The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-20
the Republican party, that he might win
leurels as a reformer.
"THE HERALD"


leurels as a reformer.
"THE HERALD"
The Herald Qnd.): The verdict of the
Jury hss not merely acquitted the defend
ants; ii condemns the Attorney General and
his helpers. 1t declares on the oath OF
twelve men that the Government brought
false charges against the defendants. That is
a serious matter; it is an injury for which
those men ought 10 have redress from the
Government. The verdict does not declare
that there has been no waste or malsdminis-
tratioD in the Star Route management. That
goes without saying. That question tie
Attorney General did not choose to put to
the Jury. He and his assistants deliberately
brought specific charge of conspiracy. The
Jury says they did not prove it. Why then
did they bring itY'
THE TINES
The Times (Republican): In the trial
which has just ended the attitude of the Ad-
miDiStrstiOn discouraged a conviction.
Whatever may be said OF the general excel
lsnce of President Arthur's Administration.
1t Will not be claimed by his most jealous
supporters that he and those about him have
s. "Vn that stern desire TO crush out this
q .eying gang which was 70 be expected Of
mem for the credit of the Administration,
~ credit of the Republican party and the
creL Of the Nation. The Presidents posi-
tlNH LNss Atcu blUDlEuOus. w ualE MS ellcGT-
est friends ar d the great mass OF the Repub-
licsn party have waited in vain for some
unmistakable token of his wish 60 bring the
consequences of their guilt home to these
criminals, his enemies have gieefully and
with most damaging deductions pointed to
the shameless course of tie Washington sheet
which goes by the came of the Admins
tration organ" a newspaper conducted
by member OF his own official family in
which, almost without the intermission of a
day, the prosecutors of Brady and Dorsey
have been vilely DETAINED and everyone
nearly or remotely connected with the ef-
fort to fix their guilt upon them has been
made the mark of venOmous and senseleSs
vituperation. 1t is needless to say that this
bold defense Of the Star Route ring from
source so near the President has bad a visi-
BILE and possibly determining weight with
the Washington public, If not with the j ury
itself. How could that public which watches
narrowly the Administration weather vane
and takes good care in its own interest to
follow every change in policy and purpose
be more potently influenced than By the
current OF abuse of the prosecutors in these
cases flowing unchecked from the press of
the Administration organ" Let the Ad-
ministratiOn begin to-day with zeal and sin
ceIity the work of turning the rascals out.
Tie Times III another editorial says:
We are informed, by what purpoTts TO be
washington dlspatch 10 an evening news
paper published in this city, that one of the
leading lawyers lately engaged in the de-
fense of the Star Route thieves has said that,
in all probability, libel suits will now be
brOug ht against tie New York Times by
Brsdy, and perhaps by Dorsey. We learn
further that some o. Drady's friends advise
him not to resort to such course unless the
Times continues its warfare and fails to
aCQuiesce in the verdict Well, the Times
does not acQuiesce in the verdict and will
continue the warfare. The New York Times
began the warfare upon this gang of plum
deTers from q deep conviction of public
duty. Ii believed them to be guilty
The proofs of their guilt which it has
uneaTthed are as conclusive and irrefuta-
bic as the proofs upon which IL made its
fight against the Tweed ring. In that fight it
was not discouraged by repeated reTerses. 1t
acquiesced in no verdict save that which
sent Tweed to the TOmbs. 1t will not ac-
quiesce in the verdict of acquittal rendered
yesterday, because it believes these men to
be guilty. 1t believes that the Republican
party owes it to itself and to the Nation to
convict and punish them. Therefore, il will
continue the warfare. IL this course should
be unsatisfactory to James w. Brady,
Stephen W. Dorsey or any other Star Route
thief, and they choose to attempt to vindi-
cate themselves in libel suits, the Times will
welcome the opportunity to do the Republi-
can party and the country the grandest
service of which it is capable by proving in a
Court of law that they . re thieves, and that
has told the truth in calling them such.