Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-11-11
A Rap at Mr.. Evarts.


Col j Fairfax Mclaughlin, Of New York
City, well known TO many Of our citizens and
whom it will be remembered made US stir
ring speech Just before the October Elections,
made one Of his most telling speeches at the
monster demonstration at Tammauy Hall on
Thursday night Of last week Mr. McLaugh-
lin has taken a very active part in the cam
paigu speaking in New Jersey aud elsewhere,
rs well as at home in New York lie paid his
respects TO Mr. Eyarts on Thursday evening in
the following singing aud caustic style, as re-
ported by the Ne,r York Express:
think it was Edmund Burke who said that
the practice of law had a tendency to make
men minds more acute than liberal, and the
speech Of Mr.. Vim. NJ. Eyaris delivered at the
Cooper Institute, furnishes a pointed ilustra-
ton of the truth Of the remark. Mr. Eyarts
was retained by some Republican politicians
who carry on the business Of banking in this
city, e. make this speech for them, and wheih-
n the usual retaining fee which the gentleman
knows Us well how to exact was waived, for
the contingent fee 70 follow lin the event of
The election Of Governor Hayes in the shape Of
a CaJ.uet portfolio OF a Foreign Mission,
shall not too curiouSly inquire. The hired
euloeist Of Henry Ward Beecher cannot iDiure
the Democratic party by his abuse. Last year
be stood on the same platform where he figured
last light aud denounced Grant as a military
deSpot and usurper. lie denounced Sheridan 5
invasion Of Louisiana as a deadly blow at the
cardinal principles Of liberty. The echoes Of
that deuuuCiatiou seemed to ring still through
the wall, Of Cooper Institute when the same
voice was raised 70 mock them, and 20 make
good men feel ashamed for the versatile advo-
cate. The papers which attributed dishonest
motives @ Mr.. Eyarts's deuuRciition OF the
Republican party ia 1915 aud imputed it to
the suured temper OF pace-hunter whom the
President had disappointed. came out this
morning In Mysteries of praise over the mild
lpOState who bad recauted the opinion that the
military should not be used in time of peace.
10 was melancholy sight, fellow-citizeus, to
see this ingenious lawyer spending his strength
90 defend party which Is strargling South
Carolina % death with the same strong hand
with which 1t struck down louisiana two
years ag1, and against which Mr. Eyarts iLen
made ringing protest.
leave that gentleman TO settle it with his
honor whether the attitude he has taken before
this community is consistent or patriotic, mau-
Iy or straightforward. Ii the uSinuatiuns he
made against Mr. TIldcn had any foundation
90 Justify them, then they should not have been
uttered as hali-fJrmei hints with sly wiuks
and cunning mods aud mysterious shru.s,
which seems 20 imply: " il | chose 10 speak
but no will not; | know a great deal that
I must not tell Mr. TIlden Is ucighbor Of
niue, and II does not become a man like me
% speak III Of my LcighbOrS Now, my lel-
low-ci,izeus, if Mr.. Evarts is afraid TO sheer
himself, he ought not teach the rest 10 DO it
That sort Of thing might be expected m q cam
pliEn supplement of the Times. or from the
,psoi'he temagngue Blaine, but il Is unworthy
~ h'gh-miudcd gentleman, aud utterly des-
titute a. the quality # courage. In another
part ID his speech the attorney for the Repub-
ucau BANKERS tells Us Mr.. Tlien is an excellent
NAN 70 crush Tweed and Democratic thieves.
but tlat 10 would I've a calamity o. take him
ont uf tins State where he has done s0 much
good. aud 20 send him 10 Washington where
he would De- So much harm Now, fellow
citizens. IChalleuge Bob luctrSoll, the most
blatant cutpurse who has appeared on the Re
publican stump daring this deamGtory cam
pli.u. o. utter o Usausr or more cOwardly
speech than that, Set let me assure Mr.
EyartS that Mr. Tiiieu has higher quarry in
view than 70 split hairs with Mr.. Beechers
ap.hg.St When be cut Of Tweed he only
cut oii branch Of the spreading evil Of cor
uptSIu. BE la, the axe now 20 the root. and
lo tie giant tree topples 10 It's lall 1t is not
he man now but the system he is after. fear
Mr. Evpr's y going 60 have another eye-opeu.
er Tweed was a great rogue and the captain
sc baud ct rugues. but Grau,jsm. the parent
stem. the Republican party has not only like
Tweed encouraged stealing but Ike the old
Greeks 10 has made god oi theft The next
time this latest convert and disciple % Grant
ism goes into the Radical pagoda to pray. be
viii probably find that the icouoclast has been
there before him, and that he has shattered
.ut1 clay the divinity which he has come to
worship. Fe,low-cjlizeus let Us bag the idols
mex Tuesday. and Mr. Ij.jen will take care
Of the iG1hturs