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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-06-19
Juegos Aora|es de Mayagiiez
CARTA DEL juRAD0'

el derecho de investigar Ia persona.
lidad de los autores, que habia de
mantenerse en- una sagTada reserya.
Hubieramos prevaricado intentan-
do otra, cosa. y noso!ros podiamos
expouernos q un error de jwicio,
pero no q un delito de prevaricaci6n.
La naturaleza del concurso, el
lugar en- que Sc celebraba, los voca-
tivos a nuestra patria sobresalientes
en- todos los poemas, hahIan de ha-
ceruos supouer que eran puertOrri-
quefios los oetas y pa,ti6tico el
seu,ido traseendentAl de las I, inpo-
Siciones.
Las p';meras parties de alas
Banderas" alu len generitamente 1
las Islas y la Ultima, que no esta q
la altura de las primeras, atafe ex-
clusivamente Puerto Rico. Con-
tiene esta parte alusioneS hien dia-
fanas ! nu;stra cvoiucio1 historical
y la contlnua referencia al Apk no
deja duda acerca del pueblo inter-
pelado en- el romance.
Marcial fue s1ns-ien'o coutra
los romauos; Dante dilij:6 impre-
caciones terribles 4 los Aorentinos;
Byron lanz6 maldiciones olimpicas
C 'u;'a Tng'aterra; Ndhez de Arce,
en- 81 soneto "A Espanas, condena
en- TN grito sublime los vicioS fun
damentales del pueblo e>pahol.
, Fran estos fulgurantes versos
desespere !Amente patri6ticcs, ra-
yos de iudisuaei64seirste, fuego
de las blancas alturaE abrasador y
puri6cador dc los negros abismOs.
E>tos graz des furiosos aleteos
del genio en- el alma de las cOlecti-
vidades tienen un sentido profun-
damente AMBROSE, intensamente ma
cional. La middleton de un poeta,
ante las debilidadeS de su pueblo,
no es odio q su patria, sino 4 los
males de su pAtria, y es amor 4 la
salud y ben lici6n a Ia fuerza vital
regrnerativa del dolor , del casti-
go en- el espiritu de los pueblos.
q Cuando el ap6strofe no es in.
manente, subjective, refexivo, CO.
mo TN remordimiento que mace en-
. la conciencia y 4 Ia miSma concien-
cia vur've, igual en- los individuos
!, que Ell las comunidades, Ia causa
es diversa y el efectO como la cau-
Sa. Cuando un hombre NO s. NAL
dice 81 mismo, sino su semejan-
te, cuando TN pueblo no censura
- sus viciOs, sinO los ajenos, cuando
TN poeta arde an c6lera 8 rxge su
ironia contra la patria de otros poe
tas, la ira no es santa, la ironfa no
es noble. Hugo, fuG pOr, Franeia
aplaudidO, en- sus tremendos anate-
mas contra Ia misma Francia; pero
cuando Becker escribi6 sE Rhin
Aleman,S injuriosO al pueblo del
Sena, el gallo gallo cant6 81 Viejo
;, grito de protesta y Glen pOetss fran.
cesOs en- resonante coro confundie-
ron del germano el vcngativo Can
tico.
Nj los reos estan Obligados 4
contestar 1sis 8 sn6,S por sugestivas
preguntas, noSotroS, que no somos
reos, mas Jueces, explicamos y
nuestra explicaci6n es nuestrA res.
puesta.
=. NADIA mas tenemos que decir,
caballero, sino confrmar el premio
que lie concedimOs y felicitarle por
el triunfo literario.
De usted altos. y devotfsimos
l. s. s.
JosE DE DIEGO, MARTIN IRA
i. vIRSo, ELIsEo Font Y GUILLor.
II (Es copia.)
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-06-19


