New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-02

to her intelligence She rarely has opportunity to
form them at rst-hand and sheis usually Zoo mucn
preoccuped to form them at all. She must take
them rcady-made. Shame, then, to MINISTER'S anu
nofessors that Satan can find nothing betterhan for
their idle hands to scatter such scandalous gossip
among conscientious patriotic and intelligent
women!
Maiden most perfect, lady of light. how do you
know that most men who go to Washington are Dad'
or become so while theref Consider the hlles-the
Massachusetts, men, General Devens, Senators Da"eS
and Hoar, Messrs Boutwell,. Rice, Harris, NorcroSs'
Clahin and the scores of others who go 10 ashlhs
ton-do you know whether these men became pau
before or after they went to washington nav
Won any personal knowledge that they are Dad u'
allf
you arc are sure that some of the professors and
ministers are Lones-so am /. The brilliant ana De-
,o,,cd Professor Rarbour. who went down into the
wilderness of the Penobscot to the long lament OIL
Massachusetts,. and has since been caught and cap
tured by the Connectcuts, is prize for Yale mag
niGcent enourh TO neutraliZe hundred Professor
Weirs. Eut think that Connecticut to-day mas
more ministers OH trial for murder than " asn-
ington has politicians he sure that Ju''
a. large proportion of honest men 20
70 Washington as remain outside no"
is il that the good men are so mistaken III Is pe
cause they take no more thought to the FORMING vi
their political opinions than you do But you ha'o
d right not to take thought and they nave Don''
You are modest and private and only care 10 ie'in'
They are arrogant and public and assume 10 'eaon'
Yet they utter their rash CONGRATULATIONS anu ''o
superficial morality and their wanton rnhor WIZ"
no more pains to discriminate between iace anu n'
ton between certainty and probability, than II they
were writing fairy story. With single peii-strohe
they plumber of character thousands OF thorieilo"
citizens rs calmly and cOolly If character had ho
value and politicians no rights which rehglonists
ale bound 70 respect. When a man represents 'no
common legislator" of this country sltuhg Ill SEQ
sion with his feet on his desk and his nat OH n''
head and scowling with ardent hatred OF froiessoi
WeIr's superior manners ana educat'on' "
difference does il make to any sober hiinu "n''0i
he received his diploma from West Point or the
corner grocery
lido not quite see through what door " Bob lnger-
sov walks into this discussion but since he Is ie'
me say that The Nation newspaper reports " that
tho,c il not n man of more scrupuous honesty on
earth than Robert G. Iugersoll that in private lie
his record is without reproach that he has the full
confidence and admiration of all who know nm,
wh,teycr their politics or religion" / know noth-
inc contradictory to this report. All that know
of Mr. InCersoll confirms it, For courtesy beheVe
he is superior to those Christian gentlemen VINO
have taught you to call him Bob. For honesty 1
believe he s superior to those religious editors VINO
love ana make a lie and call protests against Their
deed "sneers at evangelical religion" As an ortho-
dox teacher do not believe in Inn at all but as
warning TO orthodox teachers of the result upon
vigorous, original, and untamed mind of hypocrisy
and falsehood practised in the name of the Lord
believe in him profoundly. GAIL HAMILTON