The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
Graft and It's Remedy.
r. Dodd Ph. p. Randolph

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Graft and It's Remedy.
(By William r. Dodd, Phi. D., Randolph
Macon Colege)
The Times Dispatch has spofen out
courageously against the universal crime
Of graft during me past a., It times es
This TlN is but Representative Of the feelings
Of every patriotic American IN ], these IN e.
days Of hum,ia' ION rS so nnd
lion, our disregard Of law and CON
tempt for dccorum. that the most Opt.
sc Is forced ,hG
as embodied In the American system, Is
weakening day BY day. We have pc.
ce1nc 50 accustomed, 70 the uncoyieeIr,l ini
scandal that we are no longer, aston
ishcd at anything; dishonesty has boz
come SO respectable that the lE2est man
hagins TO doubt the, Integrity OF ms own
heart. lnvc we been ever mus co i l1I
Hbout the middle Of the last century,
the United states, despite It's bru u a. /
best ie t. g over on earth: The name
limited States Of America. was q /. slo-
narjG II tae m9n,hs RE rflHrr5u and
the moro serious news papers, and maya.
Zines of Germany Invariably neg ne, up
our government to their dcspotlG soy
rulers to Initiate. AS late as 1871 tho
great bismarck did us the honor to
study and copy In part our Constlt u ll N
to United Germany a new fundamennta, a.
| law. To-day there Is not A. nation IN
Europe nor a political party In any ma.
ton there that does not resia q, u, ,4 ~,
government known to Westein elYlllIIai l
| lion! Our old friends, the German LIB
erals-remnant, Of once pow v,. ~, sroI %
speak d good word for the UnHted states
/ lest they be laughed to scorn. In france
and England our position Is no bauer.
iplins did not hait s sale II no wn aw he
| makes" TO-,
II viii not require an elaborate effort IL ;,1t
TO show the cause of this ,nntaNoraD ,e
/ tempt. in which. the country Of WASH.
ington is held. The exposure Of the many
embczzements following the civil war AZ
the graft OF Grants administrator. ne ne
startling state of things brought Into the
| glare Of universal sunlight by Samuel
j TiIden when he put Boss ~ r y Then o,
| came the charges and cnunt ter charges
of the second Cleveland administration
which spread the idea abroad that we
had FALLEN into the HANDS Of hs @nrd
acuuits that distinguished statesman OF
the smallest wrong-doinS Another stage
in the course OF our undolnS opened a.
| 1896 at 4 cost of twenty million dollars
| the methods OF Platt, Hanna, ans quay.
The change Of national policy ~ eur
pnrGhass and bf f% rrI epadq'e OF
ernment, or sclf-mtsg ovarnmennt, such a
shock that they could not ma wor "a ~, 70 :.
defend us Fnslly the unnearo "a v Of
tho Wisconsin Republicans, Of poor. poll
ticlan-ridden philadelphia and Cincinnati;
the calculating greed OF the E1 ui, zap,
i. manly mainly Of the Standard OIL system, all
i waited to tho ends Of the earth BY q
! few able and honest men md women
st amon an as Mlss r ar pfS put
! beyond the hope of salvation IN tne
eyes of the world. Our very name mas
come to be stencil IN the ev nos,r, here
And we punish nobody, How Gan VIZ
A prosecute a whole city or State? Last
year England imprisoned her p'gg ts =,
4 blors publicly demanded an apology OF
A the American government for having
I insinuatcd that they had been guilty 81
"I Kit What is the cause Of such fallen
TO tho student of aff1rs, to the IL
teligent citizen the. answer Is not az
once 10 tie remedy. The condG.- of the
respectable citizen. the church memnei
and consistent Christian Is the source
Tue clvl War eShaqsteS THO ,9t issst
watchful citizen Of the, North ~
t tooR a. respite from his labors. IL tn.
South tho better class or people ~, ton = !
nothing to stimulate their erstWhlle an
sorbng political nc!vit,y; 'h e rs sn m i
s,ste S'1 sovsrnm s as rule tei mi
the hands OF the inexpcrlNeed n pTt
We're, and always have been IN IN
country, too small TO attract per So . t. Z!
talent OF the nation. 1t was the daWl
q or 'he e a Vote n u and for hin who
either because of laziness or lack o
native energy, could not make iiyin YIN
IN the private walks OF lltT, /, ursH rrsn
cities OF the country-lt matters not IN
der. what party. nnme--the sroun,htg &c 20
gether of the tarifr protected interest,"
and the manipulation Of the ignora az,
rsmoye mountains in America, The JUS
lice OF the peace, once an importan
Stumbling in the community Who eoul
Of ,hese officers IN their neighhorho,osds
The good old Enslifa a,,le "eTsJhu,reh, g., n y
I parf Of the community became absorbe
IN the race for wealth. they degenerate
Outlines IN proportion 10 theiT success
they voted on ELECTION day, i i wa
,heir randidato failed 1t mattered little
If he was successful, i only meant ~
paying Of o. some political Sents, : IN IN
r The administration OF affairs, 50 naturs
a par, OF the old Southern gentleman
lie, at lenst. had become fofalsn 10 ~
busy son and grandson
Ot!lce-holding had once been synonS
NOUS with social standing, and person'
strength OF character. MOT 50 nov
Ifouors came with wealth ana Veal
and and constant assidufty. Public oniela
are but public servants in our system
but years ago public service con ere