The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24

the banker Morse. and OF a great metro
politan newspaper for opening its coll
Gmns 70 obscene and immoral advertise
ments. ana in St Louis Messrs. Dyer
and NortCut, vino. among other services.
secured the conviction and imprisonment
or senator burton. or Kansas. and IN
Chicago Mr sims. who raised his o-ir-
10 the highrst pitch OF efficiency. secur-
81 the conviction Of the banker Walsh
and OF the Beef trust. and first broke
through the armor OF the STANDARD on
rus. Is not @ much 20 say 'rs.
Ca complete resolution boo the enforcement
OF the federal laws. and made their Of
hces orsanizeq legal mach ines NJ ana
ready TO conduct smashing lights Tor
the peoples rights and TO enforce the
laws IN uggressife fashion. When \
took the presidency. u was n common
and bitter saying that "a big man.
r.cu man, could not be- put iu ta'l. We
put many big and rich men IN Jan. rwo
United states senators. FOR Instance.
and among others two great bankers.
one iu New York and one In chicago.
e other sernFed MS term. zone ~ the
bankers was released from prison by
executive orders after I left onice.)
''e@' ~eer merely individual cases
among many others like them More
over We were just as relentless ln ceai-
i-R with crimes % violence among i've
q Isorderly and brutal classes as 600 deal
ing with the crimes OF cunning ana
fraud OF which certain wealthy men
and big politicians we're guilty. Mr..
SIMS in '1lcero was particularly Ell
cient In sending to the pcnitentiary
numbers Of the Infamous men who bat
ten on the white slave traffic. after
uouuced the adherence Of our govern
mert O." the suppression Of the tranic.
The Question as 10 Fardons.
The views I then held and now hold
were expressed in q memorandum made
iu the case of negro convicted o. the
rape of n young negro girl practically
. child. petition for his pardon had
white House
Washington. u. G..
August s. 1905
81 sentence Of John ". hurley IN denied.
This man committed the most hide Toe
crime known Co our laws. and twice be
FORE he has committed crimes 81 "a sfr,If-
lar though less horrible. character iu
my Judgment there is mo- Justification
whateNer Tor paying heed 10 the ailega-
upns mat Dc IT, mot ~ sound mind. aite-
cations made after the trial and convic-
tiou. Nobody would Treteud that Their
ms ever been any such dcgree - men
~ unsoundnesa shown as would make
PEOPLE even consider sending him Co au
aH' lum DO Do had not committed fhIs
crime nder such C'rrumFtautes Do
Nf'iln certainly he esteemed anrr
enough Geo suffer f1e rerrI.v for DE-.
fuousirn4H deed have ..aut avmpafI.r
With the plea NJ insanity advanced to
save mon from The consequences OF
crime. when unless uat crime bad been
committed 10 would have been imposed
ID" io rerauadc auy rec r1uaIlle aIfh.r
iiF fu commit hlm Co. au aevIurr as Ir
fau" Among fHe most dangerous Grim
.NAI-. Hun 'ruc. tally amNuE those prone
tn commit thir rartI.uIar Kind ~ OF
LFh.,. fIfr" are plenty ~ temper eo
IIfnIItN n' ru brutal Ha Co. Ie Irrar..
IfiINI' NliU uuN other than n hrutIrh
order ~ Intelligence. Eut fUs.c mon arr
N' t'f'H".t responsible Tor their arf..
hnI nothing more fsuIr fu eUrrIIftr.
.fImf among such men than fIc belief
iLti hFough fhc plea ~ iueHuIft .r amy
other method it is possible f1r them Co.
'.rare tIur Che Just reuaIfv OF t.eir
.rlmce The crime In question De- or. A.
iIF fftFferUo OF which We barely .fe
inF efIaferre ~ that spirit of IHeIaa..
i'r' which takes form ln itnriinr o.
,"H. 2" retolunE nhat tho crimI.
rFWlttnF from ans human being DO be-
nlAl hrt Che Punishment Tor ff
rO...N nf MOI only na certain huf ne
tNiif Ha ro4rihle Tho jury Iu this case
iIrtlou ~ fhe Death penalty DO Dr. t..
If feRf'fffd That we d. NOT have rra.f.f.
lt.. Ielnu Tor more summary deaIIrg
y I'N Int. frrr ~ cases. Tho more u.
Ni' .n ur Ntf to secure certain anf
' I'.. In ifHIIue With these Ulsfr.
..f more effectively do We wn-s af.fr.f
i.f growth OF That 1FurhInr frIrft v.nt.t.
pr '' fHI ~ evil onnrn f1r thIe reorf.
.'fl'. no seeks to areure ono irflrInua
, %, ne rommiqsion of another ~
The application is denied aud t,.
-.lrn.r VII Dol carried into effect
.rHEouoUE ROOSEVELT
The Mining war IN nevada.
we 90 the most curious instance 81
Jaw Ieeeneas vfth which d .frf .fo fe.I az
i'' lfi tn entire state Tho state al Sc
. ~ ne year 1907 wac gradually
irure and d0wnvrIeI'f ararr.'y F-r. ~.
LI' were 90 heart aI rrIEf fut frr