Show EXIT CONGER Senator Benn Conger the member mere er of the New York legislature why who made the charges against Senator Allda Allds has hns ro re resigned signed He succeeded in driving Allds from public life Ute his hia own name nan and ond lame fame ame suffering during the tha operation Ands Allds accepted money for his vote when a member of ot the assembly Conger knew W It because he helped his deceased aled brother do the bribing The atmosphere atmos atmosphere phere of ot the New York state Stat senate will willbe willbe be bo clearer and purer since the tha th enforced retirement of ot these theao two worthies Nei Neither Neither Neither ther is deserving of any great amount of ot sympathy and there are no indica indications Indications that it will be extended Public office Is la no longer a private snap Grafters all over the country ore are being mercilessly trailed down by the officers of the law with warrants in their hands Let the good work proceed until the last rascal is s rounded up So far tar as New York is concerned the work is to be thorough if Governor Hughes has his way The two senators who are ore in disgrace are both Republicans cans but as Governor Hughes Hushes observed In a speech the other night political corruption is not partisan He sold said fur further further further ther I 1 am a Republican strongly at nt attached attached to my party and earnest in is the desire for Republican success but I cherish a concern deeper and more vi vital vital vital tal than that I want to see the Illicit efforts of ot privilege frustrated bribery and corrupt arrangements destroyed and the market places where govern governmental governmental governmental mental favor has hns been bought and sold converted into true assemblies of ot honest representatives of the people We should seek to the fullest extent possible the benefit of the th purifying in influence influence fluence of ot publicity This Is 13 not a time for concealment for fol adroit finesse for pleasant schemes to hoodwink the peo people people people There must be a straightforward dealing Some object that it costs money to investigate That is true but It will cost more not to Investigate The political household needs disinfecting and we shall save money by making the process a thorough one the right kind kind of talk and the reason why the Empire state stat will not be turned over to Connors Big Tim Sullivan and others of ot their kidney |