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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
EX- SENATOR BURTON B[lMEs ROOSEVELT

The people of Abilene, Kan, en-
Enthusiastically greeted ex-senator ]. R.
Burton on his return on Saturday eve
ming from Ironton, Mo-, where he had
served s'v months In joil for violation
of the federal law. True to his prom
ises, Burton publicly accused President
Roosevelt of being responsible for his
conviction and Imprisonment and in
an address in Abilene Saturday night
he said:
1t was untrue that was indicted for
bribery, though 1t was so given out
in the flaring headlines of newspapers.
The charge against me, throwing aside
legal verbiage, was that l had been
hired in a lawsuit, prohibited by the
statute, because I was a senator. 1t
was not pretended in the Indictment
that the government had one cent of
property in the case, where l was
accused of acting as an attorney.
There was no charge against me like
that made against the late Senator
Mitchell and other defendants in the
land fraud cases, no charge that l had
defrauded the government out of any
thing. The government had no none
tary interest whatever in the case.
Whether a fraud order should or
| should not issue against my client
made not one dot of difference to the
government. The government would
not make or lose anything, which ever
way the case should be decided by the
postmaster general.
Violated No Law.
was convicted by the press of brib-
cry and fraud. I was convicted by
the courts with misconduct in con-
strung statute. I was guilty Of
nothing. My only offense was that !
had offended the head Of 1.-The politi-
cal community of interests" the presi-
dent; and the most powerful member
of the Commercial community of in
terests," the sugar trust.
These, and these alone are the of
fenses for which I have suffered.
violated no law.
/ have been frequently asked who
it was that inspired this unjust and
cruel persecution against me. I have
not made any public answer to that
question. / do know. II was TheO-
dore Roosevelt. True, he had to OPP
crate through others. Some of them
acted with malice of the kind that ami
mated Roosevelt. Others were driven
to help. in the great wrong through
fear.
It was like him to deny having any
thing to do with instructing proceed
ings against me until after 1 was con-
victed. Then he boasted, "It was
who aimed the gun" The question
naturally arises why he did it.
When the Cuban reciprocity" leg
isation was pending in the senate, I
made a speech that made me tenn
porarily notorious and famous. I said
in substance I would not support the
measure in its then form; it was plain
ly in the interest of the sugar trust;
that it would be gift of many mil
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
Indians Object to Saloon.

A council of Nez Perce Indians
will he held at Lapwai on Friday to
enter a protest to a saloon being in
stalled at Spalding, Ida. Spalding is
the oldest town in Idaho, being mis-
sion esta blished at an early day. 1t
was only recently announced that the
first saloon would be put up in town.
One OF the head men of the Nez
Perce says most Of their troubles
comes from Indians drinking whis
key. This is the first time so far as
known that Indians have protested
against a saloon. The council will
also protest to the government that
they were given the right by treaty to
hunt and now they are being charged
for hunting licenses.-Juliaetta
Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30

Athena, March SO.-The Easter
sermon subject at the NJ. E. church
tomorrow will be "Perscual Immor-
tality." A specially prepared East
er program will he rendered by the
Sunday school. Rev. D. G. Curry
will preach an Easter and missioary
sermon in the Adams Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow. Spe-
cial services will also be conducted
at the Athena Church of Christ"
"Wednesday evening after meeting
at the Baptist church, the lady
friends Of Mrs Ed Barrett presented
her with a beautiful piece of cut
glass in appreciation OF the good
work done by her
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Peterson and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. \. Dudley attended
family reunion at the home of Mrs.
Peterson's parents in Walla Walia
Wednesday. the first one in 20 years
that was attended by all the family.
Rev. George 4. Ellis and wife are
expected to arrive home from Cali
fornia the early part of April. Mr..
Ellis is much improved in health.
Daughter Born.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Jack, March 25, daughter.
Series of Meetings.
Rev. Conrad owen of Texas. is ex-
pected here to hold series of meet
ings early in April at the Baptist
church, which promise to be well at
tended.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
HOTEL PORTLAND
OF

