The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-18
The Teller Show.

There is in session at the Custom
House in this city, u committee of
the United States Senate, composed
Of tho Republican Senators Teller,
Cameron and kirkwood and the Dem
"cratic Senators Bailey and Garland.
The majority OF this committee is
Republican, and hence controls its
action entirely. As it By prcconcert.
cd arrangement with the United
States district attorney, u large num-
Der Of witnesses bad been subpNnaed
before the United States grand jury
from the remote country parishes.
These witnesses, Of course, are Re-
publican. There il no notice to the
Democrats of this investigation, hence
no opportunity given to rebut the
malicious, drilled Custom. House wit.
nesscs. These Senators are all law.
ycrs; they are familiar with u prin.
ciplc, as ancient as Magma Cbarta it..
self, that the accused shall I've con-
fronted with bis accusers. Here it is
reversed, for tue accused people are
from 300 to GOO miles away.
A little whisky kcg labeled Horne
moves about the Custom House, pre-.
pares the puns and bon mots for the
African clowns, while Teller, as
skiIlful riDg.master, is careful that
no rude interruption shall take place,
in the shape Of questions, to test
whether there is the shadow of a
shade ola truth retailed by any men,
bers Of this stock company, run at
the expense of the government. The
funds for the committee were surrep.
titiously distracted from another an.
preparation. The fables and Mun>
chaser tales are occasionally relieved
BY pious ejacula ions of the clowns.
Religion is made to take its part in
this verbiage Of stuff. No wonder
many Of the performers retire from
the ring dripping with perspiration
from their exploits. Although well
drilled for the occasion, like other
performers, they occasionally. make .
slip in the parts. Like that witness
yesterday, who, in bic direct recital,
stated he saw forty.nine armed M en-
By the clear light Of tho moon, in his
after rehearsal stated the moon was
low and it was quite dark, anc could
not give the name of the leader.
A member of the committee mott.
cling this discrepancy, asked him to
give the name of the leader, which he
refused to give. Teller cav the dis.
crepancy and, therefore, thought it
unnecessary. Mr.. Cameron, however,
thought that tho witness had said 90
much no might a. we'll tell all, and
then tho witness gave the name.
Mr.. Teller will keep on with his
farce, no doubt, feeling that he is do.
ing good work, and will soon displacc
Blaine from the command of the sta).
warts. If he 10 DESTROYS Of a serious
investigation instead of this farce, let
him lay down q programme which
will take away its star chamber char.
acter. Give both sides q hearing /; let
tho people who are being maligned
and villifiod by these chicken thieves,
burners and murderers,
ready to swear away the character
asd lives Of honest men, have an op-
portunity to confront these swift wit.
nesses, to rebut their narrowing and
blood -cardliug tales, aud show IN
The character Of Homes pupils. Let
tho investigation he conducted as a
judicial inquiry and not - . farce,
long drawn ont. OF such tho coun-
by 10 weary and We are 90 accustom.
ID to them, that they no longee dis
turb tho peace Of mind Of any seDsi,
bio Louislanaian. Familiarity breeds
contempt, and the long list Of politi>
:al Investigations has long since bred
} contempt for anything Of that kind
here. We tell Teller that the man
1ef he IL conducting this investiga>
ion will result in only one thing,
hat is, = fresh crowd Of Louisiana
politicians in Washington, demand.
og place in consideration Of their
'erviees in getting up this show in
The om-Houso. For through
|uat such performances q these, tie
srowd Of louisiana oliceholders have
multiplied into host, whose deprc.
1ations On the State and country arc
IKE loo grasahOppor constituenta Of
Ne. Teller, which leave nothide but
lesolation 10 their track.--N. @.
Democrat. -
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