Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-08-03
WASHINGTON NEWS


Washington has been swept with
wave after wave of political ex-
element during the past few months.
The latest political explosion was
the scandalous attack Of Wicker
sham on Dr. Wiley, chemist and pure
food expert Of the Agricultural de-
partment. Dr. Wiley is an untir-
ing foe Of adulterated and poison
Gus foods. The big food Gamers Of
the country are anxious to have DR..
Wiley removed from his position Of
Government chemist 50 that they can
name his successor who Of course
will be satisfactory to them and lax
in enforcing the pure food law.
These food adulterators, the big
Gamers secured an Investigation Of
DR.. Wfey's department and all that
they can find against him was lump
OF excessive zeal in enforcing the
pure food law. That excess consist
ed in his paying an assistant trihe
more than the law permitted and
which dad not amount to but few
hundred dollars. Attorney General
Wickersham who made the inves-
tigation recommends that Dr. Wiley
be permitted to resign. If Wikc-
ersham thought he could scare Dr.
Wiley out of the Office in that man
ner he has anther guess coming to
him. It has since developed that
Mr.. Wickersham has been motor
iously guilty Of many fragrant vio-
lations of the law in paying out mon
ey. For instance Mr. Kellogg who
prosecuted the Standard Oil Com
pany. drew $4,000 in a lump sum
as the expenses Of the prosecution
The law provided that the Depart
ment of Justice shall only pay out
money on bills that are itemized
so Mr.. Wickesrham is much more
guilty Of violating the law than Dr.
Wiley. Why not fire Wickersham
and hire some more Wileys.
More Alaskan Turmoil
The latest development in the con-
Hroversy over the attempt Of the
Morgan, Guggenheim crowd to grab
the valuable mineral lands in Al
aska resulted in connecting Charles
P. TAFT Of Cincinnati, brother Of
the president with this scandal. II
IS now clearly established that
Charles p. Tart was interested with
the crowd who were trying to fraud
ulently gain possession Of the coal
lands Of Alaska which are worth
many millions Of dollars. The pub
lie now understands who it was that
It was so hard for public opinion to
force Ballinger out Of the Cabinet,
when there was so much evidence
that he was doing shady work in
that Alaskan land business.
Hoke Smith and the Senate.
The politicians in Washington are
much Interested in the action OF
Georgia in electing Hoke smith to
the T. S. Senate. 1t is conceded
on all sides that Hoke Smith will not
only be a strong but national fig
ure In the Senate. He is a man Of
large wealth. unusual ability AMI hon
esty to the back bone. II viii be
recalled that he was secretary Of
the interior department under Cleve-
land administration. 1t was report
ed back in those days when trust
busting was In It's infancy that Hoke
Smith severely criticized Richard Oh
ney. Cleveland's Attorney General. for
not prosecuting the trust. But Oh
ney was never known to do such
thing. Olney replied that he had
no evidence that there was such
thing as a trust 1t is believed that
Hoke Smith viii soon assume lead
ership Of the progressive elements.
Of both Republicans and Democrats
ia the senate