Newspapers and everybody else called him a pious hypocrite, a sleek, oily fraud, a reptile who manipulated temperance movements, prayer meetings, Sunday schools, public charities, missionary enterprises, all for his private benefit.

And as these charges were backed up by what seemed to be good and sufficient, evidence, they were believed with national unanimity.
Then Mr.Dilworthy made another move.

He moved instantly to Washington and "demanded an investigation." Even this could not pass without, comment.

Many papers used language to this effect: "Senator Dilworthy's remains have demanded an investigation.

This sounds fine and bold and innocent; but when we reflect that they demand it at the hands of the Senate of the United States, it simply becomes matter for derision.