The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

another, whom he refuses to name This
is certainly rather peculiar way for Mr..
Stlglitz to act. His experience in ward
politics in Louisville should teach him not
10 allow himself to be made catspaw by
any one who is not willing to have his
name known in connection with the
measure. The murder will OUT" how
ever. in the course of few days. and in
the meantime those interested will have
to content themselves with studying what
is already known to Mr.. Stiglitz and his
colleague. Mr.. ]. G. freeman, and sur
mise as to the motives actuating the intro
duction of this bill.
Mr.. Freeman was engaged in business as
printer and publisher in one of the
interior towns of Kentucky until the
spring of 1895, when he moved to Louis
vile. He was not regularly established in
business on his own account, but worked
principally with the Courier-J Journal Job
Printing Company and the Baptist Book
Concern. Together with most of the en-
ployes of the latter house, he Is said to
have taken an active part in the organiza-
ton of the A. P. A. movement in the city
and to have been in close consultation with
DR.. Hunter after he moved to Louisville
and began the work of organizing the Re-
publican State campaign, and is said to
have had useful hand in making the Re-
publican organization in the city of Louis
vile.
He was for DR.. Hunter in the caucus.
Besides the craftsmanship of the Commit
tee on Corporate Institutions, he held a
place on the committees on Military Al
fo,r Div Sc I>o,. ~
committee having the Kaufman Dunlap
contest case in charge.
Mr.. Stiglitz has, since his apprentice
ship, been engaged in the foundry busi-
ness in the city of Louisville with his
father and three brothers. They have al
ways been good Republicans and, espe-
cially has w. H., the present member, been
active in the politics of their ward. w.
II. is said to have been one of the early
members of the A. P. A. organization, and
to have been one of the founders of the
lodge near his voting precinct. His ex-
perience in legislation was. until he came
to Frankfort, confined to occasional visits
to the Louisville City Council cham her.
He has great deal to learn yet, but he is
not,likely to be made a tool of very long.
He said that he would tell who asked
him to introduce that bastard billin few
days, and Billy is pretty sure to keep his
word. His disingenuity is evidenced by
his defending his silence as to the author
of the bill before he was attacked. The
Courier-Journal may possibly be wrong
in saying that the offering OF that bill
has the ''look of being either for useless
party or personal advantage" While it
certainly has something OF that look it
may be that Mr.. Stigiitz is being imposed
upon. That he should be the one selected
for the work is not so very surprising to
those who know him. If Frankfort is
consumed by fire during this session it
will not be solely due to the fact that
Stiglitz is there. He mas not had much
practice in setting worlds afre. but he
really does know how to keep his mouth
shut, and so makes good member of a
secret society.
1t may be said en- passant that.rumor has
it that two-thirds of the employees, big and
little, of the L. and R. N. N. and M. v. r.
r. in Kentucky were members of the A.
P. A. organization. One of them might
have asked Stiglitz to introduce that bill.
One of the big ones probably. Stiglitz
has been highly honored by Speaker
Blandford in making up his House COM
mittees. Besides being associated with
Mr.. Freeman on Corporate Institutions he
is on the committees on Enrolment and
Agriculture and Manufactures.
When Stigitz asked to have his bill re-
ferred to the Corporate Institutions Com
mittee he probably acted under instruc-
tions of the man who pulls the string and
with the expectation that he and Freeman
could control things there. They will be
disappointed, however. On the commit
tee with them are: ]. w. Catron, a lawyer,
OF Albany, Clinton County (R.); ]. M.