The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-23
Appears Before Judiciary
 Committee. INTEREST IN OCCASION
Bruited About Almost Like a
 Sensation.
Those Who Heard Him Say That His Remarks, While Somewhat Disconnected, Were to
 the Point.
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 Colorado Building. I Washington. April %. It was bruited about almost like sensation to-day when 1t was learned that Congressman William K. Hearst had appeared before the Judiciary Committee on behalf of one of his anti- trust resolutions.
 He actually appeared and had some- thing to say about his efforts along the line of trust busting. Members who heard him say that while a lit- tie disconnected, he talked pretty well.
 It transpires that the other day when the Democrats captured control of the Judiciary Committee on account of the absence of enough Republicans to leave the Democrats in the major I ity, the latter went to work grabbing 1 opportunities. The question of one Of the Hearst antitrust resolutions was 1 mooted A copy was produced, and 1t was remarked it would be just as we'll to l.dve Mir. Hearst appear and say l something on 1t before committee ac- 1 ton was taken. It was agreed to. members expressing curiosity to see Mir. Hearst, who has been very mys- l terious and elusive individual l So Hearst Appears. So it was brought about that Mr. Hearst appeared before the committee, made his little talk, and achieved this much credit for himself.
 An advocate of MT. Hearst the other day in explaining his frequent absences from the House, explained that he was very much interested In the success of the Democracy and a change of ad- ministration. MT. Hearst's first lieu- tenant and prime minister. In case of his chiefs election. Max Ihmsen, who has been visiting the provinces and turning on the light where it could be seen, is just now in Washington and scrutinizlng the situation from this point of view.
 Democrats to instruct their State deIe- gations simply because New York has done so. When he investigates moro fully. he will learn that there will be a great deal of instructions, especially down South. These things are what the Hearst propagandists are fighting for. One is no instruction with readi- ness to combine with any faction to prevent it. Another Is to magnify and aggravate everything that has been said about David B. Hill being master of the whole Parker movement situa- ton. The third is to raise a great clamor against the platform adopted at Albany.
 The New York Platform.
 The platform itself was a repudia- ton of HITS alleged pandering, as he did in 1902. with the coal plank to Hearst radica1ism. The recognition of the Democracy of Tammany brought about in New York by Judge Parker himself was another thing which show ed signally his independence and su-s periority.
 The Hearst people are pointing to the fact that George Fred Williams has said his Hearst men in the Mas sachusetts delegation, which is a small minority will pay no attention to the unit rule at St. Louis and that the na- tional convention will not respect the Massachusetts conventions decision for the unit vote. As national Democratic conventions have always recognized the right of a State to vote as a unit. the force of the claim of George Fred erick Is not apparent.
 As to the New York platform, thers has been some expression of regret here that 1t did not ring out moro clearly and aggressively, but 1t had not caused the slightest ripple of dis trust of the availability of Judge Par- ker. It is realized as too early to precipitate platform contentious be- cause of what single State has to say before the great majority speaks at St. Louis. Harmony is deemed par amount and the defeat of Roosevelt the first answer to the national de- mand for conservative administra- tion.
 Representative John Wesley Gaines to-day in speaking of his resolution calling upon the attorney general for reasons why he has not asked the Su- preme Court to advance the beef trust case as was done in the merger case, said:
 Gaines and the Beef Trust.
 Attorney General Knox on May IS. 1903. week after the record was filed in the merger case moved the court to advance the case on the ground he states in his brief:
 'I am at loss to know" continued Mir. Gaines. why this trust buster rec- ognizes a lawsuit between railroad mil lionaires as of more importance to the public than the righteous effort to stop the beef trust from robbing mill lions of people and denying cattle rais- CTS fair price for their beeves.
 Tt is said the beef trust is stiII operating contrary to the anti-trust act of 1890 and probably in violation of injunction issued against It. Great among cattlemen is made and all know that beef is higher than ever before without just cause and that millions of people are deprived of It because of the trust. The record in the beef case has not been printed, nor will it be reached until the last term of the Supreme Court. after the next presidential election.
 Possibly President Roosevelt ana General Knox want this case to drae llopg until after the election, since the attorney general begs the country to understand that he doesn't want the government to run amuck.
 The beef outlaws ought to be in the and if were attorney I would put them there. Con sress has given Mir. Knox pINaty of money to enforce the anti-trust laws. The result Is that only lawsuits be- ween railroad millionaires have been advanced and expedited. Cases invoiv- ng the vital necessities of the people must wait until after the election.
 R. H. Watkinm.