Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-01-21

been plgeOn-hOlcd and where they
will rot. They do not want any
light shed ON this question. -'1iIeS
do not want that evidence To get
into the hands of competent law
yers- They know full well that
MIR. Hearst has made out a good
case and that the Acknowledgement
of the United States il responsible.
Il guilty of criminal negligence.
If he had taken action under the
law "a it exists today. on the evil
dence furnished him by Mr.. Hearst,
IT would have Obviated this coal
famine, il would have prevented
the eXtOrtionate prices that have
placed coal out of the reach of the
poor people of the country thereby
causing death and untold suffering.
Who Is responsible for this, II
only answer can be- that IL i q e
Republican Acknowledgement of
the United States and the Bcpubli-
can President of the United States
who fails to compel his creature to
act when the evidence l. before
hlm- lie las sworn 10 execute the
laws OF the country. Has he done
30 IN this instance This ,trenu-
Gus man. who. they say. can do no
wrong and who. they SAY. Il 80 inn
mensclY popular over the country.
They say NE makes mistakes like
other men. but that hc does not
intend 10 make them. If Pee made
a mistake I'm this instance lid he
mean 1t or not. he knew of the
existence of this evidence produce
cd by Mr.. Hearst. iIo WAS ,hor-
oughly Informed OF 81 am. IF his
Acknowledgement would not act.
why dij rof hi, na~,nr compel
him To do $50. anil there, keep his
oath 10 execute thr lav-. IL i-up
10 him to explain an mis- antitrust
vociferaiion~ on the stump last
fall. If they were not merely tie
hot air mouthing~ of a street fak'r
selling soap from the tail gate of
a wagon. then hc should compel
his man Knox To take some action
at once on the evidence placed I'm
his hands by Mr.. Hearst.
The truth j. that the adnsni>tra-
ton intends to DO nothing To iniur,
the trusts which are IL, especial
care and I'm its keeping and the
country owes debit off gratitud,
To Mr.. William r. Hearst for d.,
unSclii>h donation of truth. for hr.
thorough expose of the false pre-
tense and hypocrisy of Republican
promise ard for the indubitabl,
evidence of the existence of at least
one trust that should be prosecuted
both civilly and criminally undo,
existing law.
There was a refreshing brccz,
blew threw the House of Repre-
Sentative~ last week when the Hon.
Champ Clarke. of Missouri. took p
fall out of the Hon. Charlie, Henry
Grosvenor, of Ohio. and inciden-
tally out of the Republican party.
Mr.. Grosvcnor had occupied some
time in attempting To show that
the Democratic party had bccr
wiped off the POLITICAL map in Ill,
last election and that II had No
more show To win anything I'm the
election of 1904 than would a ON,
legged man at kicking match.
After he had lambaSted the Demo
Gratis To his hearts content and
thrown a few of his thirtcen-incl
shells i'm the direction of Mr.. Clark.
the latter took the floor and what
he did To Mr.. Grosnevor and Ia
the Republican party was. i'm IN,
language of the street. "a plenty. IS
He gave Mr.. GroSvenOr q now
Sobriquet. He has been known
for a long time a. "old tigger~. IS
But Mr.. Clarke called him the
stud bug of arithmetic. Mr..
Clarke proved by the election re-
turns of last November thar q
change of 25.ooo votes. properl,
distributed. would result I'm th,
election of a Democratic President
in 1904. ~ he tackled one Stat,
after another he was interrupte,
10y members OF the Republican sid,
from those States. Ii there i ON,
thing that Champ Clarke rcvclS IN
II Is running debate and TO hav,
some Republican ask him Ques
tons. He can use a rapier a. wei
a. a bludgeon and his keen thrust.
are always felt. His wit. ~arir,
and repartec were all alike ctlcc
tive on this occasion and when n,