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan, SO per day and up
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rateI
made to families and single gentle.
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
Fl. c. POWERS. ManaLc-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30

Freewater. Mach 30.-The new
grange hall at Vincent, ten miles
from this city. is nearing completion
and it will be ready for occupancy
at the next meeting of the grange.
The building is two stories high, the
lower floor being divided into two
compartments, one suitable for a
general store, and one for banquet
hall for the grange. The upper floor
will, as soon as possible, be fitted
up with all requisites appertaining to
a lodge room. There will also be two
ante rooms. The work on the hall
is partially donated 1t is owned by
the Hudson Fay Grange company,
which has an incorporation of $4,000,
the stockholders being composed en-
tirely of grangers.
w. Fl. Lawrence, who has been in
the employ of the o. r. & N. as cpe-
rator for some time, has been pro-
moted to the agency at Pomeroy,
Wash.
Mrs. Alvah j. Bicknell entertained
the Five Hundred club Wednesday
afternoon.
For Catholic Church.
Father y. Dinner. assistant pastor
of the Catholic church at Pendleton,
was a recent visitor here a short time
ago in the interest of the building of
a Catholic church at this place. He
| stated that the church would be
erected as soon as the members could
see their way clear. The old lumber
yard site on upper Depot street has
been secured. At present the men,
bers of the Catholic church in this
vicinity go to Walla Walla for SER
vices and they feel that a church is
needed.
Easter Dance Tonight.
An Easter dance will be given this
evening at Badgero hall, which
promises to be very enjoyable af-
| fair.
| Purchases Fruit Ranch.
6. s. Shields has purchased from
Frank Countryman II acres of land
near the Tum-a-lum grange hall for
consideration of $4,000. This Is
considered one of the best pieces OF
| land in that section of the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
Saved Her Sons Life.

The happiest mother in the little
town of Ava, Mo-, is Mrs. S. Rupee
She writes: "One year ago my son
was down with such serious lung
trouble that our physician was un-
able to help him; when, by our drug
gist's advice 1 began giving him DR..
Kings New Discovery, and 1 soon no.
ticed improvement. kept this
treatment up for a few weeks when
he was perfectly we'll. He has work.
ed steadily since at carpenter work.
DR.. Kings New Discovery saved his
life." Guaranteed best cough and
cold cure. by Tallman & Co.. drug
gists. soc and $1.00. Trial bottle
free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
BRIEF RECORD OF
COUNTY EVENTS
Special
Correspon-
dence
FREEWATER ADV|CES
GRANGE HAIL Will BE
COMPLETED NEXT WEEK

In Time for the Next Meeting of the
Crangc-Progrcss Making Toward
Catholic Church Here-W. H..
Lawrence Goes to Pomeroy-Mrs.
BicI,nell Entertained Five Hum
dred Club-Twclve Acres Land for
S50O0-Eastcr Dance in Badgero
Hall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
ATHENA BREV|T|ES
SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES
IN ALL ATHENA CHURCHES

Prepared Programs W'n Be
Observation-Disclosures Was Born ON
March 25-Win Return from Cali
fornia Much Improved In Health
Protracted Services VIII Be Held
in Baptist Church-Faniily Re-
union Was Held in Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
STATE OF OHIO, }
CITY OF TOLEDO )ss.

LUCAS COUNTY.
senior partner OF the firm Of Z. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business In the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of Ca.
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence. this 9th day of December, A. d.
1886 A. ". GLEASON,
(Seal. Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testi-
monials free.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30

A small tornado in Cook county,
Texas, killed a small child and the
wreckage of a house tore a leg off
Charles Tune. Eighteen farm houses
with barns were DESTROYED.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30
This IL Worth Remembering.