b illantes y magestuoSoS pensa
uIieMtos, aun cuando Ell CiertaS es-
tancias partcen cortado el ritmo,
suspense el discurso y abatidos 81
concepto y Ia souOridad.
Porque el ROM lie suyo ad lie
ce tambien, 81 usted nos perlnite
decfrselo respetuosamente, de algu-
nos defectos en- la estncia y tn Ia
forma: va 10 inSinuabamcs en- nues-
tro vercdicto y debe comprenderse
que no era nuestra mission oscure-
Ger, sino presen.Ar en- su faz lumi-
nosa las poesias concurrentcs al
Certameu.
Con este, que furzosamyute in
iiscreto descubren las circunstan-
ciAs, ~nueStro deber es1 coD6rmar
nuestro LanGO, porque crefmos y
crtemos gu la composition de usted
es literariamente Ia mejor de las
presentadas al concurso poStico.
Ahora, contestaremos especi6
camente las dos interrogsciorrs de
su epistoia, con- Ia i&en ia d : cam
biar, por raz6n dc metods, el orden
en- que aparecen fornuladas.
SP4eRc 8 no bAede IN extyam
jsro, solicitadO bor astedes, para con-
cNYy1r .0Uso bocta d IN Geyt1men,
MERCER ei mismO galar,|5M que d
lbmeriOryiqneHo bHdiera ser disernidOl
Nosotros, los miembr ,s 4 Ju
4 ra ~, caballero, no hemos solicita
do 4 nadie, sinn la Comisi6u orga
+. nizadora de los JuegpS, que invi,6 {
4 los poefas P"ertO'rIq~e1Os y reS!dem
teS en- ef pats, palabras literales d,
s la Convocatoria, que adlniten de-
interpretaciones diferentes.
Una es que Sc necesitaba reu
mir ambAs condolences, Ia de puer-
$ torriqusilo y reSidente, para con
currir al Certamen, de tai maner,
y que este fuese negadO 4 nn pu- rto
rriqueno que no viviera en- el pal
/, y 4 un exttanjero en- el pals resi-
/, dente: otro Senti /, era que b stab,
= cualquiera de las dos condi,ioAes
la de reSidente 6 la de puertorri
, queho, y An Ia justa po$tica ct
accessible a 10, paettoIriIusno, au
i sentes y a los extranjeros en- e
paf titni' iaLoS.
; D.noS a ID EunVocatuIia |,
Interpretation mas liberal, acep
i. tando una composition que vino d
Valencia, CON nota an6nima de Sc
le puertorriqueiio el autor; y esta dc
). ciSion, Glio semsn, amparaba ell de
.e recho de los extranjeros residente
Is para coucurrir los Juegos Flora
i, les.
) Por clio, queda satisfactoria
" mente contestada Ia transcrita In
is terrogaci6n: listed, extranjero ha
Le bitante de Puerto Rico, podia me
n recer el mismo galard6n que II
n poeta puertorriqueho: y, siendo us
% ted espahol, hermano nuestro %
>. la idsutidad de la raza, aunque ex
i traho por la diversidad del sent
y miento pAtri6iico, bieudo listed u
q pOeta castellano, su derecho tam
bien eStaba amparado por Ia frs
n ternidad de la raza y del idioma.
ri Nv
20 iHay s no hay etensas al bat
$. p~erfo-riqHeR0 m ei romance sL0
BGndeYussB
Esta es una interrogation, d
= mas dlficil y complicada respuests
s. Distinguimos y explicamos, Sc
y nor.
It Fl Jurado de los luegos Flora
lies juagaba pOesfas anonimas, ST
~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-05
Death for Kidnappers.

The New York Herald says that such
punishment should be melted out to the
kidnapper on his conviction that were
he to live to the age Of Mcthusclah he
would not be free to makeu second at
tempt at it, Kidnapping children
should be dealt with In manner SO
severe az to terrorize all criminals of
this class.
The Virginia Legislature of 1902
1903-l904 took tho same view and
enacted n law which provides that IL
any person kidnap another person with
tho intent to eXtort money or pecu-
mary benefit, he shall be punished with
death. or, in the discretion OF the jury
be confined in the penitentiary not less
than eight nor more than eighteen
years.
There 10 no crime more cruel. ant
| few more infamous, than to steal ,
| child and hold it for ransom. II Ii
crime against the child. a Grim,
aguipst the parent. and a crime aga!ns
| society. 1t is the meanest and mos
brutal expression of nvarice, and tn
| man who commits such crime shoul,
pay the penalty With his life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-05
.P'R 4. | ]
MUST. is \ NOT D Leave |. [. ] \ [:
Farmers Institute and Others
4 Protest Against Acceptance
Of His Resignation.
STATE CANNOT SPARE Him.
Good Work He Has Done for
Agricultural College and
Experiment Station.

