The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-05-11


couf' ot appeal. Ihere is often an APP
pearance OF vigor in such al opinior
that Is wanting in THAT of TIE court.
Ihe dlssentess are not MAKING inter-.
pretations of law for the puidanoa of
the profession. The prevailing opin-
ion does that. Legislative minor, ties
being without responsibility, are often
reckless in their attacks. Notice one
democrat giving 1t as reason why
President Roosevelt should not he
elected to the presidency that he had
SPOKEN of jeff Davis as an arch traitor
The man did not seem to real;ze that
there are millions of people who look
upon that person in just that light,
Another affects to compare Roosevelt
with Mckinley, greatly to the disad-
vantage OF the former. Is it not strange
now leading republicans are found bv
the opposite party to have been extra
ordinarily good men-after thay have
left The earth. Compare the praises of
Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley, Tom Reed,
and many others with the ut6ernnces
regarding those men in their lifetime
1t would have been nightly comfort.
Ing for the great president, when he
was trying to guide the ship of state
through great war, if he had been
treated to tie praises that in later
years have been bestowed on him bv
political opponents. instead of being
oombarded by contumely as he was.
some one In Des Moines is trying to
Inquire Secretary Shaw because of the
parole of Frank Sherclif charging
that 1T was done at the instance of the
late Judge Hubbard; and letter writ
ten by the latter is published, urging
that the pardon be granted and assign
ing as cause therefore that it would
be helpful in the election in Nebraska.
sherclitf was paroled as many others
were during the same Administration
when situation had been secured for
the convict and monthly report re-
quired OF him and in this case was the
additional stipulation that on failure to
make such report and behave himself.
Sherclitf should be returned to confine-
ment for the full time for which he
had been sentenced Becoming tired
OF the situation he had at Omaha he
asked permission to go to his brother
In the county of Marshall, which was
granted; but, after several months re-
ports had been made, he got restless,
and left his brothers.. Governor
Shaw accordingly revoked the parole,
ard ordered him back to the peniten-
tlary. where he arrived after being re-
turned from Missouri on requisition
from the same Governor.
The story as sent out from Des
Moines is of kind that has been very
properly denominated the worst sort of
falsehood that is. telling the literal
truth, but in such way as to make
those hearing it believe an untruth.
In this case even the literal truth was
not told throughout. For instance,
the suspension is carefully made to ap-
pear to be ordered before the election
OF 1900. which it ia claimed it was to
affect; when in fact the order for re-
lease was issued three weeks after the
election, rather queer time to have
effect on that election. That the
governor was overpersuaded to grant
the parole is not improbable; but it
was not done until after men who were
in county-office at the time of the trial
OF SherclifT had expires sed themselves
as more than doubtful as to the mans
guilt. Other governors of Iowa, as
we'll as OF other states, have been thus
which were considered as of more than
doubtful propriety. The very first par
don that Governor Merrill granted
that of safe-robber. brought him a
storm of criticism, under which he
quailed. He then adopted some rules
relating to applications for pardon.
which remained in force for many
years. A pardon of desperate Grimm.
al, which Governor Carpenter was in
duced to grant through the urgency of
the warden OF The penitentiary at Fort
Madison, brought upon that most
estimable man much severe censure.
Both OF these were instances of full
pardon, and not mere paroles. Gov.
brakes action liz committing the death
sentence OF the men who killed Red
path, the railroad conductor AT Des
Moines, was the occasion of much hot
criticism. 1t may be added that one OF
the most doubtful paroles granted by
Governar Shaw has ripened into full
pardon urder the present executives:
the crime being a wanton assassina-
tion; yet both parole and pardon may
have been entirly proper.
FLEMING.
Ladies and Children
who cannot stand the shocking strain
of laxative sgrups and cathertic pills