The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-01
ADMINISTRATION WILL
NOT ALLOW SENATOR
TO ESCAPE
GUILTY OF MANY THINGS
Was Burton. Regarded as
Common CRATER.

Washington dispatch SAYS: The
case against Senate Joseph Ralph Bur-
ton win be carried to the highest court
OF the land and viii be prosecuted with
All the vigor force and effect Of an the
legal talent the government can mustcr
This is the word whkh has been passed
ont to ST. Louis by tle admlnistmtlon
Inaving definitely determined upon the
second prosecution Of Scnuts~ Burton,
the administration. believing that 1t has
been warranted Ia going thus far, IS de-
temnined that the highest courts In the
land shall be reached On the effort TO
punish the Kansas senator for HIS all
legged misdeeds.
There is no effort TO deny that the
strongest sort Of influence has been
brought to bear both upon the president
ana .he department oe Justice with a
view TO bringing the prosecution Of the
senator TO an end and letting him suf-
| fer from the effect OF what has already
been his lot In connection with the case
against him The administration has
even been importuned by some Of his
associates in the United states senate,
who formerly believed that the case
should be pushed to the uttermost, but
who now take the view that he has been
punished enough"
The attorney general has gone over
the case with the president The con-
cluslon was that the ends OF justice
could only be served by tho second trial
al st. Louis. II was the conclusion that
the senator would get fair and impair
tial trial by twelve Of his peers. The
resuit could not be foreseen by the gov
ernment any more than It could by th'
defense. II was held that Burton had
every reasonable doubt in his favor an'
the best Of legal talent TO defend him
Now. that the jury found him guilty
the administration believes that the oas'
should go to the court Of last resor
ana its mandate. whatever that prove
TO be- should be binding and final
Case surprlses senators.
Members OF the senate expressed sur
prise. in discussing the Burton case
There was a strong belief, even amonI
aome OF the officials OF the department
OF Justice. that second conviction
, would be impossible. Some members
the senate believe that II Burton ha'
resigned from his seat In the senate ant
haa accepted the results OF the trial Il
a more humble spirit the effort TO haV'
the prosecution dropped would have beei
successful Every inquiry deslBheo
hiring out whether the senator woui'
give M his seat in the senate and re
lire to private life was answered In
way to Indicate that he contemplated n
: such course; that he would accept IN
r dropping Of the prosecution as vindi
I cation and would seek to return to NJ
a seat in the senate and discharge his du
T. ties az before the original indictment
e This was not acceptable 20 the admin
I istratlon. nor did this attitude meet tn
3 approval OF the conservative members
Il the senate, who have most TO do VII
e the decision as 20 the attitude whie
It the senate VIII assume as n whole
n II is safe general assertion that
Il the things for which Senator burto
= has been criticized were confined 10 n
n Riaito Grain and Securities case
j. would have a majority sentiment
a and out OF the senate, among publ
men In Washington in his favor hoN
ever. he was engaged in 20 many oth'
AZ things ana was guilt % 80 many ON
! antagonisms TO ,Hp best thought OF u
q senate that all IRE held against MIN
lv a cumulative way; so that senators WI
!. tank about the case say that he had 10
IA feited sympathy on other grounds thl
those presented in the case now In
courts.