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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
NEW PASTOR FOR
ALEXANDRIA, MO
Rev. Hutton Assumes Passionate Of
Presbyterian Church Preaching
First Sermon Sunday.

ALEXANDRIA. No, Jan. PREY.
Hutton preached his first sermon in
Alexandra, IN the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and evening. He
comes to this town well recommended,
is highly educated and the people are
fortunate to get such a good man for
a pa :.
Mrs. D. II. Sage and Carrie Lohmill-
err are visiting friends in Chicago. the
latter returning today to her position
in the Alexandra bank, while the for
mer will remain in the Windy City in
definitely
The river is frozen over and traffic
between here and Warsaw is had By
boat and sled propelled by stalwart
ferrymen.
Mrs. yirgie Ritchey has returned &c
her home in Chicago after visiting
/ relatives here and in Kirksville, No
4 D. H. Sage has announced his in
tention to close out his Kahoka store
Charles Boyd and family have
moved to one of the houses on the
Stilson farm where they will farm an
other year.
Herman Arnold and his mother nav,
5 moved to the old MsMarlie farm OF
the island.
E. R Roberts has opened up a poo
I room in his building near the depot
James dagan, who broke mis- arm
e " fall on the slippery pavement il
:, Keokuk last fall, met with a slmfla
u accident today falling on the icy pave
o ment here and breaking the iliure
member again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Heokuk People Have Absolute PROOF
Of Deeds at Horne.

It's not words but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For Keokuk kidney sufferers.
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies IN the testimony Of Keo-
kuk people who have been cured to
stay cured.
Mrs R j. LANCE, 200 Bank street,
Keokuk. Iowa. says Ny kidneys
were very weak and whenever /
caught cold, L settled in these organs,
causing sharp twinges. when WALK
ed. When having on Of these al
tacks, saw Doah,s kidney Pills al
yertised and procured q box al WIKI
inson & Co.'S drug store. was soon
relieved and the trouble fully dizaD-
/ peared.
The above statement wax given On
August 14th, 1906. and vae confirmed
by Mrs. Lange on November 7ta, 1903,
in the following Words q haye
never had any trouble vim my Dack
or kidneys since Doan's Ylduey Pilis
cured me. l therefore hare 10 neai
tation in again endorsing tnis reraeeyI
For sale by all dealers t,,4>e ~
cents Foster-Milburn Co. ggaalo
New York, sole agents for the DaiteG
i States.
Remember the Doaf. " aaae
= take no other.
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"Keokuk Made Goods. :

H. NJ. Anschutz, photographs.
H E. Radcliffe. plans.
Weber-Kirsch Mfg. Co., cream sepa-
rators and f1ue stops.
W. E. Strimback, job printing.
Meinberg's laundry, makes hard wa
ter soft.
S. Hamill Co., canned goods.
Stricken Store Fixture Co., floor We
neer.
Huiskamp Brothers Co., shoes.
Central Chemical Co., parafne.
Frank LeBron Jewelry Co., optical
goods.
Brassill, ice cream cones
McManus & Tucker, atone construc
tors.
Keokuk Milling Co, -four, etc.
McElroy Iron Work, general ma
chine foundry works.
Kollmyer & Talbot, engines.
". P. Sutton, plumbing and gas and
steam fitting.
Kruger, clothes.
Rees Mfg. Co. Nodust.
Keokuk tel. pies and cakes.
Akerson Ringstrom Co.. kitchen cab
inets.
American Stove and Range Co.
stoves.
Kellogg-Birgc Co., syrup.
Peerless laundry, hard water to soft
Mills-ElIsworth Co, shafts and
poles.
Joseph Haubert, sausage.
G. w. Ewers, cigars.
! Dupy Brothers. bakers.
( Frank T. Ewers, sausage.
Bevering, cigars.
/, Cameron. joyce & Schneider, mon
umental work.
/ Schouten's bakery.
) Walker studio, photographs.
! Keokuk Paper & Cigar Box Co.
boxes.
Peter Wolf, fencing and wrought
iron work
Leake Printing Co. job printing.
Mrs. r. A. Parker, hair goods.
J. Spring, plumbing, steam fitting
and IN work.
August Wustrow, wagons.
The o'Brien Worthen 20. denta
suppiies
Keokuk Gas. Light 6 Coke Co.. ga,
and electricity
g. W. Seayers. linen and fancy work
j. W. Markiey, sausage.
glanEg Keoku,: Steam Dye Works
maker clothes look like new.
l.. FeIz. makes clothes.
G. II. Hennenan & Son, cigars.
VIM Ewerg, sausage.
s. r. BAKER g. Co, medicines. ez
tractg and spices.
Pecastein Il Eagel Co. beer.
| Henry .Schmidt g. Sons Co, sas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
The Value of Good
Digestion
Is easy to figure if you know what your stomach
is worth Kodol keeps the stomach at par value,
by nsurng good digestion. kodol cures Dyspepsia.

