Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-15

iearsay looked upon as involving any
moral turpitude, much less - crime
against the public. There the means Of
living of nearly the entire population is
derived, directly or indirectly, from the
money disbursed from the public treas.
ury. and it results from this that strong
feeling has grown up, that to steal from
the government is no crime. With this
sentiment permeating the moral atmos.
phere of that city the citizen is prepared
to regard complaisantly those who prey
upon the treasury, and to be impatient
with those who look upon the robbery of
the public with the same eyes as upon
the robbery of individuals. With men
who are surrounded with sentiments so
perverted, it is easy to refuse to believe
testimony pointing to guilt, and by re-
fusing to believe such testimony, acquit
the persons charged with the crime.
Although the defendants are acquitted
of the crime by Washington jury, and
a Washington population may glorify
the defendants, in their escape from the
punishments meted out by law to those
found guilty of the crimes for which
these Star Route conspirators were in
dicted, there is a tribunal which will
ever hold them guilty-the tribunal of
unbought public opinion. From its
judgment there is no escape.
This case will pass into history
as one of the great successful
frauds upon the government by which
the people were robbed of millions of
dollars, and those by whom the fraud
was perpetrated went unwhipped of jus.
tice. To the future generations of the
United States who may investigate and
familiarize themselves with the facts OF
this case, the marvel will be how could
the Jury reconcile their consciences to
bringing in verdict of acquittal.
THE fellow who wrote "Trial by Jury'
must have had the "twelvo good men and
true" of Washington in his minds eye.
They have discovered new conspiracy
in Dublin. Why in the world didn't
those fellows come to Washington and
join in with the gang there? It's quit:
safe thing always.
THE dynamite conspiratOrs were senten
ced in England yesterday to penal servi
tuda for life in America the Star Route
conspira.ors got scot free. The forme
didn't have chance to do anything thi
latter did all they could. Justice appear
to be cross eyed in both countries.
"IF you have tears, prepare to shet
them now," shouted the antique 1ngersol
and the fountains of their eyes wer'
opened and Dorsey cried, Brady blubbered
their whole household howled, and will
osculatory eftusiveness wandered all owe
Iugersoll's face. Surely, it was picture
for the gods to smile upon.
JUDGE HoADLEy, Of Cincinnati, doesn'
seem to know nor care whether he will b.
nominated to oppose Foraker, but h
speaks with no uncertainty as to the poll
tcal situation in Ohio We have every
thing our own way" said he to a reporter
"aud the Democrats will just as certainl.
carry Ohio as that the sun will set on tn
day of election. The Republicans arc s.
split up and at war with each other tina
they are totally demoralized. Charlie
Forster is at the head of a pseudo temper
ancs movement that has thoroughly an
tagonizsd tho German element He go
coatrol OF the convention and nominate'
Judge Foraker, who is hardly known Oh
of Cincinnati He is, besides, a man 0
small experience, and the people will b.
afraid to trust him. They never will rail-,
abou. him as they in,ght have done about
man who was well known and popular ,
| NATURALLY for commendable reasons
Secretary Teller has asked the War de-
partment to hand over to him the childrcl
Of tho murderous Apaches, that they ,na..
be placed in the Indian schools. It. is
| very SOOu anu SeuSloio luea, out III
parents should not DO forgotten. The.
need even moro restraining influence thai
their offspring Some Of them in fac
saem to need and certainly deserve the fu'
Restraint Of the gallows. They have per
p,tratod deeds OF torture and murder tha
their fathers of earlier days with all thei
cruelty could not surpass Secretary Tel
ler sh1uld not forget this, and while ht
urges tho cxertiOn of the ameiiOratin4
agencies Of the Indian schools on th,
tawncy youngsters of the plains, he shoult
see that il the wicked !: bucks" are no
dangled at tho ropes end they should b.
effectually scattered among the various
reservations and SO far as is possible affil
lated with tha different tribes living there
on. AS 4 united tribs the Apaches viii
conti!,ne to commit their atrocities when
ever opportunity offers, aud it is only by a
stringent separation that this can be avert
ed, and their terrible tribal proclivites re
moved.
SHsnINR esANnS