The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-14
RECEIVES SOME ATTEN-
TON IN WASHING
TON CITY
PEACE AND MUCH SLOBDEU
President Would be Pro.
tected From His Friends.
Special 10 Daily Leader

Special 20 Daily Leader.
Washington, DIP c.. sept 1i4-Fcderal /
graft in its various forms is just now in
sistently before tine public Here in /
Washington the belief is that before the |
session Is ended there viii be a stirring /
NJ Of scandals that win place the Re /
publican party on trial before a grand |
jury OF an OF our citizens. The very re-
cent disclosures OF graft in the Agricul-
turh department those more remote in
the postofiice department, the printing
Offices evidences of favprtisn and echoes 1
of past scandals IN the navy department
SIN ring IN the cars Of the people and
demand that some seriou,. attention shall
be paid to them.
do not know but that this railroad
rate regulation agitation. which has been
instrumenta, in uncovering the evils OF
the operations Of the beef trust has been
good thing in calling attention TO it's
possibilities under the increased powers
which would be given to tho political
commission Railways In their operation
use "a lot Of patented divices OF various
kinds ana their selection mikht be made
a medium for one Of Tie juiciest 10. Of
graft operators tha; The country has yet
known. iae commission has recently
suggested that on all freigh, trains more
air brakes be put-in operation. suppose
we had a political commission In Wash
ington that was to tell the railroads
what air brakes were TO be used. Could
not somebody get a rake-of that would
be worth several million dollars by speci-
flying that the "Belkins' air brake, for
example would be the only one thai
would prove satisfactory Then sup
pose the commission should desire thai
the present buffers and couples were
not just what they should be but that
"Belkins" had a make that was absolu-
tely perfect and would preyen: al acoi-
dents would there not be a chance for
another good handsome rake-on? And
] judging from what has been done ahout
SHpe-setting machines. mail chutes,,
crop statistics. river and harbor appro-
priations. armor plate selections and a
dozen other things. haven, we a rghC
TO believe In the light Of the evidence
now opening mp that "a political commits
/ sion with these picking. at hand would
be apt to grab mcce Of the Ilums i'm
der the Esch- Townsend bill. the plum
tree could be shaken in way to cause
ripe plums to fall because it specifically
declares that the Interstate Commerce.
commission shall have control OF amy
regulation or practice whatsoever affect,
ing transportation Of ;iersoEs or property
If that were a law. il would certainly
open up an opportunity for the biggest
lot of graft that his country or any
other for that matter, has sver seen and
| judging from the people who have held
onice in the past, there might be ono
or more members OF board Of seven
who would take advantage Of it.
/ I toll you. brethcn this act 70 rcsu-
late commerce that the Republicans are
asitating FOR means a heap more than
shows on the face Of the bill 1t is
not only a political proposition 10 make
and unmake sections, 10 ruin and build
llp communities or to work an sorts Of
political chicanery, but It Is Just about
the abest thing ~ the way of possible
graft that he's loomed mp siaco Noah go,
a corner on the circus business and he's
up the whole world ga the animal traGa
! would not pluck one leaf from the
laurel wreath that mas been placed or
The brow of the President of The United
states Tor the pa.s he took IN bringing
about pcace between Russia and Jnpan,
but the slathers and ba-rsls end i5ads
OF intellectual ditch water AMI tommy
rot that Is being poured out upon The
Fheads Of the hapless people OF the coun
try about the great things he Presi-
dert has done. would turn the stomach
Of turkey buzzard The President well
g.. ..f
grace save me from my fool friends.
The President simply asked Russia and
Japan TO come over here and set togcth-
en- ana see If they could not patch up
peace.
There never would have been any
peace. and ~ the efforts Of the Presi-
dent would have been in vain. il Japan
had not seen that to continue tho wu
simply broiuse Russia would not pay AN
Indemnity would have lost her an the
prestige she gained with her great
victories. because she would have been
placed in the attitude OF hg'tlng fo'
blood money. ana the world would have
pointed the finger Of scom at her Know
ing this She cJit and not because tbs
President asked her 10 do so, but be-
cause she had the good sense 20 see th'
point Give the President his due, bu
DO not slobber on him and the people
quite a number OF Democratic mem
bers Of congress have been here latel'
. and have discussed the future OF th'
Democratic party with me and others il
/ very frank and open manner. goo'
many OF them are OF the opinion tha
II the Democratic party Is 10 do anytain'
M the next campaign IL viii have q
( cut loose from the East as well as ih
D West and ignore both sections when
= cones 70 pi 'kins ont the standard o"ai
er OF the party in that c1mpaisn, AM
take ngn from the SOUTH
Tkis seems a rather startling PROPOSE
tion which you look al IL first, and the oil
tiine-won objection comes 70 your nin
3 aNent the prciudices of the late civil Nai
\ but when YOU take inso consideration ma
that struggle ended forty years ago az
/, that the men who now are running thing
4 ln tais country are Of another seneratio
! entirely both North and south. n place