New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-13

,,ure md brouoh tbe negroes IA attributable entirely
these bad men who came from the Norhf Al uon
Nor that the disturbed condition Of your state Is
attributable TO themi A-No, sur thK SOME o, t h
North there Is this difference. that one Is investor
with trust on blic trust and the other IL not. lie Is
simply private ndivdua making trade, like trading
horses. But here stands nan clothed with pubic rs
trust and OF course, tho obligation rests upon In 10
discharge that trust honestly and faithfully and there
II excuse for him. ,. - ,t,.
oCertsnly not; bat is the moral atmosphere OF ihs
state of such a character that IL holds that the pubic
servant who 10 corrupted Is to be any more Z
thar the man who cOrrupts him Al think So clearly
sc because II a man VINO has public trust u suscept-
bic OF being oorpted-there are e1rrnp. o sn enr,
where-he only wants an excuse. ~ Is iar nio'e
hensble "a man who n invested VIII yupic tu>- !
do not apologize for me moiaty OF SnrnS u, ncycr
could have been Corrupted Il he had not been apro'c
able.
The following is from a speech made by Mr.. Il.
+. Marley. white native of South Carolina, and
prominent Democrat, in n taxpayers convention
lie said:
There Is no sin unnduced by temptation there can
be corruption without c0rrupors ana We ii 10 JUS
charge the To those who sent u mere u We
10 endeavor 10 seek them out Ihe legislature oil
South Carolina. ignorant a. II j., coud not nave 'rel
bribcd without MONEY; that mcney must have been
furnished from some source me Sgpr'I IL VI our " oss
prominent feature m this transaction the part which
native Csrolinns have PLAYED IN II ahd IL Is 10 TINS
feature thar az to be allowed 10 aadrcs, n.y. ~
our househoi. whom the state ia TIE past has
doigh od TO honor, but whose hohols have been
wtLcrcd by the atmosphere ~ corruption That th'y
BREATHE are involved In this sWnolc. can't conceive
how these men, thoroughly acquainted ~ mes are WIN
the negro character and with the circumstances WHICH,
up 10 recent date, surrounded tue negroes thri III
sluYcTf-hhONiug Is they sell know. that IN mature
manhood the negro Is nt niallv child, ana ih't,
morally lie never passes the statur" OF infancy couln
reconcile u 10 Themselves 10 approach fnem Whe nv
force OF law they were suddenly raised To r"ile'l
power and By appealing To their cupiGitv nnd nfAlc'
make them tncr Instruments 20 effect int robbery o
their Impoverished white brrih"rn. The hlhw2ln'an
spares The IDIOT; the pirate has mercy on tac FOOL pu
these. psope, use IDIOT and fool axe 10 con
suIEnldtc their schemes Of spoliston ana plnider.
Ieglsature chi hr ~ orr former save, hhs
been bribcd hy thcse rtu-iO do whnt To ave inem
the privilege by law, oi pundcrug tc properly
holders Of TIE STATE almost bankrupt ~ reason 81"
tne burden of taxation under which they lahor
DIR. X. VI. Smith, of spartsnburg County, an old
citizen, and u Democratic member of the Lc.isla-
ture, testified before the Commute" of CONGRESS
that he could wrong in bribing a prbhc
Off Ger: and he compared the transaction 10 the
purchase Of q mule. These examples, of couise. aIe
not cited to justify Republican corruption, but be-
cause they seem 10 prove that the Democrats out OF
Office equally guilty with the Republicans IL
Office.