The Caucasian., 1898-02-24
Some Few Facts Anens the Howl" Of
the De ma ocrsiic Machine Journalism-
About the Empioymsst Of Counsel In
Certain Cases-A Partial Record Of Prl-
COnfinue. &c.

About the Employment Of Counsel In
Certain C.ses-A Partial Record Of Pa-
vious sAdmistrstions-Now Let the Howl
Continue. &c.
Among the rows" which this Dem
ocratic machine journalism has tried
to raise during the past year, is one
about the payment of fees to attorneys
who have been employed by the Gov.
ernor to represent the State in GER
tain cases. OF course it is clear that
nearly all the services rendered to the
present State administration by at
torneys have been in connection with
the effort of the administration to
compel foreign corporations doing bus
mess in the State TO be come ameDda-
BILE to State laws, to modify or nullify
the terms of the fraudulent 80 year
lease" aud to prevent exOrbitant
charges and extOrtiOn by railroad COM
bines and monopOlies. There has been
nothing else, Of consequence, before
the present administration that re-
quired legal advice and counsel to
any great extent.
Well, the employment of counsel in
these cases has been made the "basis"
of great howl, by the Dem machine
journalism, OF extravagance-Of spend
ing the peoples money in employing
rabbit hunting" "lawyers-and all 9TH
er sorts of tommy-rot. They are try
iLg to make political capital out of
paying attorneys for services 60.
Now, as matter Of fact, this Dem
machine journalism doesn't care snap
about the expense in this matter. They
are mad because something like q gen.
uine, honest fight is being made by
Governor Russell against that big
fraud-viz: "the Democratic 80 year
lease" and uni just charges by foreign
railroad combines and other corpora
tions. They are the servants of these
combines, and part of their business
and service is to fight and denounce
any man or men who opposes the en-
croachments and oppression of said
combines and corporations.
Now let US make this clear. 1t is
stated above that the Dem machine
journalism does not care anything
about the "expense" of employing at
torneys. Ifthey DID CARE for the ex-
pense-for the squandering of the peo-
pies mOney-as they are pleased to
howl" to what is being done now.
No! If they had the least shade Of
| honesty in the matter, they would
howl about the expense of "extra
counsel" heretofore made in cases not
half SO important to the people as
| those cases now pending.
Did you ever see or hear of a Dem
machine paper making any criticism
of any fee heretofore paid to attorneys
and lawyers? Did any one of them
ever tell how much was being paid
out by the Democratic administra-
tions for extra legal counsel? Not
much. They are too sneaky and cow
ardly for that.
| Well, siuce they have raised "r0w"
1T is time that the people knew some
thing of the previous extravaganza,
squandering &C., and below is given a
partial record of how the public money
has heretofore been given to lawyers
for extra legal counsel. We have not
space to enumerate the services for
which this money was paid, but any.
body who will make full investiga-
tion might think that some pretty
heavy fees have been paid for some
very trivial cases.
But here are the figures:
EN- IRA LEGAL SERVICES TO THE AT