Evening star., 1924-06-13

horse race is when the spectators
cry. They're off," 1t is tenser than
even the approach of the winner un-
der the wire. Republicans are today
at that great moment with a team
in harness. They're off! Zip."
The track may be heavy. The mud
may fly and drivers may lose their
heads. In the meanwhile let US not
imagine that this Is the only race
that has ever been trotted. 1t adds
to the zest to check up previous
records.
The following paragraph from the
1853 file of The Washington Evening
Star may be useful to some forlorn
and shipwrecked brother" bent upon
oratorical rescue of his party. yet
who has been smothered in the eIo-
quence of his adversary. This oc-
Cured in court, but will fit the
hustings:
The court will please to observe"
pleaded young lawyer. that the
gentleman from the east has given
them a very learned speech. He has
roamed with old Romulus. socked
with old Socrates, ripped with Eurip-
ides and canted with Cantherides. but
what, your honor, does he know of
the laws of Wisconsin,"
So this is not the first year when
wisconsin has given cause of inquiry.
The files Of the New York Evening
Post for July, 1908. record incidents
in the political struggles of that
early day which tend to make the
pear tame. Consider the case of
Harry Croswell. arrested for libel
for publishing in his paper, the Bal
ance. of Claverack. n. Y. the fol-
lowing:
Holt says the burden OF the fed
eral song is that Mr.. Jefferson paid
Mr. Calender for writing against
the late administration. This is
plicitly this: Jefferson paid Callen-
der for calling Washington a traitor,
a robber and perjurer: for calling
Adams hoary headed incendiary and
Tor most grossly slandering the pri-
fate characters of men he well knew
were virtuous. These charges not a
Democratic editor has dared or ever
Will dare 10 meet in an open and
manly discussion
John Thompson Calender published
the Examiner of Richmond, Va. 1t
was claimed by the Federalists Uhe
party OF Washington. Adams and
aamllton) that Calender was
financed by Thomas Jefferson to at
tack the Federalists, even while
Jefferson was member of Washing
tons cabinet. and later. when he be-
came President At the time OF this
alleged slander Washington was dead
and Adams had retired from politics,
after having served as President
me interesting part of the incident
rs the treatment under the law of
4 hx, ~
made the original charges against
Washington and Adams nor accused
Jefferson of the charge of financing
the libel by Calender
CroSwell was indicted for libel and
arrested. When his case came up for
trial. in the court of general sessions
of the peace of the state of New York.
the defendant attempted TO plead the
truth of all he had said. but Chief
Justice Lewis, presiding. held that
that could not be permitted, for the
only question was whether Croswell
had published the statements reflect
ing on President Jefferson. If he had,
then the jury must hold him guilty
of libel-truth or no truth of the ac-
cusatlons Notwithstanding. AS he
had never denied that he had so pub
lished the statements he was held
guilty of criminal libel The next
day, his paper, the Balance contained
the following announcement:
Died: In this county at 6 O'Clock
on Wednesday morning last much
lamented by every true friend of his
country. the Liberty Of the Press The
wound which caused this lamentable
event was inflicted in January last
with an uncouth and rusty old instru-
ment. forged some centuries ago in
England. and now welded by a high
official character and twenty-four of
his associates.
Among the physicians who were
consulted in the case opposite opin-
ions existed: and the only condition
Of a cure was that the victim should
never again utter a word of truth, on
which distant voice was heard to
eSclaim that the remedy was worse