The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-04
GREAT SUIT DROPPED
THE HARRIMAN INTEREsTs ARE
 TO BE BROUGHT IN LINE.
A Great Drop From Prosecufion to Immunity--Henry George. IT., Gives Glowing Account of
 Democratic Prospects.

Record Herald of Tuesday It's corres- pondent discussing the market report sends the following:
 The most interesting feature of the day was report which circulated in the best circles to the effect that q government attorney was authority for the statement that the suit of the government against the Union Pa- eific and Southern Pacific companies for violation of the Sherman act had been definitely dropped and the pros ecution having after many conferences and thorough consideration arrived at the conclusion that 1t would be un- able to make out a case against those roads. Formal announcement of this termination of the litigation would, IL was said. be withheld until after the election.''
 Hon. J. E. Lamb, of Indiana. member of the advisory committee of the National Committed. commenting upon this statement had this to say, Tn view of the fact that this state- ment Is published in The Chicago Rseord-Herald, which is supporting Taft and sherman. however much 1t may astound the general public may be considered as authentic. These suits against MT. Harrimans pet railroads were ordered brought by the administration something near year ago. with a great flourish of trumpets and 1t was generally be- lieved that the administration was in earnest and that the Department of Justice would obey orders. Now that MT. Hartman has promised to be good and his special attorney, William Nell son Cromwell has been appointed member of the Republican National Advisory Committee and haa nontrih- uted fifty thousand dollars to the fund or that committee. 1t seems that the prosecution has after many confer. enees and thorough consideration ar- rived at the conclusion that 1t would De unable to make out a case against those roads is the conclusion arrived at an honest one; or rather Is not the conclusion the result of the changed attitude of the Hartman railroads towards towards the Republican National ticket? Is the fact that formal an- nouncement of the termination of this atigation would 1t was said. be with held until after the election corroho- fatlve proof that new deal has been made between My dear Harrlman,' and somebody representing the United states governmentf These are aues- lons mat VIII be thoroughly discuss ed and considered by the voters until the November election.
 News From the Middle West.
 Henry George. IT,. the son of the famous apostle of the single tax. who has been. out on a nine weeks Chau- tauqua lecture tour, called at the headquarters to-day to proffer his ser vices as speaker for Bryan and Kern and to report the results of his observations in Nebraska and Kansas and adjacent States. T am thorough ly convinced" said Mir. George. that the Democratic ticket win sweep both Nebraska and Kansas. and the other Chautauqua speakers whose lines l crossed. and who had been to other agricultural States declared that their opinions concerning Iowa and Minnesota. coincided with mine as 70 the two States first named. The great striking feature of the cam paign throughout these States is the groWing strength of the bank de- poslt guarantee plank. have heard at least three Republican bankers de- clare that while they had never vot- ed the Democratic ticket before they were going to vote 1t this year be- cause they absolutely believed that the incorporation of these principles Tn the law would be of the greatest benefit to their business.
 The Chautauqua audiences that Il addressed, though my lectures were not In any way partisan, showed the greatest enthusiasm whenever any reference to Mir. Bryan or any ex- pression of appreciation of the Demo- cratic principles was made. have not been In New York for two months but I know that the sentiment of the voters there Is for Bryan and believe that If the last three weeks of the campaign were devoted to a vigorous attack upon that old time stronghold of the money power, that State too could be carried"