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

party machinery, and ito methods are as
numerous as they are insidtons.
During the present session OF the Sen
alta MIR. Stanford, who, through the COM
plaisancs OF tho state of California, rep
resents the Central Pacific railroad in that
"club Of millionaire5," showed his power
by going before q committee OF the Sen
sie and declaring that the Union Pacific
Railroad Funding bill "should not pass"
unless his own railroad were given equal
consideration. The tco5rteBy OF the
Senate" enabled him TO ''protect his
property and the incident WAS Sc much
matter Of course as to attract little at
tention. The report of the Pacitic rail.
way commission last year said: "There is
no room for doubt that a large portion OF
| the sum OF 81 518, 600 was need for the
purpose Of influencing legislation and
| eleciions.n Mr. Huntington, the vice
| president Of the Central Pacific railway.
| has openly defended tho employment OF
skilled lobbyists at Washington to stlook
after the interests Of the company in CON
nsction With the executive, Legislative and
judicial departments of government"
and has refused to account for more than
| 81, DOC, 600 dishursed to these agents.
These are but incidents Of the growth
Of piutocrscy ard the increase of bribery
within the past 80 years. II it shall CON
tinue ia the same ratio for the next 80,
wha. sort of republic shall we then
have
/ We would not be understood as imply
ing that the corruption il confined to oae
party. We do not forget that the scat of
the Democratic United States senator
| 4.1r him hU VI
bIushing bribery, nor that the miscalled
courtesy of the Senate" forbade IN in,
yestigation OF that scandal. The manage
mept OF Democratic politics in this city
has been tainted With corruption. Al
the last election an unsuccessful Demo
cratic candidate for mayor expended, SO
cofdiug TO his own admission, $40, OO1 in
an effort to hold on to an oiioe which he
declared that he did not wont. The ma
! chine politicians of both parties ace very
much alike. They are in politics for thu
J spoils, and serupie at no means Z
succeed.
Whist is the Temedyf
, There eau be no cure OF these evil
! that doss not proceed from an aroused
, and imperative public opinion. 1t is this
dreadful ineI tia OF i1bihersnos that mus
I first be overcome. The people will car
i il they can be made 10 feel and see tn
, danger. This ia a work for tho pulpit
, Where sleep the thunder5 of righteou
3 cond mnaton thSt rolled from the pnipi
| against human s!ayery2 il tbs WAL {
t tina people he the viii Of God, is not
crime against the suifyagaa concern
!. religion? 1t is work for the pres
r Public opinion will never be sr0uso
o egainst corruption by the polite ma
i: They will not quarrel with their trad
Q rhe press could have done it ere this hs
. it Joined with the World in forcing upo
Congress the duty OF thorough invest
II cation Of the management OF the To-
n election by both parties. Eyposur'
q thorough, complete and both-sidad, CO
!, alone prepare the way for reform -e:
d posura not merely of actual vote-buyir
4 but OF oil election expenses, particular
IT the SO called Legitimate" expensea {
in candidates and committees
j. Az an aid to honest elections, pure POI
ID tics and better government, two nation
in abuses should be nprooted and ty
10 amendments be made to state elessit
a laws. Take the offices as spoils ont
In politics and remove from the tariff q
u bouties whereby men make large tc
at tunes every year when the times 3
good" and the selfish interest in elecsio
I'D which contributes enormous corrupti
nd funds to carry them would largely diss
to pear.
10. In other words, diminish the stake a
vet you discourage the gamblers. So mu
its the nation may do.
at The state can apply a remedy by pl
90, yiding the ballots and protecting I
Dr. voters in secrecy in casting them, and
he limiting the expenses of campaigns Q
reqnuing publicity TO expenditures,
lat he's been done with such good results
are England.
ms At Washington to-day hundred the
led sand man will shout their acolsims as
by psgeautry of tho Inauguration passes
In fore them. If their partisan zeal or p
nd soual enthusiasm would permit them
ng aee through the glamour of the scene
ug- its inner meaning they would hang II
vi hsads in silence aud in shame. 1t is
i've q huud@d years since the great and g
Fld Warrington was inaugutated rs Pr
gas dent. And already plutocracy
ly, grown up within the republic and boo
lis Aaunts it's triumph in the capital