The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-09
Mrs. scoyiIIe Denounces ConkIIng.
CHICAGO. March 9, 1882.

CHICAGO. March 2, 1882.
Mrs. Scoyillc has written and sent the
following letter:
To tie UnHcd Suites .Scnutc Roscoe
Conklng iyr the Supreme Court Of the
United States How dare anybody give
such prcfermcnts to the man who of all
others, should be punished with the exc
Grafton Of his countrymcn and Of the
world for the untold sorrow and humila-
tion VIC have suffered Can they believe
that ,hc conviction Of poor, crazy Gui'
tcau (lynched by process Of law will so
cover up their own nefariOus record that
the blinded nation and the world will 40
more see their iniqnity, but quietly con
sent 10 bow down submissivcly TO My
Lord Conkling when he shall assume the
judicial crmine Of the highest court in
the land-thc court of last resort? If
such things are to be, where are our
boa$tcd liberties?
An ATRoCIOTs SOMINATIoS.
Shall politicians lie allowed to stir up
strife over the spoils Of Office until the
very air is full Of murder, and until some
poor ool-belieying they are about to
plunge the country into civil war, crazed
by the thought, believing himself God
C commissioned to right the trouble and
save the cOuntry-shall remove the man
they are slundcriDg and dciaming?
When all is over, the tragedy ended;
when the suffering soul of the martyrtd
| President has found rest where the wick
ed ceases from troubling; when the poor
| victim OF their poisonous utterances and
his friends have been dcluded by the
mockcry ul trial ut law, wherein the
judge, the jury, the experts, the witnesses
and the people had already prejudged
the case, every advantage of power in
high places, unlimited means and re
sources being taken, the weak and de-
fcnceess; when the political scapegoat
is at last condemned to the sacrifice !;
when the bereavcd mother, the widowed
wife and the fatherless children have
been Knocked by semblance of sorrow !;
when almost i'll the same breath with the
signing Of these false politcians-even
before the sound Of the Garfield memo
rial eulogy is heard rd-even before the sad
wall Of the requiem has risen and died
away-there comes this atrocious nomi
nation Of the man who is really morally
to blame, to the highest judicial honor in
the gift of the man who by the force of
circumstances finds himself in poor Gar
fields shoes-do they think by playing
this bold game to bluff the people? Do
they think they can boldly give Conk-
ling the place where lie will have the
opportunity to clear his own clouded
escutcneon by mercilessly hanging Gui.
tesu?
THE SCAPEGOAT.
If anything further were needed to
fasten the moral guilt of this dreadful
crime more firmly where all ithc world
feels that it belongs, it would be the un-
reasoning, utter lack of justice and
mercy which this administration is show
| lug toward the victim Of their own utter
ances. Why are they determined to
hang Guiteau, sane or insane? Why
was all the power Of preferrient and
place, not mentioning the corruption Of
money, used to convict Guitcau-to hang
him, though crank, rs an example to
other cranks? Why, because the po'ii
cal situation demands scapegoat, and
poor, friendIcss Guiteau furnishes do.
voted head whereon may be cast their
sins
This whole war is waged against the
dead President-the outcome of which
looks so wicked, now that all is over :
that these noble politicians of the oppo
sition would fain hide their sins in poor
Guiteau's grave. And will the people
submit to all this? Is the power of the
ruling dynasty so strong. so omnpotent
that not one drre to say it nay? Shall
no voice be raised? Have men sold
themselves body and soul, to the powers
that be? What is the excuse which men
have found for this black inouity
Why, fnrsooih. tha, this great" man is
dangerous, a mischief maker, II marplot,
,artAt Il Il.
political peace of the fair State Of New
York, and possibly to the country; and
so they will put him away in nice com.
Portable place, whore he will stay quiet /!
know of mothers who have a far differ
ent way of teaching unruly and r, frac-
tory culprits.
A BITTER TIRAnE.
But, seriously. what are we coming to.
when man like Roscoe Consling, with
his attributes, is to be trusted with our
dearest rights and liberties? a vengefnl
partisan, scheming politician, on the
Supreme Bench Of the United States for
life as reward from his friend, the acc-
dental President. he owing his power in.
directly to Conkling's fault What harm
could happen to this country should Ros-
coe Conkling continue quietly to practice
protest, in the name of outraged pub
lie opinion, that this man shall not be
allowed the honor and profit of great
political preferment, while odium is
heap"a upon the poor victim Of poili.
cal craze.
protest against this dragging the
spotless judicial erminc into the horrible
filth of q political faction, which nearly
disrupted tho country and caused the
terrible excitement Which led to the dis.
astrous inflaming of an already distracted
mind.
protest in the name of the widowed
wife and mother, whose mourning is thus
Knocked by the enemies of the deceased
President.
l protest against the appointment Of
this imperious demagogue, who, above all
Others, was the chief cause of the de.
grading, partisan strife which eliminated
in the death which the nation mourns.
| protest, in the name of that Justice
| which should be mcted equally to all,
that this man should not be elevated to
that high position, which may enable
him to pass final judgment upon the fate
of my poor insane brother.
FRANCIS NJ. ScOvILLE,
532 West Monroe Street.
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