The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-29
H',.e Tllaen max sai.-.
WHY wooDronD DID NOT FOLLOW
THEM UP.

A special dispatch to the Observe
from Washington yesterday intimate
that Hayes had determined to let th
appointment of officials IN the place
of United States District Attornc
Woodford and Marshals Payne AM
McDougall 90 over to Garfield. Thi
is the general impression IN Capita
circles. On the other hand, the Brook
YIN Eagles Washington correspondent
reports belief that Hayes has moi
yet decided about Woodford's case
and gives as his authority the statement
of Attorney General Deyens. Accord
ing to the correspondent, Evarts ha:
been working at Hayes to appoint
George Ii. Foster to Woodford's place
with great persistency, and the incum-
bent of the White House is wavering,
with the probabilities in favor of his
surrender to the Secretary's importu-
mites. incidentally, there is develop
ed in the discussion of this report
some facts regarding the famous in
come tax snits against MIR. Tilden,
which have larger interest for the
public than has the simple question of
the Woodford succession. One of
Mr.. Woodford's Brooklyn friends, a
politician of more than local impor-
lance, is said to have waited upon
John Sherman the other day in the
endeayor to enlist him in the move
ment to keep Woodford in office.
Sherman listened 10 the argument, and
then asked in a sharp, querulous tone
as he turned away: "Why has not
Woodford prosecuted those income
tax suits against Mr.. Tilden?" The
visitor arrested Sherman's attention by |
saying be WAS authorized to explain |
this matter for Woodford and secured I
a further hearing. He then stated
that when Woodford succeeded to the
office of District Attorney he discov-
cred that the Government had sabso-
utely no cases with which to go on
rial. His predecessor, George Bliss,
a poor specimen of the venomous ere
,ortn" Republicans, had instigated the
uits three days before be vacated the
Ittorneyship, solely for a malignant
PERSONAL purpose, and left Woodford
o discover the proofs for the prosecu-
ion. This Woodford, of course, fail
d TO do, since there were none to find
Tor this reason he was ashamed 10
ring the cases to trial, after spending
nnch time, labor and money in fruit
ess attempt to develop grounds for {
heir having been brought. Mood
ord's sole offence was refusal to 'join +,
le hounds and swell the cry" when
lerc was absolutely no trial to follow {
ut that of private spleen. This ex- |
lanation fits well with the history of |
he "suits" They were conceived in G
he bitterness of impending defeat,
'ur years ago last summer, Their
urposc was TO blast the privilege
laracter of a Presidential candidate
hose public career they were power }
SIS to combat. After the campaign
as thing of the past, and a man not I
eeted had been foisted into the Ex- G
,ntive mansion, these suits were pc e
odically dragged out to divert public Y
tention from the wrong to which the y
eople had bsen subjected. They were =
igerly seized upon by the venal ele- y
ents of Mr.. Tiiden's own party to
nix down the leader whose triumph
ednt their own RELOCATION to the rear. 2
r. Tilden having formally retired I
ON politics, the people arc permitted \
know, what they long ago guessed, ?
lat the income-tsx suits were a tissue q
lies from top 10 bottom. Truly y
me works out strange revenges. J