Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-21
CORPORATION FAT-FRYINo.
Republicans Engaged IN q Proceed
ing That Puts Up a Bad
odor,

/, 1t was charged during b last presi-
Dental campaign that Mr.. Roosevelt
had placed Secretary Cortelyou at
the head of the Republican campaign
committee, in order that he might
avail himself of the knowledge Sc
cured by Investigations of certain cor
porations, as a means OF securing
contributions as hush money. In
short, it was charged that the Re-
publican administration had gone into
the business of Matchmaking. Suisse
quent developments tend strongly to
verify that charge; and nothing ends
greater color to it than the course OF
the president towards the beef pack
ers.
For several years the house COM
mittee on agriculture has had under
consideration a proposition similar to
that which Senator Beverage, at the
presidents suggestion, sensatioaally
forced into the agricultural bill as
an amendment, under the threat that
the president would expose the pack
ers If they fought the proposition.
The amendment now on the bill was
pending before the committee as a
separate bill, having been introduced by
Representative Henry, of Connecticut.
It was the purpose of the committee to
consider this measure at the present
session. But the president, for some
reason, saw fit to forestall the com
mittee, and boldly suspend the sword
of Damocles over the packers, just
prior to the congressional campaign,
agreeing to withhold all damaging Of
fetal evidence under certain condi-
lions, which he might alter at his
own pleasure. His proposition is to
make the packers pay two millions a
veal for inspection" They could
well afford to pay one million a year
for immunity, and save money, just
as the gamblers and denizens of the
red light division in great cities pay
for police protection" We venture
to say that the packers will choose
this course, and that the president
will hold up his evidence, and allow
the Beveridge amendment to be de
feated or ~emasculated. 1t looks as Il
certain police Matchmaking methods
had been ~transplanted to the White
House by a former police commits
sioner, who thoroughly understands
the game. Let us watch develop
ments. If the Beveridge amendment
fails in the house, and the evidence il
still suppressed, our theory will b.
verified.
The process by which the packer
may be let off, in cast they comprc
mise on terms acceptable to the fat
flyers, is well illustrated by the fol
lowing incident related in a dispatcl
from st. Paul, dated May 20:
I'm an opinion handed down severa
weeks ago, Judge A. l.. Sanborn, Q
the United States district court, in de
claring the Wisconsin grain ~inspectio
law to be invalid, severely censure
the inspection law in force in Mime
sofa. This opinion was part OF tn
o basis of Senator McCumber's senss
tional charges in connection VITA tn
weighing and inspection of grain i
o Minnesota.
Judge Sanborn to-day. recalled tn
= opinion and ordered the addition OF
II memorandum stating that while tt
s. criticism is borne out by the recor'
k and while there was upon the arg
% ment no substantial denial Of the fac
sr charged, the Judge has had presente
le to him later facts which lead MIN
think that on a final hearing the re
" ord may be d%isproved, and particula
ly the 10000, 900 bushels shrinkas
N in ten years may turn out to be
exaggeration, if not a mistake"