The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-01-25
BOUdleism-PlutO cracy.


Boudleism-Pluto ,racy.
: "But I see in the near future a crisis
appro aching that unnerves me and causes
me to tren.ble for the safety Of my country.
A. o result Of the war, corporations have
been enthroned and an era Of corruption i'll
high pl ices will follow. and the money
power of the country will endeavor to pro
long its reign by working upon the prejudi
oes Of the people until all wealth is aggre-
gated in a few hands and the Republic de-
stroycd.'-Abraham Lincoln.
How prophetic these u terances Of
the martyr president; a prophecy full
filed, Is we contemplate the ca he'
that made Calvin S. Brice a u. S.
Senate r from tie great empire state
of the west. 1t is shameful: 1t is dis
disgraceful and the Democratic party
of Ohio will repent in sackcloth and
ashes, the degret alton which it ha,
brought upon itself, in the AFFECT
servility to the power of Doodle dis
played by its legislature in its choice
for SAM tor. Nc grander opportun-
ity ever came to any party than that
which, if rightly used, would ha 7e
emphasized the magnificent victory
won by the Democracy of Ohio in
November last and to think hat it
should have been frittered way on a
man of morey, merely! If the dire
calamity predicted by the lamented
Lincoln is to be averted at all, it n.ust
be by the abolition of that useless
appendsge Of legislation, the upper
house of Congrt as and ii the event
we deplore, will only serve to precipi-
tate such a rest 1t, it will have proved
a blessing in disguise. So mote il be.
y
Nothing in the political world has
worked so intense and disgustful q
feeling as has this latest triumph of
bocdleism The following excerpts
from several of the leading journals
of the country indie ate its character
and extent.
from the Phila aelphia Press-Rep1
His election is the deliberate sale, Of q
seat in the American Senate. "
TFrom the Rochester Union & Advt'r.-Dem]
Mr.. Brice's success il securing the
Senate rship over tn, head of party veterans
far b tter entitled to it but poorer in purse
docs not excite much enthusiasm in Demo-
craft, circles or in thu Democratic press
throughout the country. 1t is looked on a.
simIly another triumph Of money power.
Mr.. Brice is u man of great wealth, accumn
lated tn railroad, oil and other speculations.
No one pref ,nds that. hts money being
taken away, he would have been tho lght Of
for the Office of United States Senator.
From the Philadelphia Reoord-Ini.]
It is no derogation of Mr.. Bri,e's abilities
nc impeachment Of his character to say that
but fer his great wealth and Lis corporation
connections he would never have been
thought of as o Senator from the great
State Of Ohio. He belongs to the new
school Of American Politicians AS Allen
u. Thurman belongs to the old school
and his prospective Accession to member
ship in the Senatorial Club at Washington
is one Of the inevitable results of the drift
.corpora .lopward Of the control of National
affairs. The Senate is no longer an arena
where reat constitutional lawyers struggle
for the mastery. 1t has become q roosting-
place for ~fut-pursel, keen-wittei represent
ntives Of corporate interests, and a haroor
Of refuge for nil sorts Of abuse carried on
under cover Of the law; and it will remain
10 untif Senators shall be chosen not by
partisan legislative lnajorities, tpt by tie
popular 7ote Of elect ,s in tho respective
States. :.- >s'
From the n. Y. World-Dem.1
On the 4tb Of March last The World de-
picted. in terms which arrested the Rttea
lion Of the nation, the triumph Of Pluto
crscy as e~xemplifed in the person Of Levi
u. ii nton, Tiee-President. whose political
advancement has teen due wholly to the
potency Of his pocketbook. Subsequently
81 condemned in pointed words the elevation
of John Wan8makeI to the Cabinet as q rs-
Tor has enormous contribution to the
~corfuption fund Of his party.
RS day the World deplores the triumph Of
Boodls 81 The Democratic party in Ohio o.
eipnalized in the nomination Of Calvin 8.
Bricc for United States Senator.
Tho ". rid objection to Mr.. Brice 10
Ass4i wholly upon the fact that no repre-
seenis Doodle md wiro-pnlling in politics,
md nothIi { clse. lie has had no training
MI, nor ex,,srisnce III st~otesnanship. DC
NJ never male q speech nor contribute q An
sxdes Ia tho p~oiitsicaa contentions Of the coun-
I'm. Iie WA = iaIneEtlhls failure even 90 =
m,,aigr manager. He II 70 yet the. Sens
s1osship simply bscanss Ne hes .'pnt mp the
SonovY for II III campaign contributions
ii he ~slsotion and purchase q msrn-
4 tise Le Jjslat lrc.