"a "a. \
The farmers Virginia arc greatly
stirred up over tho prospect that Pro-
lessor A. M. Soulc, director OF the Vir-
ginin experiment station and dean OF
tho agricultural department Of tho
Polytechnic Institute ut Blacksburg,
will leave those Institutions to mako
his home4in Georgia.
The Polytechnic College. of Georgia.
recently made Professor Soulo q most
flatterlng offer to assume charge there,
naming salary considerably in OK
cess Of that which he Is receiving in
Virginia. Withiavlcw to accepting tho
offer the professor rendered his reslg-
nation to the board Of directors of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute over a
month ago. Tho resignation is now be-
fore tho. board, and is to be acted upon
in June
It Is said by those who sin po-
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and tho Soldiers md sailors Mo,,u.
mont wcro brought here. 1t as an
Memorable custom and should bc con-
t,nucd. si stytis

As tho time approaches for the open
Ing or tho Jamestown Exposition
April goth, the event begins to be III
evidence by advance bulletins regard
ing the bncltwardness OF preparations
and the utter impossibility OF opening
tho exposition ut the appointed time
"i'Twnst ever thusg;5sand Zone Is led
to inquire II there Will eyer be M
end to costly historic celebrations IN
tile way Of dispositions to (which Con-
grcss Will DO asked tosElnakc large
appropriations of publictinoney. Strict
IL speaking, all such approximations
nrc lnisnppropriations- much 80 rs
municipal appropriations of public
money for skating Kinks Or coliseulns.
indianapolis News.
Probably so, but neutrality-suspicious.
have become a settled policy Of our
government. and If Congress had made
a prompt response to the request Of
tho, jamestown Exposition Company
tho exposition would have been ready
long before tho opening day. The
delay Is due to the unpardonable tardi-
ness OF Congress. But tho exposition
will be opened on6timc.
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Lawmakers as Attorneys.

i3 1t is stated in the local columns that
at a recent meeting of the Council,
Mr.. G. X. Pollock introduced a joint
resolution providing that the City At
#torneys be authorized and instructed
TO nolle prosequt and dismiss cases
now pending in court against certain
saloon-keepers who are charged with
violation of the Umlauf ordinance.
This in itself might be unimportant,
hut the matter assumes a different
phase when it is understood that Mr..
Pollock is counsel for the parties in
interest or some of them. and that
the adoption Of the resolution would
be equivalent to an acquittal for his
clients
The Times D ispatch has no DISPOSE
fie,,.,to deal harshly with Mr.. Pollock
1T Is due to him to say that he did
nothing in a corner. that he made no
4 concealments, but informed the Council
IN perfect frankness that the men in
whose behalf the joint resolution was
introduced were his clients. 1t is due
also to say that, so far as we know.
h his action was not unlawful but IT
!. was 1nanifestly improper, and no such
Z acts on the part Of Councilmen should
be tolerated.
Section 1882. Revised Statutes United
States, provides that mo Senator
d Representative or Delegate, after hi!
Y election and during his continuance
81 in Office, and no head of department
~ or other officer or clerk In the employ
OF the government. shall receive OF
agree to receive any compensation
whatever, directly or indirectly, 70
any services rendered. or TO be rem
+ sdered, to any person, either by him
self or another, in relation 10 an,
proceeding. contract, claim, contro
yersy, charge, accusation, arrest o
other matter or thing in which IN
United States is a party, or dlrectl
or indiractly Interested before an
department, eourt-martia, bureal
81 oificar. or any civil, military or nay'
q commission whatever. Every perso
H on Tending against this section sha
81 deemed guilty Of misdemeano
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1907.
How many man has dated new
era In his life from, reading BOOK
sThoreau.
Give Us Relief.

