Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25
0OleW0eeAy Tela0P1lo Of she

se ~s0 oOss0 - Y0sOs o'oN~ VoVVs-
lug in ,hsss d.ys-eveots which give
the observer renewed confidence in hu-
,.snity; make hin. believe republican
government possible, and tend u con-
vase hiu that after Ill it IL prvb.bts
sh.s man u capable Of elf sovsrna,ent.
II h.d bse.'ue almost IN .x.um that
there was 10 la~ Tor large .mous,s 10
n,oseysd soatsoversy; that there Va
no puaishn.eat for criminals having
tr;ssds, money and political influences
It had bsoon,s positively fashionable to
default 10 tho hundreds Of thous.ads,
aud to steal from rich corporation. u
IN public oiios, va the rule and not
the exception. We cav ~ .dventu-
rousY .nkes peddler ssii insoW al stree,
with biz .pir.t,esl craft. His black Gag
with il deaths head aud crnsebvncs,
w.s proudly dauatsd; hs spared n*ith:
Of aks nor ssx; hs sse IT. defiance Ill
moral rules ; with shsmeiess rffrou,ry
hs passdsd 'his nliserssses; b. scattered
bis stolsu guild in reckless pro,u.iou !;
hs br,bsd Courts aud ds6sd the ia~ !;
he owned ~ opera hous- ~ display hts
eoastssass 10 isv"rits parts j.; b. owusd
sessn.crs in which oiivsrs, sailors and
musicians wore biz livery; hs died b.
the sssaasi.n's hsad bis slayer wss eou.
visssd, aud only escaped the gsilows t.
find 40 infamous four years III prison
'rh. Inv partly triumphsd after hard
contest.
A con, with brutal instinct, killed
biz father. Neither tears, NOR money,
nor family influence, nvr = mother :
love, noe Chss. O'Conur's great sb.l'ty
eosld save him from prison. It would
have been . grs.tsr triumph tor the
lsw 70 lave struggled the p.rr,oids with
hemp. Stiil it wss tr:umrh.
a drunken blsekguxrd slew . peace
i'll citiseu in street car aud w.s GU.
demoed BY CONSCIENTIOUS jury TO dis.
Money vss poured OUT like water; .h,
pres, the politicians, tue prsschsr,
wrvts aud begged aud prayed, but I'll
10 VAN. The law ,riuuphsd, aud the
''genelemau" was hung.
A "riug" robbsd Nov York ; it ".
w strong, % powerful. ~ .ud.eious,
that il despised The l.w. IL made
Courts and owned them. Il ruled Ii.
Legislature and made the laws. I,
governed the city, imposed taxes, col
leeesd and stole them. It granted
ftzsehisss and rssped the plundsr. la
The madness Of it, smoitivn it aspirsd
to u.asge the State, and even raised
iss wicket hopes ~ eoutro! the aation
This riog u shstesrsd aud brsksn. IL
chief i 40 inmate Of Blsck wells Isisud
prison. ais millions Of mossy, hu
strong guard Of ov~srdly friends. wsr.
insuA eisnt u ave HIM, who, ia the r.
rogsaes OF bic Infamous wealth, mad.
Up ensure trip TO- San Francisco bstwes
The tins Of indictment aud trial. Jhi
~ . spleudid triumph for the law
and IN evidence that when hvuss< ,nsu
make The saptsne effort there u iustics
sill lsit in the land.
The exposurs Of the Credit Mubilie,
swindle, extorted from "a unwilliu.
Congrss, aud wrung from = p.rti.nl
minority, dragged d,'wn many . spuri
oue p.sric+ TRIM bic dassling hight
aud public opinion 10 rsi'l wreskiux it,
vengeance on the offenders. One tr,a
has driven an United states Senator :.
tho po!'t;ci.n's last desperate necessity
that It resignation. O'hers follow h,'
example, aud " almost dare to hop
thst the time u again coming 70 tn
patioa when ito Senators aud lawn,
ken shall b chosen from sn,ong tn,
honest and able .,of the land; vhe,
Courts and judges shall b abOve ~.
pieioa; when bribery aud abuse n
p|ses shall no longer DO the rule 0
public Office; when gentlemen ms,
again take part IN politics. Good oit'
Gems may veil take confidence in view
, Of these triumphs Of the law aud in
dalee the hope that our country u'a,
regain somewhat Of the honesty. sinl
rlieity snd purity Of character ~hio|
distinguished the earlier days Of tn
republic.