The Washington herald., 1907-04-15

slowly he ascen0ed the platform and
with fine elocutiOnaTy effect uttered the
lines:
When asked what State he halls from,
Our sole repiy shali be:
He halls from Appomattox
And its faE0us apple tree"
Il have no criticism TO make o. your
mode Of conducting criminal trials, but
we manage them very differently in Eng
land" said Mr.. Robert Harding. q Lon
don barrister, at the Arlington.
This Thaw trial that consumed weeks
in it's hearing, would have been concluded
in less than a week before our tribunals,
Honestly. I think our procedure the best.
In trying to uphold the rights OF accused
men your American system goes to ez-
tremes and serves no good end. Before
an English court much that vas allowed
in the Thaw case would not have been
tolerated
The greatest difference. however. in
the two systems Of jurisprudence is that
in England. when q verdict Of guilty in
a criminal case is reached. that settles
the matter permanently. There is 10 ap-
pesling the case to higher tribunal
The only possible way 70 secure relief.
then. is by getting the home secretary 10
intervene. which is about as easy as the
camel going through the needles eye.
For all that, there is no more danger OF
an innocent man being convicted in Eng
land than in the United States. but il is
infinitely more dinlcult for a guilty per-
son 10 escape punishment in Great Britain
than in America. Neither wealth, nor posi-
ton, nor the influence of powerful friends
viii get a malefactOr out of the tolls In
cur country. and the sen Of the greatest
nobleman will be sent to Jail just as GER
tainly as the son Of peasant should his
guilt be proved.
Mrs. Alexander z Patton. OF Kerwins-
vile, and Mrs. James Kerr, OF Clearheld.
J Pa, are eminent Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution at the New Willard. Mrs.
Patton is the present State regent for
/ Pennsylvania. md is also a candidate for
I vice president general Of the national or
I ganization. Mrs. Kerr IS the wife of Hon
/ James Kerr. q former member of Con
/ gress, and also for many years clerk Of
/ the House. Both Mrs. Patton and Mrs.
1 Kerr are very prominent in the work Of
/ the organization and this week will see
/ some alert and skiIlful political work on
4 behalf OF candidates for official hOnors.
1 Mrs Patton. ike a good politician, ar
rived on the scene early. Her husband
was well known in Pennsylvania affairs
and at ore time was associated with Con-
/ gresham Kerr in business enterprises.
/ There are few newspaper correspond
ents who are so thoroughly in touch with
the politics Of the great State OF Ohio as
/ Mr.. Francis B. Gessner, himself a native
/ Buckeye, and for the past twenty years
the friend OF nearly every leading poll
tician of that State. Mr.. Gessuer has
just returned from a trip through Ohio.
He was at Canton when Senator Fora
ker made his first speech OF the coming
campaign, and went with the Senator TO
/ Columbus. where there was an important
conference between Foraker and his
friends.
"One word" said Mr.. Gessner. at the
Shoreham, describes the Republican sit
uation in Ohio and that word is 'cOwed.
The admirers of the Senator. those who
at heart believe in him and love TO fol-
low him. and Who wish to see him retain
his old-time prestige in State and nation.
are afraid TO speak out. There seemed
to be a lack OF enthusiasm among his
former adheTents. This vas something
that at first seemed difficult to analyze.
but it soon became apparent that the
] RoOsevelt-Taft managers are welding the
big stick. threatening political extermi-
nation as the fate Of those who do not
bow down to the administration.
For once In Ohio politics brave men
are afraid 20 speak their honest senti-
ments 1t was reported in Canton that
Secret Service men, in the pay of the gov
ernment and the Taft machine. were
keeping a close watch on Foraker tax
ing the names of men who called upon
him. and reporting every word he spoke
in public or private.
AT Canton the word was passed
among the Taft people TO keep away from
the Foraker speaking so that It might be
called a frost. AS it was, big audito-
rum, seating 5000, was two-thirds full
though the night was stormy. Never be
fore in Ohio were so many editors and
politicians holding the postmasterships as
now. These men are cowed into sup
porting Taft There is no doubt OF Roose-
velt's popularity in the State ana the
sentiment for Taft is but a reflected light
Foraker has 10 easy fight ahead of him
but now that Senator Dick has come out
bravely for his colleague. there is sure
to come reaction in favor Of the regu-
lar organization that Is behind both Sen
ators.'
ut is scarcely an exaggeration to say
that the great wheat-producing belt oi
North Texas will not yield a single bushe
of grain this year" remarked Judge San
H. Cowan. the noted Fort Worth lawyer
at the New Willard.
In fact. the entire crop. so far as
Texas is concerned, will be an utter fail
UTe on account Of the destruction wrought
by little green bug. This miserable lit
tie pest is therefore, responsible for III,
loss of from 100000 to 20000.0o0 busheI.
of wheat in our State alone. In the In
dian Territory its ravages are almost a.
bad, and in Oklahoma the farmers admit
, they Will not harvest over one-third ths
, usual crop. It is a conservative estimate
to say that the shortage caused bv al,