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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
Law.

Does 1T sound sensational tn de-
clare that American law, to a very
large extent, makes for Injustice :?
inc facts are as sensational as the
sound. The American Bar Associa-
ton has admitted it; leading Judges
have admitted it; and President Taft
once framed a pointed amendment
that no judgment, civil or criminal
should be set aside unless it appeared
afhrmatiyely that the error of the
complaint had resulted in miscarriage
OF justice. Americans often mourn
about lynch law. Not always do they
take into account the part played by
the laws delay in encouraging rough
attempts at justice. In England pro-
cedure is swift, and punishment fol-
lows with certainty. For seventy-five
years, in England, Ireland, Scotland.
and the British Colonies all over the
world, there has not been one case
o. lynching. We have recently point
ed out that the lawyers succeeded in
beating simplification in Montana.
In an admirable article in the "Kan-
sas City Bar Monthly" for March.
PROFESSOR John D. Lawson, Of the
University Of Missouri, recalls the
fact that when the Missouri Legisla-
ture passed a law simplifying pro-
cedure the Supreme Court Of the
state upset 1t. Judge Lawson be-
lieves that our civil procedure Is
immeasurably behind the age, and
that in criminal procedure we have
not advanced a step since the days of
queen Elizabeth. Judge Amidon, OF
the Federal bench, has stated that IL
a man has the means to keep up
the night he can, in a majority OF
cases. escape punishment for crime.
AS our rules are now, the main con-
Germ is not a search for truth. Law
yers struggle to get errors into the
record. witnesses are bullied, and
judges are afraid. Those complicated
technicalities, which the English Jud-
ges invented long ago to protect the
individual from cruelty and oppres-
sion, has been retained and exagEer-
ated by us. The English threw them
away when the days Of cruelty and op-
preston were at an end An indict-
ment in England now states, in per-
haps forty words of utmost simpli-
city, that a certain crime was COM
mitted by a certain person. We fill
pages of foolscap with most ridicu-
lous language, and then upset con-
victions if some one of the unneces-
sary words can be strained into
failure to observe some minor rule.
The conviction of a man for murder
is upset because the foreman of the
jury spelled first 'fust." Another
conviction for murder is upset be-
cause the Indictment charged that
the victim died instantly. instead Of
then and there; another, because
breast was spelled without the "a":
another, because the record failed to
state the fact that the prisoner was
present at his own trial, although the
Court could readily have determined
that he was. These things truly
sound incredible. We need a Jeremv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14
PaoIISITI0NIsTs lose.
LIQUOR SRN WIN IN lRIsToL ny
NARROW MAJORITY.



row majority Of s2. out Of q total of
~ votes. the anti-prohibitionistn
won thu local option election held
here today. following one OF the most
Aotly contssted campaigns of its kind
known In the South.
Pandsmonium reigns here tonight
In that part Of Bristol which lies In
Tsnnessts a. well as In the half of
the city which has declared for the
saie Of liquor after q dryness of two
yearA Preparations are already be-
ing mad's for opening up saloons and
Wholesale holses for supplying not
only the immediate territory but the
half dozen nearby States which are In
the prohibition column.
The "wcts" declare that the victory
here. following the recent one against
prohibtion at Petersburg. Va. will
have the effect Of checking the State
wide prohibition movement In vir.
gtnia and win have some influence
toward further inroads OF the pro-
hibitionists "a the South. They cay.
700. that u, winning Of today's fght
b but the opening OF the greater
ueht for the reclamation Of lost ter
sisory In the South.
Locally. the contest was intensely
exciting. put II was more than q local
contest. With the liquor interests Of
The sntirn country Il was q pivotal
oght. Driven out Of the surrounding
southern statss the whiskey people
fought tsnaciously for . foothold
here.
Against the isfuence Of the pro-
h:bit'onists and their unwavering al
Nee. Che. women and children. the
leaders Of the opposing forces spent
shousAnds OF dollars. Nearly a hun.
pred representatives of the saloon.
ois<illsry and brewery interests were
Nss 70 witness tfs election and lend
what assistance they might to cor
railing votes Many OF them came
pers with view to starting In busi-
HsA Half of the business buildings
IN she city had been optiOned for sale
of rsnf at very high prices pending
sedsy's result. And these options were
paid for In cs.h. 100.
The campaign was begun a little
over a month ago. when Judge John
W. Price Of the coropration Court |
ordered the election on petition of
e'As-forrth Of the qualined voters. |
2he temperance people brought |
many out-of-town speakers here and |
Tor two weeks meetings have been
held nightly on the streets, in |
churches and In halls. Hundreds of |
women and children were on the |
grounds at the main voting place all |
day. singing and praying for the sue
csss Of the temperance cause. The
women served lunches and hot coffee
near the polls and stood through
drencbing rains and continued their |
work from early this morning till the |
polls closed.
The anti-prohititionists conducted
= "stll hunt" campaign and worked
under cover until within the past
week. when they suddenly burst Into
print and flooded the city with liter
ature opposing prohibition and seek
ing to show it's ill effects on Bristol.
The Abing'ion dlspensary. 1s miles
east OF Bristol. doing an immense
business. largely from local trade.
was used as chief argument by
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

