, 1904-03-18
FRIDAY. MARCH IS. 1904
A LITTLE QUEER, ISN'T 1T?

NAS aoSNSt AaS
been led from its very infancy by trus,
nagnates and trust tools. during the
Cleveland administration, men in close
touch with the executive became very
wealthy and the fortunate invest
nents" Of the president himself made
him a rich man. While "the poor were
getting poorer. the rich were getting
richer" Daniel Lamont, Cleveland's
private secretary, saved so much out
Of his earnings that he became a lead.
Ing spirit in the Northern Pacific rail.
road. He is now the vice president OF
that line. Before he accepted service
with Mr.. Cleveland he was a reporter
on a paper At Albany. Dan was a
thrifty chap.
President Cleveland was ever ready
to do the bidding Of the men whom
Bryan calls "the money changers.
Even the selling OF government bonds
and he sold plenty of them-was
done in such q way as to arouse the
suspicion Of the people of the entire
republic.
1t is not regarded a. Just the proper
thing to cast any reflections upon the
supreme court, but the income tax Law
was held to be unconstitutional by
President Cleveland's appointees to
the bench. That law would have been
a great blessing to the American PEG
pie.
Coming down to later years, the
democrats have made two campaigns
with the trusts a. n of the leading
issues, and yet the very first case
against a trust taken before that bod!
meets with the adverse decision of ev-
cry democratic member thereof.
Walter Wellman, the able Washing
tor correspondent Of the Chicago Rec.
ord-Herald, in referring to this partic
ular phase of the recent merger case,
says:
Ordinarily one does not speak o.!
politics in connection with any action
Of the supreme court Of the United
States. 1t may be .esa ;aris to do so
But almost everyone In Washington
is commenting upon the somewhat ex
t%raordinary fact that with n excep-
ton the bench has in this instance di'
vided squarely on party lines. That
is to say. all the republicans but one
are in the majority. unfolding the gov.
eminent and establishing in fixed poll,
cy the contention of President Roose.
welt and his brilliant attorney general
while all the democrats are found on
the other side. It Is commonly said,
with all respect. that even on tins
great tribunal, unconsciously to them,
selves. perhaps. the justices are Ia
some extent at least Influenced by pc
l.t!ccl considerations. In no other way
could such a striking alignment of tn,
court IS was shown today be account
ed fer, and lawyers and senator sa.
good.humoredly that Justice Holmes is
found in bad company over on the
democratic side. On the other hand
there is surprise as to the attitude OF
Chief Justice Fuller and one or two o
his colleagues, who had hitherto beer
classed as among the foes OF monopo
lies and more inclined to side with Jus
tee Harlan as the defender of the doc
trine of the rule Of the people agains;
Imperialism, whether found in govern
rent or in finance.
There is also surprise that Chic.
Justice Fuller and Justice Peckham
who were with the majority for the
government In the Transmissour
freight case eight years ago, and VIII
Joined in declaring that association :;
pool and illegal, are now in the minori
ty favoring l~egalization of the North
ern Securities merger. OF the dissent
ing justices in that case the only one
now on the bench is sturdy and con
troversial Justice White. who stands
strenuously to his guns"