The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-28


Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette of
Wisconsin sometimes thinks OF the
most unheard of things. For instance,
in the Senate the other day in dis
cussing President Taft's railroad bill,
he said: "There is not one line in
the statute to give to the people rea-
sonable railroad rates. All that has
been accomplished is to afford a
means of giving equal rates to the
shippers" Now who except LaFol-
lette or some other Democrat would
think of that?
Direct charges that the Morgan-Gug-
genheim syndicate caused the ap-
pointment of the federal judge, the
prosecuting attorney and the United
States marshal who will represent the
government in suits over the Cunning
ham coal land claims, (Which Balling-
er was so friendly to) have been made
before the senate committee on judi
ciary. A responsible party, Judge
James Wickersham, delegate to Con.
gress from Alaska, made the charge.
Republican senators who most fire.
quently visit the White House are:
Aldrich of Rhode Island, acknowl-
edged congressional representative Of
Wall street.
Lodge of Massachusetts, who de-
clares the ultimate consumer 20 be a
myth.
Depew of New York, chairman of
the board of directors of the New
York Central and Hudson River rail
road and director of 62 other trans
portation and franchise corporations.
Stephenson of Wisconsin and Gug-
genheim of Colorado, who are fire.
quently referred to as having bought
their way into the Senate.
Here are the Republican Senators
with whom the President does not
confer: LaFollette of Wisconsin, Clapr
, of Minnesota, Dolliver and Cummins
of Iowa. and Bristow of Kansas.
Attorney General Wickersham
former sugar trust attorney" is quite
proper, after all.
When Representative Henry 7
Rainey OF. Illinois made the above ref
erence to Wickersham some time age
the latter professed to have beer
greatly outraged, and had lettel
read on the floor of Congress in which
he Indignantly denied the accusation
By cross-eXamining Representativ,
McKinlay of California, who was prais
ing and defending Wickersham IL
Congress with information which h,
admitted had been furnished him b.
the attorney general, Mr.. Raine.
brought out these admissions:
That Wickersham and Henry w
Taft, the Presidents brother, wer
formerly members of the law firm o
Strong & Cadwallader; that for lega
services rendered the thieving suga
trust brother Henry received $26,750
that this sum was turned over t
Strong & Cadwallader, and that MI
Wickersham drew down and pockete
his share of the fee without physica
remonstrance
"Wickersham, former sugar trus
attorney" is, therefore, a legitimat
appellation for the Attorney Genera
of the United States, who advises tina
there be no congressional investigs
ton of the sugar trust because
might give immunity" to the "higf
er-up's." Selah!
Secretary of the Interior Ballinge
has indefinitely suspended I'll. I
Jones, special agent of the land Office
; who was associated with Louis i
; CLAWS in the investigation of tn
Alaskan coal claims and who corrol
, Grated CLAWS testimony before tn
Ballinger investigating committee
Jones is the eleventh man Ballinge
, has removed.
In the debate on the President
railroad regulation bill, Senator Do
liver of Iowa, Republican, said 9TH
whole atmosphere of our present da
legislative life is saturated by the su.
picion that even the English languag
requires watching" What did h