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professional rather than commercial
! reputation and while maintaining gen
eral oversight over tho business and n
deeply phlan'hropir interest IN the de.
semlna'ion ~ RfcHanpsos's invaluable
contribution to American history. he must
really refer in1,iircrs 70 popNtR for init
mate particulars BopNyR. on being
sharply pr~scd. A. he was by Senator
/ RLKfSs and other members ~ the Senate
COMMITTEES on Printing NJ IN" Investigation
las, MAY. admits that there may have been
some cXubcranoo of statement by a few Of
! the sleek young men. and some lies told In
the Commlttee's formal instructions
| "a those young men. but the bad agents
were discharged when they were caught
| transcending the truth. and the lies In the
! secret Instructions furnished 10 the agents
/ were not his. BOOMERS. but were con
! cocted by HsiLAM. Thus llAiIAM. being
/ at the tail end Of the administration.
catches the final impact of the odious re-
sponsibility pushed along down the line
all the wav from RiCHAKDsoy. HAILAM
has not yet been heard in his own behalf.
II will be observed that Judge CHupss
mechanism OF evasion and carries the
fraud directly home TO the principals. II
IA not a mere question Of the falsehoods
| told by INSCRIPTIONS agents. or Of un-
| authorized circulars and instructions put
forth In tho name Of the Committee on
Distribution by HAL.AM. Judge CHILDs
finds. as THE SrS found long ago. that the
whole scheme is permeated with fraud from
start 10 finish. The original purpose was To
swindle the public. The entire machinery
of the pretended Committee Is EN-
p!oyed to deceive the public. 10 influence
sales by means OF a false semblance OF
Governmental character and authority.
and TO obtain tho money Of citizens by
means Of 8" gross fraud and imposition
IL is true that the report OF the Senate
Committee on Printing said something
of tho same kind but that comparatively
mild rcbuke fades IN the presence Of this
righteousy indignant denunciat!on from
the lips OF Just Judge. Let us see whom
it strikes We quote first from the testi-
mony OF BOOMER before the investigating
committee on May 10. 1900
Senator ELKiNs-Tbs Committee on Dis,hbution
LAM and Mr BARcus'
NV h'pn '"'
senator HL"'Ns "'. h~NooS ~ 'u' oomss
on pislhou"oh ana you '"o pa'"epa" only In 'n'
pronts'
"s,n.,or EIx,,s-I, yovr in,.re,, op..,.p,h. O,
one fifteenth or one.,weni.,h' do no, wish to ask
you what you Get out o. H.
MI bop@ER-i nave 'n'o 'n'eie" IN me
ptonS
Senator ELKiSs-A 'li mira inefs" 10 shs
prohts'
MI BopxER-H 'he Commtsee YOU'D snow'
should Ike not 10 nave tnA' puol'sneo ivu accede
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"Th. Chairman Senator pLArr,-I think. in.,.
much as you nave asked the question. 70 hsd better
appear on the record We do not wish 70 suppress
any.hlhs
mont, and NJ, HArI.M Ia, Sh., ip,.,.,,,
MI BOOMER HALLAM has . royalty on
each sale.
senator rhhiNs n. nss no n'e'~s'n she pion'N
M ooD nv uos' "o' nav ""' '0' n's
p'on's'
senator HLh'N MI pANous s.' uo-'n'roso'
the pioh's ana you &c. ohe'n"a. A'Ni psyNhN AI'
hALLAM MS foyai.y ana paying q" o'ne' eApshseH
MI bopMHN- eh
oeha'ot JONhs VI H'AsHSAS A' nAhLA. ssS
atoyal'y' Explain 'na'
MI Do"''NH - " ee'"' 'n -
sales manager OF ,he business
'e"d'o' HIA''' 80" -, .'Ne~s " =" WV
lhe oWn'fsniph IN h'' n~feCS'
MI bop"hHe" s''
And from BARCUs's own testimony before |
tbo same committees on Nayo:
a.,
~. ssm, ,oyauy on ,n. superior ,,, ,hs, YOU 40 on
the cloth ..r
"Mr. BARcus-Yes, cir.
senator tLkiss-l uno.'S'Ahd MI HohAho-
'on ~, s'r ,o,.so.T,., :, .,,,,,-
N' ..,,.a -, 80.
concerning tne Wethou oy WHICH ne was
induced 70 hire out to the Committee on !
Diatrihrtion FOR n pittance OF Al oOO and |
a,.o~,-,-d a, ooo n vaor .ucb u+o,s,r ron,
"''e' "a'u -
'atioh us ile Poseee'eu az" VI" TWIN VI ms
name "a LlDrarlan OF congress dur1hg many |
wears:
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