Whenever you have O cough or
cold, Just remember tina Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar will cure It. Do not rick
your health by taking any but the
genuine. 1t Ii in q yellow package.
Kosppen's Drug 6tore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-30

The dwelling of James Sweek, at
Hamilton, Grant county, burned. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Hanna, the tenant,
the fire apparently started from "a
box of matches which was blown
down by the wind and ignited through
the slamming of a door. No insur-
ance.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1907-09-27

Weil ite gar ni6ts mebr fdgte unb
er feline @rregune por ibr ntdt laut
iperben laIfen pplte, fprd6 er bon benz
@runb fetnes &ommens unb 3dblte ibr
iebr iorgiam unb nit poqiter 4ufz
mertiamteit, pie es f6ten, bas 9elb
auf ben Slid. Sic ftanb fdpsigenb
babel, fab gu, unb ftrid es Elm. Ddb=
renb ie es in ibrem S9reibtiI6 perz
f9loB, fagte iie: n@S lit mir fe6r lieb,
es gu BADEN. Qleranoer bat mid obne
einen @rpi6ea 8uriidgelaTen, unb es
fommt bod pOr, bab man ettpus
brou6t ="
r4ber Maria - tpie tonnit Su
Did 10 unpiirbis ftelGen lafen!" @s
entfubr ibm piber Wilen, Der 2ters
ger to4te in inn. 9ieIe 5rau, Diefe
reide 5rau - bate teinen @roI6en
gu ibrer @erfiiguns, ais Das Gelb, bos
er bra6te. @r =! ibr!
rGr Bate nift genug fir bic RsiIe,"
fagte iie b~egitigenb. SIS fommt ia
Dor, bab man tein Gelb porrdtbig bat.
limb bi. H.iie lpar eilig. 9a babe ih,
ibm nit metnem 8irtbidaftsgeIbe
ausgebolfen. 0as lit bod nus natiirz
li4; gr poGte ia q.p4 in 8pei aagsn
pieberfommen."
Dulf iab lie 9enau an, neil er tpifs
len poate, OBJ iie audi glaubte, mas lie
fa9te. Gum eritenmal i'm 2eben mid
fie feinsm Bid aus.
.9a er bis beut nibt pieber9etoms
men it," fdgte er bart, "Io bate er
Dir ettpas ididen i%oIen."
or pirb ni9t oaran sebadt bas
ben -"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1907-09-27
p q 81 = u Il Il =
Cr6|e unS
- Don Dem QGlag
(S%orticBltng,)

