The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-28
DREYFUs Al VICTIM.

In whose guilt the people would imme-
dlately believe. whether this guilt was
proven or not. FL IN
DREYFus A4vICTIM.
Captain Dreyfus was made the Victim.
In France being a Jew has come to be
synonymous in the popular estimation
with being treacherous, deceltful, and
with all the worst characteristics OF hui
man nature. That a Jew could there
fore be guilty OF treason the French
readily believed. and when, as q cousa-
quence, this Albert Dreyfus was con-
demned to disgrace and exile for dis
closing the plans of some French forti,
ilcatiors to Germany, ever though the
trial was secret, the prisoner nor his
counsel knew the details of the courts
proceedings. and the Condemned per-
sisted in maintaining his innocence.
nevertheless the verdict was approved
OF. ard the first act Of the farce was
over The whole matter was summed up
In the expression used by Drumont, one
OF the worst scoundrels in France, when
Dreyfus, being publicly. d.sgraced, swore
that he was not guilty: "SaIe Ju!t."
DIRTY Jew.) 1t was not a treacherous
officer, not a soldier! convicted OF trea-
son. but a Jew, who was being extled,
Nnd France cheered Its army and smiled.
THAT Dreyfus was innocent of the
charge placed against him, and that he
was simply made the scapegoa. to bear
the burden OF the guilt of some of his
superior officers. seems now clearly evil
dent. Not a single fact that could act
as q cause for treason on his part could
be proved. It was known that he loved
France and hated Germany, because
when Alsacc became part OF Germany
he removed his residence to France
proper. He had no need OF money or
position because these he had. Why
they should he be guilty OF what he was
accused? Why. II guilty. was he not
given q fair. open trial? It was not
long before these questions presented
themselves with full force. to some Of
the most able men in France. and these
men determined TO use their influence
to secure q revision OF the trial Of the
prisoner now languIshirg on Devils
Island, and the result was q series OF
accusations against some army officials,
made by lZola. y, Il
Whatever doubts Of the guilt or In
nocence OF Dreyfus anyone entertained
prior to the lola trial must now GER
tainly be. dissipated. The. entire trial
with its<farcical features, Its travesty
on justice, It's iE.Imldated jury, the par
TALLY of the presiding judge. ali de-
plte the conviction OF lola, not only
prove that his accusations were Just,
but that DreyfuS was innocent. Not
alone because Count Won Munster, the
German ambassador at Paris, Baron
Won Bulow, the German minister OF for
elgn affairs and the German emperor
himself claimed such Innocence, not
alone because Scheuer Kestner admit
ted that Dreyfus was innocent, not
alone becsuse Tarieux and 1Jaures and
Yves Guyot, the former minister OF
| public works, and Colonel Plcquart de-
marded a new trial for the exiled pris-
caer. but because every detail OF the
trial OF Zola. went to show that the
court was determined 10 exclude and did
exclude all testimony which might
prove the accusations true.
lola TRIAL A FARCE.
Glance for q moment at few OF the
features Of this new farce. (By. the
way, notice the resemblance between
the words France and Farce) E-Pres-
ident Casimir Perrler objected to taking
the oath because, as he said, At cannot
swear to tell the truth. 1t Is my duty
not to tell It." Yet he resigned from
his high position shortly after the de-
portator OF Dreyfus and gave no valid
reason for such resignation. BertIlon,
the handwriting expert. was either un-
able or unwilling to state, on what
grounds he pronounced the now famous
Cor infamous) bordereau to be in the
handwriting OF Dreyfus (Urder oath
| Colonel Picquart said that In MS pres
| ence Bertillon had admitted that the
bordereau had been written by Colonel
Esterhazy, rat least thati II was In his
HANDWRITING, and that the Jews would
do anything In the world to procure IT,
Generals Boisidefrre ard Come refused
to testify, claiming professional se-
| cresy,' although the latter admitted
that Colonel Plcquart had been removed
to Tunis because OF his favorable atti-
tudE toward Dreyfus. When Laborle
requested the presiding judge to allow
him to have Nine. Dreyfus confront
General MERCER and prove the falsI,y
| Of his claims and accusations, the re-
ques: was refused. Furthermore, when
Laborle desired to question General
| Mercier the latter refused to answer.
| Exactly the zane thing occurred when
Esterhazy took the stand. Not n ques-
ton put to him by. Zola.s counsel would
he answer. Permission was refused
Laborie oven to question General Bo!s,-
'dere. When Laborie began speaking
the. Judge interrupted him saying you
are making q speech. 1 shall have to
stop YOU General Blot did not testify