| Show tho the flogging suggestion the suggestion of the new york herald that it might bo be a good plan to flog guiteau appears to us to possess decided merit it is clear that this man is consumed with egotism his impudent letters to blaine and Garfi garfield ehr liis his impudent applications a for important positions ay iy ins vainglorious talk since lie lias has been in in jail a il his desire that ing his life should be written his eagerness to have his portrait taken in fact everything that has come to E light J t concerning him shows that flat he lie is L S a PC perfect monument of self conceit and as worthless in all respects as he lie is vain now the only effective punishment that could bo be inflicted upon such a man would be one which humiliated and degraded him he could get no pleasant notoriety out of a sound flogging it would break down his illusions about his hig own consequence it N would appeal to hia his only sensitive part it would make him suffer physically years ago in england it was found that flogging wl was the 01 one ae punishment that had any effect in stopping the crime of ga ro rotting athi Z it would no doubt have a very similar effect upon Gui guiteau teall who resembles the t typical 11 cal ga in many respects mere imprisonment is evidently quite useless with such a miscreant and as congress can call do what it elease pleases in the district district of columbia Columbi at there is nothing to prevent a trial of the lash in his I Is case sacramento record union |
