The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-08
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to make extremely refreshing and
excaptional the work OF a nan who
has proven his right 20 claim a seat
in the United States Senate.
SIR. Knox was big lawyer in
Pittsburs for a good many years be-
fore he accompanied Andrew Car
negfe TO see President Cleveland,
and it took only short converse
ton to impress the Democratic Pres
ident and lawyer with the splendid
attachments of the young Pittsburg-
err He neSt leaped into the front
ton with suit in Indianapolis. in
which the late President Harrison
was an attorney 1t was street
railway fight in which Pittsburgers
were interested. Harrison was in
cined TO ignore the Pittsburger be-
cause of his apparent youth.
Harrison had been a leader of the
Indiana bar for many years and
national figure. He felt his oats.
Knox had an idea how the case
should be conducted and Harrison
had his idea. OF course, they were
opposite. Knox believed that he was
right, and he delivered those sledse-
hammer arguments which have made
him 50 famous with such good effect
that Harrison succumbed and took
up the Pittsburg line of reasoning.
And that line won case which was
worth a cool million and half to
the Pittsburg capitalists. That let
the country know what Pittsburs
had long before realized full well.
That indicated the character OF
Knox better than anything else. II
he believes that he is right and he
has been endowed with sufficient
brains and common sense to take a
fair view of the most complex ques-
lions, nothing will. force him to re-
linqush his position. He won many
notable victories in patent cases Tor
the Carnegie Company. one of the
most-far-reaching being his success
in the United States Supreme Court
on the question of the use of the met
al mixer invented by the late Capt.
w. R.~.Jones of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works
Although his victories for the big
steel concern were brilliant his work
in connection with the antitrust laws
since his selection as Attorney Gen
eral has eclipsed all of his previous
efforts for the simple reason that the
whole world has watched his every
move. Evidence of his sincerity in
the Northern Securities case was IL
Illustrated in his selecting as his as
sistant D. T. Watson, another hon
est, brilliant Pittsburger. 1t was
probably a hard personal task tor
Mr. Knox to attack the very exist
ence of the big railroad combinat ton,
as many of his personal friends were
interested financially and heavily,
but to him his course was clear and
his success was all the more pro-
nounced
1t was his plan of campaign which
won the victory over Great Britain
in the Alaskan boundary fight, prob
ably one of the greatest victories OF
its kind ever gained by the United
States Government. Again was his
wisdom shown by his selection OF Mr.
Watson, and their combined attack
upon the position of the British won
for them the praise OF even their IL
walls and especial honors at the hands
of the English members of the jury
Mr.. Knox has been Interested III
many other important cases ana IN
almost every one ne has gained fresh
laurels. One of his notable acts was
to become the spokesman OF the
Roosevelt administration in defining
its attitude toward the trusts, and 1t
was pittsburg which was gwen the
honor of first hearing that very I'M
pprtant industrial announcement. ms
friends claim that he has won the
admiration not only of two totally
different and differing Presidents, put
of the Cabinets and of men high IN
the ranks of both parties. They say
that as a Republican his selection as
a Senator would mean the elevation
Of the standard of Pennsylvania po-
Etical representation that would be
a credit to the country as well as the
famous Commonwealth (which has
done so much to advance the material
prosperity of the country.-PittsburS
Dispatch.
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