The Evening critic., 1882-03-01
MRS SCOVILLE AGAIN,
She Protests TO the senate Against
Mr.. Conlling's Appointment TO the
suprc ute f,ourf.


Mrs. scoville, sistor OF the assassin Guitcnu,
has sent to tho United stotos Senate n protest
against the confirmation OF Mr.. Conkllng as
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court. II
opens as follows; "Roscoe Conkllng for the
Supreme Bench Of the United statos How
dare anybody give such preferment to tho
man who Of all others should be punished
with the execration OF his countrymen ana of
the world for the untold sorrow and humillG-
tion we have sufrered9 Can they believe that
tho conviction OF poor crazy Gtfitcau Iynched'
by process of law, will so covor up their
own nefarious record that the blinded
nation and the world will no
more SEQ their iniquity, but quietly con-
sent TO bow down submissively to my lord
Conkling when he shall assume the judicial
ermine Of the highest court In the land, the
court of last resortf II such things are TO be,
where are our boasted liberties? Shall politi.
clans clans. be 70 allowed ,9 str up up strife over the
murder and until some poor fool, believing
they are about to plunge the country Into civil
war, crazed by this thought, believing himself
God.commissioned to right the trouble and
save the country, shall remove the man they
are slandering and defaming2 When all is
over, the tragedy ended; when the suffering
soul Of the martyred President has
found rest whom tho wicked cease
from troublfng;. when the poor VIC
tim OF their poisonous utterances and his
friends have been deluded by the mockery
OF n trial at law wherein the judge the Jury,
the experts, tho witnesses, the officers OF tho
court, the press and the people had already
prejudiced the case, every advantage OF power
In high places, unlimited means and resources
being taken of the weak and defenseless; when
the political scapegoat 10 at last condemned to
the sacrifice; when the beloved mother, the
widowed wife and the fatherless children have
been mocked by n semblance of sorrow; when,
almost in the same breath with the signing OF
these false politicians, even before the sound
of tho GARFIELD memorial eulogy is heard,
ever before the sad wall OF the requiem
had risen md died there comes this
atrocious nomination of man who
is really morally to blame to the highest
the force of circumstances, finds himself In
poor Garfield's shoesl Do they think by
playing this bold game TO BLUM the people
Do they think by boldly giving Conkllng this
place that he will have the opportunity to
clear his own clouded cscutcheon by merci-
lessly hanging Guiteau If anything further
were needed to fasten the moral guilt of the
dreadful crime more firmly where all the
world feels that 1t belongs, 1t would be the
WheS tSs laSk hna
| the victim Of their own utterances. Why are
| they determined to hang Guiteau, sane or In
and place, not mentioning the corruption Of
| money, used to convict Guiteau-io 'hang
him. though a crank as an example to
other 'cranks' Why? Because the political
situation demands scapegoat, and poor
| friendless Guiteau furnishes devoted head
| whereon may rest their sins p
After more of the same sort the protest con-
| cludes as follows. 81 protest in the name of
outraged public opinion that this man shall
| not he allowed the honor and profit OF great
| political preferment while odtum Is heaped
| upon the poor victim OF q political craze. l
| protest against this dragging the spotless
| Judicial ermine into the horrible filth OF a
| political faction which nearly disrupted the
| country and caused the terrible excitement
| which led to the disastrous 1nfiaming of an
| already distracted mind. / protest in the
| name OF the widowed wife and mother, whose
| mourning is thus mocked by the enemies OF
the dead President: protest against the ap-
pointment Of this imperious demagogue who,
| above all others, was the chief cause of the
degrading partisan strife which eliminated in
| the death which the nation mourned. pro
| test In the name of that Justice which should
be meted equally to all that this man shall moi
be elevated TO that position which may enable
him 10 pass final Judgment upon the fate oi
| my poor insane brother"