The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
! Howard in New York Press.

Howard in New York Press.
Many men have expressed wish
that they might die suddenly, and not
be compelled to drift mental wreck
after the faculties of their head had
ceased to work.
Why?
Obviously, because whatever might
be their hope, their wish, their feelings
born of early education and contlnu'
Gus assertion of future life, they rec,
ognize that, rs far as is known, with
the loss of Ieason ends desirable life.
The hanging on of the physical struc-
ture for days. or weeks, or years means
no hinge.
So far as man is concerne1, The nan
is dead when.the light of reason is put
out; and if it be true that when our
mental faculties are blot.ed from exist
ence the essential part Of US is gone,
and all immortality hinges upon a
hope alone, whist must be the infer
ence as to the oiginal intent Of the
Creator, derived from contemplation
of the brutality, he infamy, the cruel
ty with which Ian treats his fellow
man?
The poet whoang MANS inhuman-
ity to man make countless thousands
mourn" didn't bgin to touch the core
of the trouble.
He barely plaed his foot upon the
lowest step in thefight which leads to
the vestibule of be Chamber of Hor-
rors, into whichthis world has been
resolved by the Ickedness, the selfish
ness, the rapacitsand the unkindness
Of mankind. -.
There is no ned to cross the ocean
for illustrations.
The Car of Russia, Napoleon I, Irish
landlords are nothe only tyrants. We
have them right ere at our hand, and
one of them is caad public sentiment.
Given the controbf the columns of an
influential jour1a, I guarantee the
dethronement Of ae proudest name Of
our time. All that's needed is to point
with malign coEnuity the finger Of
scorn or wag withevilish persistence
the slanderous tome, and the neblest
man, the purest wqan, can be pulled
from the pedestal fame itself and
made to hide in ths-ery gutter Of des-
pair.
Don't think I inod to .rehaSh to-
day the brutality, t: infamy, the out
rage, the cruelty of stain Of the news
paper press of this CT as against every
man charged with cne. For the mo-
mentlet the subject ;oD.
ARE GUILTLEss PEpNs PUNISHED?
Innocent men az in Sing-Sing to-
da:.
Why? It's but alort time since an
intelligent jury, hooded by an ignor
ant but powerful pSs, brought three
men in guilty Of bglary, and two of
them had been lecred first, and SEN
fenced next day byl impartial judge
upon the bench, WIN, all of a sudden,
something or anoth;turned up which
led our police authoies, not the court
officials, to investise little closer,
and they found the 1ilty parties else
where, with proof i.fragible; where
upon intricate leg aformalities were
confronted, and it " absolutely sew
erol days before the innocent men
were released frorl libra I'd of rascal
which had beef placiupon their brow
by brutal press ana super-service-
able set Of officials.
Innocent men in Ss-Sing?
Yes, scores of then
Innocent men in ,uburn, in Con-
cord, in Weathersfd, everywhere
where iron bars and lis of stone hold
convicts in close comment, are men
as guileless of crime the very child
who cries to-day his mothers
milk. =.
In the iron hand oome Of the social
organizations of toe is clasped the
baton which controlhe orchestra of
devilment along thele of torture and
interference with tirights of men
made in the image their Creator.
"Msn's inhumanit,.o man makes
countless thousandmourn," reads
very well as line, bit is vague and
general.
A CoNvrCT's EERIENCE.
Some months ago old the story of
released convict.
showed how he,d been driven
from pillar to post; L he came to me
time and again unity patience was
exhausted; until all t I could do for
him had been doneld the end had
literally come whe7 was forced to
say to him: II can hyou no more"
Of course did hellm once more,
but although that Ii help procured
for him position sraved him from
a suicides grave, it but for few
weeks, and to-day h,back again, not
only back again inilne, but back
again in felon's &C
With tears that re- with unques-
toned honesty dowrs worn and pal
lid cheek he confes to me, as be
stood in my presenc, striped jack
ct, in his convict's b, that he had
committed the crifwith which ne
was charged, for Wy he was tried,
convicted and sentet, but continu-