The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-29


that "TnE WASHINGTON Critic, which
had hitherto led the fray in behalf of tho
Starroutc conspirators, has maintained an
ominous silence since the accession of Pres.
ident Arthur. What does this mcan?"
THE CRITIC rejects the assertion that II
has ever led any fray" Gin behalf of
any conspirators, Star-routc " or other.
wise. All that THE CRITIC has ever said
touching the alleged Star.routc "prosccu.
tions" it would have said touching any
other prosecutions" conducted in the
same manner. We have never objected to
the fact of these proceedings. Our criticism
has been leveled solely at the mode of their
conduct, the methods applied and the in
strumentalities selected.
President Arthur has as yet had no op.
portunity to signify his understanding
ofthc meaning of the word justice. We as
sumo, believing him to be an honorable
man, that he desires the powers of his Ad-
ministration to be directed to the lcgiti-
mate ends of justice, through recognized and
respectable channels of judicial procedure.
Far from being disposed to criticise such n
course we arc ready and anxious to COM
mend and sustain it.
IT, however, the saturnalia of pcrsecu-
tion, perjury and blackmail, which for four
months has disgraced the name of American
justice under the auspices of symposium
of iniamy known as Cook & Gibson's Bureau
of Subornation, should be pcrpetuated, but
it will not be, and hence there is no use
pursuing that branch of the subject.
What we hope and expect to see is fair
inquest by an impartial grand jury, under
direction ofa prosecutor who has no per-
sonal malice to subscrve and no private
vengeance to wreak. What we do not want
and do not expect to sec is the tremendous
artillery of the Federal judiciary given over
into the hands of notoriously infamous
desperadocs, to be employed irrespective of
law or of fact for the destruction of any and
all persons who may have rendered them
selves obnoxious to the aforesaid dcspcradoes
by refusing to respond to their demands for
blackmail or by exposing their characters
and projects.
This is the meaning Of our "ominous
silence" Nothing else.
THE PLOT THICKENs. The next thing
to be violently seized is the nomination of
the next Democratic National Convention,
and Uncle Samuel is said to be laying his
venerable pipe. Artists out in indianapolis
have been engaged in fixing things up to
their mutual satisfaction. Whenever you
want to set the knees of an Indiana Repub-
lican in rapid oscillation, just mention the
name of s. ]. Tildcn. The aforesaid Re.
publican will shake like the weeks wash in
high gale. He never has recovered from
the panic caused by Uncle Samuel's magnif-
cent management Of that State in 1876, and
whenever he wants to see banshees and APP
partitions of the political order s. ]. II. is the
first ghost that rises up.
The latest story Of doom comes from the
fact that several weeks ago stranger regis
tered at one of the indianapolis hotels. His
business card bore the inscription "Charles
McLouth, Palmyra, N. Y, Counselor, etc"
He appeared to be very anxious to sec Mr..
Hendricks, and could not repress his annoy
ance when he heard of that gentleman's
absence in the East. Mr.. McLouth said his
business was very pressing and he would
await the return of "Indiana's favorite SON y
He approached a supposed confidential
friend of the latter and asked him indi.
directly what were Mr.. Hendricks inten-
tions regarding future political action, etc
When nOn-committal reply was given, he
said that he had come to Indiana in the
interests of Mr.. Tilden, to endeavoi
to effect, if possible, reconciliation be-
tween him and Mr.. Hendricks, so that har.
mony in the party might be preserved and
the personal interests of each might be ad.
vanced. He said that Mr.. Tilden was laying
| his plans to secure the nomination of his party
for President in 1884, and as preliminary
step he intended to secure tho nomination
for Governor of New York next year, and
show that he was the only Democrat who
could carry that State. If an arrangement
could be made between him and Mr.. Hen
bricks, the old ticket could be easily renom
mated, and, he thought, elected Mr.. Nc
Louth did not get to see Governor Hen
dricks, as he was Obliged to depart for tn,
East before the latter reached home but ht
expressed his intention of coming back
again.
Having some faith left in the politica
acumcn of S. J, T., whatever notion W,
may entertain of his methods, it is no
likely that this aged man will begin at thi
late day to go hunting with brass band
When he wants to talk with Hendricks
he'll build an underground telegraph wire
aud he'll be Mt the eastern end of the in
strument himself. When the distinguished
Mr.. McLouth announced that he came will
q flag of truce from one Tilden to Indiana
favorite son, he practically stated that h
was fraud.
A broader Man Than Believed.
Senator Ben Hill.
~ believe Gen. Arthur to be mucl
broader tnun he hua pra1ff r.