The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02

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drawing immense houses here, aud
viii serve a good purpose, for nothing
is so fatal 10 aileclation aud demAgog.
ism as satire, and it may be possible
that the ignorant and corrupt pollli.
clan can be ridiculed, If not out of OK.
istence, at least into the assumption OF
decency. Honorable Bardwell Slote'i
undoubtedly represents type OF
American character and his success
proves that there is . great deal of
reality in him. The people never sus-
tain, for any length Of time, that
which Is based on falsehood, even IN
humor.
WHAT A CONTRAST !
No more glaring contrast is possible
than that suggested by the administra-
| ton OF the governme MIS- Of the States
/ that are under Democratic control
with that OF The Federal Government
still under the blight OF Republican
rule Georgia aud Virginia are the
most peaceful and best governed Of
! the reconstructed States, because they
are under Democratic control. The
condition of Georgia, while under
Radical rule, IL fresh in the minds OF
your readers. The Republican admin
istration of the general Government
has brought the country almost 10 the
verge Of ruin, and we stand, to-day
disgraced before the civilized world by
the corruption known TO exist In every
department OF the Government, even
in the household of the President;
nhi lilo that gtfipnr hfp,galT Ia "a. ID
of practices that, few years ago,
would have destroyed man guilty of
them, or party which condoned
them.
The Republican party has chosen to
stand squarely ON the record il has
made, aud, in every instance where
corruption has been brought to light,
instead ofrepudiating the guilty officer
and promptly removing him, the
whole power Of the adminlstrati II has
been brought to bear to defend him,
and the entire Republican press has
joined in the howl against his act usero.
70 be Republican was TO be granted
immunity Tor all crimes, and the c5un-
try was not long since startled by the
appearance, az an hvited guest at the
dinner table of the President, OF a no.
torious scoundrel, who was, at that
time, on trial for felony. IL the !
people of the country wish to contrast
with this the manner in which official |
criminals are dealt with where the !
Democratic party is in power, they |
would do well to read the message lust |
sent by Samuel J. Tlden, Governor of
New York, to the Legislature Of that
State, In reference to the Canal frauds |
which were perpetrated under proceed |
ing Republican Governors, with the |
aid of corrupt Democrats. Governor
rilden says 81 likewise renew the |
recommendation of an ample |
appropriation in aid of the defense of
the State against fraudulent or unjust
canal contracts, and in aid of civil and
criminal actions of the State, growing
out of canal frauds. The
machinery of the State for such legal
controversies Is very inadequate and
Ineffective compared to that of the
United States government, or any
other government, and needs to be
supplemented by accessory measures.
In recent instances we have seen rich
and powerful public delinquents in the
courts defending their possession OF
plumber and their personal liberty by !
very numerous counsel, stimulated by |
enormous fees, exceeding many times |
ordinary professional compensation. |
The effect Is to demand extraordina y |
sacrifices of time aud effort on the part
OF those who represent the people, and
to render the litigatiOns extremely en-
crossing and burdensome. The State
will not initiate the practice of an ex-
traordinary rate of professional COM
pensation: but not to foresee and to
provide for after ton, effort and aid
commensurate With the necessity,
would be practically 10 abandon the
assertion of the rights and the protec-
ton of the interests of the people
against the wrong-doers.
And this IL the language of Demo
crat who is prosecuting corrupt Demo-
Gratis as well as Republicans, When
has any Republican ruler used similar
efforts to punish frauds practiced by
men OF his own party? The great law
yer, Charles OCOnnor, of New York,
has, like Governor Tilden, given his
ltBdl btl NiCt W tue Dbast III tht plOHC-
cution of the Tweed Ring without nc
cepting any fee; but it is not to be ex-
pected that the best legal talent can
always be obtained on those terms. 1t
appears that, in the past five years, the
State has been taxed nearly fifteen
million dollars for canal purposes, and
Governor Tilden says: "rhe mass oil
the work for which these expenditures
were made was Of no real utility to the
public. The waste in construction,
which furnished jobs to contractors,
but was of no value to the State, has
been even larger than the illicit aud
fraudulent gains. Most of the con-
tracts were obtained by the system of
unbalanced bids and other dishonest
devices.H
No language could better describe
the system which exists in the admin
istration of National affairs, and every
voter in the land should read 1t, In or
der that he may see the difference be-
tween Democratic and Republican
rule.