New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-22

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| by n mob because it is easier for camel to pass
| through the eye of needle than for rich man to
enter into the kingdom of heaven is ingenious II not
convincing. The evidence acoumuiates that these
leht-headed reformers are hungerDg for an oppor-
tunity to open aggressive war against prop'I'y'
and people who have earned money and saved IL
may as we'll understand that the industrious and
prudent are held to be the real criminal classes
under the new dispensation The part
played by the Federal troops last Summer
in checking the sudden and somewhat violent re-
distribution of National wealth. proved that the
regular army is the most potent influence that can
be used to obstruct such benefcent projects and 1t
must encourage Mr. Hewitt to know that his efforts
to cripple the force and efficiency of the army have
the fullest sympathy and approval of all those phi
lanthropists who favor an even divide all around.
When clergyman is accused of a well-meant but
abortiye attempt to make away with the wife OF his
bosom by course of slow poison, pursued for weeks
with deliberate and cold-blooded and unreentlng
cruelty it is quite natural that his trial should be
the focus of very considerable popular inter-
est. But the energy displayed day AFTER
day by the numerous spectators III the
Hudson County courtroom IN their efforts 10 get
down TO the bottom facts in the VOsburgh case, is,
after ALL little uncommon. OF necessity the de-
tails and surroundings of such case are not of the
ceanest and ladies are sometimes so constituted
that they would shrink from doing their
whole duty rs listeners and learners under
the peculiar embarrassmepts Of the situation. The
women, however. who are assisting at this par
ticuIar trial are moulded of more heroic metal.
They come early IN the morning. they seize and
possess the front seats, they bring their lunches
with them, and they sit it out until the last
word and gesture have been apprehended, en-
during with uninching fortitude in their
search after truth all the indelicacies which
are discharged from the witness-bOx under the re-
morseless questioning Of the lawyers. Such brave,
not TO say brazeu devotion to duty seems to call for
the special notice of the public.
There was young statesman named Potter,
Who said, Let us make it hotter
For President Hayes, and endeavOr to raise
From the White House that lmpudent sQuatter."
SO he went and consulted with Randall,
Who sad "That's not easy to handle,
For fear we'll be building house for Sam Tilden,
Aud that game is not worth the candle"
But, says Potter, THE sessions most over,
And we've all been so damaged by Glover,
That the only thing left is to charge Hayes with
theft,
Or bring suit in an action of troyer."
Then they got all their workers and takers
Assembled together in caucus
And gave the Fraud yell. and said Wen raise-wel
Anythng-so they shan't baulk u.s."
Then the caucus rose mp and applaudcd
The vote that had just been recorded,
TIL some one said, " Hark! comes from Gramercy
Park
A voice, saying Pm the Defrauded.P
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