Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-30
The Rindskopf Trial.

~ ~ AA' " 0ulo Case mas luTu lSuGu
an Illustration Of the sincerity of the
reformers IN crying ont against corrup-
ton. Rlndskopf was a reform candi-
date for congress- and therefore-ac-
cordlng to the reform papers-he must
be innocent OF any crime, and the pros
ecutlon of the case was persecution
it was a punishment for being refor
mer. From the first, without waiting
Tor any testimony, he has been pro-
nounced innocent by his political
friends. They charge that the jury
was packed, that the witnesses were
perjurers, that the whole thing was
/" Madison Regency Plot" The fact
is that there were twelve good men on
the jury, chat the usual challenges
were allowed, that four Of she ablest
lawyers In the state addressed the Jury
for the defense, two of whom were
republicans-and that the jury were
unanimous Further, one of the par
ties indicted, tried and convicted at
the same time was a government Off
Ger and republican. This assump-
tion of innocence, this charge ofregen-
cy plotting, and this defense of po-
litlcal friend because he is political
friend. serves as fresh illustration of
the manner in which democracy has al
ways stood between criminals of its
own faith and the claims of justice.
What the absolute degree of guilt
was as pertaining to the several parties
convicted, We don't know, and it is
matter of sincere regret to US perso-
nally that any guilt was charged or
proved. We have always an admira-
ton for Prince Sam, and are quite
free to believe that in the transaction
of his business he was governed by
the ordinary rules Of commercial mo.
rality as understood by those engaged
In the same business Col. Bull was
brave and brilliant soldier, who must
have allowed his friendships or his ne
cessities to swerve him from the strict
line of his duties. Still, violation of
law known 10 be law cannot be justi-
fed by any Of the pleas set up in the
case. Whether the parties guilty are
rich as Croesus, accomplished as ZAP
polo, or as brave as Caesar, cannot
change misdemeaners to virtues, nor
exempt them from the equal operation
of just laws Oshkosh Northwestern
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Our MILITARY AsYLuMs.-The
Board Of Managers Of the Military
Asylum for Disabled Volunteers held
a meeting at Washington on the zlst,
at which the managers were nearly all
present. The Chief Justice, who is an
e1 o6Scio member Of the Board. was
also in attendance The Board will
ask Congress to appropriate 81 900, 900
for the maintenance of the Soldiers
Homes during the ensuing year. 1t
is stated that the Homes are filled
with disabled soldiers, and that more
applications are received this winter
than ever before One of the results
of the law passed last winter, to admit
soldiers of the Mexican war, has been
to bring into the asylum quite large
number rebel soldiers. There is no
doubt entertained that in three or four
years proposal will be directly made
to take care of the disabled soldiers of
the rebel army. Some of the Board
Managers go so far as to say that
there would be no affections to ad m it
the rebels, SO that they have no doubt
but that law will ultimately be pas
ted putting them on the same footing
in equality as those of the Union army.
Prince Bismarck has moved in the
German Federal Council that an ex-
tradition treaty be concluded with the
United States, which shall replace all
similar treaties now existing between
this country and the various German
Governments
A. W. Redges, Postmaster at Ian
caster, KY, was shot and killed in his
Office last Monday night by Ebenizer
Hho IL