The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-05
ALLEGED WEAK CASE
is REASON ASSIGNED
Suspicion, However, That my
Dear Hartman Needs
to Be PaCIfled

Chicago, H. Sept 5.--In n special
dispatch from New York to the Chi
cago Recofd.Herald Of Tuesday It's
eoriesponisni discussing the market
report sends me following:
The most interesting feature Of
the day was a report which circulate i
ia rne bSst circles TO the effect that
"a eoycrnment attorney was authority
for the statement that the suit of the
government against the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific companies for
violation oil The Sherman act had been
definitely dropped and the prosecu-
tion having after many conferences
and thorough consideration arrived az
the conclusion that il would be I'M
able 20 make out case against those
roads. Formal announcement of this
termination OF the litigation would, 1t
was said, be withheld until after the
election.
Hon. J. 4, Lamb, OF Indiana, a mem
ber Of he advisory committee of the
national committee, commenting upon
this statement had this TO say;
In view OF the fact that this state
ment Is published in the Chicago Rec
nrd-Herald, which is supporting TAFT
and sherman, however much II may
astoInd the general public. may he
considered as authentic. These suits
against Mi Harriman's pet railroads
were ordered brought by the admin.
lstration something near year ago.
with great flourish OF trumpets and
Sc was generally believed that the ad-
ministration was In earnest and that
the department of justice would obey
orders Now that Mr., hartman has
promised to be good aud his special
attorney, William Nelson Cromwell
has been appointed a member Of The
Republican national advisory commit
tee and has contributed fifty thousand
dollars to the fund of that committee
it seems that The prosecution has
after many conferences and thorough
consideration arrived at the conclusion
that It would be unable to make oul
ease against those roads Is the
conclusion arrived at an honest one;
or rather Is not the conclusion the re
suit of the changed attitude OF the
Hartman railroads towards the Re
publican national tlcket2 Is the fact
that formal announcement OF the
termination of this litigation would
It was said, be Withheld undl after
the election coToboratiye proof thai
new deal has been made between
My dear Hartman and somebody
representing the United States govern
ment2 These are questions that viii
be thoroughly discussed and oonsid
cred by the voters until the November
election.
News from the Middle West.
Henry George. Jr., the son OF tho
famous apostle Of the single TAX, who
has been oui on a nine weeks chan
tauQua lecture tour, called at the
headquarters today 10 profier his sery
ices as speaker for Bryan and Kerr
and to report the results OF his obser
vations in Nebraska and Kansas anc
adjacent states. am thoroughly
convinced said Mr. George chat the
Democratic ticket will sweep both Ne
braska and Kansas and the other
lchautauqra speakers whose lines
crossed and who had been TO Other
agricultural states declared that thell
opinions concerning Iowa and Minne
scia coincided with mine as TO The
two states first named The greai
striking feature of the campaign
throughout these states is the grow
ing strength OF the bank deposh guar
antee plank have heard al leas
three Republican BANKERS declare tha
while they had never voted The Dem
ocratic ticket before, they We're goinl
10 vote Il this year because they abso
luiely believed that the incorporation
OF these principles In the law would
be OF the greatest benefit TO theil
business
The chauiauQna audiences that
addressed though my lectures wore
not IN any way partisan, showed tbs
gyeadcst enthusiasm Whenever an,
lfeference 10 Mr.. BRYAN or any eSDres
sion OF appreciation Of The Democratic
principles was made. have noi beer
! In New York sor two months but
know thAi the sentiment OF the yoteri
there Is fog Bryan and believe tha
II the last three weeks OF the campaisi
were devoted TO a vigorous attack upoI
that old time stronghold OF the money
power, that state too could be car
riedH