The Iola register., 1888-02-24
DISHONESTY IN PoweR.


DISHONESTY m POWER.
Aow Public Msrals Hsvs Detsrioratsd
Under Dsnocrasis Auspices.
Two Democratic managers were
sentenced to States Prison at Indian
apolis recently for forging returns, in
order to secure . Democratic Legis-
lature and United States Senator from
that State. Mr.. Turpie votes in the
Senate to-day, bogus Senator in a
stolen seat. because these crimes were
perpetrated. No one expects him to
have the self-respect to retire from a
place and power which do not belong
to him. No doubt he is too honest u
man to steal dollar from his neigh
bOr . pocket But he has stolen and
keeps the share of power in She Senate
which belongs to 24O 600 ncigi,Lors. the
Republican voters Of Indiana. Does the
man net know that his keeping and
using os stolen property make his own
all the crimes by which the pretended
Democratic majority in the Indiana
Legislature was obtained.
Ex-Senasr Thurman, one of she
worthiest and most honest DeE1ocr ats
Of the past aalf-centurT- brought into
court conclusive proof against DeEO-
cratic manaS s1s at Cofaaabus. fasten-
ing upon them the crime. of forgery in
order to elect by fraud a Senator of tIss
United States from Ohio in place OF:
Mr. Sherman. The fraud was discov-
sred in time and defeated; the Senator
who had honorsa the Naaon by his
splendid services as Secretary of the
Treasury was elected. But the duty of
pssosecwting and furnishing she crimi-
nal. remains. Ex-senator Thurman,
wko has eonsentedsto lead ths prosecu-
tiou,, holds that he would not 10 worthy
the name Of Democrat if he Should re-
fus sto punish crimsby Democrats for
the partyTs sake. How widely he dif-
fers from the men in the Senzte.. and
in slie, present Administration, who
have plotted, and la;tored, ana. insti-
gated crimes of manykinds. irr ortier
to steal 4 majority in ME Senass! He
declares that there ca1 be no escape
for the accused; that 1e has absolutely
fatal sridenfe againss them. Chen
they will lie behind prison bars. While
the menswho set them sn to detlHua
the people posture as geat reforaers
in high Offices or other places Of re-
sponsibiitT.
The fast comes out that Senator Cor
man, whose leng caree-,of fraud ir !
has been expo sed by mesa-
bers of his, own party. and who never
theless is the chosen conAdant of Rel
former Cleveland, has been placing ths
wires to capture Oregon by methods.f
peculiar ts,himsdf. Every respectable! !!
Democrat knows what tat meanss
Money wRl be used freely to hire re-
peaters and'to' bsibe election officers,
and false pturns will defeat the wilt,
Of the people if possible. Yet where
Is the respectable Democrat who raises
an effective protest? In tho House Of T
ID is said. fJur Demo-
,ratic members. rsfuse to vi,late their
,aths by voting that a Republican 4
is. not eatitled to his seat
2ut how is it,witai the great majority 4
4 members Of that party? do theytj
sfuse to take pant in fraudulent de-
ision by which the people will be
'obbed? Hb they refuse to hsM in his
tolcn seat the person from Florida
shose pretended. election wa4effectedl
w disvracefSpl imosnso III
A distinguished gentleman declares
Hat the public morals have sadly del
erioratedr that sven Mr.. Garland's
slephOne scandal seems no longer to
mt the Administration. Is that true?
IRE men who account thems 1lyes up
light and honest 10 private lifeready to
Iphold and defend every kirsilofidis-
lonesty that may be committed by
,sominent Democrats? II thatis>true.
hey who excuse. are on level morally +.
With thoss who steal, or forge papers.
thei1 public tSfor pri-
ate gain But are there not among
@mOcra5ic voters many who IRE in
Iced honest and ,pright whcAwait in
that the party itself will dis
ard this rotten Administration, but
sho have made. up their missds. if it
Iess not, to satisfy their csrn con-
eiences by voting against such a
,arty?-N r. Tribune.