# The dust question is one that agi-
@tates itself and forces itself into the
very eyes and ears of tho public. It is
always undcr-and in--our very nose.
Nor was the question ever moro proml-
ncntly in the public eye than 1t was
#on April 4, 1907. The dust yesterday
was simply sitting, and many citizens
4 we're on the point OF open rebellion.
No I town which makes any preten'
sion to dccency was more uncomfort-
able yesterday than Richmond, and
everybody was asking, Why should we
L have to endure this persecution?
Why, indeed A ,ovice would sup
pose that Richmond was situated in a
desert, or that water famine was
prevailing.
But Richmond is not in a desert and
there is an abundant supply Of water
si n every street. Turn the water on and
81 tho dust nuisance is abated Immediate
".
Is It not past comprehension that a
community Will suffer such an intlic-
ton day after day, when relief is SO
simple and convenient?
Dust in the country is bad enough,
but in the city it is far worse. for city
dust is the pulverizcd filth OF the
streets. It is horrible and nauscating
to contemplate. Look upon the dried
4. denominations Of the streets. They
ss4snre so filthy that we cannot call them
] by their proper MAJ in polite soclety
Yet it is these accumulations which
make the dust of the city, and II Is
4 that sort of dust Which flies into your
face, gets into your eyes, your nostrlls
and your mouth; which flies into the
street cars, into the factories Where
many women are at work; into thf
N stores where some women labor ane
others shop; into the dwelling house:
where we take our meals and sleep
4 The topic is so disgusting that w
revolt at the discussion Of It. But !
forces itself upon US. Relief must comt
and come speedily. II not, the people
Il should assemble and demand 1t.
sprinkling by private subscription vii
not do. 1t has been found to be i'm
practicable. But whether that were s.
Il or not. 1t is the cityI',s duty and tn
city's business to clean and sprinkl
tha streets. The filth is bad enoug
h when it lies on the pavements; whe
It flies through the air it becomes
insufferablc nuisance and a menace
Give us relief anu give it now. Give
NOW.
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MERELY JOKING
n Full llo,,.c

"a Full House.
Hicks: u dropped around to sec The 1ritz
Hoses in their flat last night. but couldn't
4 wicks: mot ut home. Ell
was the trouble, Catholic standard ana
No More OF That. &
Bacon , They say tho business q, tho
sondoliers Of Venice is being invaded by
Women. !, How'd you like to be padded by u
1lsbert: Excuse me! II was padded by
my mother when I was boy That's all I
want."--YonkersS Statesman. et
The Thing to DO.
''Ah!" sighed the ambitious young poet.
y long to do some great service for Amerl-
can literature and thus
| "YesP" Interrupted Miss Cutting. why
not stop writing hiladelphia Press.
The Victim.
Green: II was the victim of alynching
party In Arizona once.'
Brown: You don't say
| Green: Fact. married the widow OF n
man who was strung up for horse Stealing"
Too Good to Ne True.
! II A Western BOOKSELLER. anxious TO nj an
order for liberal patron, teegralhed to
| by Canon Farrnr and to his surprise receiv-
ed this reply: mo seekers after God In
Chicago or New York. Try philadelphia
Canadian Courier. lfts 8
| Nightly Demonstrations.
g., Sumner Most extraordin looking iii
Guyer: Yes that is the '1zaak Walton
club =
Sumner: but why is 1t such long
\ building?" aa
i Guycr: well. you sec the truthful mem
4 hers need plenty OF room to illustrate tn,
length OF the big fish. that got awny!'s''--
l Chicago News. VS. III gflt5 F3 S.;gf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-05
Davis and Stuart Arrive.

