Connecticut western news., 1908-05-07
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ln the senate a carefully prepared speech in which he attacked corpora | t1ons and denounced the subsidized and subservient press. He denounced those editors who, he said, defended the trusts, speaking in part as follows: Let scavengers of plutocracy howl; truth-God's living truth-where are its defenders? Miserable travesties upon noble manhood, postgraduates in all sorts of islander or defamation, I chal- lenge the subsidized press. Go, damna- ble imps of pelf and greed; I defy your taunts! Tear to fragments my political career If it cOmport with your execra- ble will. While here only God can stay my voice in behalf of organized united labor and the yeomanry of America"
 Harry K. Thaw's fight for liberty before Justice Morschauser in the New York supreme court at Poughkeepsi" was checked even before it had fully begun through a request by Assistant District Attorney Garvan of New York for weeks adjournment. Thaw won brief respite from the strict rules of Matteawan, for he is now in the pri- vate apartments of Robert Winthrop l Chanler, the millionaire sheriff of Duchess county and a cousin of the man Thaw slew. MT. Chanler is in Paris. The court decided that during the proceedings Thaw could remain in Poughkeepsie.
 A business organization known as the National Prosperity Association of 1 St. Louis has been formed in that city as the result of a conference held by business men. A formal address was l issued to the business interests of the country. It is proposed to extend the ramifications of the association all throughout the country for the better | ment of all classes of business. It is stated that the association has for its object the encouragement of the return of prosperity and uplifting of business 1 interests generally.
 H. H. Rogers and James Stillman, named as defendants with the Harri- man and other railroads in the merger suit of the government, filed their an- swers in the federal court in Salt Lake 1 City. They, with others, are charged with unlawful conspiracy in attempt 1 ing to gain control of railroads and re- strain and control commerce between the states. MT. Rogers makes a sweep ing denial of every allegation. He also asks damages for injury to his charac- ter by reason of the allegations made against him.
 The celebration of the centennial of | the Roman Catholic church in New 1 York city ended in a monster parade of the laity in which 60,000 participated. The line of march was up Fifth ave. nue, ending at St. Patrick's cathedral, where the parade was reviewed by | Cardinal Logue, Archbishop Farley and other church dignitaries. The greatest numerical showing in the parade was made by the Holy Name society, which marched 15,00Q strong, the pastors at the head of each parish company.
 Many New Workers are planning to observe Sunday, May 10, as mothers day" for the "honoring of the best mother who ever lived-your own" | The sign of observance of the day is to be the wearing of a white carna. tion, as the wearing of a pink carna. tion marks Mckinley day. The idea originated in Philadelphia, whence it spread to New York, and bids fair to become as widely observed as many more pretentious holidays.
 The statement that President Roose. welt said to a senator, If 1 could have foreseen how things were going to frame up I would never have made that election night pledge" and that h. added, Still the pledge is made, and if stands, even if advantage is taken of it." was taken to the White House foI verification. It can be stated on high authority that the president never made such a remark.
 With a single exception the white members of the Cosmopolitan society of New York, whose dinner, at %hicb whites and negroes of both sexes ate side by side, has attracted much atten. tion, expressed themselves as opposed to mixed marriages as solution ot the race problem, although they saw nothing extraordinary in the meeting of the educated of the two races at a social gathering.
 The killing, presumably by accident, of an American citizen in railway train in ASiatic Turkey by the son Of a Turkish pasha, which was not it is said, properly investigated by the American ambassador, MT. Leishman has caused charges against MT. Leish- man at the state department by Mrs. | Bernard Warkentin, the widow of the man killed, who was prominent Kan sas banker.
 Asserting that it is clearly incumbent upon the New York cotton exchange to readopt the commercial differences principle for future contracts, at least in its broad outlines, and that if the 1 exchange cannot exist under equitable rules it has no right to exist at all, Herbert Knox Smith, the commission CT of corporations, made a report on cptton exchanges and their operations.
 In an interview in Dublin, Richard Croker, former leader of Tammany Hall, criticised Governor Hughes ac- | fiyitV against race track betting and