Kodol insures good digestion by
absolutely duplicating Natures
normal process, in perfectly digest
ing all food taken into the stom-
ach.
While Kodol is doing this, the
stomach is resting-and becoming
strong and healthy. A strong and
healthy stomach guarantees a
sound and active brain.
The man with a sound stomach
"a stomach that is doing for the
body just what Nature intended
1t to dds the man who is always
prepared for any emergency. He
is there with the goods"
The man with sick stomach, is
. man sick all over. When the
stomach is irritated by undigested
food, the blood and heart are di-
rectly affected. Then dullness, I'M
natural sleepiness. sick-headaches,
vertigo and fainting spells, and
even serious brain trouble develop.
Kodol viii prevent these.
Squirting the stomach and brain
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A Religious Authors statement.

For several years l was afflicted
with kidney trouble and last winter
was suddenly stricken with a severe
pain in my kidneys and was confined
to bed eight days unable to get up
without assistance. My urine contain
ed thick white sediment and pass
ed same frequently day and night.
commenced taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy, and the pain gradually abat
ed and finally ceased and my urine
became normal. l cheerfully recon-
mend Foley's Kidney Remedy. Wiki
inson & Co.. and ]. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

sons returned home Tuesday from a
two weeks visit in Charlottesville
Ind.
George Allen has purchased the
stock and fixtures of the Fern restau
rant OF George Meinhardt.
Albert Lutz has returned home from
d several weeks stay in Keokuk, he
serving as one of the jurors.
Miss Ruth Snider returned to he1
studies in Salem last week, after a
pleasant visit at nome.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

to special effort by "tonics" and
"stimulants" doesn't cure anything,
or accomplish any good. Neither
does dieting. Indigestion and the
serious ailments which it induces
can be averted and corrected only
by natural means.
Kodol supplies this natural
means. 1t performs the stomach's
work for it--just as the stomach
should perform it--while the stom-
ach takes little rest for the
stnmach's sake"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today and get dol.
entire contents of the bottle IL you can
honestly say, that it has not done you any
good, return the bottle to the druggist and
tion or delay. We will then pay the drug
gist for the bottle. Don't hesitate, all
druggists know that our guarantee is good.
This offer applies to the large bottle only
and to but one in family. The large bot
tie contains FL times as much as the Fifty
cent bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the laborar
tories of E. C. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
c.. 8. g. @. Railway Co.

c., 3. & @. Railway Co.
Trains leave from Union Depot.
Berths and tickets, Fifth and John
son streets.
South Bound.
No. s st. Louis and south
iedNe L.
No. IL ST. Louis and Kansas
City and west, south, leave $40
No. 4. Quincy, Hannibal &
st. Louis. leave ..... 1879 pm
'No 10. Quincy and Hannibal
arrive 3:37 IN
No. 10 leave s.: SO pm
North Bound.
No. Z. Chicago, st. Paul and
points west, leave 1899. 1888 am
No. 10, Chicago, st. Paul
and points west, arrive 80. 1920 pm
No. 13 leave 7:25 pm
mo. 5, Burlington, Chicago
and east. leave 2:o5 pm
No. 1, Burlington, leave -. 1885 am
mo. 81, Donnellson, c.. B. &
K. c.. and North Road.
leave .......... 1900 In
NO. so, from Donnellson, c.,
& X. c., & North Road
arrive I:10 pH
No. /, K. & W., west, leave 8: 55 an
No. 8. Centerville, leave ..s:l5 pm
Arrive.
No. 4, from Centerville and
points intermediate, arrive 12:4o pm
fNo. 2, from Centerville and
west, arrive commences. 800 pm
Daily.
sDaily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
-AM-OR-OU.

