The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-02

two. or five hundred dollars" as the case
may be. of which Messrs. Never Sleep.
Graball & Copper get their share. If the
victim happens to have thousands, Messrs.
Twelve Good Il True often get slice:
and when the ring is satisfied or he has
been bled to his full capacity. he is gen
orally liberated by some mysterious means
| unknown to his brethren in aff1ictOn. who
may be innocent of the charges against
them. but have to accept the inevitable in
consequence OF poverty.
/ have known county seats where the To-
cal legal advisers were not over bright,
where some of the most serious and pal
pabe cases in court Lave been defeated or
whlIewashed-the individuals indicted hav-
ing been able to employ a leading lawyer
from the city to defend them. and pave the
path to freedom with the miserS god. when
other untOrtunateS were obliged to accept a
number of years i'm state prison for want of
the necessary funds to secure competent adj
vice or to buy up the local ring. Some one
must 90 ''Over the road" in order to pull
the wool over the eyes of the public: and
the poverty stricken unfOrtunateS are the
elected.
Money will buy almost any thing Where
does all the money go that is subscribed for
election purposes? Throughout the country
to day, there are men making laws for the
purpose of remedying existing evilS-men.
who attained their elevated pedestal through
the influence of money. There is a notorious
and well-knOwn chal lacter. ''Dg gum i'll
political circles, who has amassed con
siderable fortune by running several hell
holes of vice in the Wisconsin pineries who
comes to the rescue OF some of the business
men in the town in which he resides. and
in consequence is feaSted. dned and invited
into the family circles of these financially
depressed gentlemen. Money. no matter
from where, or how it came, or who has it,
Il, ust be had at whatever cost-even the de-
mOraliZing of their own families.
A nice picture to look on.
Opuence will cover multitude nf sins.
Take for example the existing detective
system generally. the most noted crooks and
swindlers of the present day can ply their
nefarious avocation and keep from being
corraled and prosecuted by ample pecuni-
ary tips. There are men and women pur
suing a course of life. who, were they not
to keep the minions of the law plentifully
supplied with pocket money. would soon
appear as candidates for state prison.
Gambling hells, low saloons and other no
tOrOus dives are allowed untold privileges.
when the requisite amount of hush money is
| forthcoming.
| There is booming town not hVe hundred
miles from here where many of the mon
led men along with the principal officers.
railroad magnates and saloon keepers visit
the dives where on their arrival they have
the doors locked so as to exclude the COM
mon herd, and then follows night Of de-
bauchery. They reel home before the dawn.
and appear next day in their various hon
Orable positions; some of them to dispense
vile whisky to the multitude. others to send
some poor unfortunate to the chain gang for
having too big a load of liquor the night
previous, or perhaps to fine some of the
unfortunate demi monde who were diIatory
in paying their monthly hush money. The
gentleman (?) occupying the judicial chair
suffering untold agOnes from ''hot coppers"
or ''swelled head" wearing a smile of inno-
cence that Reubens could not paint. What
Hypocrisy But money keeps them atiOat,
frees them from public announcement. and
whitewashes and covers up all their inqui-
| tieS AMERICUS.