The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-02
Why This Shake, Shake,
Trimblin'?
Continued from Page .One.)

that ever man put up, and is game
! to the backbone
The grand circuit" of State papers
who were belittling the demand of
other papers, especially the News and
| Observer last year that the inveStiga-
| ton into the revenue frauds of the
| North Carolina department should go
| higher up than q few officially en-
| couraged distillers and rectifyers, are
now foremost in finding out, that the
| higher up" process of investigation
| has begun, and the astonishing news
| is sent out and actually published that
| Collector Duncan is getting his share
! of the inspection, and is reStleSSly
seeking the atmosphere of Judge
| Adams at Greensboro and the Yerkes
atmosphere at Washington.
To Bulldoze HoItOn.
| At the trial of Young Sprinkle and
| Angel, the first of the celebrated WhiS-
| key frauds cases in Greensboro nearly
| two years ago, evidence there was gen.
| orally taken as a reflection on the
| management of the office under Col
| leCtor Duncan'S management, and The
| News and Observer called loudly for
| a further probing of matters to be
! told by Commissioner YerkeS from
| Washington, and some of the other
| State papers, that everything was in
apple pie order. But The News and
Observer was "persstently and per-
| tinaciOusly officiOus' in calling the
| Presidents attention to these matters
as each case was tried in the Federal
| court and more looseneSs exposed in
| the evidence where private d1StlllerS
| were being made Scape goats and vic
| TINS of official negligence or turpitude,
with the result that now that the De-
| partment of Justice has stepped in,
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CATION of those higher up in the reve-
nue. department. and independent of
the investigation by the department
| under suspicion, is uncOVerlng mat
| ters, the charge is at once inspired
| from Washington, that District At
| torney Holton is having it done" The
object of this is plain to see. 1t is to
bulldoze him into a half-hearted prose-
cution of these Investigations after the
| result is laid before him by the depart
| ment for action. 1t is recognized that
| he would like to be re-appointed Dis
| trict Attorney, and to get this he must
have the endorsement of the party
| organization especially of the state
chairman. 1t so happens that the law
yer members of the party organization,
even to the chairman himself, are the
regularly employed attorneys for the
| main defendants already indicted in
| the Federal court and are said TO be
retained by the Distillers and Rectify-
ers' Association as consulting counsel
| in all matters. 1t is equally true, that
Judge Adams, who is said to be slated
| for the craftsmanship is the cOnfiden-
| tial advisor of Collector Duncan, while
| Chairman Rollins, it goes without say
| ing. is the close and confidential friend
| and advisor if not legal counsel of
| Collector Harkins.
| Up Against a Snag.
With the chief officer of the State
party organization, its treasurer, one
| of the most wealthy and prominent of
| the whiskey distillers, with both Judge
| Adams and Chairman Rollins active
| counsel for all who are indicted added
| to the further fact that most of the
| party 'sineWs of war if not funds in
the stock OF the proposed new party
paper is subscribed for and paid by
| the Revenue Department officers, the
collectors, revenue agents, deputy coll
| lectors and distillers themselves, 1T
can be seen at a glance, that District
Attorney Holton and all the Depart
ment of Justice officials not excluding
| the judge himself, are up against a
very serious proposition. The very
| fact that District Attorney Holton
should be made the object of attack
this early in the game of itself shows
| how serious is believed to be this in
| dependent investigation into realms
| higher up" which The News and OBJ
server in season (and out of season
| many advised for the past twelve
| months has been demanding. AS has
| been repeatedly stated by this paper,
| District Attorney HoltOn in his efforts
| to fix crime, when grand jury has
presented it as subject for trial, should
be upheld by all good citizens. regard
| less of party prejudice, factional Jeal-
| ousy, hope of professional reward or
| fear for more far reaching results
! from convictions of obscure defend
| ants. Repeatedly have we had coca
| sion to commend mis- brave and able
prosecution of these frauds. aided as
| he has been by the assistant district
| attorney and the Department of JUS
| tice experts and detectives. Even
Judge Boyd has not escaped the
| charge of persecution, since he showed
that he could not be swerved from his
determined stand for the execution
| and Vindication of the law as far
back as eighteen months ago when
it was heralded from Washington that
! charges of Impeachment were going
| to be preferred against him. The
| same agency that published that roor-
| back, if the truth We're known, would
be found to be that which now seeks
| to discount District Attorney Holton
| and with the same object. AS it seems
! that President Roosevelt has taken
time to look into this matter, District
Attorney HOlton need have no fear of
/ the Vaccinations of his political enc
mics within the camp, and should
press on to the high mark of the call
! ing of faithful, capable officer, which
he has attained in the management
| of the judicial part of his responsible
position. Let the truth be known. Let
| the CALLED jade vince. Let the Judlc-
iarys withers remain unstrung. Hav-
| ing started higher up get there.