ABSOLUTELY FREE.-To demon
strate our confidence in this wonder
fully efficient remedy, a generous free
sample 1.-TWO days treatmenD will be
sent post free on application to Penn
Lrug Co. philadelphia.
AM-OR-OU brings absolute relief
and cure in perfectly natural way. 1t
is positively non-alcoholic, but pure
and harmless. 1t relieves by acting
directly upon the cause
f. c. Parmelee, Highlands, N j.,
writes Have purchased two bottles of
AM-OR-oU from Hegemans Pharma-
cy, in New York City and found them
all to the good and bear out all you
claim for it.
Bishops AMoR-oU is sold in liquid
u per bottle; in tablet .orrn. 81.
For sale by wilkinson & Co.. and j.
F. kiedasch G. Son.
YOU NEED AM-oR-oU.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
pRs. ocHlLTREE AND BROWN

DRs. ocHILTREE AND BROWN
Offices and XRay Laboratory over
City Drug Store.
DR.. v. B. Ochiltree-Hours, 80
1870 a. M, Sc and SO p. m.
DR.. w. Frank Brown-Surgery. lid.
ney and skin diseases.
Hours: 2:30-4:o0 p. M; 1853 , m.
Sundays. 2:30-4:00 p. m.
Both phones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Simple Remedy for La Grippe

Racking la grippe coughs that may
develop into pneumonia over night are
quickly cured by Foley's Honey and
Tar. The sore and inflamed lungs are
healed and strengthened, and dan
gerous condition is quickly averted.
Take only Foley's Honey and Tar in
the yellow package Wilkinson & Co.,
and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
John w. Young, Builder, Superin
tendeat and Contractor for all KINGS
of construction. Also general repaH
work. Prominent and careful atleE
ton given to plans and estimatsess:;
Your patronage solicited. Once, so %.
B-on,. eau. Iowa phone. office. 2i4''
residence 3342.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
q p O Elks

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aerie, No. 683-Meets first
and third Wednesdays of each month
at Horn hall, corner Eighth and Main.
Visiting brothers cordially invited
Frank ]. Moeller. w. President; A
Noaks, secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

herd claims she was following him,
and when she caught up with him be-
gan raining blows at his face, and
when he tried to push her away she
threw herself to the sidewalk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
ITa3|N

*Train 473-Leaves Keokuk .s:O5 am
Strain 741-Leaves Keokuk $40 pm
+Train 472-Arrives Keokuk .S:o5 pm
sTrain 470-Arrives Keokuk .1:05 pm
Local Freight Trains.
Strain S6--Arrives Keokuk 1918 am
'Train SLEEVES Keokuk .11:20 am
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
DR.. w. P. SHERLOCK,
Phusieian and Surnenn.

of1ce-Y. NJ G. A. Bldg. Office
phones: Iowa, sos: Miss. Val, 1877.
Residence, 912 Fulton street Res
phones: iowa, SOB; Miss Val. 2092
Office hours, 900 to 11:00 a. H..
$50 to 5:30 p. m. 7:30 to $3.50 even
ings, 2:30 TO $3.50 Sundays.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A DAYS
PAzo OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to Ia days
or money refunded. soc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
DIR. J. EATON JOHNSTON

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
The only physician practicing y e
opathy in the county. The Smith
sonian truss fitted and guaranteed.
The only truss that holds Office
North side Of Main street. third door
above Fifth. Phone 49, Residence
Ninth and Webster. Phone 1874. p
O. Lock Box. Al, Warsaw, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
DR.. CORAL r. ARMENTRoUT
pLNSICIhM AND SlJRGEnN

Otfice-Y NJ. c. A. Building. Resi-
dence 912 Fulton street. Office hours:
10 to IL a. m, to A p. M; evening
hours by appointment Iowa P, one
529-Y. and Hub. phone 2092, office
phone. Residence phone. Iowa. 12-M.
Hub 3515.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
PHYSICIANS.
DE. r. C. SMITH

DE-. r. C. SMITH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residences: $40 Main street.
second floor.
Office Hours: 10 to IL a. M; 2 to 4
p. NJ; to s p. N.
Iowa Phone: CAB.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
COURT OF HONOR
4 q TT w

Keokuk Lodge, No. 256 Meets
ever Thursday night at 7:30 O'clock
at hall over Keokuk Savings bank
corner Fifth and Main streets Vislt
ing brethren cordially invited. RODE: {
Patterson, NJ W.; Ed. w. Moore, a.
corder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Belknap Post G. A. R.. No. 515-
Schoutens Hall. Tenth and Main
streets-Meets the first Wednesday o.
each month. L. A. Berryhill, Com.
mander
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Canton Leach, No. 4, P. NJ; /. o. o.
F.-Meets every second Tuesday Of
each month. Frank Wahlgren Cap
tain: Geo. w. Hardin, Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

