The Evening critic., 1882-11-27
What il Said.

But 1t is also conceivable that the President
has yielded TO tho promptings of those who
want TO witness a campaign OF vengeance and
OF slaughter, in order that they may fatton on
the spells during the remaining fraction of
the Presidents term. II this is his temper
1t would be natural that he should begin by
removing persons who, beside being hated by
Stalwarts, are also open TO censure on account
OF public acts. In that case tho spirit and
aims Of the President will soon be manifested
by other removals not even professodly based
upon any accusations OF Official misconduct.
When this is seen the public Will know what to
think OF the performance.-NoD York Tribune
(Rep.)
1t does not appear that ex-senator Spencer
has ever been summoned as a witness In these
trials at all, and It is certainly a new thing
under the sun Of an Englishspeaking country
TO see an officer In q court of Justice branded
as a criminal for rendering aid and service In
his capacity as an offcer of the court
Of crime. There Is sound as of
stage thunder, II nothing worse, In all this.
All that to the unregenerate mind seems to
be entirely plain in this proceeding is dispo.
sition on the part either OF Attorney General
brewster or of MIR. George Bliss or OF the Presi-
dent or OF all Of them, to invite the atten-
ton Of the country to the intimate personal
relations which existed between tho late
President Garfield and the chief victims OF this
"high work of justice."-NeU YORK. World
(Dem)
Neither in tho impudent and offensive letter
written by Attorney George Bliss to the Presi-
dent nor In the undignifed-if not coarse and
virulent-letter Of the Attorney General Is
there made evident single satisfactory rea
son for the suspension or removal from Office
of Postmaster Anger, his assistant, Mr..
Parker, or Marshal Henry. 1t Is serious
thing 10 hold up these men TO public distrust
and reprobation for go slight an offenso as
having spoken lightly of the ability of Mr..
George Bliss as n lawyer or the efficiency OF
the prosecution OF the Star-Route offenders,
and we shall expect 20 see that the President
had much graver reasons for his summary nc.
tion than any that have yet been made public.
Mr.. Brewster's denunclatlon Of men whom he
has not yet been able TO convict Is nothing less
than disgraceful. He has had no predecessor
not even Alderman or Williams-who would
have stopped TO such n miserable prostitution
OF the power of tho Government. The theory
Of law is that every man Is innocent until no
is proven guilty, and no matter to what extent
suspicion may be supported by public opinion,
the meanest offender Is entitled to all the pro-
lection there Is in such an assumption. Mr..
Bliss letter 10 shocklngly coarse and pre-
sumptuous, although from his general repu-
tation nothing better could DO expected OF
him. He has done his lighting so far In the
newspapers, and probably Will continue to
figure in them as uncnviably as heretofore
Washington Post.
Mr.. Helm is the only ono OF tho quadrilat-
eral whom we have heard mentioned with re-
spect, or whose fato has awakened regret.
In the general private relations OF life he ia
well thought and spoken OF. If he Is wronged
his Innocence Will vindicate itself.-lSRnday
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