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DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
This is bad year for Presidential candi-
datea OH tho Democratic side. Ono by ono
| they drop by tue waysde. Prominent 1nen-
| ton In connection with tho pon,inAtion at
St. Louis sacms to carry with 1t some rovela-
tion Of porsonal uuiltness by reason OF a
bte,nish In tho record. Mr.. HENpn1cEs ia the
latest victim TO the pains Of Democratic ca1l-
didaturo. Ills alleged operations in GATL1so
gnn contracts hayo been followed by moro
serious md better established Charge rela-
tive to lis interest in tho Indianapolis Water.
Works, which seem to have applied tho prir-
| ciples Of Credit A1obilor to something besides
railway Epccu1ations. The charge u'nde
n2ainst him Is that, az n Director OF the Com
pany, lie used his position in connection with
other Directors to manipulate stocks anu
bonds In his own interest nrd Mt tic ex-
pcnse Of tho stockholders. Indeed, it seems
TINT, in the first placc, lie accopteu t1tt OF
stock to net as Director, which OF itself Is
questionable If not dishonest transaction,
nnd generally carries with 1t tho pre-"
sumption TINT tho nann who nccepts
the grat'ity hos consented to bo
used to font scheme which Will
not stand On its own merits. After having
entered tho Company on these dubious terms,
it is further charged TINT Gov. HENDRICKS
shared in commissions for tho 6ale OF bonds
to himself and other Directors anu otAer"ise
manipulated tho affairs Of tie Company IN
6nch mnnner rs to acquire somo S62,45O
worth Of stock aud bonds at cost TO himself
Of only 517 800! If this is true, 1t WIS simply
u swindlo on all stockholders In the Company
who paid for their investments; and nobody
will undertake. to controvert tho proposition
that nun who will consent to my question
nblo operations in q private Or comparatively
small way will not hesitate to lend himself
to operations Of the same nature On moro
extensive scaie.
Whercis this thing going to stop! And
will tho Democrats have my Presiden-
tial candidates left, # tho thing goes on
These aro questions that hnve become
pertinent and important in viow oi
lnte Developments. There was Mr.. PEN.
p1EroS, who was known as Gentleman
GEORGE" md who has recently 1oomee
up into moro prominence than at any time
since he contested the nomination with alr
sEymoun But "Gentleman GEORGE" b.
Lis own admission. acted rs claim-agen'
against the Government, md recovered S148,'
558 on n claim which the principal owner
thereof Ind pronounced not worth five centa
on tito dollar, and thon appropriated to hi
privato use 20 per cent thereof. Indeed, it il
believed that there is still something s wors'
in this PESpLEroN affair. 50 he is out o
,, the why. Then serioua charge has beof
made against hlr. Tt1pEN in connection Will
the management Of the Torro Haute, Alton d
> st. Louis Ra'lroad, which no cannot nhor'
to pnsa oyor in silence. Rag. Baby ALLEN
A}so in trouble for having held h1s farm
which ho acquired through bis wife, rs agains
herH WHO wero entitled to their part OF Il
. And now A1r. HEaDn1cKs III implicated IN
transaction that involves pau moraa anu Ills
:. reputable pract'ceB; nnd Ills part IN 1t
stated with 80 much paraoulsrity that >"
greatly fear thero h nasls 1of IT, IL
i against Mr. THURMAN 'Aero seena 10 nav
g far Init ho Ins mt beon ycry monument as
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