Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-31
A Vast Pervading Demoral- zation Which Thought
 ful Persons Perceive.
r. GREED OF WEALTH.
In tho Senate, College and Church us We'll as m the Market, shop and Parlor, Its Balelul Spirit
 Is Evident

Chrk case In the senate, the Cuban pu,iltiice trands, the affair of the ilnue bank m Boston. the n,anipula- urr nf the American Steel and Wire eompany'> credit i'll the stock market, puf tu mention other cases that will readily occur to our readers Ihese arr only Nmptomaiic ot vast Der yudDug demorallzatiou which thought fuD persons perceive. IL appears on ,Il -ldeS ant umuug uil classes Iheie is a degradation of the notions of honor apd integrity thsS may well occasion alarm. 1t Is not more evident in the laIseS that are notorious than in the way iu which the gnllty are often ac- cu,ed and flattered, provided they are rich Hundreds and thousands who to a moral certainty nre as guilty as their methods, but more successful in escap- Iug eXuusure. suffer little from disap- probation.
 We are not sure that We have not glyeu the senate too much credit for virtue Speaking of the ccmmi;tee's verdict against Clark when 1t became Known, we assumed that he was dIsgraced man who could not remain ID that body, for the odium of this finding was such that, If by any means he could continue member. he would be dIsagreeably lonesome among hon, orub!r mea, would be treated with n coldnesS no one could endure. Read ing the proceedings of Tuesday, we begin tu doubt our judgment The senators appear to have swarmed around this person at the conclusion of hls address in derogaiion of the yer diet. and offered their sympathetic con gratulations, much as soft hearted and romantic women gather around some sweet mauuered murderer whom the cruel law has condemned to die for the safety of the community What does such scene mean? Is this Clark fellow who secnred all election to the senate by foul and disgraceful briberies. whom the honor of the senate required to be expelled, or IS he n gentleman of approved integrity and merit? If he comes back in annther way, will he he "A it senator?
 We know that one man has gone to JaIl, a confessed criminal, on account ut the wreck of the Globe Dank. It Is not Oeleyed that he Is the only guilty persOn ID this business, the only one who knew, or had good reason to oe- leye, that the bank' funds were being mIsused, and hoped to make "A personal profit thereby. There Is Ill all the large cltIes au amount of bold gambling ID stocks that could not be carried on wIaOut the countenance of the banks. They encourage II and proht by II. Is II strange that young men, when they see Ihelr elders and leaders III Il business career making rapid fortunes ID such ways, learn To have contempt for the maxIms of honesty and pru- dencey They observe that the man whU succeeds suffers no loss of respect on account of suspicion that his methods, If fully revealed, would not bear investigation by a grand jury. II le Is sharp enough to carry through his shady speculation safely, with fortune to his credit, who thinks the worse of him? Who will venture to discriminate against him in the busi- Hess world? Who at his club will give him the cold shoulder?
 When the shareholders of this conn- try sent contribution in ald of Ire laud to Daniel O'Connell he returned It, saying: "I do not want your blood stained money" Are any American churches or colleges, moral reform ns' sociations, refusing blood stained money? There is abnudance of Il about, money that represents the cruelty ruined business and homes ol teus of thousands of honest, indus t.lous citizens. ruined for no other req son than because the action would aug ment the personal fortunes of those wLo had the power to do the wrong This Is known of all men Does | tend to make the great tbro1g O struggiug, ambitious youth in th' land careful to do justice and lov' mercy? Does 1t serve to impress then with the wisdom of old maxims abou patient industry and steady. il slow, ac cumulation of savings? Does 1t exem plfy iu their sight lessons of integtlt. and honor? Does it instruct m tideiit. and unselfshness the men upon whom We must depend to civilze and eieVa'' he peoples that have come under "n guardianship?
 Whether the apparent increase o' wamlnon worship in the world IS an rDsolute increase or only seems so, ne 'ause it has new development oi m 'ensity and boldness. is question nay not be worth while to discuss There can be no doubt that in tbi country it has bad n vast growth II tashlonableness and Tn power over tp deals and the motives of the people The enormous increase ct natiohh wealth and individnal fortunes. th numSer of those to whom the accumn .ation of money is their single engross ing aim and its possession their sum cient satisfaction, the exnltant deflapc of moral obligations and common r'gh' ny the plethoric rich, the Haunting eA