Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-15
U. 7stGoDTFi POTITTC,S.

-,''i =. 1sOoDLE' TOI1TICs.. .+' ''''''
 The use. of; heoale, in politics, which waSnso shanefully. liher,,la in the last I campaign as to elect General Harrison, isI one of the fdanngeHrqQpuss4 H F $ abuses that threaten. the stability of, tha repuhiic.i It has already become established that no frfttn has, a thal1ce to aspire to high'I political honors ono unless he is rich and vii ling to- pay ,foro the .,attainment. of his ambition. And the evil is on" the i'm f lsrease:.l The, vast sums subscribed by prominent republicans and tariff barons to debauch the ballot ill the last. GaRl-
 paisn,'" a quarter" Of" a." million dolrafs ''"' of is alleged to have been. used it.. in l. Connecticut, may
 possibly. have to be |, made larger in. the next presidential election. Certain
 it that if the republicans are to con
 tinue to buy their way into power and thesotfioes they must expect to see the market price of votes and political in- tluence increase. ....g' ....,..,.. ..... | Thoughtful men who have at heart
 the,interest of the republic and the wel-
 fare of the American people deplore
 most profoundly the growing. abuse of 1 poodle politics. . While, wealth. rather
 than ability; the power 50 sign large
 checks rather than the capacity to
 grapple with questions of state and legis-
 lation, poodle rather than character is
 the standard and gauge of political ann.
 bitio1i, they recognize the breakers that
 are turing to it's ruin the grand old ship
 of state. In casting about for a remedy
 to check the growth of the evil many of
 them will be disposed to agree with Con
 gressman Mills that the conscience of
 the country must be aroused and honest nien must show in an unmistakable way
 their detestation of political debauchery
 and degradation of American citizen7
 ship It is by the awakening of the
 popular concience, the regeneration of
 public morality, rather than by the en-
 actnent or execution of statutory pen
 alties;. that we may hope to see the land rid of this terrible monsterthat Is spread ing its tentacles over the land.. If, as } Mir, Mills says, we continue to ag tate the subject to denounce the otfenses and the offenders, to expose them Wherever f possible and hold them up to public l scorn, to give no countenance to men : who in any party would encourage the use Of boodle to gain ;;in election, to edli- l cate the conscience of American citizen -'I ship so that the vote buyer and the man
 wls's 'sells his birthrigfrt will be loathed l and abhorred py. all decent men, ,We. may
 hope to see truth and justice, aud right
 eousness, rather than 'rboodle-. and cor
 ruptioh, tlle'loninant force in American s- poTIties, We may. by thesses ii. means, ultimately purge the .,efectorate : of all that. is ~pafehasable and } dishonotaBle in it, and the 'lneaiiest of American s.li aln citizens may be taught to take none pride and pleasure in the. humble I, honest; intelligent, ,'indePendent, ,patriotit Nexereise of his. sovereignty than in the 9 few greenback Ks " which now. represent tAe 9 prize lshis- shameful surrender .Th. !, brood. of bootlleas may ultimately '.learr that, thtre2 is: nothing more dangerou. than an attempt to have a man barter T for,as petty sum of money athe deafes 0 pririle gps of American citizenship: '-'
 let us' hope, that General Harrison 5 whpoese profound anxiety for a,:...bugls : call for pure ballot' makes counties - thousands smile, will be"abfe. if he i willing to comm unicate some of his owl e political purity to the men who. manipu e late.and contrelthe republican achine - WHehi the men w-1oih Judge Gresham > dpPPbed political E P9harisees are reggener e atea inathe waters of-purHy and honesty e weimay -hope"to see the ptrchasabf d voters; freed from the temptation of tn ra forrupterr, casting their ballots, as .thei t tonseience. dictates" and the countr k freed from danger that is sapping tn a vital forces Of our government and int ' d,Sul ulqut4QAS.-'.,.s s.is ir.,.e7 a",NA aa' -1" Doodle politics should be suppressed.:.