The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-21
FROM OUR SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT.
SENATOR DIETRIcH'S lNpIcT-
MENTS.

Was a Firm Believer in God-Mr.
y. Rockefeller After More MONEY,
etc Etc.
Washington, d. c November Is. 1908
We are always having some new stn.
sation In Wslshington. Now weare told
that Senator Dietrich, from Nebraska.
has been selling post offices, and the
Federal grand jury in Omaha has Ie
turned an indictment against him, charg
ing him with conspiracy and bribery IN
the appointment Of one JAG Jb Fisher as
postmaster at Hastings, Nebraska.
doubt il there is very much in this case
Nebraska people have been Ina ling n
pretty stif political fight for the last
four years. Editor Rosewater is one oi
the leaders His name ought To be chang
ed to Sourwater, v hich would be more
appropriate. He was the means Of pre-.
venting the election Of Dave Mercer 20
the House last fall Mercer was one OF
the best men in that body. Now be aud
Dietrich are partners In great scrap
with the nited States District Attorney,
who is trying To stay in office against
he determined efforts Of Dietrich. The
other Senator, Willard, has been leading
the opposite faction, and standi x back
Ot Summers, the District Attorney. lie
is getting little tired of the struggle,
however.
Secretary Hay seems very calm in the
midst of the Democratic OratOrlcAl bomb
shells which are discharged against him
in the Senate for alleged hasty action 10
wet nursing the Panama Republic lie
I A.. a L. J. Ia. 10. 4.
self, Last night he made an eloquent
speech at the centennial exercises az the
New York Avenue Presbyterian church
" here he arose in the pew formerly oc-
cupied by Mr. Lincoln, and said among
other thinge Some Of you can share
with me the memories this place and oc-
casion arouse. And there is one thing
all should never forget, that Abraham
/ Lincoln was one of the most faithful and
! devoted servants of Almighty God that
ever sat ia high place. When he stood
/ on the rear platform of the car that was
about TO bear him from his home TO the
apital of the nation, he spoke To his
/ people acknow lodging his dependence on
/ GOD. and asked their prayer And from
| that time on he again and again declar
ed his faith In Divine Providence. In
/ 1862, in addressing a Presbyterian Com.
mittee that had called on him, he said.
/ From the very beginning | saw that
the issue Of our struggle depended on the
/ interpOsitiOn Of God Later he said 10
/ q committee from a Methodist confer
ence. God bless the Methodist church;
God bless all our churches.
The President was also present during
| the exercises, as were many of the mpst
prominent men in official life Although
assertions are frequently made that tbis
country is last losing its regard Tor re
| ligiOn aud the observance OF the Sabbath
/ Day, yet we find when occasion arises
the great political leaders are very glad
TO profess their faith in Almighty God.
There will be pretty warm discussion
VI the Statehood question in Congress
during the winter think probably il
will result in a compromise, and that
New Mexico and Ariz ma will be CON
biled into one Commonwealth The
total population 81 Arizona la estimates
at only 100 900 The population Of
New Mexico approaches the 200 600 marx
but when added wilnOt raise thisnu
Der to IA figure large enough to salty
many Of the older states. VINO claim that
representation ia the Senate should not
be increased. unless demanded by much
larger number Of people than in either
Arizona or New Mexico separately.
Ii is pretty well settled here that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will have no opposition
in securing the next nomination, but
there is q good deal Of speculation ~ TO
who will be his running mate. The fact
that Governor Durbin, Of Indiana, took /
timer al the White House has set the
rumor atlOst that he is a candidate for
the Vice Presidency. We shall, however.
nave many others in the field before "a
decision in finally reached.
Up TO this date Gen. Leonard Wood .
has had an unparalleled success 10 his .
advancement in the Army. His case II .
now before the Committee on Military /
Affairs in the Senate, and considerable .
opposition has been developed. One OF .
his opponents il Estes g. Rathbone, who .
uas appeared against him to geteyen for
his prosecution IN Cuba, which resulted .
n the punishment Of Rathbone for EN-
bezrlement. OF course all the Army OIL
GERS whose promotion would be inter
tered with by the advancement OF Gen
Wood, would be glad 10 see him dropped
back 10 the rank OF Brigadier.
just think, forty.four millions OF dol.
lars were paid out last year in dividends
by the STANDARD OlCompany. Mr. John
d. Rockefeller received nearly eighteen
millions Of this This makes dividend
Of forty.iour per cent on the stock. Not.
the wonderful prosperity
Of this company, the price oil has steadi.
Iy gone up during the past three years.
Whenever MIR Rockefeller wants to
make some money, he puts up the price
II oil. and OF course the people have 10
pay whatever is asked. Standard Oh
stock ls pretty firm at around $3.50. per
share Mr. Rockefeller ought 10 be salts.
led with the very comfortable income he
Is now making. but he ia said to insist
On being emphatically the richest man
who ever lived. lie has given away
ew millions, but they don't count for a
great deal in comparison with his vast
ortune. lie can spend all the m oney that
s necessary to control legislation in the
interest Of any corporation, with which
ne is connected. He is today the strong
st man in the financial world: controls
more TAllIohuc duu Ccin panicb thhh hbg
lne else: can raise more ready money
han any Of his competitors. j. Pier
lOnt Morgan has had To take q back
,eat. Now Mr. Rockefeller is said TO be
alter the Steel Trust, and will probably
yet control Of il at some figure which
will represent about One-third Of the 1
Morgan capitalization. When amsn can I
Ilay foot ball with half a million dollars, =
lis road to money making is compare {
lively smooth.
The establishment OF great race q
.ouree in this city will do much 10 div RI
he attention OF many members Of Con. J
,ress from purely legislative work. A
treat many Of them were at the opening 7
4 the BenniDgs races yesterday. The
treet cars running to the grounds we're
70 wded and all kinds OF vehicles were
lsed to convey the great mul.
itude who wanted to see the new track
Undoubtedly this il the best track in the }
ountry Every part OF it, from start o '
Inisb, can be seen from the grand stand. y
great many pc, pie came from Philsdel-
Dhia and Baltimore, as well as from
,ther distant places. The Pennsylvania
Railroad ran two special trains, and all Y
he other roads were filed with passen-
,ers who were anxious TO get into the d
acing atmosphere This enterprise has u
,een fostered by August Belmont, who IL =
eslly back OF il in financial way. The h
rood people OF Washington want II dis o
inctly understood that they are not in II
avOr Of the dplusiona of horse rac;na, nj II