The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-04

their families. 1t contained a caution against
allowing the circular to fall into the hands of
those who did not really need such assistance,
and invited the recipients to personal interviews
with Lockwood. Answers were received In
great numbers, and many OF these letters ire IN
the hands of the authorities. Wives and child
rem of defaulters, CLERKS and bankers fell into
the trap. Some espondents, evidently put
ting faith in tue promises of the circular, biz
recklessly at the bait, and confessed to defalca-
tiOns and rObberies which had not yet been dis
covered. little money from this fund would
put the writer's on their feet once more and pre-
vent exposure. These confessions, 1t is sup
posed, is what Mr.. Lockwood most desired.
Armed with these lie could extort money at will
from the unhappy wretches. who would be COM
pletely in his power, The CONSERVATION of these
deIlnquents when they learn of tho hoax that
has been played upon them, and that their con-
fessions are In measure public property, can
hardly be realized by less unfortunate men.
THE last number OF the Century expresses the
sentiment of very large class of people in the
following:
alt is astranee retribution that has fallen
upon Carlyle since his death. Hidden in cloud
OF personal ohscuritv during his life, be thunder
ed against fraud and shams, cursing, in strang e
1argon, all of his living fellow-men, and profess
ing 10 ma virtue ana truth ana honesty only In
the dead. He claimed to be the especial cham
pion of the true, the beautiful and the strong.
PetIlness, ineanness and hypocrisy were his es-
pecial objects of attack. He yearned unceas-
lngly fol- an exalted manhood of which he would
have us believe that the world had no perfect
type, UNLESS led by necessary Inference, Ii should
look for IL In the life of the hermit philosopher
himself The world did look there, he had
Invited II to DO, and when ii had looked, by the
aid of the cOarse. unconscious egOtism of his own
memoirs, aud then through the senchanted sin
certify that appears on every page OF his
wfes letters-when it saw that the cru
sader against shams at heart
the most miserable of shams-then 1t not only
tore him from the lofty pedestal to which he had
clmOed, but Knocked at "A life full of labor and
power, indeed but full, also, of false pretense
and cOwardice. Now Mrs. Oiphant, and con-
siderable following of those who prefer their
idol to the truth, cry out against MIR. Froude for
having lifted the veil and showed us Carlyle, the
man III the masses knew all that we know,
what would become of our rellgOnF said the
priest OF Isis. Whether the worship that re-
quires that its object should be yelled from the
vulgar gaze is worth preserving or not Ia the
question which should be answered before Mr..
FrOuue is praised or blamed. The man who
sumrd TO denOunce and scourge Others cannot
complain that his own shortcomings not
treated with lenity. The priest whose conduct
degrsdes his call has no ground on which to
less judge of other men. No excuse, no frailty,
no repentance availed to make him stay his
hand. He hunted for the mean,the base, the des
picable in every nature, and held 1t up TO sc0rn
ana ridicule without pity or hesitation. 1t is a
sad but just retributlOn that exposes him now to
Ike treatment at the hands of those he
scOurged."