The Davis and stuart statues have
arrived, and will soon be conveyed from
the station to Lee District.
1t hus been suggested and we heart
ny approve, thai the honorcd figures
be carried through. the city IN tri-
umphal procession, and that the chill
dren he given the honor Of drawing
the vehicles by which they are con-
veyed,
a'hls was done when the Lee statue
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Farmers Will Protest.

the board Of directors Of the Virginia
institution.
Farmers Will Protest.
The officers and a majority Of the
members OF the State Farmers lnsti-
tute, powerful organization in vir-
ences between the board and the dean
5 Of the Agricultural College can be and
ought to be settled. and harmony made
ESoule is the right man In the right
place; that inAthe present condition OF
tvrginia's. great agricultural school nc
burg. ana that it viii certainly be de-
trimental to the best interest Of tbs
him to leave at this time; ~
directors at their forthcoming meeting
urging them to keep Professor Soult
at Blacksburg. The petition Is already
seven county vice presidents of thu
State Farmers Institute. and before
the day Of meeting. will be signed b.
several thousand Of the members ant
all Of the officers.
Strong Petition.
The Petition. which Is really q pro
signatlon, reads as follows:
TO the Board Of Directors of tho Vlr-
| ginia Polytechnic Institute:
We, the undersigned president and
vice-presidents OF the State Farmers In
stitute. view with deep concern the
| question OF Prof. soue severing his con-
nection with the work at the Experiment
Station; and we respectfully ask that
serious consideration be given this im-
sportant subject.
we feel that Prof. Soule Is pre- emf.
lnently qualified for the work he now
has in hand. and that his leaving the
station at this time would be an ir-
| Hreparable loss to the great agricultural
! interests OF the State. Changes in man-
| agement. during the process OF expert
! mental work. which requires years to
| perfect, would under any circumstances
l be seriously detrimental; and now since
i Prof. Soue has secured such n hold on
| the great body OF the farmers Of tho
4 State. and has made such an nuspicious
| beginning, we hope that 1t Will be tho
! pleasure OF the board 10 keep him as
| long as possible. Especially do WE pc
titlon that you will keep him in charge
| of the work for the remaining time OF
/ his present contract.
1 Respectfully submitted.
i tsigned) j HoGe Tyler; president;
i G, y. Stacy. Amelia Courthouse; a. ~
\ C;rayson. Bland Courthouse: u. Lucien9
i Moomnw. Cloverdale; a. j. Bondurant,
Hubbard: S. g GoggIn. Rustburg; Or,
l G. U. Gravatt. Port Royal: W.: NJ.
Rapidan: Charles selivy, Marmora; r..
q a. Bishop. Hampton; J. II. Boelte. News
Ferry a, r. Scott, Ricamond;H ..
II Smith. Jr., Hanover Courthouse; D. r.
Dunlop, Boxwood; John w Gregg, Pur-
1 cellvillc: Carl II. Noting, Trevilans;
Y wi.isW. Briggs. Locust Dale; John T.
Ccwan, Cowans Mills; j. O. Cutchn
Elwood: j. O. Clarkson, Freshwa ter:
SIN. Lybrook, Stuart; r, =. L. Farm
or, 4 Suth erland; W. A.. Rnudabaugh.
Powhatnn; w, D. NJ. Stokes, Farmvile:
A. Dvorak. Prince George Courthouse:
NJ. F., Coffman, Nokesvlle; j. r. T..
Hell. Pulaski: J G, Terry. Rent Noun
tamil. d. Walker. Buffalo Forge: John
Il TT. Hoover. Timbervile: Henry Stuart,
Elk Garden; Charles r.. GodHey Snow
: flake, George W. Tyler. seven-Mile
: Ford; Major Adj. Tynes. Tazewell;
Thomas II Benson, Newport News; a.
!, j. Huff Fleet; Henry ]. Crowley,
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"a plague on Both Your Houses.

