The morning call., 1891-08-31
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF ELIsoE.

Several of our contemporaries who claim
TO be extremely anxious 10 see justice done
are also extremely anxious to have it done
in the regular way. If we remind these
journals that attempts to do justice the
regular way have generally miscarried, the
ready reply is that if we cannot have justice
tie regular way We Will do without justice
at all. This brings affairs back TO those old
conditions when boudlers bodied courts as
well as the public. a weekly contemporary
(the Neors Letter. makes a more pathetic
appeal on behalf of the old way of not doing
things than even the Chronicle. The ar
ticle of cur weekly contemporary will re-
ceive more consideration than it would re-
ceiye had it appeared in the Chronicle. for
the reason that, as far as is known, the con-
ductor of the weekly journal has no es-
pecal personal interest in the matter.
Nothing has been charged against him
which will be likely TO come before the
Grand Jury. He is presumably making the
defense on the ground that it is better to
submit to the evils we have endured than TO
rid ourselves of them by irregular methods.
1t may be in order at this time to remark
that the bOOdlerS are of the same way of
thinking. They oppose innovation on high
moral grounds. Nothing would give them
50 much pleasure as an honest and efficient
Grand Jury, if such one can be selected
Ay chance. But the Judge who charges the
jury IS not allowed to help chances in the
least. If blind justice cannot do the work,
enlightened justice shall not 1t may never
- have occurred to the Chronicle and its
weekly ally that their sentiments are shared
by every rogue in the State. Give us JUS
tice," they shout yehemertly, "but let us
have it in The good old way" Under these
conditions the apprehension is natural that
tie good Old way Is not regarded with much
terror by the parties whose misdeeds are
now under public consideration. They have
got used to dealing With the good old way,
and know Just how TO beat it. Year after
year Grand Juries have met investigated and
reported. Nothing has ever come of it.
Tie bo.dleFs have been growing bOlder by
degrees. until at last they scarcely attempt
cuncealmeut Until the meeting of the
Legislature of 1883 there had been pre-
tense Of common honesty. The members
Of previous bodies did not sit in their seats
with a schedule of prices pinned TO their
backs. Ii a corporation wanted to buy
vote It's agent took the member off into a
dark corner. In some cases members have
lOuud sacks of coin or rolls of bills in their
bureau drawers. 1t, was at one time con-
sidered somewhat risky to approach men,
berS with view to the purchase of votes.
The last two. Legislatures simplified the
matter considerably Bribery was con-
Quoted openly, after:the fashion of the mod
EN- syndicate. One of the go-betweens has
been SO rash as to institute legal proceed
ings TO receive his share. or what lie deems
his share, Of the proceeds Of a sale OF Sena-
torial votes. Still the community must not
resort to Irregular methods to punish these
bold booders.. 1t is not considered fair to
surprise them by the use of new methods.
Let US get after them in the good old way,
even If nothing comes of it, Better, in the
judgment of the Chronicle and the Neus
LetteT, that the whole pack OF rascals .es-
cape than that the method OF selecting
Grand Jury be changed. The Chronicles
reasons for opposing what it terms danger
Gus precedents are pretty we'll understood.
The people are curious to know what con-
sideration NJ. H. de Young gave, or prom
ised TO give. to the twenty-four members of
the Legislature who voted for him until
they got word to let go. This bit of infor-
nation De Young does not print in his
paper, although he must know that as
matter of news it is worth printing.