The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-28

What has become of Thomas Mast Where
il the caricaturist OF the Journal Of Cicilizd-
ton During the Presidential campaign, there
was not week in which he did not caricature
Mr. Greeley with all manner OF broadness and
coarseness. There was not week in which
he did not do his utmost to Willy such men AZ
Senator's Trumbull, Schurz, Sumner. and
others, who had not been guilty OF particle
pating in the prevailing corruptions, and who
had not committed any political offense graver
than that Of presuming to act and think for
themselves in political matters, and to protest
against these very coruptions. For such pre-
symptoms as these, MIR. Thomas Mast did not
hesitate to employ his pencil in the congenial
work Of vilifying them with an almost internal
malignity. and of pandering to the very lowest
passions Of partisan strife. The journal pub
lished i'm the interests of civilization did not
hesitate to send them broadcast, and make
what profit it could ont of them. II Mr..
Thomas Mast, however, could so successfully
malign public men where the caricature was
purely and simply al atrocous libel and IL the
Journal of Civilization could publish and edi-
torially explain and indorse such ibels, surely
we have right to expect that the same artist
and journal shall unite their efforts in n vigor-
GUS protest against the corruption and wicked
ness prevailing in high places, where they are
officially proven. The readers of that paper
have a right to expect that the iniquities OF
Credit Mobilier shall be publicly rebuked, and
that such men az Cakes Ames, John b. Alley,
Schuyler Cofax, Patterson, Bingham, Harlan,
and Pomeroy, and others, shall not be allowed
to escape scot Free while the men whose hands
are clear Of brides, who have never been con-
nected directly or indirectly with Credit Mo-
bilier, and against whose regulations for
honesty not q suspicion has been raised, have
been exposed for months to IN incessant
stream Of pictorial and billingsgate. Tho
failure to improve this opportunity il not at
all to the credit of Mr.. Thomas Mast, still less
to the credit of his employers, the Messrs.
Harper. II shows that Mr.. Thomas Mast and
the Messrs. Harper are guilty Of sneaking
hypocrisy. 1t shows that they stand ready to
malgn and outrage the character Of every
man who presumes to think differently from
them in matters Of politics ana religion, and to
cover ND the crimes of those who are political
or religious friends. 1t shows that MIR.
Thomas Nast's talents can be hired for very
dirty work. 1t shows that corruption and
malfeasance in Office stand in no danger from
Mr.. Nast's pencil, 80 long as they are COM
mitted by his friends. 1t shows that the
Messrs. Harper print newspaper only in the
interests Of a certain faction, and that they
stand ready to compound the millions OF any
one adhering to that faction. 1t shows that
the civilization. OF which Hdrper's Weekly
boastingly proclaims itself the exponent. is 9
| compound made up Of system Of politics and
morality which are not incompatible with COR
ruption, bribery. and official depravity. From
such civilization az this, and from such
representatives of civilization as MIR. Thomas
Mast and the Messrs. Harper. good Lord de
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