MANY people with chronic throat
and lung trouble have found comfort
md relief In Foley's Honey and Tar
" cures stubborn coughs after 9TH
'atment has failed. L. M. Rug.
asnor. Iowa. writes: "The doc
1 had consumption. and I
ter until I took Foley's
Tar. II stopped the hem
and pain In my lungs and
now as sound az q bullet. /"
Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

Get DeWitts Carbolized Witch Ha-
eel Salve when you ask for It. There
are great many limitations. but there
Is Just one original. This salve is
good for anything where a salve is
needed to be used, but II is especially
good for Piles. Sold by All Druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

The truck shipments from Lake
City this season has been very good.
The value of berries and vegetables
sent north from that section Is equal
tn 1000 bales Of cotton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-14

Ihere Is nothing immoral about the
colleges except loud hosiery and
neckwear.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23

WASHINGTON. Dec. pa sweeping
plan for the extension of wireless telc-
graph service in the navy has been sub
nitted 10 congress BY Rear Admiral
Cowles. chief Of the bureau OF equip
mcnt
Wireless apparatus OF the latest
type" he SAYS. 'ls TO be supplied TO all
new vessels Of tho navy. including de-
stIoyers and ali aiTXiiarics. as this lat
tor class OF vessels have proved Nalua-
hlc In establishing wireless chains across
lang stretches OF ocean without the ne
ccsslty OF disrupting tho lighting n"et.
Until n may become possible 10 entrust
all Coastwisc service 10 the commercial
companies thc bureau is obliged 10 keep
the coast chain Of stations in The most
efficient condition possible. not only ior
military service. but to warn mariners
Another shore station is contemplated
IN Dutch Harbor Alaska, 10 carry wire
loss 10 Boring sea. connecting with Cape
Nome stations and permitting vessels
from Nome 10 Lower California 10 keep
i'm touch Win the world Aftcr the con-
t~mplatcd high powered station in Wash
inciun has been completed, ii is believed
similar station VIII he found neccS-
sJry in the following localities.
The west coast Of the United states,
tho Panama canal zone. Hawaii and the
Philippine islands. With stations OF such
power al these places vessels VIII be
within call when going 10 or irom. or
when in practically all waters where
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
WARR|NER IS GIVEN
S|X-YEAR SENTENCE
Close of Sensational Case That
Involved Theft of I'M
lnenSe Sum.

CINCINNATI Dec. 22.-Wi,h a request
that sentence he pronounced immed-
ately, Charles l.. Warriner, dcfaultine
local treasurer OF the Big Four railroad
pleaded guilty TO embezzlement today and
was sentenced In six years hard labor In
the state pcnitentiary.
Tho plea of guilty was made by pre-
arrangement between the. county prose =
cutor and WARMERS attorneys, and the
sentence of the court brings to a close
ono chapter OF the story OF u theft of at
least Sht3,0Oo with it's attendant sensa-
tioial charges of years of blackmail, with
woman as the dominant figure.
Woman i'll the Case.
Warrincr will make ono more public
tentiary close behind him. on Monday.
Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford will be
brought 10 ti1al on charge Of black
mail. and the principal witness against
her VIII be tho man against whom she Is
alleged to havc driven from crime to
crime for ten years.
When WARMERS lawyers entered a
plea of guilty their client raised his head
and made wild. passionate declaration
years that, high in the confidence of hi.
employers. he had been engaged in sys-
tcmatic theft, He concluded with an ap-
peal for an immediate sentence.
Although sentenced to six years nomi-
nally. this term can be reduced by good
behavior 10 slightly less than four years.
Warrincr may be brought to trial again
on numerous other counts. but Prose-
cutor Hunt said this would not be done
unless II vas found that the prisoner had
concealed part of the proceeds OF the
theft
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23

