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SUNDAY, APRIL 21. 1907.
ROOSEVELT AND WADS WORTH.
Ah the outcome or the severe and
rather intemperate attacks made upon
President Roosevelt by ex-Represen?
tative Wadsworth, the hand of the ua
mlnlstrntlon In New York political
affairs is plainly shown. Mr. Wads
worth was chnirnmn of the House
Committee on Agriculture aud tor
twenty years represented the Genes
nee Valley district of New York. When
the. ([uestIon of the examination ana
labeling of meat products was under
discussion Mr. Wndsworth became in?
volved In a disputo with the Presi?
dent which resulted in the exchange
ot several sharp letters. Previous?
ly, when the oleomargarine bill was
before Congress, Mr. Wndsworth was
nccusod of favoring the manufactur?
ers of that tablo delicacy. He re?
presented a constituency composed
largely of farmers but managed to
weather that storm. When the con?
troversy with the President came,
however, his opponents saw a chance
to beat him aud Peter A. Porter was
put up as the candidate of the In?
dependent Republicans and was also
endorsed by tho Democrats. Ills em
blom on the ticket was a cow tuu?
he rocolved tho powerful financial
support of Frederick A. Stevens, a
well known banker of New York and
tho District of Columbia. Mr. Stov
ena had himself wished to succeed
Mr. Wndsworth but the latter suc?
ceeded in having the county wherein
Mr. Stevens claimed residence, trans?
ferred to another district. While
the President did not openly assist
Mr, Porter there is little question
that his sympathies wore with him
and because of the various reasons
outlined Mr. Wadsworth was defeat?
ed.
At the last session of Congress Mr.
Wndsworth quoted his letters to tho
President and undertook to show that
his criticisms of certain proposed
legislation in connection with the
meat inspection wore Justified by tho
fnct that they had not been enacted
and thoro was no demand for them.
This did not tend to restore the
ontente cordialo between the Presi?
dent and Mr. Wadawbrth.
About, this time the commission or
a number of postmasters in Mr.
?Wadworth's district were expiring ana
he made recommendations for their
rpnppolntment. These were disre
were apld'ovcd. Then the President
called for the resignation of Archie
D. Sanders, collector of internal rev?
enue of the Western District of New
York. Mr. Sanders was appointed by
President McKinley In 1898 on Mr.
iWadsworth's recommendation. This
evoked from Mr. Wndsworth a criti?
cism of tho President in which ho
nccusod him of having turned down
postmasters whom the people wanted
and in other ways exerted his power
to remove from office persons whose
polo crime consisted in the fact that
they were friends of, Mr. Wadsworth.
This, according to Mr. Wadsworth,
"stamps the President as unreliable,
n fakir and a humbug. For years ho
has indulged in lofty sentiments and
violates them all for tho salto of grati?
fying a petty spite."
The reply to Mr. Wadsworth Is that
th* President in detormlned to uphold
as iccond-oiaii matter.
those made by Mr. Porter
the hands of Governor llughe? in
Now York nud thut tho removal of
Mr. Sandern nud the appointment or
a 8UoceHsor likely to be more in sym?
pathy with Mr. Hughes' administra?
tion is merely a part of that program.
It has also beeu pointed out at the
White House that Mr. Porter is the
Congressman from the district form?
erly represented ny Mr. Wndswortn
und therefore his wishes nre to be
respected in the matter of appoint*
meats rather than those of his pre?
decessor.
Naturally enough the difference be?
tween Mr. Wadsworth and the Presf
dent have created the impression
that the latter is also hostile toward
young Mr. Wadsworth, who is speak?
er of the New York Assembly. It is
emphatically denied at tho White
House thut auy such hostility exists.
Tho President did not object to his
re election ns speaker and it Is said
that when certain friends of Governor
Hughes undertook to ciitlclzze or to
opposo Mr. Wadswortb, Jr., the Presi?
dent exerted his Influence to have
them called off.
Former Congressman Walmsworth
has often boon termed tho "Union of
the fienesce Valley." He comes of
distinguished ancestry, long located
in that section, and the proprietors j
of many broad acres. The family has
always been distinguished in war and
politics and has been represented in
every war from the revolution to the
present, Mr. Wadswortb, Sr., serving
in the Civil and bis sou in the Span
Ish-Aiucrican war.
WEAKNESS OF THE JURY SY8TEM ]
I It probably would not be entirely
just to ninko tho charge of coward?
ice against jury men who fall to agree
on verdicts, but it Is none tho less a
fact that "bung" Juries are fast com?
ing to be the rule, with ver?
dicts in trials involving the
death pennity or long Imprisonment
terms. This fact is simply nn Illus?
tration of the weakness of the jury
system in our courts. Theoretically,
trial by Jury is the fairest possible
sort of a trial. In fact, Jury trials
have become far different things from
what tho system was intended to
guarantee. The Thaw trial Is a case
in point. Tho man's life was sup?
posedly at. stake, and the jury men
hesitated, even after long delibera?
tion, to bo respousible for sending him
to the electric chair.
We havo just had another Instance
In the trial of a state senator in Lit?
tle Ilock, Ark., Involving the possi?
bility of n long term in the peniten?
tiary. Ills twelve peers simply would
not assumo the responsibility of rank?
ing a convict of him. It would not
bo just, perhaps, to accuse any indi?
vidual member of either of the Jur
ios, or of othor juries that follow the
same course, of shirking their duty.
