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Political Corruption in the Cities

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 8, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 32.

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Political Corruption in the Cities

The political corruption and official conniving with criminals revealed from time to time in connection with some of our leading municipalities is startling indeed. The country was astounded not very long ago by the revelations made regarding the system of graft carried on in the leading city of the Pacific Coast, and now there comes to light very strong probability if not actual proof of a similar condition of affairs in the leading city of the Eastern Coast. The condition of affairs being unmasked in New York City through the energetic efforts of the district attorney are of a nature calculated to show the terrible state of depravity that exists in some of our large cities at the present time. When those who are set for the upholding of the law and for the apprehension of criminals join league with them, and attempt their defense, profiting by their ill-gotten gains, the situation is deplorable indeed. And such conditions are coming to be characteristic of the time. They point a lesson to the student of the prophetic Word.