The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-29

mont Ownership Will
| WASHINGTON, June IGN. L. Lock.
wood, an independent oil reflner of
Western Pennsylvania, and recently .
Democratic candidate for Congress in
his district, appeared before the In
dustrial Commission to-day and Great
ed sensation by attacking the integ-
rity of Albert Haight, q member Of
the Court of Appeals of New York.
Mr.. Lockwood went to school AZ q
boy with Judge Haight, who happens
to be cousin of Mr.. LOCKWOOD
wife.
Not much attention might have been
paid to the witnesses comment relative
to Judge Haight, as his testimony was
extremely vigorous and abounded IN
strong statements regarding the Stand
ard Oil Company and the railroad
companies. had not former Representa-
tive Fsrquhar, of Buffalo, arisen in de-
fence of Judge Haight and denounced
Mr.. Lockwood for utterfnR a baseless
libel.
This precipitated a suarrell among
the members of the Commission. dur
ing which there was much caustic,
plain speaking
During the morning session Mr.
Lockwood read a paper in which his
main contention was that the Stand
ard Oil Company had been able to
secure a monopoly of the oil bust ness
drought the assistance of the rail-
roads. There was, he said, no other
possible way for the Standard Oil
Company to secure the tremendous
advantage it has gained.
In pointing out the dangers menac-
ing the public through the ell and rail-
road combination, he explained that it
had corrupted the fountain Of justice,
and that system of rewards had been
devised whereby judges IN sympathy
with corporate influence were promot-
ed to the highest judicial places.
CITED JUDGE HAIaHT's CASE,
He cited the case of Judge Albert
halght as an instance in point of a
Jurlst who, because of his action favor
able to the Standard Oil Company in
an Erie County court, was nominated
ana elected to the Court of Appeals by
the Republican party with the assist
ance OF corruption fund presumably
provided by the STANDARD Oil Com
pauy.
Major Farquhar, with much heat. in.
terrupted Mr.. Lockwood by arising in
his place and saying:
protest against the Language of
the witness in reference to judge
Halght. His record is stainless: the
charge made by this witness against
MIN is baseless. Albert Haight was
my nearest neighbor; he has been one
OF my best friends. have known him
In the church; have known him in
social organizations; 1 have known
him at the bar and on the bench.
hen he was nominated there vas
not the slightest suspicion that apv
corporate influence was responsible
AT the convention which nominated
MIN there was not present one person
connected with corporatatious.
object to the language of the wit
ness. He has not right to utter such
.eptlments. 1t should be off the record.
When the proper time comes, 1 shall
move to have it stricken off,"
We are not trying tie reputation
Of any man., interpolated Mr.. ND.
R::t.chford.
No, that's right said Major Fur
1uhar, pale with INDICATION.
A babel Of voices prevented any one
rom being understood for the next
lew minutes, Mr.. Lockwood alone
maintaining his imperturbability.
Finally, Commissioners J. L. Kennedy
got rhe floor and said: " Mr.. Chairman.
'he witness this morning stated under
'ath that q certain Judge was nomi-,
mated and elected by . corruption
nnd. The witness was under oath. |
md | want to ask him now if he has
my personal knowledge of the corrup-
ion fund that he alleges was used in
and electing this judee2n
SAYS EvERx ONE KNOWS IT.
aOh, no." said Mr.. lockwood: 81
AVE no personal knowledge Of the ,
corruption fund, did NOT zee it, hut !
verybody knows there 10 great deal ,
money used in such casoo, and # has .
'een said that he ran bohind hfs