Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-11-28
Bribed by Their Own Pockets

FROM Inc NeW lOFA JOuFllal.
I Many a man is called incorrupti-
I sble who is bribed every day of his
Elife. Many nation, including our
Fown just at present, has been tribed
swithout relizing it.
\ The manwho would rage iustifablv
Fat the suggestion of bribe, the man
swho would spurn an offer Of any
samount from another, can be easily
.bribed by the mony in their own
spocket.
i This writer has in mind a man of
egreat ability, who illustrates sing
sularly well the eorruptlng power
sthat lies in q mans own money.
4 When the man mentioned was
gyoung he was enthusiastic in the
scause of the people. His ideas
Swere sound, his ambitions lofty.
SHe had nothing, and his sympathies
Event out to others who were as
gpoor as he. TO day his inmost
I feelings and ideas are of yore. But
shis financial condition has changed
STbere used to be nothing 10 his
apockets. Now his bank account:
Esafe deposit vault and real estate
sfoot up twenty millions of dollars.
\ The mans daily life is at vari-
2sance with the good instincts that
swere planted in him originally.
4 He used earnestly to sympathize
Swith every effort to increase wages
%when he worked for wages. Now
Che pays wages, and the money in
Nhis pocket corrupts him and impels
him to cut down where he can and
I to grudge where might well be
Nliberal.
Y To a friendly critic he Will say
lin perfect good faith:
4 "Property hasa quoting influence
SMoney brings responsibility. Con-
gsistencY is all very well, but fnan.
scial matters often change the early
Ehasty vIews," etc.
\ The money in his pocket corrupts
Chin; he is bribed by his own for
stune to violate his conscience. No
Eother mans money could tempt
Shim to go against that which he
Sknows to be right. His own for.
Stune thinks for him, acts for him,
Sand changes him.
n Do not believe that a man must
Gown twenty millions to be controll.
%ed by the money in his purse.
n How many men OF small fortune,
Chow many men of practically nc
Efortune were bribed by their pock
Nets or their future financial hopes
Yin the late election?
4 fhe Republican party managed
Sto create the impression that with
&them lay financial prosperity.
y If a voter said:
Y TRUSTS are dangerous, vicious
Nillegal,'
4 The Republican party replied:
a IF you destroy trusts you will
brighten rich men; rich men will
CLOCK up their money and you will
FSnot be able to get any ofit.'
u The country, brlbed by theil
@pockets, voted to continue the trusts
Hin power.
An extremely intelligent polite
gian, Mr.. Steckler, saidt to this writer
Elong before the election:
II "Tbe savings bank depositors do
Escide elections. If the Republicans
once succeed in Fighting them they
Fare sure to win.
The Republican party, with in
#genious talshoods and plausible
talk, did succeed in frightening th,
Nsavings bank depositors.
"a 1t was no great snm of money
Sthat bribed the average saving banl
Ndepositors.
Seventy dollars, two hundred
Mdollars, perhaps five hundred dol
Glars sufiiced in tens OF thousands 0
cases to dwarf all noble considera
tlon in the minds Of the voter, u
Imagine the average hard-workinI
man saying to the Republican
NpartY:
Why do you ignore the Declare
Stion Of Independence what OK
!cuse have you to offer for changinI
our system Of government withou
the people'aoonsent2
The Republican party replied:
"Never mild tho Declaration 0
Independence, and as 70 yonr othc
question, we don't want any excuse
Listen TO this, You have two hur
dred dollars ln The savings banl
Haven't you. Very we'll. Votefo
the Democrats and that money wi
ahflnk 10 one hundred dollafs.n
The statement u falss. aad u