Show COLFAX IANA lana THERE could hardly be w a more conspicuous example of the truth of f tile the scripture statement that cecior favor is deceitful than is furnished by the career of mr air schuyler colfax the tile one great object of his lils whole public life appears to have been to secure tile the good opinion minion of the public and in order older t to do that he lie assumed tile tiie role of piety and virtue he has evidently been anxious to a acquire aqui qui re a reputation like that which casar wished for his wife not only unsullied but unsuspected and to accomplish this ambition his outward d charae charac character te i was invariably affable suavity lie he cultivated d to a high degree insomuch that lie became known as the great american for pleasantness of demeanor bebas lie lle was generally accorded the tile belt of championship among public men and politicians especially are inclined to assume winning ways towards the tile public or at least that portion of it from front which they hold or expect in any wise to hold their lease of public life and public favor Schuyler was king t in complaisance to such sueh an efte extent nt indeed as to sacrifice that frankness that openness that ingenuousness of speech and general conduct which is the very essence of lio ilo norand honor and integrity the tile backbone of moral courage this apparent purpose of his ills proved a signal and lamentable failure Just inthe last great moments of his public life when he undoubtedly hoped to retire flushed with sue success and laden with honors the platform on which lie he walked suddenly lenly gageway ga gave way and he was precipitated from the heights of political glory to the depths of we leave it to the readers imagination he was caught ina lna in a trap from which his coplay piety his virtue hw libi suavity was utterly inadequate to save him As a matter of cour sein his liis great misfortune his most ardent admirers think he has been ill III used and they tiley sympathize with and defend him while many of his old friends and companions go back on him and his political enemies lampoon him unmercifully the tile new york herald has lias been very severe upon him tile the new york tribune says A connecticut newsy newspaper r quotes tho celebrated colvin case in ye new hampshire in behalf of mr colfax this is the case where they found the entire remains of a murdered sandown man down to his brass buttons in colvins fireplace tire fire place colvin confessed the tiie killing in the most circumstantial way a jury convicted him and he was hung bung afterward they found the murdered man I 1 in n new jersey teaching school this story is always chud cited in des desperate rate cakes enies cases there is no record of its ever having made any difference with the jury but they always listen to it with profound interest we had hoped chevice president escape this but it was iras ordered otherwise and yet the parallel is not complete colvin confessed 1 tile the bumm Buff buffalo malo ialo express a leading republican journagin jour nalin western new york talks on tills this wise it la is not pica piea pleasant sant to kick a ri man inan when lie is down but it must be acknowledged that public opinion is almost unanimous III iu ae fid beiler belief that mr colfax lied when he be said eaid he had recel recci received ved no money from oakes ames on account of credit Mobil lef lei stock it Is generally believed that ho be has heen been dodging and squirming to get iet ket out of a false position and has beai lieen ireen sin gin kin ig deeper in the mire at avery every every step the evidence against mr colfax is is strong and his rebutting evidence has been weakened by recent developments indeed bis his explanations seem wm to disclose facts nearly as suspicious suspicions as the original charges the springfield mass egins cains baias eodis washington Ashington NV correspondent says saya that mr poland himself privately intimated his belief t that a seh sch ayler did receive the thet t 0 loo dividends from ames tile sober staid old new york J nour rouf fiall of commerce it has tile tiie following lowing 0 1 the poland committee report fa Is a P profound disappointment t to all lovers of D i arr truth th for its own sake and every mind in III the least degree judicial feels that justice has been outraged in what should have been her sanctuary colfax patte patto patterson mn and arlan harlan 11 and all the other political leaders implicated in m the credit scandals look tor for their deliverance to the prevalent low moral tone of congress they feel care cafe in the tile protection of the large number of now unsuspected congressmen of both parties who are interested te to in discouraging the tuttle infliction tion of ve pu punishment ment on bribe takers the he omission of 0 mr name from the credit report excites no sur our inise irise after the wretched white whitewashing of klugham Klug ham keller hartield Garti gartl eld eid and otier other credit offenders it was waa but a little stretch of indulgence and sympathy y to leave out colfax altogether clever dab with the whitewashing brush as the tho committee ane are perhaps they thought it was useless to try to cover up the black stain on colt Colf axa character 01 all ail tho men concerned in the credit Mo biller bilier scandals acad sead als ais colfax is the one who has sneaked and shuffled and prevaricated pre the most for other offen offenders dersy derst it la Is possible to bave have some little compassion but tor for him the feeling is naturally one of ega contempt tempt whatever fate befalls the other it is of the greatest importance sor for lor the future of this thia country that mr colfax should be made an example of vo no class of politicians Is so dangerous as that of the oily impostors to which he belongs Though he may mas escape scot free rree in the sheltering arms of his parth partisan san gan friends the people will judge himwich him with a righteous condemnation fortunately ho he can be reached and punished by public opinion it if not through tho the medium of a corrupt congress Cou con grebs greas the general moral of mr col baxa case ease is that honesty of heart is better letter than tile tiie superficial article and that the tiie latter no matter how low superfine and glossy if uncouple melted by the tiie latterman latter can not be depended upon but bup bu is liable to fall fail and to badly disappoint arid and wreck those who trust in it at the tile very timet timely When lien llen le least ast expected and w he n u aport is most nee needed ded |