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Tia Washington, D. G, Feb. The line
between legitimate Journalism and
sensational Journalism Is very clearly
drawn, I'm Washington newspaper cir
cles, and It iA we'll understood here
iehat q man who makes q failure In
tho Legitimate field almost always
joins the ranks Of the sensationalists
and deyotes himself exclusively to the
questionable business OF misrepresent-
ing public men. President Roosevelt
himself has not been permitted to es-
cape from the Shiny neshes OF the
ssensationalists' net, as was recently
evinced In the efforts OF one Poult-
ney Bigelow to involve the president
and Secretary Taft In q scandal In
connection with the Panama canal
management. 5t ts Si's
A late candidate for fame In the
field Of Legitimate journalism Is a
man. by Tie namesof Pew, who seems
toJhaye broken the record; for bare
faced MISREPRESENTATION. Pew, It
seems; belongs In New York, but oc--
casi6nahy makes a flying visit to the
capitol, very much as Bigelow made
a flying visit TO Panama, and then pro-
ceeds to furnish 4. small syndicate OF
sensational snewspapsrsswith lid pecu4
liar lncnbations. One Of these effu-
sions recently found q place! In the
Grand Forks Herald. which. for some
reason, known only to the owner OF
that paper. does not appear to have "a
very deep affec ton for the senior sem
ator from North Dakota.
I'm the article referred, ITO, Pew sets
forth that the Arizona Water company
some years ago gained a great privi-
4Iege through Senator Hansbrough.''
= have gone over the records here and
find that this water company bill was
introduced In the house by Delegate
Wilson Of Arizona; that when it pass
ed that body 1t went to the senate and
was referred to the committee on In
dian affairs, Of which Senator Hans
brOugh was not a member In due
course Of time this bin was reported
,favorably from the committee and
passed the senate. Senator Stewart,
for whom Pew and Others of his kind
seem to. have formed great admira-
tion, was q member, OF the committee
on Indian affairs, and In the debate in
the senate on the bill he spoke in
favor Of It and urged its passage. 1t
appears further that the late Senator
Platt, Of Connecticut, than whom no
man in the senate stood higher In the
estimation Of that body, also favored
the bill. and, among other things, be-
ing reminded by Senator Stewart, that
the bill had been recommended by the
department, made hse OF the follow
Ing language: Yes" said Senator
Plat. ..it has been Recommended by
the department, and the governor of
Arizona asks that It may be- passed.
i think there can be nothing bad or
wrong about the bill" The debate
will be found on page 1878, Vol. 81, pt.
q, Of the Congressional Record. So
much for the Arizona Water company.
Pew then goes on TO insinuate that
the senior senator from North Dakota
was respOnsib1e for the disappearance
Of eleven pages OF printed matter from
the Congressional Record. The facts
In this cape appear to be as follows;
Senator Stewart. who was the especial
champion Of the California syndicate
who finally, succeeded ii footing
Alaska" had inserted In the Congress
sional Record q mass OF material con-