The Inward Effects OF humors are
worse than the outward. They endan-
ger the whole system. Hoods Sar-
saparilla eradiactes all humors, cures
all their inward and outward effects.
II is the great Alternative and tonic,
whose merit has been everywhere es-
tablished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hail.
Keokuk camp No. 622--Meets overy
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m.
Our latch string is ont to neighbors.
A. G. Wustrow. v. c.: j. A. Pollard,
Clerk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Damascus CommanCery OF Knights
Templar, No. 5.-Regular conclavs
third Tuesday OF each molth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Gate City Royal Arch Chapter, No
Holds its regular meetings the sec
ond Friday in eacn month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
doors and mill work.

doors and mill work.
Thomas j. Phillips. picture frames.
Sigmund Bros, tents and awnings.
Mississippi Coal and Ice Co., ice.
]. Burk, carbonated beverages.
]. G. Hubinger Bros. Co., starch.
Peter Blom, laundry soap.
Lutz & Stahl, books and printing.
Oak Hall Candy Store. candy and
sweets.
Frank Moeller Co. ciga-.;.
Independent. Lumber Co., contractor
Gate City Laundry, hard water made
to soft
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G. A. R.
The Hawkes. Hail.

w. R. C.-The Hawkes. Hall--Reg.
ular meeu-g of Terrence Relief Corr,
No. 100, the second and fourth Thurs,
days OF each month at Q: O'Clock
p. M. sharp. Mrs. Chas. M. Cook,
President; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec
rotary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
FRATERNAL CA-sOS.

Hardin Lodge, No. 29.-Holds its reg.
ular montll, meetings tie second
Monday evening OF each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Pucko chetuck Encampment. N L.
Meets first and third Tuesday even.
ing of each month Otto Anschutz,
Scribe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
hl!zlXAbASn

No. 2. daily. leaves at $3.50. 4:30 pm
No. 80. daily except Sunday,
leaves at .............. $50 an
No. &c, daily except Sunday.
Freight, leaves at ........ $50 am
Arrive.
No. II, daily except Sunday,
freight arrives ......... 1880 pm
No. 81. daily except Sunday,
arrives ................. 5:5O Pun
No. 8, daily, arrives ........ HOO am
Nos. 76 and II carry passengers.
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
xirain 204-Leaves ......... 6:b0
Strain 2 Leaves ........ 2.Io pn
Strain 3-Arrives ........ 1895 pm
sTrain ARRIVES .......... $3.50 pln
xTrain 9-Arrives ........ 10:3o PHI
xDaily.
*Daily except Sunday.
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Or. w. q. LaFoRcE.

Practices only General Surgery AMI
Diseases OF Women.
Hours to IL; 2 to 5.
Residence and Office-323 Blondeau
Bell Phone. 80 R; Miss. Phone. 1877.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Puchechtuck Lodge No 43, meets
every Friday evening at 5 o'clock. j.
R. Hellenthal, N. G.: Geo. W. I'm
megart, Per. Sec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

Elmira Chapter. No. 40, Order Of
the Eastern Star. holds its regular
meeting the second Tuesday evening
of each month. Clara b. Hawkes., w.
NJ, Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, Secretary.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-07

ID L IL ID
Lucinda T. WeSttall

Mrs. Lucinda II. Westfall, wife oi
w. n. Westlall, died Saturday morning
Jan. >, 1909, at the family residence on
Ninth street of neuralgia of the heart
Mrs. We stall had been indisposed only
II few days and was not considered III Il
dangerous condition until IL few hours
before she died. The funeral took
place from the residence Monday after
noon ut o'clock attended by II large
concorse Of sympathlHine friends. she
left husband and one daughter, Mrs.
Bell Morse. The only on-Dean-died
about fifteen years ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Westfall came to this city more than
twenty years ago and have lived here
continuously ever since and to know
them is to honor and respect them.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-07

government; a criticism Of hin, i'm, y
not a criticism Of the government
BRYAN 5 ComMun1'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-07
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
OVERSTEPS THE LIMIT
Message Announces a New And
Dangerous Doctrine-ShouId
Be Resented by the Press

