The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-28
GUITEAU FOUND GUILTY

SO Guiteau has been found guilty. The plea
of insanity wouldn't avail in ms case. Had
popular sympathy been with HIM it would
have been good enough. Had his victim Sc
duced his sister or debauched his wife, all the
world would have agreed that Guteau was as
crazy Us a bed bug" But he had no wrong
to goad him to madncss-no eXtcnuatlng plea,
and his crime involved not alone the life of
an individual but of the nation-thc safety Of
fifty millions OF people. Crazy or only devil
ish, such man Is unfit to live. The world is
abundantly justified in Kidding Itself OF such
a monster.
The only remaining question is, when will
occur the final act IN the tragcdy-thc hang
| ing bee? The next term Of the District Grim
inal Court begins on Monday The defense
have the whole term, which lasts four weeks,
We believe, in which to file exceptions, and
after they are heard and determined against
the prisoner, Judge Cox can at once pass sen.
tence and order the execution at any time with
in the next thirty days HRteSs the case is car
ricd up to the court IN banc, which meets IN
April and as Judge Cox will no DOUBT be dis.
posed to give Guitcau as long shift as he
can, the execution will probably no! take place
before July
During the interval, as his miserable soul
stands on the verge prying into the awful vista
of eternity, long diaribes and lectures by the
press and sermons by the clergy on Guiteau-
1.-THE Moral Turpltude of Hiding IN Refuge
Of Lies'-will be in order AS to the latter,
brethren, pardon the suggcs,ioD-we ask moth
ing for It-does not the theme involve Too
large "A variety Of goods for one labcl?" Sup.
pose we make that the title. The effort will
be, in the discourse, to find in the label the
ocabulary-'saint, sinner, professor, repro
bate, politician, assassin"-and then the "mor-
al lesson" to be derived from ones having so
many DISTINGUISHING characteristics"
Meantime as to all this lecturing and ser
monlzing, dear brethren of the sensational
school chi Jono: Can it help Guiteau? You
would not have 1t do 50 il 1t could And as
an awful example" have we not had enough
about it already? In war times it used to be
said that about eight pounds of lead were fired
to every bullet that took effect. We like good
square gospel preaching and genuine religion,
sOmethlng that savors of salvation; that tends
to young men becoming Chrlst.likc, in beng
loveabe, industrious, benefCent, Just sober
minded, genial old men growing better as
they grow in years; girls practical, true, max
ing society joy and home heaven; woman
sanity and sweet, able to make good bread
enjoy joke patch boys trousers, sing IN
family worship, and withal having so much OF
character that she can intuse the spirit of piety
INTO all in her home circle, so that when her
dust is laid to rest her children shall rise up
and call her blessed, and wish above all things
to follow and be like her, the happy, holy,
good, CHEEKY and bcnciiceut, in the long futHre
years, and because in her atmosphere was genu
inc and true life.
A few sermons OF that stripe and power, that
can effect something, from men who are them
selves a heavenly benediCton wherever they
are, would not be amlss about these days. A
nation expanding states INTO empires and com
ing to be hundred millions of people, needs
a mighty organizing life force. Let us have
rest from chail This great world needs
none of it If perchancc 1t can get Gods gos
pei IN It's stead.