The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20

Views held BY father ana son on al
most every subject soon led 70 stormy
scenes that made the continuation Of
The arrangement Impossible. Senator
Roberts was we'll aware OF these IN
fortunate independent tendencies an
Johh Ryder son. and while he de-
hCutiy desired die contamination Of
J7Aei son u4lc- hIlh Als daughter.
lir tulte re44lzt.t t--al L-e koaue man
was nut wl.fch was going % DC ex-
crruInsi5 hard ~ eralA-
time.
Dissulye led ia his reflections. Senator
D~ttS i0o4-r4 ~ AID ssW Tie ez-
tNt'r%Te iailu ~ a ICl-lalel LLalliIleuI
.4-@'il' oAe % tie directors. lie sas
10 IA 14ile @ltn Tie Senator, bur Las
latLei "aa Lo. he=u q man az ne
- ~ make enemies lse4essly, 30 hs
~-e~-fe-r ~ p---E 100 myers ia
ne outstfelei-ed Iat palm
4+Ve a4s 5s4, Ar lllIusby7 Wen,
"L'at are pc k--Ls % do about this
~ @4't.'SA 4Hr ease l.as gene against
10 ALca Judge I.oa=u4,4fee de-
tiSl"n Would be for lle other side Pub
Ac Dp-AloA Is aroused, Tie Dress
III GtIiLaoy ied face grew more
dPDPleeile as He blurtrd ouL-
Public opinion aud lie Dress bs
ID. b ~ cares Tor public 0Blul0u2
~ nat j. publlc opinion. anyway This
road can manage us 0aA affairs or ID
can l. II IL cant 4 Tor one Gun raI-
reading. iAV press! PsnaW! us al
sraI, 1 Tell yOu. It's nothing out q
stTlke! 4 never knew one or these viz
tdous ouiblfSls that wasn't Elrst
me newspapers bark terOciously 10 adj
Asftlse themselves. then they crawl
round and WHINE ike a cur. Ana IL
usually costs something 70 TX mat
Lers
The Senator smiled grimIy.
80, no. Grimsby- this time
It's more serious than that Hitherto
the road has been unusually lucky ~
as bench decisions"
Tie Senator gave a covert glance
Iouild 10 see II any long ears 8eFs
listening. Then he added.
ne cant expect always 10 ga9 4
favorable decision like that 10 the
al flsAL case, when franchise rights
Natueu ~ nearly i've millions were al
AtaEe- Judge Atollmanu proved him
SCI true rr1-.ld in that AFFAIR"
1Illllsgy made a WY grimace as ne
Yes, and e was worth il to him.
= supreme Court Judge don't get a
eheere for $4,000 every day Thai
represents tWo years pay"
ID. y might represent two years in jail
II II Were found OLL" said The sena-
toE VITA fOrced laugh
bIlHlsUy saw an opportunity and he
could not resist the temptation. Blunt
- 4sE EAA4s
As Tar as JaiTs concerned. others
might De getting their deserts there
The Senator looked keenIy ar Grims-
p from under his white eyebrows
lhen III a calm. decisive tone ne re-
piled.
'its no question Of a eheque this
TIME The road could not buy Judge
AoasiAOfe Win S2JU. uJU. He i abzo-
IuIsly unapPr0achable IN that way
he apoplecuc face Of Mr.. Grimsby
looked ineIedulous.
II Wa hard for these men who
plotted IN the dark. and cheated The
M-doW and the orphan for love OF the
a0liar, 10 understand that there were
IN he world. breathing the same ar
as they. men Who put honor. truth and
Justice above mere money Getting.
asked:
is there any man In our public
t s whe - unzppr lachable from some
direction OF OtheFI''
Yes, Judge Hossmore is such & man.
he Is one OF the few men IN American
public Ifr who takes his duties seri-
ouziy. In the strictest sense OF the
term. he serves his country instead OF
serving himself / an no friend az
his. bar must DO him that justice"
he spoke sharply, IN an irritsted
lone as II resenUnE the iusinuaIion OF
tAis vulgariaa that every man n pub
lie life had his price. Roberts knew
mat the charge was true as far "a he
and the men he consorted with were
concerned. but sometimes the truth
hurts Thar VAS why he had for a
moment seemed 20 champion judge
hossmoTe which. seeing that the judge
hIfnself was al that very moment IN
der cloud. was an absurd thing for
him 10 do.
he had known RossmOre years be-
lore. when the latter was a city rnagis-
trate Ia New York. That was before
ne. Roberts. had become a political
CRATER and when the decent things in
ne sim appealed 20 him. The two
men. although having few interests IN
common had seen a good deal OF one
another until Roberts went 20 Wash
ington when their relations were com
pletely severed. But he had always
watched hossmore's career and when
ne was made a judge OF The supreme
court at a comparatively early age he
was sincerely glad II anything could
have convinced Roberts that success
can come IN public life To a man who
puFsues Il by honest methods IL was
the success Of James Rossmore he
could never help feeling that Ross
more had been endowed by nature
with certain qualities which had been
denied 70 him, above all that ability
10 walk straight through life with
skirts clean, which ne had found i'm
E-----A@-- --AAAA7E--s quay Judge hGas-
more was one OF the most oelebratsd
Judges Ia the country. He was q brsi-
liant Jurist and a splendid sfter-dinnsr
speaker. He WAS considered the uost
learned and able OF AL the Iaembers OF
the judiciary, and his decisions were
hOIed as much for their fearleszness
as for their wisdom. But what vas
Tar more, he enjoyed q reputation for
absolute integrity. Until now No
breath OF Islander. no suspicion OF
corruption. had A7er touched MIN
Even his enemt ACKNOWLEDGE thar
And that is why here was q manic
today among the directors OF TIE
southern anc Transconunental rail-
road This honest, upright man bad
oeen called upon IN the course OF hts .
duty 10 decide matters Of vital inanor
tance 10 the road and the dfracTCrs
were ready 10 stampede because ~
their hearts. they knew the wesknsss
OF their case and the strength OF the
judge
Grimsby uncOnvinced. returned "A
the charge.
''Wh about these newsnansr
chArSesf DID Judge Rossmore teke a
brlbe from the Great Northwestern ar
didn't hee You ought 10 know"
Il do not know. " answered the Sans.
tor cautiously and somewhat cTrfIy
but until SIR. Ryder arrives I ear
say nothing. ] believe he has been
inquiring into the matter Ne viii
tell rs when he comes"
The hands or the large clock in thu
active. dapper little man with classes
a D. HIH.r nsN.a IA.