sic iaB i'm S6atten zines eroBer
Qinbenbaums. Reben ibr itano Der
Daeen, in benz bas Sinh fdIief. Sbre
stns Sanb lag auf benz Sol3griff. ata
babe iie ben Wagen bis Dor furSem
bin unb Der 9eidoben, bamit bas Sinh
tinfdIafe. Wabrfheinlid bate 1e
busu 10 Elm %tIeines, fubes 2ieo seiun=
gen. SEPT iparen ibre 2ippen feit ees
f6IoHen unb trugen sinen bsrben,
fdmerSIiden 3ua. Sbre @rgsn itarrs
Ten ms 9riine nit einem erihredenb
febniiihtieen, traurigen Qusbrud. Sic
fab aus ipie bic psrtDrperte Ginfamz
felt unb 0erlaHenbeit -
gle bemertte ni6t eIei9 bic On
nGberung zines Wsnf6en, unb 10 bate
Wulf 3sit, feinss Staunens ibsr bic
fen unertparteten 4nbIid Ssrr gu pers
ben.
9as ipar cine gang neue, unbes
fannie, frembe Marja! Sb ie INNER
flo ausfab, tpsnn lie anein mar? Sb
ibre 3ufriebenbeit, lire frobe 2iebenss
ipiirbieteit, bic ie allen Meni6en
t5siste, MIR cine aus Riidii9t ODER
StoI5 ansenommene Maste mar?
Sbsr oh fie nur traurig ausIab, tpeil
4Icranber ni6t Bel ibr MARI Old -
Mleranber mar nidt Der 9egenitano
fir iol4e Sebnfuat zines iol6en @eiz
bss -
Gr bate 10 oft ni6t beeriffen, tpts
fe bel ibrem 2eben unb nit bieIem
Manne aufrisbsn unb frob iein tDnne.
War fe ss pislsi4t nidt? Ni9t mebr9
Nie seipefen9
.Sie bat ale QnIage, elm fd0nss
Weib gu peroen," bate Nleranber ees
fast, Sn bieiem allgenblid. 70 ipie er
fie ba fiben iab, mar iie fdOn. S6On
bur4 cine ersebungspoa ~getragene
Erauer.
@ulf fiiblte fein Ssr5 fdlasen. Gr
bersaB, ipesbalb sr eetommen mar. @r
badte an iene Stunbe babsim i'm
aor:fptiber, mo tie bic GntI6eioung
fiber ibr 2ebsn in feline Sanb gelsst
bate. limb sr bate entIdieben -
Gs mar gut, bab er nod INN 3ebn
S9ritt entfsrnt BON ibr unb ni6t bidt
an ibrer Seite itanb. Sonit pdre er
pieIeidt auf bic &niee e~efulen unb
hdtt. 'sebeten: 8eraeibe mir! Sa -
unb mas ioute tie linn eiseutli9 psrs
ssiben9 Gr pubte ia ni4ts..
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1907-09-27
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q Iaui4t gu pifen. gr ma6ts
einen lauten, i9urrenoen
Sdritt. limb ba borte Ie i'm unb
ipanbts iif mad ibm um.
IS mar e~erdbe5u unglaubli6, tpis
fdnsa iid ibr @eIidt psrdnberte. Sbre
Sippen tbaten iid %auseinanber, ibr
Wunb lG6elte, ibre Sanb Itredte 1id
ibm entsessn. Sur in ibren Qlugen
blisb nod Elm ~melan6oIiidsr @lan5,
tpie penn bic Come auf Elm ab3iebenz
bes Sepitter ideint, sic fam ibm
e%ntsesen.
Sag. Wulfden! Wie f60n, baB
Du tommIt! Bit 9u alein2" GS
mar uneeipObnlid, bab er fam. No6
unsetppbnlidsr, baB er ollein fam. SIS
mubte irgeno etipas geIonberes fem.
Sic fo9 ibn p%riifeno an, iein 9eiidt
fpar abgeipannt unb fummerpol.
gr pollte bas &inb ieben. Sic
trat an ben Waeen uno ~liiftete Elm
tpenis bic blauen 8prbdnee.
~gs bat ii4 i9on iebr erbolt unb
bat auf lanee feline &rdmpfe mebr ses
babt." faste Tie.
0as &inb fab pirtIi9 bider unb
seiunber aus. Die erit 70. natter
9Gnbden paren trdftie gu GGuiten
eefdloFen. Wulf empfanb ettpas ipie
cine GntIdftund.
.@Ott erbaIte .s 9ir!" fasis sr ipsia
unb innis.
Sic fdipi.g. Damn sos iie einsr
otpeitsn Stubl berar.
~Wiuit 9u Did bierber su mir
feben9 Sd babe bas WGb6en fir ben
Nadmittas beurlaubt unb mub nun
Bel Der aIeinen bleiben."
ga" - unb ba faben fe nun.
S4peiefam, fait perIeeen - lie unter
ben Nadpeben ibrsr jdb unterbrcdes
men. miibiam auriidsebrdneten Stims
muns, er unter Der Gait befen, mas er
gu fosen bate.
limb er piirbe gut tbun, nidt at
ipdrten. 9as 2inb tonnte erpafen;
Marjas Mufmertfamteit ipiirbe ibm
bann niht mebr sebOren.
sd mill Dir muir lieber aleif
fdgen. tuesbalb ih eetommen bin!"
sic fab ibn fin unb erpartunespoG
on. llnb ols oh biefer ianfte, itiue
Bid ibm feline Iufeobe erleidterte,
begann er obne tpeitere 4ufforberuns,
ibr einen pollen @inblid in feline Gage
az a~etpGbren. sic hattie, iplanee iie
au 6aufe NOR, ftets in unbefdrGnttem
Mabe on allen JamiIienanssIssenbeis
ten unb W%erbdItnifen tbeilsenommen.
10 bab er nift tpeit aussubolen
broudte. sic bate. felt ibr bas Der
ftdnbnib fir folde N0tbe unb Sorsen
iiberbaupt mDslid tpar. ftets nit gam
aen S.rsen aues miteelebt unb NIT
gefiiblt. Sie fiiblte aud jebt nit ibm,
better als ireenb elm anberer Meni1 ss
setonnt bdtte.
LIMB nun tpirft Du ia pobl aud
tpiFen, mo ih hihaus pin." faste er.
ols er feline sefddftlide 4%useinanber@
febung beenbet bate. .Sd babe nie1
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1907-09-27

