Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

aus, anu oii thV P"lNio pcdiliiS VII lHt
case, and so congress is left without
any evidence OH which TO impeach, and
the law officers without any thing on
which To bring an Indictment. Ex-
cept for the action of the President and
Attorney General, urging immediate
Indictment, Belknap would be as free
to leave the country as any other citi-
zen of the United States. What won
der is it, that people will think and say
that the Democrats do not want any
trial either 10y impeachment or indict-
ment, lest the evidence should strike
persons high in their own party ranks.
And still more are people inclined to
this view seeing the desperate effort
made to throw the blame of Marsh's es-
cape on the President. But if Marsh
was scared away by what Gsn. Grant
said of indictments, this certainly did
not scare away the important papers
which he holds, and which the commit
tee should 10y all means have secured
and which nothing but inexeuslb!e
laundering or criminal designs could
have prevented them from securing.
But Marsh did not leave on account OF
anything the President said about the
indictment of Belknap and others.
When Grant directed this to lie done,
Marsh was already well on his way tn
n a .
drove Marsh away is raised simply TO
throw attention away from the com
mittee, which could easily have retain
ed him, aud did not, but on the contra
~. hurried through with him. and sent
him off against the protest of Represen-
tative Bass. "a Republican member of
the committee. But the howl raised
against the President is distinguished
only for is stupidity in any aspect of
the case. Who dare say that his action
was not correct ? lie is sworn t. see
the laws executed. Marsh had viola
ted the law 40 less than Bclknap, He
was the original law-breaher in the
matter. aud these Democrats place
themselves in the attitude of condemn
ing the chief executive for endeavoring
to see that the laws are faithfully exc
cuted. But what would they have sait!
had he neglected to take the steps he
demanded. and by which alone the late
Secretary is now held in 50, 600 bonds?
And hat If by such neglect, Bclknap
had escaped from the country? They
would have demanded the President 5
Impeachment. And now all the papers
are full OF the causes for this disgrace
and the remedies for such things, and
the burden Of the assigned causes is the
extravaganza in social life at the Cap
itol. Well there is somewhat more of
expense entailed on officials there THAI,
there ought To be; but it cannot lie said
To be wholly their fault. The most of
them would be glad to be free from it
But it is Il part Of this great American
p Ople that demand it. and the official,
simply submit. While the matter II
display is no doubt carried too far, set
il must he that "a certain STATE shall he
maintained. and it would be folly not to
recOgniZ this fact. Certain cOurteSleS
are due Ia foreign people vino are here,
and who judge the nation 10y what is
presented To them III the capital, aid If
We would remain ON good terms with
foreign nations, their representatives
here must not be snubbed or treated
with disrespect, either in manners or
dress or ceremOniOus attentions. Hence
not all that is popularity called mere
idle and extravagant display can be
laid aside. IT is not all wholly useless.
There are two, and only two remedies
for the evils which grow from it, one
of which is practicable. and the other
is not. The ole which is not prsc ica-
bile is an increase of salaries. After
the fate of tie i2d congress, no other
for the next quarter of century Ak
least, will Ire courageous enough to
meet this matter squarely, AID put pub
lie servants where they Will not be in
want. and tGuj he free from the grind
ing temptations To EVIL. With this mo
tive in view, t. remove the temptation
to stealing, that congress made a slight
advance in salaries; but their work
met public ceisure To such an extent
that the same men repealed the law;
and then were hidden To stand down,
which they have almost universally
done. Ii is all right; tue people must
be- OBJ yeG. They Rave expressed their
will on this subject. and hence the
remedy of adequate salaries is imprac-
licable. The r. IN 1iniug remedy. though
incousis, eat witi our republican ideas,
and tending Ia create an aristocracy of
wealth, is yet the only mel hod by which
~e can remedy these greater ev Is of cor
ruption and peculation. Ii is to give
the places of honor to rich men. whose
private income places them above de
prudence on salary which is To them
mere bagatelle. OF course men of
strict integrity should he chosen and
they can be- found even among the rich.
Witness Fish and Chandler and Bris-
tow. and Taft of the cabinet, and Pratt
and New and others.