The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
The Damnable VicissItudes Of Mr.
Hartman.

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Hartman.
Apparently it is Mr.. HARRIMAN'S urn
to be between the devil and the deep sea.
The Most Worshipful Brotherhood OF
Free and Independent Firemen, of which
Mr.. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of
the United States, is a member in good
standing, has tied up Mr.. HARRIMAN's
Southern Pacific Railroad by a strike
of the most criminal and vicious de-
scription. There could not be a strike
devised by human ingenuity more in
defensible and infamous or more becom-
ing to the most distinguished and, indeed,
illustrious union in the country. This
might be said 10 comprise the diabolical
side of Mr.. HARRINiAN's environment.
The marine and deep sea side partakes
Of the nature OF Mr.. ROOSEVELT in his
personal and individual quality, tenn
pered by his executive and magisterial
authority. Mr.. HARTMAN has incurred
the wrath Of our supreme ruler, and the
concentrated power Of the Government
is now to be devoted to his proper ohas-
tening, not to say, borrowing the speech
Of the profGne, "his trimming" AMI
madverting casually to the tender and
sympathetic sentiments which inspire US
with respect to Mr. HARTMAN, We have
the temerity to allude to the ascribed
cause Of the wrath Of the Exalted One.
1t is all truly set forth by a fearless press,
supplemented by copious and veracious
discourse. Mr.. HARTMAN, at the late
election in this State, supported Mr..
WILLIAM r. HEARST: and not by prayer
and suppliCation within his private
closet, but with insufferable ~ostentation.
When besought by the Hon. JIM SHEER
MAN to behave himself like a good Re-
publican and contribute some cash to
the support of the ticket Mr.. HARTMAN
ton When importuned by Mr..
SHERMAN he ~imprecated the Republican
party, instituted odious comparisons
touching Mr.. HUGHES and Mr.. HEARST,
and paid a putative Democratic Legisla-
ture the tribute of his preference and
admiration on the exceedingly sensible
ground that it could be had cheaper.
All Of this, undiminished by use or
wear and tear of transit, was commune
Gated to Mr.. ROOSEVELT and wrought
powerfully and deeply upon his sensi-
bilities. The implied insult to a Demo-
cratic Legislature, gross, objectionable
and truthful in it's enormity, evidently
called for severe measures. All the
forces were unleashed. Messrs. HANKS
and HARTMAN (the latter no relation),
the new overseers of the Interstate Com
merce Commission presumably by the
authority Of the Senate), cracked their
whips. The cohorts of the Law and Of
ton of Wealth promptly fell to, and the
circumstances of Mr.. HARTMAN now
demand the universal public attention.
An example will be made of him. His
disjectd membrd will strew the continent.
AS a matter of fact we must record
our opinion that it was in singularly bad
taste for Mr.. HARTMAN to S the Ian
guage that is imputed to him in his con-
versations with the Hon. JIM SHERMAN
if, indeed, he ever did use such Ian
guage. As TO the imprisoned assault
that is projected upon his corporate
entity, we have no mea at u com
mand Of computing its seriousness. 1t
may present the complexion OF a dra-
matte performance with interesting spec
tacular effects and agreeable and edify-
ing noises; and then again, in these new
days of ours when the law is a matter Of
taste and as may be expedient, there is
no telling what may happen and what
shape the august vengeance may as
sumo.
Mr.. HARTMAN is indeed between the
devil and the deep sea, but without dis
erection as to choice. We have no anr-
iety about his tussle with the devil; and
a t the deep sea, why, report has it that
Mr.. HARTMAN enjoys a glorious thirst
and swims like the Old Boy himself
In the words OF the eternal poet:
W may be happy yet.
w., k.Vts