MN 10 itblimmer, baB 4leranz
"a Der nidt baran geod4t bat,
- C~ Dir ettpas gu f6iden."
faate M11ff al Morid.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12

whom were obliged to fly. holding their
noses.
In another moment of comparative calm
Mrs Pankhurst declared that If they con-
tinued to be shut out of Liberal meet
ings they would adopt other measures
and if in their despair they were driven
to adopt strong measures the responsible
ity would be on the heads of the govern
ment.
'If women have to pay by the shedding
of their blood" she declared dramatic
ally, they will be prepared to do it, and
L am willing to be the first woman sac
rificed"
The students refused to listen to an
other word. and their choruses broke out
again. Still the suffragists would not
close the meeting. When the students
poured a fusilade of dead mice on ...e
stage shrieks we're heard, and it was de-
cided to end the proceedings.
No resolutions were put, and the meet
ing ended as 1t had begun, in pande-
monium.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
SEE STATES PAGE FOR ALL THE NEWS
FROM YOUR OIL HOME
SUCH A LITTLE THING

TN the contest for the opening of the
tariff revision question which is
a bound to be precipitated during
the present session of congress the odds
are greatly in favor of the stand-pat-
ters, notwithstanding the overwhelming
public sentiment that revision should
be provided for without a days un-
necessary delay.
The entire outfit now on guard at
Washington is opposed to revision. In
both houses of congress the majorities
are held tight b. the first and chief
beneficiaries of the high tax upon the
consumer, the trusts. The senate is
presided over by one of the foremost
champions of pretty nearly everything
that is inimical to the welfare of the
great body of Americans. The house
of representatives has a stand-pat
speaker stand-pat ways and means
committee, presided over by a smooth
Republican politician of the type which
has attained its apogee in Thomas c.
Platt-Sereno E. Payne. Serene sits
serenely, sits tight, while the coarse
labble outside the popular branch of
congress clamors for relief from the op-
pressions of an iniquitous system of
taxation. Cannon thunders forth de-
nunciations of all attempts to tamper
with that time-honored institution,
made sacred by the touch of it's sapient
sres. And there you are.
A few days ago a comparatively in
significant paper manufacturers MEM
ber of the trust that controls the out
put of print paper in America-went
aloft to begin checking up accounts
with his Master. Nobody believed him
TO be even so inconsiderable a figure as
a millionaire, and yet his estate is now
computed to be worth upward of $10,-
100000. Practically every dollar above
the few thousand with which he started
business came from the Is per cent
rakeoff which the mischievously-name
protective" tariff makes possible in
the case of the paper manufacturer.
Ii is a little thing, that 10 cents on
every dollar; so is a drop of water a
little thing. But the ocean is composed
of drops of water, just as that wicked
100000 900 fortune was composed of 15-
cents-on-the-dollar driblets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
TWO PICTURES

