Финансист

Chapter LII

           

           Thename,ofGeorgeW.StenerhadbeencalledbytheclerkandCowperwooddidnotquiteunderstandwhyhewasbeingdetained,buthesoonlearned.Itwasthathemightheartheopinionofthecourtinconnectionwithhiscopartnerincrime.Thelatter’srecordwastaken.RogerO’Mara,theIrishpoliticallawyerwhohadbeenhiscounselallthroughhistroubles,stoodnearhim,buthadnothingtosaybeyondaskingthejudgetoconsiderStener’spreviouslyhonorablecareer.

           "GeorgeW.Stener,"saidhishonor,whiletheaudience,includingCowperwood,listenedattentively."Themotionforanewtrialaswellasanarrestofjudgmentinyourcasehavingbeenoverruled,itremainsforthecourttoimposesuchsentenceasthenatureofyouroffenserequires.Idonotdesiretoaddtothepainofyourpositionbyanyextendedremarksofmyown;butIcannotlettheoccasionpasswithoutexpressingmyemphaticcondemnationofyouroffense.Themisapplicationofpublicmoneyhasbecomethegreatcrimeoftheage.Ifnotpromptlyandfirmlychecked,itwillultimatelydestroyourinstitutions.Whenarepublicbecomeshoneycombedwithcorruptionitsvitalityisgone.Itmustcrumbleuponthefirstpressure.

           "Inmyopinion,thepublicismuchtoblameforyouroffenseandothersofasimilarcharacter.Heretofore,officialfraudhasbeenregardedwithtoomuchindifference.

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