City.
captain sprnham: New York City.
W. L. Mellon. Pittsburg. Pa.
{. r. Farrin. pittsburg, Pa
George IL Taber, Pittsburg. Pa
George w. Jcssup and son, Camden,
y. J.
Quigley Davis and Do,p. Camden. n. J.
William NJ. Cramps. Philadelphia. Pa.
Samuel II. Cramps, Philadelphia, Pa.
President Groves. Cramps Co, Pa.
W III. Band, Cramps Co. Pa.
Mr. Powell. Cramps Co, Pa.
a. u Stebbins. Baltimore. Md.
Mi. BlankcnShip. Baltimore, Md.
Charles j. Harrah. Nicctown, Philadel-
phia. Pa
Francis T. Rowles. Quincy Mass.
Jacob Andrews. Bath, Nc.
President Hyde and officials. Bath. Me.
Frank l.. Neall. Philadelphia. Pa
George Clark: Philadelphia. Pa.
William D: Winsor, Philadelphia. Pa.
Winthrop l.. Marvin Washington. u. G
Mr.. \. Petric. Nicctown. Pa.
Mr. King. Nicetown. Pa.
w. :. ChcsIcy. Washington D G.
+. p. Wood. sparrows Point. Nd.
il. S. Hayward. Jersey CITY. n. J.
T, /. Dubosqu". Jersey City. \. j.
G. r. Orcutt, New York city.
Walter \. Post. Newport News. Va.
Colonel McCausland Camden. n ].
j. H. Macalpinc. Philadelphia. Ia.
W p. HoXie. New York City
T. II. Wells. New York CITY.
Charles II. Cramp, Philadelphia. Pa,
James p. Bonner Philadelphia. Pa.
Kenneth 9. Wet. New York city.
Charles Il. Mathcr. Philadelphia. Pa.
William u, Dobson, Philadelphia Pa.
Charles r. Taylor. Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry Null. Philadelphia. Pa.
Mr. Mickle. PhiladeIplba. Pa.
Samuel Porcher. Philadelphia. Pa.
Hon. II II. Huston. Chester. Pa.
Hon. William G. Sproulc. Chester. Pa.
Hon. David NJ Johnson. Chester, Pa.
William Maxwell. Philadelphia, Pa.
Lee Garrett. Philadelphia. Pa.
Or Powell. Chester. Pa.
Dr. A. Britt. Philadelphia. Pa.
Dr. William Davis, Camden. y. j.
Captain Jefferson. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
PLANNING TO ENLARGE
PEARL HARB0R DRY DOCK

NAsHLNGToN. Dec. 2".-Contcnding
II sould be Il grave mistake 10 build the
eh15 900 dry dock at Pearl Harbor. just
u enough Ia take the Wyoming. the
trpst hsttleship. Admiral Hollyday,
N Of the bureau OF yards and docks
hn submitted a memorandum 10 the
Suiary Of the navy.
ADMIRAL EolIyday conferred with Sec
aay Meyer. who then favored the en-
srEdnent OF the dock. The admiral also
:rsdsrs Inc enlargement Of the Nor
81 dock at cost of $500 an i'm
prtani project
4. under congressional authority the
aY department. should make the Pearl
grsor dock sixty feet longer than now
Anatd 1t would hold the Northern Pa
6 liner Minnesota. probably the larg-
II ship on the Pacif1c-627 feet long.
fIrman Foss OF the house naval af-
hfs committee has stated that he is in
a7or OF making a dock at Pearl harbor
~ all time"
nnlral i]ollyday points out that when
= Panama canal is finished still larger
ise Nill bo going over there. aud that
10 latest English ship is 10 be mo
f't long docl; 725 feet long would be
ksiired 20 dock II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
aouEL MAY MEAN . o,-,
TROUBLE FOR SOME ONE

-zuyc.ToN. Dec. 22.--"Therc may
SAsnn, n the disappearance of the
"a seSn sSat will be very uncomfortable
r. oinsscjsl OF the department OF JUS
ID U,"d u"dn this announcement today
Mo- n,s attention was called 10 a let
a'a i,,sn ius by Attorney General Wicker
snm sm,e 8 last, To District Attorney
isn' :. New York, which found its way
= - : ,@tter sale had relation TO feature Of
ls go r ;rist prosecutions, Mr. Wise,
I'D al tho department, IS making
'sarf 10 discover by whom the letter
., ,sksn. he having filed Il with ms
's,s,nsl correspondence. ana prosecution
|, =, offender is probable.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
'flRST COMPANY IS
S SUED FOR $4,000
~ Libel in Current Issue
'i''s = cosmopolitan ArouseS
y Attorney Harmed.

