The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-30
THE San Fsraucisro Tragedy
ia 20 FPyeay1laR.. /

lt7p assassination M hsiN"SH'
canitsiate ND tise Wofkingnsn4
ticket ffr the 3Gslynriity ni 1s;lI
francisco, illustrates tire wicked
mess ofreviTinn nd -sc=,Rdsils. ThT'
tvlyesirs ago the mamie WAS brought
into priblic inniirr I'D connection
with a Charge ,dfIinmnrzifty, never
pnyen, lint resting Dn crircuns'
stances never satisfactorily te1
,t,i=iinei. Observation-Disclosures
ail,iucetl and aill liiit.
! details of lthettaisil, We're lribissiteo
far and wide, lis%csirsseiit twas uIiel Df
THESE chuuch scandals Within Tiv-'I
9eeats apptar to least ,npnn, anu
wiIicha naercsnary press dfiiisttes
I,nJpnn ito gsiiify II hast public aP-
petite. Like ali sscstndaIs of the
kind il had Its transient INT 4geB-
.sral rnntoriety. Kallnch Iremnyed
iron New Engls.ud Ito the West
and scDntlnnediin tile exercise Ol
|. Observation-Disclosures Uneshatinw
pf,tiie scandal .fullrweii him, but
Observation-Disclosures Hiss ffnliles and
the ci,srrgesltnvwii they gavelrise
do uur,t sseem to have intsrfered
witil his success there rur ssuibss-
gnently iu BAN EraHniseu. Like
very many uiiier New Epgiand
preachers af tiTtt era iIewiss hlz.fi !
.uns partisan of the rHnil.sltsgery
tfactinu, and pSetl ttiielpniptttforgID-
iitiesi entls with telling effect III
-seems that the clerical Tpill,ician
retsiiuetl the little ,if Reverend,
and with ii the fierce auil Wirnl-lt
style nf political discussion l'ean
liar no !.IsenHilpitT l',,iiticlansut Ne"
Englamltw-titycoritllirtyy wears f,g:l..
The attack tInaiie npnn linn
thmnsh his teariy record Was mot
legiIimnte. 1t wasnn ,if the Ivy
gnnesifuf notwithstanding ,~honItl.
not De nn1t III Ii~rpartiy at this IIate
peri0d. Pruais suf Ills gnilt or no
nncence lcniild not now lie Ihat.
Even II once guilty of very gross
lmmufailty, Charity. iif mot ,strict
jnstice. requires tthut lie should he.
lndgebIl,yitiie general Lenufsea,fliiis.
subsequent lie. Even ifwhstt WAS
alleged thirty YEATS ago op the
utller siiufe aif the enntiueltt WAS
ifne, the tep-tiliun ttf the changes
in ssSan Ffaiieisc, becomes III this
time little ID tier than "a lmallclons
libel. Gootl morals demand that.
men lie permitted Ito anti,ve She
memory af Youthful f,,liies. Ut isI
not ccnudneliye 10 peace aud .g,Wt.
order ihi,t u umauss early error
slonld he thrown iin Ibis teeth to
the last day atf his lille. Dit rs M.
melclfnl tto call mp the ghost ,of AN
antique scandal 10 Ihaulit the VIC
tim 10 his grave. irhe anger of
KalIodh and liz better rretort are
not strange. The Indignation of
the pasty supporting hun is not
TO lbe wondered at. The ATTACK
was not without pfovocation, lint
20 EpfoVucati"n will Justify the
journalist iin tearing open old
wounds, or M feVigiug scandals of
a past .g'aneration, or no iliiadken-
ing the memory of the dead.
Tile Observation-Disclosures Plea
iNnne,deserves genefaland ltilonglIt-
full consideration. Me are glad TO
see that similar sentiments have
been expressed by other southern
.iournlls. The signs oftthe times
indicate a rapidly approaching day
when men everywhere will extend
tveach other lfllat charity they 80
much need themselves, and when
the human Multnfes which have no
lhigilersaim ithanaonrey on dhefrail-
ties and serrors tof human Nature
will have tlevIp from sight forever.
a PR0MIaEST BRoRHR ARHRsr-
Ep.-Mark Quail, ~ prominaut
Gafordelet street broker, HAS inst
been arrested for d number of
fran n. Eubegzlamaut lis The
scharge. ~. City Item.
Where ARE seven candidates gfor
Sheriff taf Claiborne pnriah an
ponneed 10 tue Guardian, and She
editor says they have all paid
up ten dollars each. Opalonsas