The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-22
FRYINo-ouT CORPORATIONS
Republicans Engaged IN a Fro
ing That Puts Up q BAD
Odor.

~ was charged during the iast r.ss
dental campaign that sir. Raa...
had placed Secretary Cou,itu 4,
the head Of the Republican camra.n
committee, in order that he p.n+
avail himself OF the knowlfir.
cured by Investigations OF certain ..-
porations, as a means Of scrlrr..
contributions as hush money. M
short. IL was charged that ~ ~.
publican administration had gona rt,
the business Of blackmailing. Suisse
quent developments tend stronei, M
verify that charge: and NOTHING lena.
greater color TO IL than the coursa ~
the president towards the beef pac.
ers.
For several years the house com
mittee on agriculture has had under
consideration proposition similar rs
that which Senator Beveridgc. at the
presidents suggestion, sensationaWv
forced into the agricultural hill a
an amendment. under the threat tia,
the president would expose the pack
ers If they fought the proposition
The amendment now on the bin Was
pending before the committee as
separate bill. having been Introduce Lv
Representative Henry. OF Connecticut
1t was the purpose OF the commiite. ,o
consider this measure IT the pr, nt
session. But the president, for sna
reason, saw fit TO forestall the c.n
mittee, and boldly suspend the suol.
of DamOcles over the packer Just
prior TO the congressional campo IN.
agreeing to withhold all damae'ns oi
fetal evidence under certain con
tions. which he might alter at s
own pleasure. fiis propostio IT.
make the packers pay two million
year for inspection" They
wei afford TO pay enc million
for immunity. and save mon
IS the gamblers and denzens ID e
red light division in great cile
for police protection" We .
TO say that the packers Will clo
this course. and that the pre- rf
viii hold up his evidence. and @
the Beveridge amendment to i
feated or emasculated. II look
certain police Matchmaking methods
had been transplanted TO the Wh
House by a former police comm
sioner. who Thoroughly under
tho game. Let us watch dc
ments. II the Beveridee ameudu
fails in the house. and the cyidelc
still suppressed, our theory VIII
verified.
The process by which the De
may he let of. in case they comfrr
mise on terms acceptable % The
flyers. is wei illustrated by the
lowing incident related in a disra
from ST. Paul. dated May 20.
In m opinion handed down SOY ra
weeks ago. Judge A. l.. SanbCrn
the United States district court. in
claring the Wisconsin grain inspcc
law 70 be invalid, severely ccn
the inspection law in force in N
sofa. This opinion was part az taf
basis Of Senator McCuEber's rr
tional charges in connection with tho
weighing and inspection Of grain
Minnesota.
Judge Sanborn to-day recalled ihe
opinion and ordered the addition az
memorandum stating that while the
criticism is borne out by the record
and while there was upon the are'-
ment no substantial denial Of the facts
charged. the Judge has had presented
10 him later facts which lead MIN 'o
think that on final hearing the rce-
ord may be disproved and particular-
" the 2G.000.000 bushels shrinka-
in ten years may turn out 20 Ne
exaggeration, II not mistaLe.