Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07
THE TRIUMPHANT pLUrooRAor.


TO .lorton-What the Nation and
states should do for Purer Politics
and Better Government.
Mondays New York World
TO- day, at the oapitgl of this Republic
founded by free people, Money seals
and celebrates its triumph in the cleo
ton.
The Republican party returns to power
| as the bulwark OF monopolies and the
chosen agent of the money power. 1t
has placed in the second office in the
| government man who owes his eleVs-
ton aoiely to his pocketbouk. The
accession Of Levi P. Morton to the Vice.
presidency may well serve as an illustra-
ton aud warning of the steady growth
of a PlutocraNy in the Uuited States.
The day Of Mr.. Morton's inauguration
sees Doodle frat openly triumphant In the
nation. II is the beginning of an oil
garchy of wealth. 1t signifies that the
Boeptre OF power has passed from the oiti-
zsn 10 the checkbook.
Tat this Characterization OF Mr.. Mor-
ton is borne out By faots the history OF
his career, printed in The World to day,
will amply prove. That money was re-
lied on and used to carry the election
these concurrent evidences will demon
strRte.
Ill When the Republican National
Convention was in session Ct Chicago
Acting Yice-president ingalls, wrote from
Washington to Kansas delegate III that
body advising the nomination for vice.
J president of ''some fellow like Phelps of
Nav Jersey, who could get contributions
from the manufacturers aud Wall street "
Mr.. Morton WAS the fellow ike Phelps"
who wss nominated, And there IL no
, doubt that he did the work expected OF
him. For his services in raising the
100000 corruption iund which 'ssyed
7 indiana" in 1889, as certified by Dorsey,
, Tho "sayior,n Mr. Moscon received the
: Fr,nch mission as decoration. For a
similar service this year he receives the
0 tsiee once allied by Adams ana J fs'aan.
: F3 Ia the circular letter of President
Foster Of the National Republican
, League, 60 the rich manufacturers who,
Q as d Kenublioan sena or privately wrote,
! .'ps. practically the sols benefit of tht
Y tariff laws" the burden of the appeal
: wns: we want money, and want it al
y opoe.n
Q 81 john wenamakar, who is to re
II ceiye q cabinet position as his reward fol
o raising the largest contribution to th'
corruption fund, lately said to friend
Quay urged tine matter, and told mt
why la telt sure of carrying the elscnoi
y If he had money"
Is ~ Col. w. W. Dudley, treasurer o
IS the national Republican committee, u
le his letter OF Instructions TO the chaicmat
le of the county committees in Indiana
il said "Yonr committee will certainly RI
ST ceive from Chairman Bus;on the faan
st cial assistance necessary to hold GU
i, floaters aud doubtful voters and gal
9 enough Of the other kind to give Herrl
ut son and Morton 10000 majority" An
IS; then followed the famous direction j
n this manual of bribery, to 'tDiyide tn
SO voters into blocks of five, and put
IN trusted man with necessary funds
be charge OF those Ave and make hill
IS. responsible that none gets away, and thi
of all vote our ticket"
BY Is Dol. Elliott r. shepard's lKsfi al
OF Erpress, in flash OF Phsrissic Gugsr AT
he chagriu at having contributed money
ar huy votes which were not delivered @
bly, cording to promise, biurted out the 10
Ir. that to the personal knowledge of
he editor $3.50, 600 was placed in hands OF
Tor side the regular Republican COMMITTEES
an 10 purchase the three movements c
in ganized in this city by Coogan and q
two O'Briens.
II anything were needed TO show tn
these enormous sans OF money we
ess actually used in ootrupting the eiectto
, it and bribing voters The World suppl
II the proof in the Investigations made
les ita representatives after the election.
Ter this state, in Indiana Ia Nov Jersey al
the Connecticut shameful and startli
his story of the wholesale and organized y
not chase OF votes resulted from the fnves
ion cations. So detailed and corrnbora.i
say was tue evidences uneartbeiay TIC HOi
9 q that il has never beer denied and v
accepted by Judge Hoiman-mistakep
We must think, and TO the lahting d
greco Of the Hoasa-ss doing away w
,t;o the necessity for Congressional irves
in. CATION
! T. Notorious and scaudalous as th,
inc facts are they are not so arna2ins %
itaI the apparent lad ference of tue peoi
ina to them.
'D' Gan it be that Intelligent AmeriS
oi,izeus do not remember the wArningt
history? Have they forgotten taat
-, failure and fail OF the republics OF
past were due to tho exemptions
~" wealth and the usurpstioos OF
~. nv plutocracy Coinpared with the evil 6
anu danger OF purchased suffrage and
~ rule Of selfish money power ell OF
90. wrongs in our government are triv
- Thess strike ct the root OF Dsmocra
H. They destroy the political equality
nm, citizens. They substitute tbs cuan
and the self interest OF the few for
VI will and the welfare of the majority.
~ The moral eGeot Of this corruption
NJ ~, quite as bad a5 its political Unjust
'ne Our best elements ara u worst elemel
~ ,s,a The seit.styled best elements of soci
~ furnjgh the means for most Of the
i'0N ruptiop in elections end in tho goFt
meat. AZ Judge Gresham pithiiy "a
- 1T is the Pnarisees who ore dong 4
II is men OF prominence end resne
isea hility who Haiss these largo sums
mls- money knowing the u Se they will be
not to-men who deal openly in corrupt
9hSs one day and go TO church the next"
um The evil is comparatively new on
INK this country. Writing of his ohsel
hut tons Of I'D smocracy IN America" in ]
Shs De TocqueYi.Ia said: I'm the Uni
TIE states nays never heard man apcu
ana OF spending his wealth to corrupt
populace." Even thirty years ago
use OF campaign corruption funds
practically UNKNOWN. There were
what rnntion and malten8ance in Office,
bu. great public positions we're not sol
read the highest bidder, nor did the natiC
1blie committees of parties undertake
II he wbolesale iebaucherv OF STATES.
aud. Rut today the Government in
n ia country is rrayilaling rapidly tori
bear Tho state from which Do Tocq1a'
any thought the young Republic vas guar
p Or ssIn aristocratic governmental wrose
Gen. as,ute obgsryer, tthe Individuals who
ID we placed az the head Ct affairs are rich +
be az VII, ale solely ilairaus Of power. 4
} rec Rs tie number Of persons by who's
$3.50. 49,, r.,n,- r..n l. COM m rhii