alking of Camp 20. Mr. Hynes was to take up that, and he did, and
went over the same ground as I had, and I still have to repeat
myself because of this assumed sincerity on the part of Mr. Foster.

"Why this learned counsel should talk a day and a half if there is
nothing against his client, I do not know. Do you wonder at it? Why
is it that a man, whose services are so valuable, who never had
anything but an important case, should talk a day and a half in a
case where there is no evidence against his client, and out of the
day and a half never talk about his client's case, except for about
fifteen minutes, is more than I can understand. Was it because he
was trimmed for a speech? Was it because he had to read the Irish
history that he had copied into his manuscript? Was it because
Foster had to advertise at the expense of his client? or was it
because he thought there was something against his client? You know
how he spread like the waters of the Platte river; you can look at
it and you can say what a mighty river. It is all spread out. It is
true it is all spread out, but there is no depth to it.

"We do not take issue with him on the smoke-stacks of Ireland. We
do take issue with him in reference to Mr. Hynes, and we have given
you our statement in regard to that. We do take issue with him in
regard to everything except in regard to the ability on our side. I
admit that we have ability here on this side helping me. Why should
not the people of the State of Illinois have ability as well as the
defendants? He said I had five assistants, and yet these three
lawyers had to be called in to help me in this case. Has that
anything to do with the case at issue? Since you began this trial
three Grand Juries have been impaneled and discharged. Two other
courts have been constantly in session. Over 300 cases have been
disposed of--I am making a guess of that, averaging it for the
actual three months. Three hundred cases have been disposed of; and
three Grand Juries have been impaneled and discharged since this
case began. Habeas corpuses have been heard; men have been sent to
the penitentiary and others to the bridewell and some to the jail.
And yet he would have you understand that I had five assistants
doing nothing. Now, that is not fair, is it? That is not d