New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
DE1yTNG WITH THE DEAD.

"1,bo OWL that men do lives after them.
u.,oro,or, I, T. about as well that we should
recognize the ''nihil nlsi bonum rule IL 'ne
musty fraud 1t Is. Every sentiment "i mummy
demands a decent respect for the inenhor! 81 NV
dead And justice requires that charges 'S'''''
n man who. living or dead. Is past all power ~
answer them shall never be made heh'E no'
withou, most serious purpose. but II j. no' az
WAYS we'll 10 impair the interests OF the HN'"S
many in order that the record OF 'h' one "'''
NAV be- spared. II man in his lifetime '""''''''
great public wrongs n Is idle ana worse I'D 81!
those wrongs shall not he righied after II" IS "''u'
II he bring dishonor upon his name MS """'
must bear the burden. whether Inscribed upon
the rolls ~ ihr State or upon cofhhi'' Inc
name of Benedict Arnold IS no less hateful. ana
his treason no less detcsicd. because Tor HIM!
r,rs "a. has been no more among III" nvlis
Aud f. the opening 81 states treasury 10
,,t.v.s and ulundcrcrS and the sale OF us law
and Lustice less treason than The yielding of lis
fortrcs>cs 10 an open foe:
Thor, is another consideration. even more
forciblc and pertinent II Is this that the '"I"p
- , dead man must not bc place Of refuge Tor
living criminals That. above nil else, * 10 be
hornc in mind today ~ Trenton. The stern IN
v.s,lgation there Il not held 10 black"n Leon AD'
h.,,'s memory II Is held 20 correct the hld"ous
OWLS thai . -rw up under his administration. ana
=, .,n,sc and lring to Justice the infamous crew
~ criminals who for years have been hlttcning
uron the uublc interests ~ the State. But when
,hos. criminals skulk behind heir dead leader
crov.s,onr aud cry spare his memory. no ra-
,ional man will listen To- their appeal. Ana when
thc friends ~ the dead man inicrpos" AMI seek
., check the Inquest lest facts discredi'abl' I"
hin, shall he revealed there Is hut one answer 10
be- made The inquest must 20 on
W. h,v. called the evils from which N"wJcr
Soy has been suffering hidcous. The word l. not
too strong II Is NOT easy 10 comedy" much lower
dcn,,s of immunity than those to which the sound
INCLINE has this week reached. False vouchers,
,,uduIcn, bills and public expenditures for pr
vot. purposes were bad enough. But here Is
Justice herself In her most august court OF last
resort. sold ont for cash like a wantcn OF the
streets For "A Judge In any court 10 sell MS
rulings for a bride is Infamous. What. then
shall we say Of those who. invested WIN tue
extra judicial aud supreme power of pardon. "N
erciscd that power for cash considerations! II
secms almost incredible that such thing could
be- Yet here is the damnab" ihlng dragged out
~ uch, through the reluctant confession Of the
friends Of those who did II. In the presence "f
such horrors to cry Spare my friends memory
Is the vcricst cant. There Is an Issue involved
here that UNNECESSARILY transccnds all friend
| ships and all compunctions for the dead III IL
| the ISSUE Of life or death for great common
| wealth and for the government OF The people
| The State If New-Jcr>cy Il NOR" than the name
Of Leon Albeit. and for the sake or that State
this investigation must go on remorselcSsly IN
III every guilty man Is exposed. and. II that can
Il. runIshel ,o the fullest extent of the outraged
| Inv