The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-03
is POLITICAL CORRUPTION ToLERABLE?

n the Harding
intended to raise fund of S15,oooOoo with which to
secure the election proof overwhelming
tention Cox does not claim that the intention
ecued There has not been time between the conce
ton and the opportunity to realize it,
Political corruption the excessive of money in cleo
tons, thing America 1t old evil Readers
of The Times familiar with the history of it.
Habit accustoms to strange evils. Hence those
not VINO protest that Governor Cox ought to conne
himself o the oher issues He should they say declaim
against the system of buying elections.
Ii these right in their if they not
speaking merely from CUSTOM habit prejudice it will be
to show that they by comparing the attitude
age men and women to other corruptions and abuses
1t must be admitted that abuse which affects great
thing and does great to deplored
which affects a little thing and does tiny injury
An automobile accident which bruises not
grievous accident which kills twenty
Two comparatively trivial interests Bridge
port life; baseball and boxing.
How often does happen that group busy
entail gather against
umpire in baseball game
How will thousands people become at anything
unfair a contest twenty-our ring
And if team sells the MATCH sells the contest
how contemplate those the minds of
and Women
This is not ideaiism.
1t is the ordinary rule that ordinary people have
Every is entitled to the rules of the game. The
gambler break the law but he not despised crook
ed gambler is.
The blow under the belt the fellow who gives short
change the chap who doesn't play fair these things which
every one despises,
Play game play fair.
This the rule of life. If there not men and
who insist upon the rule; civilization might vanish.
little back it agreed that great evil
be deplored than tiny evil
If it necessary to have fair play in baseball in prize
fighting card game tennis match, horse race, not
ten times necessary to have honesty justice obedience
to the rules election through which many of the i'm
poran affairs of 100000 people will be disposed?
1t pure houghtessness habit prejudice which
makes declare that the excessive money cleo
tons all right Such persons do not really believe what they
They know that election is important than
prize fight and the interest of whole people important
than a horse
Political corruption is which, not excised, the
happiness America, and for almost Identical with
which explain why corruption destroys the
baseball and the happiness of other spirits.
When merit prevails and rules fair and judgments
honest best and the best conditions exist But
cunning prevails and corruption creep in and udg
ments are purchased, benefited, mo1nenariy
seem many Immediately and permanently
jured.
The injury political corruption not like the injury
The injury political corruption, is like the injury
long in diet which corrupts
body by little unperceived until when it is too late
mortal disease lays the victim low.
Governor denouncing the excessive of
in elections doing dsagreeable but potent work The
will not always strike the OF
his opponents times the of his friends
be rid of such corruption wherever is
party another The crusade of Governor
is lust effective in stopping corruption in the Democratic
marty purpose the Republican, party
THE WHEAT IN CHAFF