The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-18
WILL SHOUT
ROOSEVELT
Federal Veterans to be Benefited
BY Celebrated Pension
Order No. 70.
CHANGE DATE effectiveness
Northern Soldiers Who Have
+ Reached Age Of Sixty-two Will
Receive Life Pensions.

(T-rom our Regular CorrcspondentO
WASHINGTON, D. G., Juno 17.--1t Is
learned that the administration, In
addition to making all soldiers who served
In the Federal army, and who huve
ached tho age Of sixty-two years, n gift
OF six dollars a month for the rest of
their natural lives. Is also giving to each
the sum OF sci Tor tho purpose OF In
creaslng the volume Of shouting for
Roosevelt. Tho celebrated pension order
No IS, allowing pensions to all soldiers
over the age or sixty-two years was
not supposed to go into effect until April
18th OF this year. But the fact Is de-
veloped that Pension Commissioner Ware
Ia actually making 1t retroactive In eff
feet by making 1t date from January list,
The conversion Of the United States
treasury into Republican campaign
fund is bound to be one Of the charges
made by tho Democrats In the approach
Ing campaign. 1t can dono harm to put
the Republicans on notice. 1t Is impos-
sible to see how they can disprove the
charge
The resignation OF Attorney General
| Knox from tho Cabinet In order that he
might accept the appointment Of the
Governor Of Pennsylvania to the United
States Senate to succeed the late Senator
Quay, will cause the administration more
embarra ssment than almost anything
that has occurred In the past year. Knox
| had endeared himself to a large section
of the American people by the apparently
determined efforts he was making to
break UP Illegal combinations In restraint
| OF trade. commonly called trusts. He
was chiefly responsible for the dissolution
| Of the Northern Securities merger. and
| 1t was unders TODD that he was about to
begin operations with a view to dlssolv-
| ing the coal trust He gave repeated
assurances that he would not enter the
| Senate, and the people who hoped to see
the anthracite coal combination broken
up were astounded when they learned
that he had surrendered to the trusts,
lock, stock and barrel. by becoming
senator from PENNSYLVANIA. for 1t Is Well
known by everybody that no man can
sit In the American House of Lords from
the keystone State who Is not willing
to obey the behests of the trusts
There have been many things Of late to
Indicate that 1t was the intention of Mr..
Roosevelt to make the keynote Of the
campaign the busting of the trusts. OF
course. It was not likely that many peo-
pie would believe that no was really n
to Knox and the merger decision as EVIL
dence Of the sincerity Of his intentions.
But Knox is gone over boots and bag
gage, to the enemy. He had promised
that he would not run amuck." but It
was not thought that he would SO COM
pletely surrender to the other side 1t Is
not possible to see how Mr.. Roosevelt
can hope to fool the people into believing
he is really after the trusts after he
has allowed the only man in the Republi-
can party who has shown by his acts
thar. he really desired to break up one
trust to go over to the other side. 1t Is
not likely that the antitrust cry OF tho
Republicans will be as strong as has been
promised
Senator Fairbanks, OF Indiana, who Is
said to have a real desire to become
Vice President of the United States. re-
Gently told a newspaper correspondent
something. Those who know Senator
Fairbanks will realize that this of itself
Is news, and startling news, for In the |
course of his long public life. he has
never before been known to do anything
of the kind. A correspondent for an
Eastern paper visited him recently. and (
received the formally cordial greeting !
which the senator always extends visl-
tors. IT am glad to see you said the
senator. II really have sor,ethng
want to tell you. Just step in here"
and he took the correspondent into his
study. you know" said the senator.
as they seated themselves in tho inner
room. "the Chicago convention meets In
two weeks, and until that time 1t will
remain an utter imposslbiity to tell what
tho tariff plank of tho platform will be
like. I have told you this because
thought you would like to know, and be-
cause ! felt sure you would not betray
my confidence"
The correspondent came away jubllant,
confident that he had achieved what
no other man In tho business had ever
achieved.
1t Is said that no attempt will be made
this year to have the Republican national
platform contain declaration for the
reduction Of tho representation OF the
Southern States In Congress. Representa-.
tive Crumpacker, of Indiana, who has
been trying for years to secure the pas
sage of n bill providing that the represent
tatlon OF States which had dlsfranchised
the negro should be reduced In proper
ton to the reduction OF the electorate,
says that he will not make any effort to
A CLEANLY AGE.
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