!" HEN great financial Institution
wv take the California Safe De-
post and Trust company. for
example-goes to the wall as the direct
result of criminal derelictions, if not
worse, on the part of those into whose
hands it's management has been in
trusted. bringing financial distress to
relatively few men. possibly ruin to
some, the community stands aghast.
After it gets it's breath, fguratively
speaking. from all sides come demands
that the accused shall be speedily
placed on trial and, if adjudged guilty,
sent to prison. And this is right.
This is a $12,000,OO0 picture.
When a vastly more powerful institu-
tion--take the Southern Pacific rail-
road. for example-its tentacles reach
| ing out and grasping nearly every de-
partment of the government of a great
state, through long series of criminal
operations extending over many years,
steals from the pockets of those who
are compelled to patronize it or go out
of business, the community sleeps until,
perchance, some inquisitive fellow dis
covers a way in which the punishment
of these criminals is easy of accom-
plishment. Once awake, those who
have suffered long and, for much Of the
time. silently, appeal for help to the
servants and watchmen they have hired
to afford them security. To their
amazement they receive, instead of the
help they naturally expect will be
forthcoming, jeers.
This is $100, 100000 picture.
Governor Gillett is reported to be hot
footing it after the men who. by their
slothfulness, incompetency and possibly
worse qualities, permitted the develop
ment of a state of affairs III banking
circles in San Francisco which has
wrought ruin to mere handful of per-
sons. His feet grow cold when the
crimes of the Southern Pacific are men
toned in his presence.
The watchdog growls and threatens
to bite the passing sneak thief; he
sleeps while the burglar, laden with
booty, passes his kennel with bolster
Gus mien.
Oh, the shame of it!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
The P ublic Letter Box
PHYSICIAN OBJECTS TO
DOWNTOWN CEMETERIES"

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1O.-To the Edi-
tor: Mr.. Charles Mulford Robinson has
just laid before the city authorities a
comprehensive plan for making Los
Angeles the city beautiful in the highest
sense of that much abused term.
While it is a matter in which Mr.. Rob-
inson, of course, has no direct concern,
could not help thinking how vain and
useless the Identification of the city on
a general scale would be if interments in
the cemeteries inside the city limits are
not forbidden.
Los Angeles has grown all around its
city cemeteries; it's population is increas-
ing at the rate of twenty thousand a
year. with a corresponding increase in the
number of deaths and interments. Thus
the menace is increasing in proportion
to the increase in the population. 1t is
not alone the fact that NE present popu-
lation is adding by natures laws to the
number of interments in the city GEM
eteries. The increase in the population
large and constant-must also be con-
sidered.
And if the prevailing conditions are
allowed to continue it will not be long
before we shall have downtown ceme-
teries'' in our midst. We can never have
the true city beautiful if burials in
these cemeteries are allowed to continue
indefinitely.
Yours Very Respectfully,
G. r. HUNTLR, NJ. D.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
THE FOOLISH HOARDER

A NEW JERSEY man spends all his
N spare time these days and nights
IA seeking a squirrels nest. Almost
in despair he declares he would give
5000 for sight of the small rodents
home. Charles Edmunds of Newark
became alarmed a few weeks ago and
drew $500 from a bank and concealed
the currency in pasteboard box under
the rafters. When the scare subsidized
he decided to again deposit the money
in the bank. He found only small frag-
ments of the bills and the box. Now he
seeks vainly for a nest nicely lined
with thirty $40 bills.
Here is lesson for the foolish
hoarder.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
HUGHES HooDooED

W HE simple fact that John D. Rocke-
feller, jr., has taken hand in
a the booming of Governor Hughes
of New York for the presidency is
enough TO establish the status of that
possible candidate in the eyes of the
trusts. 1t likewise will go long way
in assisting the people to arrive at a
conclusion as to about where Hughes
will stand on questions Vitally affect
ing the sacred vested interests Of
monopoly. in a great crisis, should he
become President Roosevelt's successor.
UP to month ago Hughes loomed
large on the political horizon His
record as governor of the Empire state,
his admirable work in securing the
passage OF the public utilities bill and
other public acts which temporarily
endeared him to considerable contin-
gent of his party conspired to advance
him toward the van of the small; army
of possibilities" But many of those
who at first believed they had found
in him a man who might be depended
upon to carry out the Roosevelt policies,
if elected, are growing fearful Of him.
Hughes may not be trimmer" ex-
actly. but his policy of maintaining
silence on questions regarding which
the American people demand to receive
some pronouncement from possible
nominees is COMM: to be viewed with
some distrust. Hughes may be safe,
but safe or unsafe the more champions
he finds among the RoclSefellers and
men of their stamp the smaller become
the probabilities of his nomination,
The country is not intending to take
any great chances in 1908