Tits hard for us to understand why
Democratic newspapers Join In the
Hartman attack on the President. Ger
tainly Hartman cannot command tho
sympathy OF any Democrat on the plea
of being political brother. He has
been one Of the hidden powers and
wire pullers OF the Republican party
these many years. He allows his
bitter accusations against Mr.. Roose-
Welt to leak out three years after the
commission Of the alleged wrongs,
after Mr.. Roosevelt has refused to obey
tho orders OF the great railroad cor
porntions, has shown the nerve to
defy them and force them to obey the
laws and to give the public proper
service and safety.-The News Leader.
So far as this may apply to The
Times Dispatch. we reply that this
paper has no disposition to give aid or
comfort to Mr.. Hartman, q man whom
| it recently characterized as civic
traitor. But it would have its readers
| clearly understand ana it would im-
press them with the fact that in 1904,
high and righteous air and denouncing
| Judge Parker for intlmating that he
was dickering with the trusts he was
| hobnobbing with this same Mr.. Har-
riman, this stock-juggler, who was
lone of the hidden powers and wire
| pulers of the Republican party"
4. writing confidential letters to him
calling him "my dear Mr.. Hartman"
inviting him to come to the White
House and review his message, and
! begging him to raise money for the
. campaign in New York.
But when Hartman let's the. secret
out, the President makes the reply
that he habitually makes to those who
Z tell unpleasant tales on him.
4 The Timcs-D ispatch has no sym.
4 pathy with Mr.. Hartman. He is quite
as black as the News Leader has
painted him; but he was one Of Roose.
7 velt's "hidden powers and wire pull
ers" in 1904, and was devilish goot
fellow, in the Presidents estimation
until the two had falling out.
!, Mr. Roosevelt has made goot
q President, and his accomplishment
are many and great. lie has done vel
to make the lawless corporations ODE.
the laws. In that good work the PEG
pie have been with him and will con
tinue to be with him, in spite Of tn
!, Hartman revelations. But tho fact re
, mains that he is n politician as wei
, as statesman. and facts will out an
assert themselves sooner or later
!, Nor can they be suppressed by. an
quantity OF buster.
In conducting his campaign in 1900
! Mr.. Roosevelt found Mr.. Hartman t
be useful. and he made good use OF hi
political instinct" and his fat pocket
book. They are now sworn enemies
and 1t Is said that hereafter the Pres
dent is to treat Hartman as a heathc
man and Hearst; but they were poll
tical allies and chums in 1904. That
the record which this newspape
would impress and preserve for futul
:" reference,
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Rhymes for To-Day
a Common Story.

a Si4st4 15l- 7Ns4 - i
a Common Story, @
U EcAus1' lie yearned to get the
D /, j I'll s liked t,is Street I'll 5,a,,r /
And got 1t from ,tha south: & W Il
And lie got with 1t dust and dirt, + 4
Which blew withinsI his coat anil SHIFT,
And eke Into his mouth. ssist
at evcntldc. to take tho cool, n y
lie sat within his vestibule, XII
4. And deemed himself secure.
But all, tile zephyr carried rocks b,t
And sticks and trasl, from many
INT blocks. Hi u
And piled them in his door.
Within Ills room, an incl, or
He raised the pane, and In there blow
\ An tnswept street on wings: ID,
~ shoe, 3icnns, q morning pnpe. 5t
Much earth, some hats Of ancient Shape,
And many other things.
lie cricd:as"o dIrt-O dirt and dust.
i will be FREQ OF you or bust!''--
But IF. Colin mover squcaled.
And now he's living-need you ask p
Within Il snug and glnzcn flask,
b Hermetically scaled. II. $. FL.
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and shall DO imprisoned not moro than
two years and fined notIniore than
$4,000, and shall. moreover by co1l
viction thcrcfor,a be rendered forever
thereafter incapable of holding any
office OF honor. trust or profit under
the government or the Unitcd States.'
The purpose Of tho statute Is to pre-
vent any member OF Congress from
trading on his official influence, and IT
was under this statute that Senator
Burton, of Kansas. was convicted and
sentenced to a term in jail. The spc-.
citic charge against Burton was that
appeared rs attorney for tho 1aialto
Grain Company, OF ST Louis, before
the Post-Onlce Department, which was
about to issue fraud order against
the company, barring It's advertising
matter from the mails.
Now, IL this he improper conduct
for II member Of Congress-. and cons
trary to public policy, how much more
SO for member of City Council or
State Legislature to offer an ordi-
nance or a BILL as the case may be,
for tho peculiar benefit Of persons in
whose behalf he is appearing in a
court of justice as their paid attor-
ney.
We repeat that we have no DISPOSE
ton to be harsh with Mr.. Pollock, nor
to make an example Of him, tor he has
done no Intentional wrong. But we
employ the incident by way of direct
ing public attention to the danger OF
such conduct on the part Of Council
men and legislators, to the abuse
to which it IS liable to lead, and to
the urgent need of a law to prohibit
it, f4