The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-08

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fulness. No one can read the story Of
Booker I. Washington's life without
admiration for the man and sympathy
for the cause to which he has devoted
his great abilities.
The papers have been full of the af
fairs of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick of
Cleveland, Ohio, who has borrowed
money to the amount of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, wrecked one Ohio
bank, and now has host of hungry
creditors on the ragged edge. But with
all that has been published concerning
this matter no explanation is given as
to why this money was borrowed or
what has become of it. One of the
counsel for Mrs Chadwick says that
she is a Every wealthy woman" and
amply able to care for all the claims
against her." but at this writing her
creditors are still unsatisfied, and Dec.
End receiver was appointed for ''all
the property of any kind or description
belonging to Mrs Chadwick.
The Boston Herald published in its
Washington specials ridiculous story
to the effect that the turkey sent from
Rhode Island for the Presidents
Thanksgiving dinner was chased bv his
children about the White House
grounds and otherwise maltreated,
while the President looked on and
laughed at the tortures of the bird
TO show that the story was made of
whole cloth it is only necessary to say
that this turkey, like its predecessors
from Rhode Island, was sent to Wash
lngton dressed and ready for the cook.
Naturally the President was irritated
at the publication of such story, and
he has directed the departments to Eek
clude the individuals responsible for
this series of misstatements from all
facilities for information" This has
lead to deal of newspaper comment,
and the President has been severely
criticised for his action by certain
portion of the press. 1t is not the first
time, however, that such a step has
been taken. Many years ago the rep,
resentative of New York newspa-
per for some breach of confidence was
similarly excluded from the White
House and departments. We do not
recall the exact nature of his offence,
but we do recall that the Washington
correspondents regarded the action of
the authorities as fully justified; and
they have ever stood manfuIly for the
rights and privileges of the press, and
more than one has undergone imprson-
ment rather than yield them.
Of course the newspapers which con-
denim the President for his action have
excuses to make for the offending
newspaper. They say that its CORE
spondent was misled by some one in
whom he had confidence, etc. But was
he; and if SO does that excuse the news
paper for publishing so silly and on the
face of it SO improbable a story? The
correspondent could have verified or
ascertained the falsity of this story in
very few minutes. The presumption
is that he knew it to be untrue when he
placed it on the wire. The Washing
ton correspondents send to their res
pective newspapers such news as they
demand, and colored as they want it.
Nothing could apparently be more &C
ceptable to the newspaper in question
than matter rejecting on the Presi-
dent. 1t has one special writer-Henry
Voluminous Nelson-whose whole
stock in trade is detraction of Theodore
Roosevelt, based upon his own miscon-
ceptio2s of the President and of his Of
fetal actions. If he has not already
done SO he will not unlikely devote a
couple of columns to this turkey cpl
sOde, in which he will picture the Presi-
dent as guilty of everything short Of
high treason.
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