New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
DISHONESTY IN POHER.

Two democratic managers were schtohoeu y"
States Prison at indianapolis on FRIDAY 1or
forging returns, In order to secure Demo-
cratic Legislature and United States senator
from that State. Mr.. Turpie votes In the
Senate to-day, a bogus Senator in stolen scat
bccauso these crimes were perpetrated. NO
one expects him to have the sclf-respect TO re-
Tire from place and power which do not be-
lono IN him. No doubt he is too honest man
TO steal dollar from his neighbours pocket
But he has stolen and keeps the share OF power
in the Senate which belongs to 100000 nelgh-
bors, the Republican voters OF Indiana Does
the man not know that his keeping and using
Of stolen property make his own all the crimes
bv which the pretended Democratic majority
in the Indiana Legislature was obtained?
Ex-senator Thurman, one of the worthlest
and most honest Democrats Of the past hall
century. brought into court conclusive PROOF
on Friday against Democratic managers at
Columbus, fastening upon them tho crime OF
forgery in order to elect by fraud Senator OF
the United States from Ohio In place OF Mr'
sherman. The fraud was discovered in tIme
and defeated; the Senator who had honored
the Nation by his splendid services as sccre-
tarv of the Treasury was elected. But the
duty of prosecuting and Furnishing the criminal
remains. Ex-senator Thurman, who has con-
scented to lead the prosecution, holds that he
would not be worthy the name OF Democrat II
he should refuse to punish crime by Democrats
for the partys sake. How widely he differs
from the men in the Senate. and in the present
Administration who have plotted, and laOored,
and instgatcd crimes of many kinds In order
to steal a majority in the Senate! lie declares
that there can be no escape for the accused !;
that he has absolutely fatal evidence against
them. Then they will lie behind prison bars
while the men who set them on to dclraud inc
people posture as great Reformcrs IN hieh
offices or other places of responsibility.
The fact comes out that Senator German
whose long career of fraud in Maryland has
been exposed by members of his own party
and who, nevertheless, is the chosen conhdant
of Reformer Cleveland has been placing the
wires to capture Oregon by methods peculiar
20 himself. Every respectable Democrat
knows what that means. Money will be used
freely to hire repeaters and to bribc election
officers. and false returns will defeat the Will
of the people if possible. Yet where is The
,osnectable Democrat who raises an effective
protest &? In the House of Representatives, II
is said. four Democratic members refuse to
violate their caths by voting that Republican
member is not entitled to his seat But how
is it with the great majority of members OF
that party? DO they refuse to take part IN
fraudulent decision by which the people Will
be robbed? DO they refuse to hold In MS
stolen scat the person from Florida, whose
pretended election was effected by means de-
scribcd in Fridays dispatches
A distinguished gentleman declares that the
public morals have sadly deteriorated; that
even Mr.. Garlands telephone scandal seems no
longer to hurt the Administration Is than
true? Are men who account themselves up
right and honest in private life ready to uphold
and defend every kind of dishonesty that may
be committed by prominent Democrats II
that is true, they who excuse are On Level
morally with those who steal, or forge papers,
or prostitute their public trusts for private
gain. But are there not among Democratic
voters many who are indeed honest and up
right, who wait in the hope that the party IL
self will discard this rotten Administrator put
who have made up their minds. If it does not
to satisfy their own consciences by voting
against such party?