The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-08-17
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an outcome of the small fines impos
ed by Judge Archibald in New Yorl
on the wire men lately indicted
under the Sherman law when the,
plead nolle contendere Congress vii
doubtless pass law to prevent sucf
traVesties On justice. 1t is purilt
and absurd to let such vioIators of
with light fines. A sentence iI
| jail will Go more to prevent viola
tions than all the fines that can be
| imposed. What do these people care
about thousand or so dollars fine.
They pay the fines and continue
their Wrongdoing. A good stiff jail
sentence is reeded and needed badly
10 deter such scCundrels. Nothing
less is at all adequate. Amend the
law and make fineing by judges i'm
passible.
Senator Frye Of Maine, died al
his home there Tuesday last. He
has been i'll long time. He began
his services as member of Congress
forty years ago. His seat will be
filled by democrat, appointed by
the governor, until the legislature
elects, which viii not happen for
some time to come. The death Of
Senator Frye reduces the Republi-
can majority in the Senate two votes.
It is hoped the next Ma;Ee Iegisla-
ture viii be Democratic and Demo-
cratic Senator elected to the seat.
The bill granting Statehood to
Arizona and New Mexico passed the
Senate Tuesday by vote of SO to Is
viii, the recall of judges feature in
the bill. Senators O'Gorman, of
New York. and Bailey, Of Texas,
we're the only Democrats voting
against their admission, owing to the
reczll Of the judges clause IN the
Arizona constitution. 1t is now up
to the President, who has stated that
he ,Fould veto the bill if the recall
feature was left III the Arizona con-
st;5utioE It seems that there can
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the bill over the Presidents veto
and this will be the action taken
should he veto it. Later reports are
that new bill will be introduced
eliminating the judiciary recall fea-
tura, and that the President viii
sign it and allow Arizona and New
Mexico to become full-feged states.
IN his speech at Mountain Lake
Park on Monday last, the President,
in speaking Of the treaties with
France and England, recently signed,
said: ITO have these treaties not
ratified by the Senate Of the United
atas, Or to have any hesitation or
discussion Of 2 serious character in
respect to them, would halt the
movement toward general peace"
The above quotation from the Prssi
DENTS speech is not exactly fair to
the Senate, because it is the Senate's
duty to examine carefully all trea
ties coming before it for considera-
ton. and then, too, the President
should bear in mind that the Foreign
Relations Committee were not con-
suited either individually or as q
body, before this peace pact was
sipnea. Careful scrutiny by the
Senate may prevent undue advan-
tage occurring to a nation, and this
only can be done by making haste
slowly. TIE Senate is clearly within
its rights, and should uphold its pre-
The investigation by the Congress
siona Committee in the Wiley case
Of the Agricultural Department
shows one Of the most glarlng IN
stances of one-man power and at
tempts to thwart the pure food ex-
per,s il the interests of fraudulent
manufacturers and dealers in drugs
and food stuffs it is possible to con-
ceiye. = Solicitor McCabe, OF the
Department, had so
gotten the Secretary Of Agriculture
under his thumb that when the State
Df Indiana wanted experts to testify
50 as to uphold the State law against
impure and adulterated foods and
drugs, McCabe could send seventy
five witnesses against the State law,
hu+ could not send DR.. Wiley, one in
favor Of the State law, until the
court compelled him to let DR.. Wiley