New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15


are associated large lackey army, conf
posed Of editors, orators, sycOphants and an ig-
norant, brutal mass who, like HeSsians, serve for
money. On the other side are slowly gathering all
who devote their capital brains or muscle TO pro-
| ducing wealth." We regret to learn, though, that
| the money Ognrchy "gnash their teeth with rage"
and their lackoy press pours ceaseless streams Of
| Shiny SANDER" on "those who are rousng the
| people to think" For presume the orator him
self Is Of those who are rOnsing tho people to
think" Perhaps If he knew what they were think
| ing about him he would be crashing his teeth
with rage But what we wont to know about the
above. classification is which is it that Mr. De La
Matyr is devoting to producing wealth ~" oapi-
tai ~ "brains ~ or "muscleP
The freshmen of the College Of the City Of Now
York print newspaper. Some time ago 1t was pro-
posed to print in that newspaper rather free criti
cism of the way In which elocution is taught, or is
not taught, In the institution. The faculty inter-
fercd and suppressed tho newspaper On Tuesday
last the freshmen, in spite Of the interdict, pub
lisLed it with the obnoxious article In cOnspcu-
GUS place. We have read the production which has
given 80 much trouble, and nothing in it
which should agitate the mind of the faculty. 1t is
a rather commonplace statement Of the advantages
OF oratory, aud further assertion that the art of
speaking is neglected In the college. 1t is neg
lected however in most colleges, and there Ii no
particular reason why the New-YOrk College fac
ulty should be sensitive upon the subject. At tho
same tIme we do not profess to defend students
who disObey the orders of those to whom they owe
perfect obedience II n lad does not like the way
In which his college is governed, let him leave it
and seek Some other institution more to his mind;
but while he remains IN it let him be obedient
New occasions raise new law questions; and 1t is
n OF strange that wallllngmatches have got intOtbe
courts. Lately. Richard II. Nichols went to Glcn's
Falls, N. Y, to train David HOag, pedestrian who
had entered match at that place. HoaR was ailing
when he went into the race but no won IL. Two
DAYS after he died. His trainer, Nichols, has been
arrested upon the charge that he urged Hoag beyond
his strength during the walk. 1t is stated that the
Grand Jury will be asked to indIct Nichols for muir
der in the first degree This is all nonsense. The
offence if there any, could not possibly be
sidered rs anything but mild form Of manslaugh-
ter and 1t IS doubtful whether it could legally be re-
Qartled by tho Court as so much as that. Nichols
could have had no lelonious desire to kill Hoagi on
the contrary, bis paramount desire must have been
TO keep him alive. His judgment may have been
bad; he may have been criminally reckless, and
may have rendered himself liable to some penalty;
but most certainly he did not commit murder in tho
first degree.
Judge Nixon, in sentencing DR.. Andrew J. Park,
one of the Lewis will consplrators in Trenton, on
Tuesday, made a good point. He told the Doctor
that his being man OF intelligence and education
and member Of learned profession was an ag-
gravation of his offence. rather than reason for
lighter sentence than that imposed upon his fellow
conspratoTs. AS this Is the exact truth and demon
strates ITSELF 1t Is gratifying to know that courts Of
law have found IL out There was time when q
man occupying good position in society. either
through his wealth or his education certainly did
have better chance Of escaping the penalty Of hts
crimes than one both poor and ignorant. That
time, IL is now reasonably certain. has gone BY We
may congratulate ourselves therefore, upon the ad.
vance of substantial justice and upon moro Impair
tial enforcement Of the law.
Mr.. Murat Halstead is In Washington giving the
thif5-term advocates there some very unpalatable
facts TO digesb. According to the correspondent Of
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