The critic., 1891-03-24
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.
Poor Tom Jefferson.

h,d Ia ,hi,t ,bot Jefferson is deaai
nj, -. "a L. a., ao.n,o ,,.,os,,
.'a'.'s,a. ~ - ~ az saoa shi,, sat sa.,I, h.,
~ T'.,,,.'s a.. ~ 80 as aas,,ar..o
Az a's.,i,os, , ,,.;, sn ,,';s Ma So"r,,,, p..",,
conpratulating himself IN be was some
thing Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nrobnblv.
shnrt. s;abied MAN. tbat bas bad be,nsd
thc co,,,,irv on n Nil In view nf Nfr
Jefycrson's est;mable ncrsonaI qualities.
that he WINS most co,,rteo,is urhane and
well. l.meanins traitor lot us NOT he TOO
severe ,,nnn him II sbonid he reme,n.
bercd that he was placed in very delicate
nns;tion
'pisv He was ono of tbe des;cners and found.
crs Of This C;oyernment. He had nothing
but his own ideas 10 20 by-and some Of
them were fairly good i,ieas. loo. You
see. in going in with the other gentlemen
TO make. MS Won may nav. new Govern.
ment out of whole cloth Mr.. Jefferson
might very easily have some ideas which
later experiences would 'pruye unsound.
and through advocating those ideas MI.
Jefferson might Iater. by n peclliar sort
of retroaciiye iudcment ''be t,laced IN The
anomalous and humiliaiing light of hav-
ing been a traitor TO the very Government,
he made.' Something of this sort has. i'm
fact, lhappened to Mr.. Jefferson.
Tbs Ncv proving Croura.
Fipr, Na Ne,v Yorl tIimss.
Tim i,neurg naval ordpapce moving
rrornd at J,d;an Head hollow civ.
mont. ON the Potomac. about twenty,
five ,niles from Wasbfnptons will. nm.
doubtedly be the scene OF several inter-
esting trials of armor and guns during
the present year. Indeed, the Annapolis
ground has also been full of activity for
a long time past, particularly SINCE the
great competitive armor tests nf last Sen.
tember. But Indian Head will be easier !
OF access from the, Washington Navy
modern guns. ~ ~
These can be transferred from the fin
isl,ing factory 10 a barge speclally fitted
with rails, and thence Ia n track Mt the
new grounds. so that the time reo,Iired
for ti,a -r,,oIe nrocess will nd mr,ch shnri. :
ene6 ALTHOUGH the Indian Head ;pclos-
ure is not very extensive. its confivura.
,tion makes its,conyenient for the roiitiue
test OF Ordnance. while for extrep,e, ra ure
airing which not very often needs To- e.
resorted Ia. there Is astretch of river that
can be used. SINCE the greatest acti vitv
il nou- wifuessei in the 'manufact,,rn ~
guns. piatcs and proieot;les in this, conn.
try. Indian Head is fikely To beconre very
widely known as soon as its full work Ifs
begun. ~ ~ - v = : ~
Tbe New Orleans Precautions.
E,.,., ~, 81 ra,,;. p,os,> y,..,o.,.s1
ri. s,'S .. ~. ,1s'. g. -, ,Des".u,m
INC sooer trutp u that tnere are times
iithe history OF communities when the
civil administration of Justice becomes
farce and reproach. This has bannened
reneafeTilv' and Is iike,v tI, hannen acain
In s,,ch a continrencv the nenple snrelv
have right 10 adont some poI}cv Of nr9.
lection aaainst crime. and tie oi,lv effec.
five uolicv 10 that which teacbes criminals
in i @ Grecf and % nractios, waw vs the aS necesstS
Of rcfraining from illegal and mischievo,is
practices. When.LN6cb law Is invoked
to rcctify a failure of justice, innocent
persons never suffer. The actual offenders
an are always , vel @ KhoWn, ana the lynchihg
II Is yeTv rv we'll to saw that violence is
never justifiable, BECAUSE there are other
and better ways of reaching the desired
result, but when those other and better
,ways prove 20 De lutiie after talr anu
tun9rough ,riai, US was tne case IN new
execute the penalties Of the law avs or % the
law breakers will have things entirelv
their own. way. An occasional instance
of violence is preferable to the tyranny of
the criminal element. The courts are
established to prevent occasions for GO
ing DaCk 10 nrSt principles Tor the malute-
nance of public safety; but when they do
not answer this important purpose, other
agencies must be employed, or society
will fall TO pieces.
1T is really a misuse of language one
of The London papers says, ito speak of
such proceeding as resort to violence
AS matter of fact 1t is only the accept
ance of a condition forced upon the people
by the criminals. The violence already
exists in the form of defeated laws and
desperate threats Of additional evil, and
the people simply meet the challenge in
such way as TO insure the protection of
life and property.
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Inc Catnohc ciergymen OF New YORK
City, availing themselves of one of the
fundamental rights of American citizens
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