They are but men. They do not
serve on juries from choice; the duty
is thrust upon them and is a ft en a
great hardship. It. is In reality no
moro to their interest than to the
Interost of any other citizen that the
man brought before them accused of
crime shall go to death or to penal
servitude.
It need not bo matter of great sur?
prise If men under such circumstanc?
es "follow the line of least resist?
ance," and agree to disagree. It is
the easiest way out of an unpleoa
nut situation, and even though it is
n costly one to the stuto. Jurymen
are but human. Mistrials through
jury disagreements nre almost every
day occurrences.
Judge Samuel H. Cowan of Texas,
who has studied the railroad ques?
tion thoroughly, has been in consul?
tation with the President. Judge
Cowan says that when the Texas
rato cases come up the railroads will
be asked to explain the entries for
"sundries" and particularly In t he
legal department. It Is anticipated
that when the railroads nre called
on tho produce vouchers for tho
money expended by their legal de?
partment, they wl|l show the white
feather. The money spent by in?
surance companies (or ostensible
"legal" services, which is popularly
known as the "Yellow Dog Fund" Is
a bagatele compared to that expend?
ed under similar circumstances by
ino railroads. v
It is dangerous for millionaires to
talk' these days. Senator Elkins was
asked about politics, and laughingly
doclared thnt the country wa? sure
to have a good President, next time,
even if Bryan was elected. "Ah,
hi!" said a Roosevelt man, "there
is a part 01 tho conspiracy. Of course
Stove Elkins is in it! Bryan to beat
Roosevelt! These fellows are bonnd
to give thomselves awdy." And thus
are deep, dark plots disclosed. Ih
Bryan to be "tagged" as conspira?
tor's candidate?
A Washington correspondent
writes that the President is "calmly
awaiting tho noxt movo of his ene?
mies." Just notice the word "calm?
ly"' Wonder what Mr. Roosevelt will
call that correspondent?
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The Florida State Senat? lias pass-.,
j ed a resolution declaring void tho
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
I incuts to tho f?deral Constitution.
This may amuse the lawmakers of
j Florida and it will not seriously dam
ago the Constitution.
Tho man who committed suicide
in a New York hotel and left n note
saying that The cause was beting on
horses, and that he was going to
heaven, guessed as wrong, probably
j on the flatter point as he did ou the
winners.
Funny how things come about.
I Now here we have a war uuiong the
I architects stopping the work ou the
big palace in which the coming court
j at tho ITaguo is expected to be held.
If winter does not hurry and get
out of the lap of spring, somebody
Iis going to Blurt a scandal.
Judging from tho rapid increase
in crime among tho Italians, Sicily [
has handed us more than lemons .
Joseph B. Foraker, political mono?
logue artist, has engagements on the
Ohio circuit that cover the entire
summer.?Hlrmingnam Age-Herald.
It is generally conceded that .the
[ engineer work on the Panama canal
i* much superior to lts"glad-hnnd" de?
partment.?Washington Star.
Andrew Carnegie is for pence. It
will manage to pull through several
winters if the Government never
buys another armor plate.?Chicago
News.
A man was lined $5 In Norfolk
police court for calling another man
a liar. He noglectcd to equip him?
self with a Federal license.?Norfolk
Landmark.
However, pending the perfection of
that schemo for burning ashes, you
might as well have the winter's ac?
cumulation removed in the Interest of
tho City Uoautlful. ? Indianapolis
News.
Fire escapes placed upon the White
House indicate that between now niul
luu8 the President intends to receive,
those campaign fund contributions In
la star chamber.?Louisville Courier
i Journal.
Secretary 'ilill" Taft was lowered
by block and tackle in the canal pit,
?fty the dispatches from Colon. Evi?
dently they arc making fine progress
j in digging the big ditch after all, If
they have a hole largo enough to ad
I mit Secretary Taft. ? Ilirmingham
News.
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Having weighed the soul of a man
I tho new school is confronted with tho
question: "What of the soul or n
woman." Pass on the question to
the Mahometan world.?Florida'
I Times-Union.
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The old days of grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas of today; although
a citizen of Codell, Earl Shamburg,
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Ship Stuff, per 100 lbs. 1.20
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Choice Michigan H. P. P. Beans, per sack, 100 lbs. 4.Of.
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SCHMELZ BROTHERS, Bankers,
WILL BE CLOSED
Friday, April 26th, 1907
On Account of the
FORMAL OPENING OF THE JAMESTOWN
EXPOSITION
Parties having notes maturing on that day will please make
proper arrangement on the previous day.
The Strongest Bank in the City
When a Bank
has grown continuously since Its foundation, there la a pride In mer?
iting the absolute confidence of the people. Strong and well equip?
ped, progressive yet conservative.
Expects to continue to grow, and to that end Invites the patronage $
to which it believes Its faithful service to the people has proved It- $
Belt entitles. ?
W. A. POST, President J. A. WILLETT. Cashier.
J. R. SWINERTON, Vlce-Pres ARTHUR LEE, Asst. Cashier.
The Fitst National Bank
U. 8. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY, CITY DEPOSITORY, CITI?
ZENS? DEPOSITORY.
Capital . 9 100,000.00
Stockholders' Liability. 100,000.00
Surplus and Profits. 100,000.00
Other Resources make total over. $1,000,000.00
iSS2
B. Q?INCT SMITH, A. L. POWELL, WM. H. KELLOG,
President yice-President Cashier.
The Newport News National Bank
CAPITAL, $100.000,
U. S. Government Depositary
Transacts a general banking business. Four per cent Interest
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