The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-08
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70 make extremely refreshing and
exce3tional the work OF man who
has proven his right to claim a seat
in the United States Senate.
sIr Knox was big lawyer in
Pittsburg for good many years be-
fore he accompanied Andrew Car
negie to see President Cleveland.
and it took only a short converse
ton to impress the Democratic Pres
ident and lawyer with the splendid
attachments of the young Pittsburg-
err He next leaped into the front
rank of American lawyers in connec-
ton with a 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
clined to ignore the Pittsburger be-
cause of his apparent youth
Harrison had been 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
opposite Knox believed that he was
right, and he delivered those sledge-
hammer arguments which have made
him so famous with such good effect
that Harrison succumbed and took
up the Pittsburg line of~reasoning.
And that line won a case which was
worth 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
fair view of the most complex ques-
lions, nothing will force him to re-
linquish his position. He won many
notable victories in patent cases Tor
the Carnegie Company, one OF the
notwithstanding 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. 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 Cen
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. r. Watson, another hon
est. brilliant Pittsburgh. 1t was
probably hard personal task for
Mr. Knox to attack the very exist
ence of the big railroad combination,
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.
It 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
it's kind ever gained by the United
States Government. Again was his
wisdom shown by his selection OF Nh
Watson and their combined attack
upon the position of the British won
for them the praise of even their II
walls and especial honors at the hands
of the English members of the jury
| Mr. Knox has been Interested IN
many other important cases ana IN
almost every one he has gained fresh
| laurels. One of his notable acts was
| to become the spokesman OF the
| Roosevelt administration in dehnlnS
its attitude toward the trusts, and 1t
Was E,ittsburg which was gwen lhe
honor of first hearing that very I'M
prrtant industrial announcement Ills
friends claim that he has won the
! admiration not only of two totally
different and differing Presidents. but
| of the Cabinets and Of men hlSh IN
the ranks of both parties. 1hey say
that as a Republican his selection as
a Senator would mean the elevation
of the standard of Pennsylvania po'
htica1 representation that would be
a credit to the country as well as the
famous Commonwealth (which has
done so much to advance the maternal
prosperity of the .country.-P1ttsbur
Dispatch.
BALTIMORE G OHIO RAILROAD