The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-24

A REPORTER, who recently had an
interview with Mr.. Elizabeth Tilton,
.ays that she has grave look on her
wrinkled face. which shows marks Of
intense suffering IN every feature.
On the other hand, Bcecher. who de.
siroyed her happiness and brought re.
proach on her for life, is pctted by
his flock and worshipped by the Re.
publican party. It is always that way.
The scoundrel who causes the sin re.
tains his place in the estimation Of his
fellows, while she, who is far more
sinned against than SHINING, isshunned
and ierred at, even by those who de.
light TO honor the former. We do
not for moment intend TO excuse
Mrs. Tiltons terrible sin, although her
hero.worship may have gotten posses.
sion Of her better impulses, but we DO
intend to say that the society which
upholds the one and despises the other
is rotten to the core, and until the
same reproach and ostricism is visited
on the man as on the woman, weak
women will continue to be lured from
their high estate.
THE House has passed bill appro-
priating fifty millions Of dollars to pay
pension claims. These claims continue
to increase, notwithstanding it has
been nearly sixteen years since the
war closed and great number of them
are fraudulent. The officer having
the payment eff these claims admits
that over FIVE millions were wrongful
ly paid out last year, but we have
heard of no measures being taken
against these regularly organized
swindlers. A soldier who fought
through the late war and came out
without a wound and in better health
than when he enlisted. told us the
other day that he hal been approach
ell by man, who proposed to him
that if he would make application for
pension, he would furnish the wit
nesses to swear that he was entitled to
it, provided he would pay him GER
tain contingent fee. We were I'M
able to get the name of the scamp,
but we intend that he shall be exposed.
JoHN $. WISE, who ran against his
cousin, Geo. ID. Wise, on the Read
iuster ticket in the Richmond, Va,
District, and was badly defeated, comes
to the front and remarks that "Hamp-
ton and his ilk caused the late Demo
cratic disaster" and adds that ait is
pity that such men were not killed in
the war We are not disposed to
take issue with Mr.. Wise on that
point, but il comes with exceedingly
bad grace from a man who attempted
to divide the regular Democratic vote
OF Virginia, which, had he been sue
cessful, would have given the State to
Garfield. Mr.. Wise would do well TO
remain silent until he sees the error
Of his own way, repents of his terrible
sin, and returns TO the folds of the
party he recently sought to over
throw.
The Court Of Appeals has affirmed
the decision sentencing John Wonder
hide to death for killing little negro |
girl, in Shelby county, Judge Hargis
is.enting. II now devolves on the
Governor TO set the day for his execu-
ton, and if he does not allow his feel
ings to get away with his judgment,
as he nearly always does, the time
will be set in the next thirty days.
Nonderhide is a hardened criminal
and deserves death on more than one
count.
We HOPE the bill introduced in
Congress to make the trade dollar a
legal tender will be passed. It's pres
ent fascinating value has made it a
source of speculation by men who buy
them where the banks fix their value
At 30 cents and sell them in localities
where they readily pass as dollar.
The Government should protect its
own currency and besides it is seven
Dr. eight grains heavier than the IDOL
ar of our Daddies."
WHEN you hear preacher or other
public speaker say that lowing to the '
ateness of the hour, ! will detain you ,
1ut a few minutes you can Just set
t down that he is lying-lyiDg will
ully and lying maliciously; and the
'est thing you can do is to put on ,
our hat and leave. We were caught {
" such promises recently; but burnt a
hid gathers no moss, and we wont J
et taken in any more.
CoNGREss has very properly set a
own on the scheme 10 create the office
T Assistant Secretary of War. The
ecretary himself has hardly enough
to keep himself amused, A
nd of course the proposed office b
ould be nothing less than a sinecure ii
nav an election fraud unauip1lafor ]