Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-27
VIM. D. McMAsTER, Editor & Pro'r

Wnshlnglon. D, C., Eeh. g8, ,S

Nothing new has trauspircd in con-
necton with the investigation into the
methods of the Department Of Justice,
but it is said new evidence is to be
produced shortly which will show up
this department in Il still worse light
than that already given, 1t seems odd
to be hunting for crookGlncss and rot
tenncss in department created to
facilitate the administration of law and
Justice, but it is there.
John Sherman is reported as adj
hitting that the DOnyiIlc investigation
does not pan ont as his committee had
expected and that thus far there is no
credible evidence that the antc-clcction
riot there was prcmcdit0tcd, "but,"
he adds, lit does show great many
things that are not crcditablc to South
crn civilization" This result, we are
'c'' 10 ''''e'' 'e'''''''' an" '"o''
ator Sherman so much that he feels
richly rcp.,l for his labors. "Ihcsc
Universalista believe that everybody is
going to be saycd,' said the orthodox
VI" "o'''"' WV W" "i> c',
.''"9' ''ll'''' ~
i'0",' ", W.. ~ WV ':', ,', I,,,,
NV }" ,'"' ,I.,,. 1,,,,,;,n ,h.t
N u, '''" ''', .'.;,,,,;s" 1iI not
".'"'"s" NV ',,.I c' III, no,,o.
''''.'| ''''", ,"'''"
r'"''' p"''' " ,..,I., T., l'a
','"S' '''''' '" ,,., ,,1,.,.
O"'o ''','' v, =. "', ,..,..
e'"''' ''''' Wv r.'..
Wv Wv" '''N w.. -,
" 7''', 49,. -.
" 10 0"'' '''''
"ea ny lF"uo VI '"'''' 1t '''"' '"I"''
INTO Inc '"c'>' h"' ''"' INV i''''' ''.''
m9 oil ia"I'S ""''" II III" w "'''''"5
10 menu Is Ut "o'N lo' ''' '''""'', J.
an oPl'llo" "'''c'' ''V'l"'o' '''''' '''" '''''
pfelty much 10 Ili'h'eII'
Inc o'Nef outrage committee ""''"
has gone to Ne" "rl'o"S 10 ."NgS'-
gate MISSISSIPPI 'cNliI|"'i'"' "''N
not appear to be getting along much
better. Why don't this committee 60
on to Copiah county: Why stop in.
New Orleans: 1t is only on the spot
that they can ret testimony worth any
thing. Those who will 90 to New
Orleans to testify will be merely the
tools of politicians On either side. men
who have nothing else to do. and will
be clad to make trip to the city to
got the witness fees. Every one of
them will be coached by the politicians
and will reel of u plausible story.
Now, if the committee were taking .
testimony on the spot, they could bring
before them the quiet, everyday citi-
zen, who would tell the truth. all the r
truth, without coaching. But it is
always the way with Republican COM
mitees Of the South.
Most OF the opposition to Mr. Nor
rlson'5 tariff bill thus far is evidently .
OF the kind that would find any posi-
olc Dill IoF the reduction OF the tariff
9ro'c'q"e' 'c'"p-""p' l"I'"r-
mohlouS' "a 0un9Ie' "looIometef'
e'c'' as the devoted MI Porter calls
1t IN an incorporate letter to the FhIa-
oelphIa FfSS' But 1t must not be
forgotten that back OF the few m@hly
protected manufacturers whom Mr..
Porter represents Is the great mass OF
the American people, demanding re-
ductlon OF taxation, and that IN the
Treasury great surplus IS banking IT.
sell up at the rate OF almost hundred
millions Il year. Congress should
-
calmly proceed with the reduction OF
taxes according to Its best wisdom,
without much regard to the violent out
cry OF a small class OF interested rIch
men, which Is like that OF few crlck-
cts IN ileId'
Mr.. George T. Norham mas lihaI'y
oon.;1o, II, nc, co;,,ro % f,r Cor
IT,, AL D.,,,,. ,,o,,,,,,,1 D., ,,,o .o,,o
aohool 81 ,a,;,;., voi,hon ,,o,.o o,,,;d
.,,...,.. ..,,.:1..,.;.,a g ,;,h, IT,.
ho,, ho1;o,o1 :, ot,o;,;,n m ond Inv
orv moan. within roocb-hrihorv. froud
m