The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-06-11
AMAZING AND INFAMOUS
The Awful Rottenness Uncovered BY the
81. Louis Grand Jury.

The report OF the st, Louis grand
jury, made public few days ago, Is
paper which must be read In sorrow
ind shame by every true Missourian.
Still II must he read, in the interest Of
public veal, for without the shameful
knowledge uncovered by the grand jury
the remedy cannot be in,clligcntly mp
piled.
The report Of this non.par,isan body
fully vcriiies all Republicans have
charged in regard to official counivancc
at corruption, and shows tina, for long
period OF years the people have been
merely puppets in the hands OF base
political leaders, by whose connivance
legislation has been bought and sold
without the slightest regard TO the pub.
lie welfare
Here is an extract from the report
We have devoted considerable time
To charges Of bribery alleged 10 have
been committed in the city Of ST. Louis
by state Legislators: in examining these
charges, il became necessary 10 look
into Legislative methods at Jefferson
CITY. Bribery Is IA common oflcnsc. bu,
IL is very uncommon to get evidence Of
IL. The difficulty in obtaining tcsii
mony is great, us only the bribcriycr
and the bribctakcr are cognizant of the
transaction. They carry on their in.
a A Il
the presence of witnesses. The tcs,i.
mony we have heard hus shown "A state
Of affairs mos, amazing.
High state officials have confessed to
lis Of having been paid bribes for Official
influence, and having acted as go.bc.
twccns In securing bribcs for other leg
islatols: we have listened Ia the con.
fessions Of state senators and were We
at liberty to make known all they have
told lis the recital would appall and
as,ound the citizens of the state. The
extent of vcnality existing among the
makers Of our state laws II alarming TO
those who believe il, free government.
Our investigations have gone back for
twelve years and, during that time the
| evidence before us shows that corrup.
tion has been the usual and accepted
thing in state legislation. and that, too,
without interference or hindrancc.
The tendency has been to hide or ig.
norei m ra.ncr 'hai, ., W '"Iosu "hu pun'sn n.'
sold N ihc bighcs, bidder in numerous
instances that we have evidence Of.
Senators have been on the payroll OF
ioppyis's anI scrvcu spGc,h' in.cresu ,ns
,hc ncnnlo shnuld hc nwnkcncd IN Tho
awful condition Of things IN their gen.
cral assembly. The rights oi people
INV, INV oton len",cu ', n,'u .'esc puolu pI., P,,.
NJ ,hc noon,c. wo bavs nn, had nm an.
portunlty TO fully probe this fostering
sore on the body polite, and we must
'caVe l"ranur ,hses'lea''oh 7" our Suc'
hnvc dane will c,,i nt,on,ion ,o ,bc.n
enemies of public welfare, and help
arouse the public conscience.
We nave pohciu WIN sliame "nu nu,
tr,st rcposcd nv ,bo pcoplc ip their
public servants and we trust tha, the
exposure and punishment Of these mis-
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