New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
RETRIBUTION.

Human government. like divine. must OF ne
ccssity have its penalties for violated law Inc
noble decision Of the people for better govern
mont National State and city. would quickly
oppear rs empty as a Popes bull against the
comet if il did not bring punishment 1or those
who dishonorpd themselves and their country ID!
oI,usc of their trust. And the penalty, 10 be
effective. must be Of kind which the offender
can feel II does not trouble Maynard or filH
in the least to have Tammany policemen sent 10
nrson nor does il serve as punishment Ior
those who corrupted Congress by buying revc
mo hill The most conspicuous and powerful
offender in National matters is the Sugar lrhs'
This law-defying combination is clearly respoh
siho for the worst disgrace that has ever fallen
imam an American Congress. BY corrupt means
in order to plumber the people Of many millions
f,r It's own enrichment il secured the passage
Of a revenue bill disastrous to American indus
fry and dishonorable to the party in power
which so shamefully failed to provide for the
expenditures Of Government that the treasury
has inst been obliged 10 borrow S5OOo0ooo ana
to fastcn upon the people for ten years c''''Sr
If 81 1oo00o yearly The insolent dctation OF
this Trust and its shameful methods winch 'i'e
courts are still trying To investigate kindred Inc
lust Indignation of nearly all upright members
Of Congress.
But now this same monopoly attempts 10 coer'e
the same Congress 10y closing lis rehhcrieS III
The dead Of winter and dcprivlng many 'hou-
sand men Of livelihood. II is only justice 'hal
the first and heaviest blow of retribuilon shou'u
fall upon Il corporation which has thus dishoh-
orcd legislation and affrontcd public "pihioh'
and thar il should come from the very Congress
aud SnIn flDn
Senator Smith. Of Ncw-Ierscy. who was one
Of the Senators through whom The sugar trust
worked its will. now declares That he mas III
vestigatod the subject. aud that no du'y Whit
ever on refined sugar is needed 10 protect INC
industry: and in this he only repeats inc state
mcnt made in testimony before a committee Oh
Congress some years ago by Mr.. iiaNchc!'r'
president Of the corporation. The only PUNISH
mcnt that this most insolent offender VIII 1eei
is the removal Of the entire duty corrup'N 50
cured for It's benefit. and Senator Sml'h oe-
clares he will take the lead In applying the roo
1t would be decent thing for him to do
Senator Hill and his associated conspirators
| I'm election frauds need a different punishment.
| Entire loss Of political power, AMI OF the nope
! of political power. Is the one form OF re'rlpu-
! ton which fits their crime. Whether Maynard
himself and some others can be personally DIS
sraced and punished for their violation OF law j.
at best secondary question. The main thing
| is to break up beyond the possibility OF repair
each and every one Of the dishonest rings-in
Buffalo Troy and other interior districts ana
in Brooklyn and NewYork-by which these
daring political burglars were enabled to steal
the government of this State. II II can be mace
! imposslble for them. or any Of them. TO hope
for any political consideration or success in the
| future within the cities and counties which they
have brought TO shame by their lawbreaking
their penalty will be exactly the one which they
will feel.
The coarse and mcrccnary gang called Tam
many Hall cares for nothing but plumber rs
fitting punishment Is lasting exclusion from al
the avenues Of influence and profit by whicl
men can enrich themselves at public expense
The destruction Of Tammany Hall as cor
porate body would take away much OF It's pres
tige The expulsion Of its tools In the police
and all other departments. and the imprison
ment of such as have made themselves liable
TO legal punishment, Is but one step toward th'
desired result The main thing Is to drive th
gang of greedy rascals ont OF every possibilit!
Of influence or power in both political parties
and to that end it is fortunate that the new
government in this city is to represent prom
inent Democrats as well as Republicans. Her
the reform ought to mean more than a transfe
Of power from one party TO another. II ough
10 mean the expulsion and ostraclsm OF ban'
Of knavcs from the Democratic party itself.
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