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Show SAXC1ITV A.VU .-IA' I SI TUB 8KX-. 8KX-. . ATJC. . , . Political corruption, like murdor, is certain to discover itself sooner or later. Last year tho whisperings of shameless bribery among senators and representatives in comtress wcro only an intangible scandal, but in tho past lew woks exposure has so quickly followed upon exposure as to indicate an utter lack of publio virtue and private pri-vate integrity. Indeed, so lost to all sense of honor ond deceDoy havo manv of our politicians become, that they think themsclvos wronged because their crimes have been exposed. Governor Gov-ernor Carney regards his treatment as peculiarly hard hard beoauwo things which should havo been ooncealed were openly told befbro all tho world; his consent to withdraw from the candidacy candi-dacy for tho United Status scuatorship in consideration of money paid to him by Caldwell or bis friends appearing to him a perfectly legitimate transaction. Caldwell, too, looks upon hia treatment treat-ment as extremely cruel, and Harlan is as indignant as hia pious soul will permit. Tho senate, wo aro told, participates in Harlan's indignation regarding the conduct of tho houso committee in allowing a witness in tho Credit Mobilior Mobi-lior investigation to tell thiDgs damaging damag-ing to tho senator as a flagrant breach of privilege. Just here we have a word to say. If Harlan had been as good a man as ho always pretended to be, and as parson Newman, the chaplain of tho senate endorsed him as being, thero would have been no occasion for indignation, for there would have been no bribery and, consequently, no exposure. ex-posure. Dr. Newman, in a oireular which was distributed all ovor the Stato of Iowa, reoommended Harlan's ejection because of the senator's high moral character. It now turns out the senator, eo far from being a "great, good man," was not only among the sioncraofthc parson's senatorial flook, but ono of tho vilest of tho lot. Ex-senator Ex-senator Thayor, of Nebraska, stands in tho same relation -towards the country as Harlan, not because hia piety was ever considered sufficient to speak of, but owing to the fact that he made up his lack of sanctimonious ir-religion ir-religion by blatant patriotism. Then comes Powell Clayton, of Arkansas. We do not know that Clayton ever claimed to be particularly patriotic or singularly pious, but we know that some damaging facts were proved against him last year, and yet he con tinues to hold his seat in tho semte without the investigation being pursued pur-sued to its conclusion. Senator Robertson, of South Carolina, is an other mau whese election it is openly alleged was procured by a lavish outlay out-lay of money. Other Southern and Northern senators arc as openly accused accus-ed of having procured their seats by bribery. Both of the senators from the largest and the smallest States in the Union arc spoken of with disrespect disres-pect by their constituents becau-se of allegations of a like character. If the revelations of the past few weeks continue con-tinue two-thirds of the senate may b3 shown to have been elected by bribery and fraud. The incoming senators seem to be no better than thoso who are already in the senate. Patterson, of South Carolina, Car-olina, is accused of the offenses of which Caldwell and Harlan and Thayer are such conspicucus examples. B;gy, whjis to be the new senator from Missouri, is similarly charged. Jones, who is to succeed Nye, of Nevada, is also in a like category. Political affiliations affili-ations seem to make ao ditference among political corruptiooists. Republicans Re-publicans and democrats are both willing wil-ling tj buy and be bought. Tho senate sen-ate is a body wh:eh shows ew-ry appearance ap-pearance of sanctity on tho surface, hut an unlucky investigation icveuls the sin which is beneath. There may be honor among thieves, but there do longer seems to be honor among scaz tors. How Ioc are their crina to con'inne? Wheo is the day of punishment punish-ment to come? Unless the honest and : honorable men who yet remain in the : senate take hold of the culprit in that i body and expel thctn from the senate ham be r, tow of them will get even ! parson Ncwruio to ecdorwj ihm j hen?-ifter. Harlan cou'd scarcely eet J another c:rcu:ar from h;m now. Not : only the ignominy of ex;iu'.-ioa but the ! uu.imiuv of the poattcLv' i-y, cu-t fjl ' U'W enmes .ike tbre. No staiion is too b'ch to mike it hut a s'ep from ' pr;-iud ouio'al po-itira to the ecdufa. prison. If a lew of thec dba-td and depraved ?eG;ors are taken from thiir ' a: in the senate to the crobler-.' 1 sta..s ot the A.oany pr.iieaiiiry wj j hal: hear Ii-ss of p.-.'Uiti! corru'i c, 1 and the purchase of amb ja:on b senatorial eaca: 3aes wi.l be ui-coc- I tinued. New York Herald. t |