Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-20
ANOTHER BACKpOWN.

Inc IreSlUeHl OI tue Ouittu ot"ecc,
the man who believes in being "strenu-
ous' in everything, that is, when he Is
not himself a candidate, has made an
other surrender At the demand of
Mark Hanna he has, on his own hook,
made a new law to control the conduct
of Cuban Courts, and he has thus in.
terfered with the judicial system of
another country for the benefit of a
convicted. felon,- Estes G. Rath-
bone, who has been duly tried and
found guilty Of stealing large amounts
of money.
In the campaign of 1896, this same
man.--now President. and wants to be
ngain. was furious against those who
intimated that Courts might not be in.
falliblc, and in his speech ut the Wool
Exchange, in that year. he rather
thought that men who did not show
proper respect for the Courts ought
to be lined up and shot. 1t seems
strange that n man who thinks Courts
Bre such sacred things, should inter-
fere with their judgments, s,-setting up
his own will against them, and especi-
ally in regard to. Courts of another
fountry.
But he has done this, and at Hanna's
dictation. This suggests the query
why Hanna should be so interested in
The doings Of Courts as to want their
rerdicts set aside at WILL The answer
Is easy. and it is plain when we know
who this man Rathbone is. who is to
be turned out of prison because Mark
Hannn asks it.
Rathbone was one of the gang that
secured Hanna's election to the Senate
In 1898 or all the dark and disrepu-
table roll of actors In that more than
questionable transaction, not one has
EoHC MitiOut iliS -GNulus hltH lN'ltl ~
positions were dealt out to most Of
them. The fellow who Topped so
many times. but at last stayed put in
the Hanna camp. was made clerk Of
n federal Court In New Mexico. The
last one who capitulated, was given a
good place in the Cincinnati Custom
house.
When federal positions were shy
offices in the State were created for
the small fry. The man who did the
humble job of carrying the grip.sacb
that was to purchase Otis, was no,
only rewarded, hut the sins of the
children were visited on the father
and both the son AMI the old man ar,
Eow enjoying the usufruct of discov
efing fires in Ohio, at big salaries.
Lawyers whose only function wa
to advise witnesses not to answer ques
tions at the investigation of the affair
were commissioned as prosecuting Off
GERS to make common criminals an
swer questions. Even our own Gar
feld--whose father was a great man
who objected to the jurisdiction OF tn,
investigators. Is now Civil Servic,
Commissioner, and has the unexam
pied felicity-so the newspapers tell us
of sitting at the same desk that Roose
velt used to have, after being buncoet
out OF Congressional nomination b,
an INSCRIPTIONS Dutchman
This brings us to Rathbone and tn
part he played In helping Hanna hol,
his. job In the Senate.
When the trail of the fellow who wa
sent to Cincinnati to buy Oti
was getting hot, he left 70
Columbus with the detective
close upon him. At the latter pac
he was taken In coach, while Ratf
bone mounted the box with the driver
His mission was 10 lose the detective,
and by driving hither and yon. throug
the streets and by.ways of the city, b
succeeded The next that was hear
OF his passenger was a few days late
from Montreal where he was immuu
. from prying officers.
This heroic service merted and r,
ceived Mark Hanna's gratitude. Rat
bone WINS given his pick of plac,
within the federal gift, aud he chos
the Cuban Postal department, whe,
was 10 be expected tne chance I,
stealing from the people whom "
were freeing from Spanish misrule
) The scandals OF that service becan
20 lasrant that an inspector was SCI
there to Investigate them. Upon h
report Rathbone, Neely and Reev,
were arrested. They were tried by ii
Cuban Courts In the usual and stric