President Roosevelt has sent to
congress a message which announ-
Ces new and dangerous doctrine.
1t is the duty of every publisher
and of every believer in free speech
and free press to resent the
president 5 attempt to use the gov
ernment to tcrrorizc those who
would criticisc the action of public
officials. No official can claim ex-
emption from criticism merely be-
cause he is an official, and no act
of the government is so sacred that
the humblcst citizen may not ex-
press all adverse opinion upon it.
1t is matter of little consequence
whether the charges made by the
World are true or false-that can
be determined by a suit at law in
the ordinary wav-but it is mat
ter of great importance that every
editor and every other individual
shall be free to express his opinion
on any subject connected with the
public affairs. The World de-
mands an investigation of the Pan
anna purchase and it is for congress
to determine whether the investi-
CATION shall be made. The fact
that the president thinks no inves-
tigatiun is necessary is ilnuaterial.
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Martin Meehan

Martin Meehan, died Monday, Jan.
t. 1909 at 900 a. m, at his residence in
the northern part of the city OF heart
failure. Age 20 years.
Mr. Meehan was born in New York,
February Il, 1888. He work ed on farm
and went to school until 1872, when he
secured employment in the lumber in
dustry. in the woods OF Wisconsin.
where he remained until June $50.
He then moved to Franklin county,
Iowa, and settled on farm for short
period, then came west and spent half
a year in travelling through California
looking for location. He arrived in
Seattle, Nov. 20 1870, and the follow
ing year engaged in logging on Lake
Washington. adjoining the city. In
August, 1877 he came to Ellensburg
which then consisted OF four small
shacks and a log store building and
took up CLAN, and in PSI went into
the cattle business. That fall he built
the first rustic house built in this city,
with lumber brought from Wenas
During the severe winter of lSsio he
lost nearly one thousand head of stock
having but sixteen head left OF his
large herd. In 1895 he drove his herd
of 31J head of horses to Seattle and sold
them. In 1897 he went TO Alaska and
there spent a couple OF years He was
Dyea, built boats on Lake Bennet and
went to Dawson, thence TO Seventy
Mile creek; but found no gold. On
his return to the Sound he engaged in
the real estate business in Everett for
two years with considerable profit.
October 10, 1901, he returned TO his
home in this city and retired from bus.
mess. In lsi9 he was joined in we'd
lock to Miss Alice Benigon, who was
born in upper Canada in ls4o, and died
Nov. 10, 1872. To this union one
daughter was born, Alice, who married
J. J. Carpenter of Milwaukee, some
years since. Mr.. Meehan was a mem.
Der OF the Catholic church, highly
respected citizen and host of friends
will ever revere his memory.
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If a law is passed which requires |
the president S concurrence, nc can
sign or veto it-that is his conoti-
tutional right. If upon receiving
his veto the house and senate APP
prove of the measure by two
thirds vote, the measure accord
ing to the constitution becomes a
law in spite of the president. In
sofar as the senate and house can
constitutionally act without the
president 5 concurrence, they are
at liberty to do so without consult
ing him or in spite of anything he
saws. Insofar as either house has
a right to investigate, it can do so
whether he approves or not. An
investigation is the best method
of bringing out the facts and It
there has been misrepresentation
the president ought to urge inves-
tigation rather than oppose it.
But this proposition that the
government can institute libel pro
ceedings against an individual or a
paper for criticism of the govern
ment's action is not only new
doctrine but an extremely objec
tionablc one. If any individual
has been libeled, he has his action
at law. If the individual concern
eded docs not see fit to prosecute
his remedy the government cannot
become his champion.
The Panama purchase was made
by the administration in pursuance
of an act of congress. If any i'm
proper influence was brought to
bear upon senators or members to
secure the passage of the purchase
act, the public has a right to know
it and any senator or congressman
wrongfully charged with being i'm
properly influenced can resort to
the court to enforce his legal rene
dies. If any individual is wrong
fully charged with bringing i'm
proper influences to bear upon
senator or congressman he can
bring an action to protest his name
and honor. The president SAYS
that the execution of the purchase
act was III the hands of Attorney
General Knox and that he (the
prcsldenD approved of everything
that Mr.. Knox did. If either the
president or Mr.. Knox is CHARGED
with improper conduct, the courts
are open to them, but the president
cannot usc the attorney general
to punish those who criticise him,
Senator Knox or any other official
Whatever ofcnsc the World has
conmitted--if it has committed an
offense--is not against the govern
ment but against individuals who
have temporarily acted for the gov
ernment or against individuals who
are accused of bringing improper
influence to bear upon officials.
Mr. Pulitzer is on solid ground
when he resists the presidents at
tempt to convert newspaper criti
cism of officials into a criticism
against the government itself. The
presidents message is indefensible
insofar as it asserts the right of
the government to prosecute the
World or Mr.. Pulitzer, and he will |
find that he has overstepped the
limits Of his authority if he al. |