The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-27

81 Entered January n. 1908. al alcntnono. " -
EDssocond.class matter under &C. OF Con-.
Eresssos March 3. 1873.
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ESSTHuRSDAY. OCTOBER "a, 1910.
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ANOTHER CHALLENGE TO THE 3
COLONEL.
In his special message to Congress
EXPOSING the iniquity of the New y orks
Norld and the indianapolis News for
charging certain eminent citizens OF
Eiiis country with obtaining control
Be the Panama Canal for the sum of
k3,o0o,00o, and then selling II to the
Emitted States for ss6,00o,o0o. President;
Roosevelt expressed the opinion that
III is "a high national duty to bring
Ia justice him who wantonly and wick
Folly, and without one shadow OF JUS
iidcation, seeks TO blacken the charac-
Ter Of reputable private citizens and
10 convict the Government OF his own
Icountry in the eyes OF the civilized
world OF wrongdoing Of the pasest and
foulest kind The ends of Justice
ssere not sought, however, by the ordt-
Inary and orderly methods of the law
fprosecutions of the offending newspa- A
Ipers could have been Instituted readily
lin the several States of their publica-
Htion--but as the purpose of the Admin-
istration was not to do justice but to
Isecure convictions, the sharp trick was
resorted to of having the newspapers
laaled to Washington for trial before
u Court which the Administration felt
that 1t could influence, on the ground
kthat the libellous publications had
been actually made on territory eXclu-
sively under Federal jurisdiction.
The case against the Indianapolis
News was heard before Judge Ander-
Ison (the same who was denounced the
fother day by the Colonel as jackass
Land crook and was promptly thrown
out on the question of.jurisdiction, and
the case against the World was heard
Eby Judge Hough, and the. indictment
was quashed. The case of the World
Ehas now gone to the Supreme Court at
/ washington at the instance of the Gov
| ernment for the purpose Of establish
ing the validity of the Indictment
auasned in the Federal Court in New
York Both Anderson and Hough are
td5nited States Judges, We have no
fear as to what the Supreme Court will
do with the case: it will be a sorry
day. Indeed. for the country ii it shall
determine the issue adversely to the
newspapers involved, for that would be
a fatal blow to that freedom of speech
which is the essence of Liberty. II
that event the cases would go to tria
against the Reputable private citizens
who have not sought, SO far as ave
know, the protection Of the Govern
Inent and OF. the government itself. !
would be very interesting, doubtless
tt all the facts could be brought out
but 1t would be far from expedient. we
should Judge from certain intimations
the World has made from time to time,
and notably from Its challenge yester-
day to the Colonel that he discuss the
evidence
Several days agp the..Morld alleged
that at the time Mr., roosevelt sum
1noned him to the White House in Oc-
tober. 1894. and sMr. Hartman re-
turned to Wall Street to raise the
rs 60, 900 corruption fund by which at
least $4,000 voters were turned in the
City of New York. making difference
sss OF 100000 votes in the general result"
MIR. Hartman was specializing in Pan-
ANA Canal bonds. The Colonel, and
his side-partner, Mr. Hearst, have de-
manded that the World tell how it OBJ
tanned its proof that MY Dear Har-
riman" was engaged in such specula-
tion. and the World gratiies their Curl
osity by explaining:
THE Hartman Panama information
was obtained by the World January
Is, 1910. as the result of subpoenas
calling for books and papers. The
World at that time was preparing Its
defense in the Roosevelt Panama libel
Case which came before Judge lIough
Tor trial January "a. The information
was not made public at the trial be-
cause Judge Hough threw the Roose-
selt-slmson indictments out of court
before any evidence was submitted to
the jury. The proof of Mr. Harriman's
Panama speculations has been in the
Isl Worlds possession ever since. we
made 1t public in this campaign as d
further contribution TO the record OF
Roosevelt reracity Now that we have
satisfied Mr.. Rooseyelts desire TO know
how the World obtained these facts
We again challenge him 10 discuss III,
81 .sYidenee.'
Will the Colonel accept tnis chsl
lenge? Not unless he can be tied han,
md foot and brought 10 taw. Besides
I'D: there sse not enough men in thl
country 10 tie HIM 1t is SO much easie
Tor hilnio say things that are probabi
ssF not so without being required to OK
$g:s plain why he said them, Always dar
ing Others. he never takes dare. 10
example. the World challenged him
eek or ten days ago, l.. reply to III
charge that 1t WAS under the iniuenc
ssS ot Wall street. TO a show down. Offer
[ Ing 10 submit al lis hooks for exam
VA, nation III he would submit al the gan