Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-10
ITS POLITICAL EFFECT
Appointment of. Attorney
General Knox to Be Senator.
A HAPPY SOLUTION
PREVENTS ALL POSSIBILITY OF
FAcTroNAL TROUBLES.
VIII Be Another Firm Friend of the
Administration in the Upper
House Of Congress.

Ine political effect Of the appointment of
Attorney General Knox to be .,enator and
i1s subsequent election, will be the MAIN
eainance Oh harmony In republican politics
In pennsylvania. 1t is known In Washing
ten that the one great aim of the PeunsvI-
Vanians has been TO prevent recurrence of
the disastrous inte,necine political warfare
which ragged in Pennsylvania for such a
long time prior to the late restoration Of
peace by Senator Quay
Fohticians who were In the confidence of
Senator Quay said that ii was the dearest
wish OF the senator's heart to have nsaca
and harmony In Pennsylvania politics He
secured II, after his own fashion. by sour..,
iy beating his opponents who would NOT
come pesceably into camp Then he for
gave them and admoE,sbed them to he
good.
When the senator found his health 40
Ginning and realized that he was IN q 80
cdTious conolt:on he SET about to put the
political atfairs of his state in order Turn
ing the active managem, Gf the machine
over 20 his colleague, Senator Penrose who
was aided by Durham Senator ouay 60,
10 f that there would be 40 revolt after his
ueath against the state management The
eniy source OF trouble would be the sem
a.orsh'p and even he could not arrange in
advance of that inevitable vacancy to IN in
SAAe - oStlOudl 1T0uDleS.
IL Is said that he urged his republican
frenrs, however. to keep the organization
intact, II possible and not to let the soma
1orsmp sriit the party into factions again
Some of the strongest men in Pennsvlcan,a
have been working to that end, and il is the
general opinion that tha selection OF Mr.
Knox is happy solution of the probler,
ana averts ali possibilities of factional
troubles His appointment is approved by
all factions.
Mr.. Knox will take rank in the senate
Immediately as a statesman. He will take
a position immeasureably more command
ing than would be occupied by a poIitie,an
OF mere millionaire MIR. Knox will elevate
Pennsyivania,s s standing IN the Senate, He
is known and respected and since his work
In the Northern Securities case will be
properly estimated foeman worthy of
the steel of any lawyer in that body
Mr. Knox's brief In the Northern Securi-
ties case has been commended as MASTER
piece OF clear English and simple and forcf-
bic logic. A tribute that frequently has
been paid it, and which perhaps was not
unappreciated by its author, was that the
lucidness, preciseness and oogency of his
argument was understandable even by lay
men and men not learned in the law.
naturally, his appointment will strength
en- the hand of the administration in the
Senate. If the exigencies of western poll
tics should ALLEVIATE. say, Mr. Spooner from
the administration ii viii be a Roland for
another loyal, earnest and capable friend.
willing and able to take his part against
an unfriendly senatorial cabal, IL 1t be-
comes necessary.
No Change of Policy.
1t is not thought that any political capital
can be made by the opponents of the repub-
licans out of the transfer of Mr. Knox to
the Senate. Philadelphia newspaper
started in yesterday to inveigh against the
appointment, claiming that IL was dictated
by railroad and trust interests. desiring TO
get Attorney General Knox out of the way
and to separate him from the scene Of ac-
tlvities adverse to the trusts. That news
paper, however, comes back today in much
milder attitude. 1t probably will be diff
cult to show how the transfer of Mr. Knox
indicates any change of administration pol
Icy by the President, and he Is responsible.
not the Attorney General. The latter, at
the Presidents instigation. conducted the
inquiry originally. gave the opinion that
the case came under the Sherman law. and
was ordered to go ahead with the prosecu-
ton. Politicians agree that the executive
is responsible for the enforcement of the
antitrust law, and that Mr. Knox's pres-
ence In the cabinet absence from II will
have nothing to do with the case