r,pK Dec. 2e.-Thomas B.
Mm philadelphia lawyer TO-DAY
ytTeo' :, 8, the United States circuit
r.es'' s' ., ,ho International Magazine
- .u,c5 by W. r. Hearst, ask :
.-plny, owl 1000 for An alleged
Z danlasscSc cnrrent issue of the Cosmo,
~ IN i,nsesazine. ine G in an article entitled
ais s1se > oeny Of 'Ns Wet iSt
: sritten i1onry 4 Wise, "A United
enssssn ,,s,r,ct 10 attorney here. which In
asf. nnsr o,so.l was copied from an origi-
a..a 10 S' is one Of the men indlT5ed 9dn1ed,,og by
,fb tlc s,l, whose demurrer TO the
sspsn! ss'p.n!nt however. was sustained on
:sl:.ms"Jd :n,,nd that prosecution was barred
y snstt statute OF limitations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
Or. Ross II, Skilern. Philadelphia. Pa
Rev. r. j. Oliver Curran. Philadelphia

Or. Rose n skillern. Philadelphia. Pa
Rev. T. j. Oliver Curran. Philadelphia,
Pa.
William Coffin, Camden. y. j.
Charles II. Crear. Camden. \. ].
Charles ". Jones, Phlis dcphia, Pa.
William III. Jones, Philadelphia. Pa.
Dr, John r. Jones. Philadelphia. Pa.
DR.. Charles J. Jones. Philadelphia. Pa.
James f. German. Philadelphia Pa
j Stanley Smith, Philadelphia. Pa.
Joseph Culbcrt, Philadelphia. Pa.
Bernard Corr, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Franklin Powell. Chester. Pa.
Philadelphia City officials.
Hon. J. Is. ". Halton, president, Mari
time exchange.
Mr.. l.. X. Sharswood. secretary.
Commissioners of Navigation.
Mr.. John s. w. Halton,
Mr.. Coleman Sellers,
Mr.. II. n. Poole.
Mr.. W. II. Spraule.
Mr.. George +. Spraule. secretary.
Mr.. Samuel r. MacDonell,
Captain Samuel3
Captain Hughes.
Department Of Docks.
Joseph f. Hass Karl. Asst Director.
Custom House Officials.
Hon. Chester w. Hill. collector Of port.
Hon, p. NJ. Iytlc. surveyor.
Hon. Walter c, Mcrrick, naval officer.
Mr.. Egan.
Mr.. Finlcttcr.
Local Inspectors.
Captain II a. Sargent,
Mr. - Ir. Howard,
Captain Powers.
Captain Mcpherson.
Mr.. Wilson.
The launching should occur at II
o clock noon Hero that will be .
O clock, Salt Lake time. a flash over
the telegraph from here will tell The
Tribune the exact time the big war
ship glides into the water. Tho idea
for the picture showing comparison be
tween battlcsbip and skyscraper is
adopted from the New York Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
MELYE MILLION INVOLVED
IN BIG MEXICAN SUIT

I0RREoN. Mex. Dec. 22.-Thc entire
ilpme court OF Mexico is now sitting
,se 70 decide the case OF the r. l.,
r7Dlo Plantation company against tho
l'1ean government for sl2 900 900 Tor
ntilure ot water rights which the com
~ alleged had been made perpetual
ns CONCESSION which the company OBJ
1std when it was formed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
This is Worth Remembering,

Whenever you have a cough or cold,
Just remember that Foley's Honey and
Tar will cure it. Remember the name,
Foley g Honey and Tar, and refuse sub.
stltutes. Schramm- Johnson COMPANY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
HOLIDAY RATES

r. salt Lake Route. On Sale 23,
j %. 81 and January l. Round trip
!, all Utah points, Visit the old folks
4 Lome, and use the superior trains of
|.b. line
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23

n,o overlook "LIGHTS AND
,ugsnoWS OF MORMONISM" when
'3s 1.,ino Xmas gifts. You couldn Il
80 q more appropriate present for
u,,,ire or friend who is interested in
IN. IN, history. For sale by all news
,rl,rs G and at TRIBUNE OFFICE, or
s.t postpaid upon receipt OF price,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
Removal Sale.

