Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-24
RIGHT Men were
SENT TOFOLLOW
COL. ROOSEVELT
Harlan and Bede, Discred-
tied in Their Own States,
Represent Ultra Standpat
Sentiment of Party.
Capital News Special service)

Chicago. Sept. 24.-Managers of the
Taft campaign could not have picked
two more representative men than
John M. Harlan of Chicago and ex-
Congressman Adam Bede OF Minnesota
to follow Colonel Roosevelt through !
the west. This for the reason that both |
men represent as typically as possible
what the Taft campaign and Its mana
gers stand for in this fight. TheY
could not have looked the entire coun-
try over and found two men who are so
thoroughly believers in the right OF the.
almighty dollar as against every otner
right Probably they could not nave
found any one man so thoroughly d,s-
credited in his own community as John
M. Harlan And it would be hard to
find in the United States another
speaker with as featherweight repu-
tation as Adam Bede, who as member
of congress achieved the funny pages
of the magazine sections of the news
papers of the country as clownish
repeater of jokes.
John Harlan began his political ca
reer in Chicago as Progressive before
that term was applied to politics. ii
meant that he represented the clement
among the people who were tired 81
being misruled and misrepresented.
Twice he made the race for mayor ana
both times he was supported by the
same element, which later gave the
nomination for mayor of the city 10
Professor Charles f. Merriam
Merriam is an out and out Progress
sive. and as Harlan was supported ny
the same people who supported Mer-
Ram it may be perceived that Harlan
really to all appe arances represented
the Progressive and reform element or
Chicago. But in his second race for
MAYOR he was defeated. Then it was
that he evidently decided that reform
did not pay, for then it was that he IS
quoted as laying: Prom now on L
propose to get close to the flesh pots
That he succeeded is evidenced by
the fact that shortly afterward he was
appointed as special attorney for the
court in litigation involving the Chi
cago Traction company.
Such positions are rare. but it was
Judge Peter S. Grosscup the judge who
reversed the s29,000,0O0 fine which
Kenesaw Lands haC imposed on the
Standard Oil company, who appointed
him.
Harlan Was Needed.
Stock and bond holders, receivers and
all others were represented in this case.
but the court decided that Harlan was
needed as special attorney for the
court and he was given the place with
no stipulation as to fees. He obtained
a retainer Of 10000, and for about two
years received a salary of $4,000 a
month and expenses, making about
$4,000 attorneys fees for representing
ha la'' in, trac ti
having been thus well and generously
paid by the court, he turned in a bill
to the traction companies for $250,0OO
for legal services during the same per-
Tod in which lie had been paid $4,000
to represent the people" The trac-
ton companies refused to pay him.;
Harlan threatened suit. and rather
than face the disclosures that would
probably be made in such a suit, they
settled with Harlan for 100000.
Then Mr.. Harlan went on the stump
just as he is on the stump now. But
then he was stamping the district of
William Moxley, Mr. Lorimer's member
of congreSs--the man who. succeeded
Lorimer when that worthy went to the
United States senate with ticket that
was later held to be invalid. But Har-
Ian was "a champion of Monkey, who in
addition to being q messenger boy con
gresham for Bill I.orimer and the in
terests that the blond boss' repre-
sents, was hailed into the courts as q
butterine m Jonshiner and who was de-
Tended by Harlan and Lorimer.
Campaisned for Lorimer.
President Taft. the titular head al
the party which sent Mr.. Harlan ou
in the west to talk against the Pro
gressive party, has tried to assume {
lot of credit for the unseating of Lor.
inner. who held a tainted scat. All hi.
senatorial friends, however, gave hin
away when they voted to retain Lor
inner in the senate Now the same
party that Mr.. Taft represents does no
hesitate to send out on the stump tn
man who campaigned for Lorimer an,
Monkey and the entire gang of politica
jackpotters who have made the nam
of the state of Illinois a byword II
communities where the people reall.
have something to say about their gov
eminent.
That is the status Of John NJ Harlan
who is campaigning the west in an EFF
fort to discredit Roosevelt.
1t is hardly conceivable that even tn
Taft managers expect him to get NOR
than a few jeers or made to order ap
plausc from well organized clique.
And Adam Bede a congressman wit
an EEK" in front of his title, is as thor
oughly discredited in his home state n
Is Mr. Harlan.
1t Is fine pair to be proselytin
among people who know how to gov
ern themselves and have discarded cor
poration rule.