The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19
Some Aspects Of the Baccarat
Scandal.


10 ~ Co'eriirc has long been known
Is A fnnA eAe e7sNronh4ni y: VAC most
. .kras4fRH typo. No E..'i.hmsn ~ TN
dsv has more indns,riou~.s AMI persist
snlly crooked the pregnant hin.ss c. H.
knee where shsiss ni4hi follow .iawnir-
His sdnci az The Cumming a.sr nss
il.us.s "a anaw hi ohs-qusou~ness ~
royslg, and his determination TO remain
- the good Y. sres Of the social aulocrats
England. regardless ~ al else. The
prince Of Wales was really on trial 10
this case As we'll a. SIR William Gordon
Cumming. Yet his royal h,gness occu-
pied plsce on the bench beside Lord
Coler dge during the entire trial; The
two lnncked together every dav and
during tho intervals in tho proceedings
LnTd Coleriige devoted himself with -.
fusivo demonstrations 10 his royal pa
iron. This was a most disgraceful per-
formance from beginning 20 end. Sncs
thing would not he tolerated in The
United States. although our courts are
often the subjects Of severe criticism u
the English press We will suppose for
instance that case were 10 be tried IN
the federal court in New York 10 which
Mr.. Blaine was q party, or IN which.
though not party directly 10 the suit,
be had tremendous personal stake
We will suppose that Mr.. Blaine sat on
the bench with the Judge during the en-
tire trial that he and the judge lnnched
together every day: that they benobbet
together constantly in the presence OF
the Jury that the Judge seized every OPP
portunity to show Mr.. Blaine special
marks OF favor and difference, and that
in bis charge to the jury he went out OF
bis way 10 beslobber Mr. Blaine with
fulsome compliment! What would the
American press say 10 this sort OF thing
What would the American people Say to
IT? What would be the consequences TO
the court? Our courts have not slways
been above reproach. They have con-
mitted n good many offenses against
propriety and justice from partisan mo-
lives. Here in indianapolis we have
had several scandalous exhibitions Of
psrtissnship on the bench. But even
The federal Judge for the district OF Indl-
ana has never made . public exhibition
90 inconsistent with every dictate OF ju-
dicisl propriety and fairness - that
which the learned lickspittle who pre-
sided over the Cumming tIial has just
been making.
Lord Coleridgc's charge to the jury
was, in some features, = marvel Of bad
taste and bad morals. IL was all right.
he said, in effect. for the prince OF
Wales, the prospective king of England,
TO 90 about the country houses carrying
gambling layout with him. II was no.
body's concern ii his royal bighness
chose to spend bis leisure with parcel
Of coarse, vulgar, pretentious cads like
the Wilson's, and throw dignity and de-
corum to the winds. Lord Coieridge
could not imagine how any harm could
be done to the monarchy, to the prince,
or to anybody else. by this sort Of thing.
aSomc people must have asked when
thew heard OF the trouble At Tranby
Croft sneered his lordship, why did
NOT the prince read his bibIef' But no.
BODY was any the worse for the hard
working man taking his pleasure among
MIA friends. The prince Of
Wales goes through many borrowing
ceremonies. and what II he did introduce
baccarat into that great houseY Here
"a nave an open defense Of gambling
from one OF the highest courts Of Eng
land. which also takes the position that
criticism OF member Of the royal fam
NV FOR indulgiug in recreatioGs for which
common people in England are punished
With fine and Imprisonment IL % imper-
thence TO be rebuked.
Ii Il refreshing TO turn from Lord
C0leridge's cumming up to the leading
English newspapers and note the yigor
and freedom with which they comment
upon the prince Of Wales connection
with this wretched bacarrat business.
The press OF England has evidently been
making great gain la independence and
courage whom the London Daily News
declares that -ihe presence Of the heir TO
the throne NJ the hesd Of the bacarrat ta-
bic Il reprehensible y that "the prince ie
bound 10 pure, simple and cleanly life
q On example to his future subjects.
and that 1T IL grosesGue 10 have prince
carving about baccarst counters wher'
ever he goes, as . Mohemmedan car
ries his praying carpet when The
Chronicle deuounces the prince roundly
for .compounding q felony" and re-
warfinQ tho self-eacrificing devotion
Of a friend with "crue aud cynica
ingratitude y when the tory STANDARD
declares that 1T will not be lightly for
gotten that the prince instigated tn
game and carried The apparatus sbou
With him - and when even the Time
Expresses tie wish that "for the sake o
English society A. the result OF this IN
happy case the prince Of Wales he'd ala
signed q declaration that he would neve
touch Z card again This sort Of tsl
from the leading organs Of English pub
lie opioion, both conservatives and liberia
proves that the glamor Of royalty, how
ever II may still blind the judgments an
dcaden he consciences Of Lord Coleridg
and his kind. haa lost, 70 great extcI
ct least, It's bIighting potency win %
press. The London newspapers, vii
one or two exceptions, have done them
selves infinite credit Ia this matter. r
glish Judges may fawn upon royal prom
yates and English juries may prostra
themselves before them, but SO long
the representative Journals Of Londe
have the courage TO speak out as Y
Times and Chronicle and News spoil