Big reductions in wall paper and
framed pictures before moving TO our
elegant now store. Geo. ". Ebert &
Co., 81 Main st.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-23
NAVAL CHIEF PLANS GREAT
EXTENSION or WIRELESS SERVICE

naval operations OF interest TO the United
States might be expected. Each station
will cost 500. 900,
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-16
RuberOid
R0ofnq

We have sold it for eight
years. and it has'proved very
satisfactory. Buildings that
cost as much as $4,000 are
covered with it. 50 it must
make good. 1t doesn't cost
much. Stop in and inquire
about it when you need
some roofing.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

bites of heas and chiggers; all
day Wen fan the flies and gnats
and sweat aud work like niggers.
Wen live on bacon, half-cleaned
hsh, stale bread and liquid
butter, and in muddy, stagnant
stream Wen swim and splash
aud splutter. Then when it
rains Wen lie-inside our stuffy
tent and smother and all viii
get a crouch and cease from
speaking to each other. And
every one will leave for home as
feeble as a kitten, and sunburned,
sore and sleepy too and some
what insect. bitten. Wen cuss
and fuss and hate the week and
keep our crouch throughout it.
But oh, the joys we'll later get
in telling all about it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

a similar amount to the farmers
of the Dakotas, and to the wheat
farmers of the Pacific Coast.
Purely as an investment, the
wheat farming states should
wake up,
With access to market and
best ruling prices, net returns
increase and farm lands jump
in value. 1t is an actual fact,
wherever good roads have gone,
land has increased in value from
50 to 50 an acre. In Jackson
County, Alabama, a bond issue
of Ia million dollars built l25
miles of macadam road. The
selling price of land was from
So to SIS before the road was
built. On the completion, land
values went up from SIS to S25.
in Bradley County, Tennessee,
land values advanced from 50 to
SIS and $50.
Another curious but perfectly
natural result of good roads is
population. Buyers buy more
readily when they can market
easily. Take these figures:
In twenty-five counties, where
there was only 1.5 per cent of
improved roads, the population
decreased in the ten years from
1890 to 1900 a total of 1880.
In twenty-five counties, where
40 per cent of the roads were
improved, the population in
creased in the same period 778,-
900.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

1t is now quite the proper
stunt for socially prominent
Lexington ladies to go horseback
riding. A group of them may
be seen most any evening urging
their steeds through the streets.
And they are riding the sensible
way, too.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

With a street fair in Lexing-
ton and the Lafayette County
fair at Higginsyine coming right
after it we are afraid that some
one is going to lose a little sleep.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

There is one bad feature about
a college education. When a
man gets into the habit Of taking
a rest Of three months every
year, hard labor in the summer
time comes awfully hard.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

The man who buys a house
and lot has the advantage over
his brother who buys a lot and
builds a house thereon; for he
has no false ideas about the fine
dwelling ne is going to get.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

If there is anybody who
thinks be has made a mistake
in life, it is the man who las
sold his Lafayette county prop
erty To- ge-tO Oklahoma and is
now back on a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

Comparatively few people are
interested in the tariff revision
that is going on in Congress, but
everybody in this country will
notice the advance in prices as
soon as the new schedule gets
into good working order.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

In Iowa nearly every farmer
has a manure spreader. In
Lafayette county a manure
spreader is almost a curiosity
Fertilizing land around here
would be an unnecessary ex-
pense.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

When you hear a merchant
bowling about mail order houses
there is no need of asking
whether he advertises.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

When the next census of Lex
ington is taken it is going to
show something considerably
more than the 4,190 which the
aliases now give US.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

Wen go to camp and spend a
week in fighting chills and fever
and keeping down malaria with
good old csre.relieyer. All night
we'll lie awake and scratch the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

Are the initiators going to
initiate by means of the initiative,
or did the factional scrap break
up the prohibitionists Of this
commonwealth?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

Contractors are having all
they can attend to these days in
making Lexington a bigger and
more slightly town.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

1t is a cinch that if any partof
the country is going to be hurt
by the tariff revision, it is mt
going to be the East.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-24

And our Governor Hadley still
goes on with his grand stand
work and getting all the press
notices he can. 1t IS very evil
dent that the gubernatorial
honors do not constitute his
goalin a political way.