Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-03-29
THOUGHTS BY JEROME.

" 0GU MT JCTOulC "ho h'ps - ~'--
date for district attorney he went into
the brown stone districts OF New YORK
and, In his speeches told his hearers,
"because you think little you need
not think you are the only ones who
Think Mr.. Jerome Is certainly a
man who thinks. and he says in very
forcible way what he thinks. Before
a gathering Of college men In New
York last Friday he voiced some OF
his thoughts on current topics. Oh
public opinion he said:
"Public opinion Is a good deal like
a ship that Is driven here and there by
the winds. IL Is for US a positive duty
TO see that the tacks are no longer
than necessary. But what do we find
today in the city, the state and the ma
tion? We find q public opinion OF
absolute hysteria."
Mr.. Jerome illustrated the uucer-
tainty OF public opinion by showing
how 1t huctuated In regard to the
notorious Andrew Hamilton OF the
"yellow dogn insurance fund. OF
Judge Hamilton's recent return he
said:
at was only few days ago that
the newspapers were clamoring for
Hamilton TO be brought back and I'M
prisoned or electrocuted or punished
In some way. He did come back. He
did IL bravely and rightly, and struck
true according TO his own mind. But
now the man for whose blood they
were crying out Is made hero and
his uncorroborated word Is taken to
brand men, honored men Of the com
munity In whom you and trust"
Referring TO very serious result OF
the great tide Of public opinion now
prevailing against the great life In
surance companies Mr. Jerome said:
~ was informed the other day by u
director OF the Mutual Life that
800, 900 900 OF policies have lapsed.
These were policies OF the poor who
had been influenced by the wild out
cries OF the newspapers. These insti-
tutions are as solvent as the United
States, but the poor people, clerks
and laboring people were scared by
the incessant yawping Of the hounds
Of the yellow press"
The distinguished district attorney
not only rebuked the yellow newspa-
per press but also pointed out the
evil which Is being done by some pop
ular magazine writer's who produce
readable political romances, regard
less Of the correctness Of their state
ments or tho exactness of their histori-
cal data. OF the current story 1.-The
Treason OF the Senate" by David
Graham Phillips, he said:
"The Senate OF the United States
IL II u reasonable body? The body
that holds man like Murray Crane
OF Massachusetts, Because some men
are there who ought not to be there
bbIlG VIII upuknu piioii poSlVipH shuli
we say the governors OF our body pol
itie are guilty OF treasonY
"Take this reasonable body that
would strike down our national life,
and contrast 1t with your representa-
tive body, swayed by popular opinion
Take the Hepburn bin. Seven men
voted against II, not one man was
able to understand It,
"With the President, who thinks
every yearnng can be constitutionally
enacted into law; with the House OF
Representative typiiied by William
Sulzer, the 'irend Of the people"
where would there be safety unless In
the United States Senator"
In regard to the work OF Lincoln
Steffens Mr.. Jerome said:
"My friend Lincoln Stcifens blows
into state and In three weeks has II
torn up for his magazine. He Is sin
cere, but can't forget he wrote head
lines once nj police headquarters. He
cant forget IL, either. ! have lived
here all my life. | should hesitate to
serve up New York Ms he can In three
weeks state he never was In before :"