The state herald., 1908-07-10

manipulated so that the ugly word mon
cy" can be eliminated in case OF an ex-
posure Cash Is a hard commodity TO 'juggle.
but shares and stocks can be better explained
to n Jury. So only the ignorant or most brazen
of the big "grafters' 20 after the money In the
form Of U. S. bank bills. Records are telltales;
and money taken wrongfully and unaccounted for
often returns TO plague the hypothecator with a
pcnitentiary sentence.
Another thing that seems to be overlooked Is
that legislation will not cure grating" True.
II can and does punish the individual; but moth
Ing but aroused spirit OF higher citizenship will
effect a general OF the evil. II you want to
know how many people In your city and county
are out after something for nothing get into n
political position which either actually gives you
chances for bestowlnR fayors or apparently offers
the opportunity. Ninety-nye per cent OF the peo'
pie who call you come for the purpose OF hay.
Ing you do them some favor. either for them
selves or others and they are not nt all pnrticu'
lar about how the favor Is done. so that II be
done. For myself know was bombarded day
and night after got Into Office with requests that
ranged all the way from the mpudent TO the L.
norant Requests To aid In the way OF eyadng
or ignoring city ordinances were matters of daily
occurrence. And the charming thing about II
was that the parties assumed that this was n mat
ter OF course In the routine business OF the city
hall II was not merely what's the constitution
between frionds7" but what's honesty between
acqunntnncohg'
skate" No l would Introduce skate No, 2,
and the latter would unfold n scheme TO 'pnll
on something In some other department OF the
city hall. which was not only against NIL cnnons
OF deconcy regarded common honesty. but 40
ridiculouAy apparent that no one but mn isnofain'
us would concoct such plan. Now these things
happened 80 often that II you got mad nt onch
occurrence you would be In n state OF Eominpo'
plexy half tho time. The only thing TO do was to
cut the interview short by saying Il haven't amy.
thing TO do with that department. II you have
any business with that end Of the city Ro there
yourself"
But when you come 10 pin down amy great
amount OF graft" In most Of the city adminlatra.
tons Offices you failed, from the simple reason
that there was comparatively little Of II. Was II
because greater publicity and greater vigilance
was being had through hostile prers and n
watchfui opposite partyT or was It because Nh
improvement, was being made In N. character OF
the men elected and appolntcd7 or was Il bothf
Al amy rate. there was n steady advance for the
better during the cycle Of at least eight years of
my experience In politics. Given an able and
vlgant man at the head OF ci,y'a affairs. and
graft" will be reduced TO u minimum during his
term OF oftiee, Given any other kind Of man.
aud once more graft will M its hydra head.
Il IL q curious thing about manifestation. that tho
tendency 10 make N little ON the side" seems 10
be apparent In all Administrations. but IL either
dormant or active ms tho man at the helm Ia
either alert or ina,tentiye, Like yellow fever In
Cuba. II is always present. even II only one ease
OF II.
The cheap CRATER" when found out, never had