Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-28
SECRETARY
WESTON TALKS
relh Briefly Of Senator Kenyon's
Connection With (. the Beef
Trust Prosecu-
tons.
IS a LONG, HARD FIGHT
Trust Taking Advantage Of Techni-
calities Situation Full Of
4, Difficulties.

sentative Of the Register and Lead
or:
The Lorimer case" said Mr.. Wes-
ton, "has extended far beyond the
time anticipated, but Senator Ken
yon was In the packers case from
tho start and it would seem to be al
most Z breach Of public duty for him
to leave that case. The trouble has
been to give attention to the Lori
smer case. the Beef Trust litigation
and his congressional duties. but i
seems Impossible for him to desert
the packers case
"The problem practically has
ceased to be whether the packers
can be convicted or not and has be-
come one OF whether men Of their
prominence, power and wealth can
ever be brought TO trial.
'sAll the technicalities that twen-
ty-one bright lawyers could invent
foe the last year and two months
have been used in an effort to throt-
tie this prosecution. There are two
large volumes of motions. pleas and
demurrers, and at the last moment
they executed coup on the govern
ment, surrendering themselves, and
went before another court to secure
. writ Of habeas corpus. The gov
ernment defeated them In this and
they now, unless some new step Is
taken, go to trial on Wednesday.
Perhaps there will be criticism
directed at Senator Kenyon Tor re-
naming in this case, but he Is doing
It solely from sense Of public duty.
His services were rendered to the
government to assist In completing
the case and were rendered to be
rendered without compensation, and
he does not receive dollar for his
work. II the people OF Iowa under
stood the whole situation, ! know
that they would not 10 critical about
the senator's connection with the
case, and the fact that he will have
TO- be away from congress = good deal
during the month OF December and
q part OF January.
Probably the case involves the
hardest legal fight that has ever oc-
Cured In this country. The govern
ment has six lawyers and the other
fiye feel that for Senator Kenyon to
step out at this time might be taken
az an indication OF weakness or fear
Of the results OF the trial prejudic-
ing the case In that way. and It
seems to him that II he had to
choose, as a matter Of duty, between
remaining in the senate and giving
attention to the packers case,
strongly marked pathway of duty
would lead to the packer trial.
"A layman, of course. feels that It
u Z mere lawsuit, but 1t Is good
deal moro than an ordinary lawsuit.
There Is a great public question In
volved, and while people may diner
al 10 the wisdom Of the sherman
Law, they can hardly differ on the
proposition that as. long as law is
IN the statute books 1t ought to be
enforced. II 1t is bad law strict
enforcement Of 1t would soon de-
velop that fact. II these men have
violated the law. and the senator 10
flrmly convinced they have. they
should be punished the same as the
men who violate any other law, and
their wealth and influence ought not
to be permitted to bring aboutN mis-
carriage OF justice.
"Ths situation IL full OF dimcul-
ties. and It may be impossible to se-
cure = conviction; but In any event
they are brought to the bar Of JUS
tics aeter nine y4ars Of effort on the
part Of the government and that Of
itself will be something Of = victory