Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
ruE NAV CABINET OrrcER.

Oie nf the directors ~ the billion
dollar steel trust is rx.Judge Jgues
IL. Reed nf P.tt-burg. II partner of
Pnianler =. X roI. who has been sp
pom ell Atto,n ney Gsaeral ni the
United 5 atts by P.e-irlent McKrn
ley. ay- the New York News.
Among the duties OF Attorney
General Kuox will be the pro ecu tea
OF cases against trusts in Hccor,ian,s =.
with he feder Il la ma Ie md pro
yded.
IL Id almost ccriaiu the billion dol.
lar steel rust will he attacked IN the
United States courts as soon lls it is
fully organized.
The specrac, e ~ Mr.. KuoI Leading
the on laugh IN the property II
his part ner will be d wonderfu on.
Ii will no doubt cause Mr.. Kuox
great y tn br rud his legal Lssociat.
es 81 IH~ breaker. to denounre hin as
plu'Ccrai ind to demand that his
be rendered al most W thIess. Surely
it will. for Mr.. KNOX. when he &c
ceptE the position rendered him by
the President, expects tO ito all these
things. AZ AN honorable man he
must 10 rk ,Iect. lie Knows tile uuties
Of the uftte.
'ha la, HnN
Mrsar-. Knox and Red will not bc
dissolved nur.ng ne for ,ner's 5eryice
in the cabinet. II wih only reat IN
abcyHnce. y convenient term winch
expresses the conuecuou's condi;Uu
during Judge L eds adtuirable ser.
vice gu the United StHfea dist rirI
bench. P,-viGus - Judge Re,-d's
elevation the firm Of KuoI and Reed
was pronIueut III corpnratlon prac-
tice. and after the brilliant jurBt put
Rside ills gown =nd left the wuolsack
it wRA even more so.
There will DO some trusts eDviuun
OF the billion IL liar hH,ir. because it
sppe srs 40 particularly .miunate III
it's legal rela nrs. Mr.. KuUx WIS Tor
years the a,torue. Tor the Carnegie
inteEestr. lis laN frnI ha- puzz,ed
over mRny statutes aimed at IN.
dusiriAl co.nhinatiUns. and his know
Ledge Il what not To 10 IN pro ,ecuI.
mH them must Ue very extensive.
Yct the idea that he will uat. tie
knowledge agarnst 'he pu lie inter
ests IL IutuI, rable. Ii waB not ON Hc.
count ~ how inu ID he knew about
pr,tect ~ Irudts that hi appoint.
ment Ia the calumet was de.nau ted
by j. Pierponi Morgan. lie II np.
cier hud so.ne other reason
True. Mr.. X ,uI WIS Hn Hp ,licamt
for the Ate rueJ GeuerHlstnp knr
years ago lie ma L. lively cam.
paign Tor IL. Hls eDeuiea even aaii
he ,cran,blrd, but he 10 too ,Iigniii,,i
to Ito IN! thug iiKe that. John ".
GrigKs, howe yer. had stranger claims
ON the Z '.Siieni. Mr.. Knox wns
only the EI,., utIvr'e ! ersuDal friend,
and his practice at that time, while
extensive, VIVA largely conf Ied 10
ru+t ~orH nsrx mpliIied III western
P.nn5, ivHniR o.. the other hand
Mr.. Grggs wns from New Jersr!
even then ilir Incubator ni irusi,, Hnd
knew grort d'al abou' guarding
che iudust rial chicks Nuw MIR
Knox has pro r. 81 Il, through lns
t'hrurl H. sBuciaiiuur, and his elryu
ti0U to the p,isi;nu ni chief lRwj c.
for the nation is natural. Mr.. Nor
gan. of courHe, knew this whcn he
visited the President tn demabd MIR
Knox appointment, and Mr.. Nor
gan has tIt happy faculty oi recog
i'iz ny growth at The proper time
but 1t Ia not to be suppused tlini MIR
Morgan thO,ight Tor " ui0meni how
useful Ait"ruey General Knox coulc
be hr. Morgan In too good to bar
bur such thoughts.