Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-21
AYrER THE TRAGEDY. TEE
FARCE

Wa IL o tragedy. when the chosen
President Of the American Republic was
eoolly, causslsssly. brutslly shot down
BY an almost nameless assassin And
when, after long weeks Of suffering. the
dark curtain OF death fell upon the
scene, was 1t the conclusion Of the TRACE
dy ? Did the mourning millions through
on, the nation so regard 1T Al the
thsst.r. the s~fterpiece succeeding the
tragedy 10 usually . farce. IL this trial
Of Guiteau the farce succeeding the
great NATIONAL tragedy II looks very
much like II.
No risht.niudsd American can read
the telesraphsd accounts Of the trial OF
the dampabls assassin without feeling .
hot.bloedsa sense Of honest indignation
flash through his veins. Not only are
some Of the Witnesses allowed 70 give In
their testimony in q hilarious manner.
which sxcites the great audience to
laughter, but Guitsau himself ID allowed
TO appear in the ring %. the chief clown
Of the circus. He 10 in the glory Of his
own superb sslf-sonosit and internal ~
surancs, and bulliss the court, the
officers. the Witnesses. and even his
own counsel. no sees At ; he cracks
, jokes and laughs At them.
In any ether court In the land this
fellow would have to sit quietly and keep
an ~s1cesdinely quiet and civil tongue. a.
becomes any murderer. Il It because he
murdered the President that special
privileges are allowed him? II II because
he osolly butchered the u~nonsndins
Chief Magistrate that hs must DO IA
vorsd with his hearts desire-s long,
notorious and perhaps Intellectual trial.
at Q heavy expense to ths nationl Who
is this dog. that no should DO considered
n more than any o.her1 When he 20
ambiiiously springs mp to interrupt the
Court. or fsndishly laughs at his own or
others witticisms. why does not some
dsoep. policeman step forward and smash
in his accursed skull with q club?
Three times he has escaped lsudasls
sndeavors on the part Of ambitious
avengers 10 kill him. and On the third
occasion. only last Saturday, he com.
plassntly remarked that the failure to
kill him was only "anothsr evidence
that the Lord Is taking care Of him and
would not let any harm como to him."
Yet his actions, his cringing. con-
slant fear Of being killed. shows
NO confidence whatever on his part
in the Deity. He IL not insane
enough 10 believe that God would inter-
fsrs TO save him, or that his worthless
life would DO safe for o moment beyond
the protection Of policemen and prison
walls. His head 10 perfectly clear on
that point.
Had IL not been for the immediate
protection Of the very government
whose Chief Magistrate be 90 feully
murdered. he would have been hanged
to the Hrst convenient ~lanp-post, or
stamped to death beneath the feet Of N
indignant people, a. soon as he was ar.
rested after committing the brutal
deed. saving oil further expense or pop
ular anxiety on his account.
But II this trial continues to be the
farce that IL ssems.it may be intercepted
by . tragedy sudden. short. revenge
full tragedy. The American people are
disposed to be patient and just, but they
cannot and will not stand everything.
The last look Of next Fridays sun
should be at the corpse Of Guiteau sus-
pended from . rope.