,
Villages, towns, counties, cities and states
in all parts of the union, are occupied very
often by men whose principles work and
aim are TO abuse the trusts reposcd
in them, and to fill their own pockets with
the public money,if they can in any way get
grab at it (''salary grab or anything else.
What differcace does it make, whether Il
man robs and defrauds the town or state
or (whether) he does the same because be
Is secretary of war The principle is the
same in both instances, but the clause or
opportunity is not likely to be as good for
"good haul" or grab in the first as it Is
in the last instance. But one is Just as
corrupt as the other only the secretary OF
war has better opportunity, and you are
certainly aware that opportunity often
Hluhts lHt tilltl.
Such thing as robbery of the public
money, it is said, is quite common ever
among the green hills of Vermont, and IT
the saying is not true, then why do we bear
so much complaining, and reports OF rob-
berry and fraud in public offices at all times?
There must be some ground for the COM
plants and very often much truth.
1t can not be doubted but that many Of
fees are fitted by good, honest, intelligent
men who know their duty and endeavor to
perform the same rs far as they understand
1t. They are an honor their couHtry and
reflect heat credit upon those who have
supported their election by their votes or
otherwise. Yet why can we not place
more such men in office Let every man
every voter-resolve to do so this fall, for
upon that very point the future prosperity
and duration of our beloved country great
ly depend.
In the presidential campaign, this fall 1t
seems to be quite evident that the demo-
cratic presses are intending to make great
use of the fact that corruption and robbery,
losses to the government, have been going
on under Grants administration, They
never forget to wall over Belknap's Bah.
cocks and all other official defrauders of
the government, and rarely fail in attribut-
ing every fraudulent transaction ever COM
mitted by such to the republican party.
There is nothing so much talked and writ
ten about at the present time in all parts of
the country, particularly by the democratic
party. as the frauds and corruptions attend