Show oath taking in india in certain parts or india tigers and lizards skins take the place of the bible of christian countries and the penalty of breaking the oath Is that in one case the witness will become the prey of a tiger and in the other that his body will be covered with scales like a lizard from the chicago journal nov 1905 when commissioner garfield went to the chicago packers and asked permission to inspect their books the condition was made that no alon he might obtain would be used in court proceedings against them mr garfield gave this pledge it Is stated and the packers allowed him to study their business in all its de tails from the inside now it Is announced the results of study have been turned over to the government department of justice to be employed in legal prosecution of the packers commissioner garfield would not have ventured to give the pledge that was demanded by the packers without from washington he pledged not his own word but the government s it Is not his good faith but the government s that is in ques alon now the journal has no concern tor the packers except as they are citizens of chicago it it can be proved that they are guilty of engaging in a con in restraint of trade they ought to be punished but their guilt if they are guilty must be fairly proved they must be given a square deal since the government has elevated its vision to such a height as to over look the nest 0 defiant criminal trusts in new jersey almost within the shadow of the capitol dome in order to fasten itself a thousand miles away upon chicago the government and the president cannot be too careful to avoid suspicion that they are more anxious to prosecute western offend re than offenders in the east some of the methods already em aloyed in this case have not been par ticul arly distinguished for decency when the government breaks into a man house and steals his private pa pers when it drags the wives of pack ing house employed emp loyes into court and puts them under heavy bonds it Is hardly dignified not to say honorable nor even respectable |