MAT 24, 1912
The Commoner.
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the committees duly appointed under
its traditional policy, he flouts in
advance the decision of all these and
announces that unless he is to be
nominated, the interest of the party
and the interest of its members are
to be sacrificed and only his selfish
ambition is to be consulted. It can
not be that republicans will counten
ance such a breach of party fealty,
such treason to the party's properly
constituted government and such de
fiance of the will of its majority.
"Mr. Roosevelt reiterates the un
founded statement that I held con
ferences with him or in the cabinet,
concerning the treatment of the steel
trust and of the harvester trust. So
clearly have I made the proof that
these questions were completely dis
posed of while I was out of the coun
try, and that therefore I could have
had no part in any conference on the
subject, that I do not think it neces
sary to refer to the matter again.
Mr. Roosevelt's statements in this
regard are mere assertions without
reference to record or contemporary
memorandum. Mine were based on
both.
"Mr. Roosevelt says that Mr. Han
na's indictment for rebates was for
a mere technical violation of the
law, and involved no moral delin
quency. The fact is that the dis
continuance of the criminal prosecu
tion of Mr. Hanna, personally, was
part of a settlement in which the
companies' represented by Mr. Han
na paid $143,000 of fines. This
would seem to exceed a mere tech
nical violation of the law.
"Mr. Roosevelt has not seen fit
to answer the question whether if
he is nominated and elected, he will
discontinue the steel trust suit and
the harvester trust, nor has he an
swered the question whether he will
accept a fourth term."
Tho Wyoming democratic state
convention instructed for Champ
Clark. John E. Osborne was chosen
national committeeman.
California republicans instructed
for Roosevelt, Taft was second and
La Follette third in the race.
Champ Clark carried California in
the democratic primary.
The trial of Clarence Darrow for
attempt at bribery was commenced
at Los Angeles.
Sixty indictments against Abo
Ruef, the convicted political boss of
San Francisco were dismissed. It is
thought he will be paroled and will
make a confession.
"THE LAST HYMN"
.. From v the New. Haven. Register;
It is not the first time that the. clos
ing moments of a. sea tragedy have
been set to the music of a noble
hymn. Most of us can readily recall
that story of the wrecked seaman
clinging to a spar, and going down
in the storm beyond the reach of
help
"Then they listened he is singing
'Jesus, Lover of My Soul,'
And the winds took up the echo,
'While the nearer waters roll.' "
There is a disagreement of testi
mony, as was natural, concerning
what was the last hymn played by
the band on the Titanic as the ship
went down. It is very unlikely that
the survivors are even yet in a frame
of mind to remember clearly, Ameri
cans really believe that it was
"Nearer, My God, to Thee." It seems
natural. And it is probable that
this hymn was played very near the
last. But it must be remembered
that this was an English vessel and
a British band. Hence it is reason
able to .give considerable weight to
the testimony of Harold Bride, the
wireless operator, who says it was
the English Episcopalian hymn,
"Autumn," the first stanza of which
"God of mercy and compassion!
Look with pity on my pain;
Hear a mournful broken spirit
Prostrate at Thy feet complain."
It matters little. The essential
thing is that the men of the band
remained at their "post, doing their
duty and giving their lives that by
the soothing strains of blessed
music panic might be prevented, and
more of their fellow creatures saved.
General Joseph W. Duncan, com
manding the department of Texas, is
dead.
Taft carried the Wyoming state
convention.
THE ONLY FEAR
New Merchant "How big an 'ad'
Vould you advise?"
Advertising man "That depends
on how many tons of customers your
store floor will sustain." vmit
ii4. ro-nt 'am'tn break throuch'
lntrPtW cellar, of course'! M-Ffiek.
A New York dispatch, carried by
the Associated Press, says; Stand
ing on the bridge of the Carmania
in midocean Mrs. J. H. Loring, of
New York and London, scattered
armfuls of flowers on the waters of
the Atlantic in memory of her hus
band, who lost his life on the Titanic.
When the Carmania arrived at lati
tude 41:15 and longitude 50:14, the
nearest position to where the Titanic
sank, Mrs. Loring, attired in deep
mourning, was escorted to the bridge
by Captain Dow.
Fivo hundred cabin passengers
stood on the decks as Mr. Loring
scattered the flowers on the sea. Men
stood with heads bowed and un
covered, while some of tho women
passengers, touched by the wife's de
votion, wept.
When the Mackay-Bennett and the
Minia, the steamships dispatched to
search tho scene of the. disaster,
failed to find the vbody of Mr. Lor
ing, who was a member of the
Brokerage firm of Rose & Van Cus
tom, of London, Mrs. Loring decided
to make the trip across the Atlantic
to pay a last tribute to the memory
of her husband.
King Frederick VIII of Denmark
is dead. He was succeeded by Chris
tian X.
Nevada's delegation to Baltimore
was instructed for Champ Clark.
The Standard Oil trust paid a fine
of $50,000 to the clerk of the Mis
souri state supreme court as tho re
sult of being prosecuted as a trust.
Nine inches of snow fell in Den
ver May 13 th.
.Tang Shao Yl, Chinese premier,
will probably be retired on the
charge of having expended the Bel
gian loan without consulting mem
bers of the council.
Minnesota republicans instructed
for Roosevelt.
A New York dispatch, carried by
the Associated Press follows: The
refusal of the attorneys for the
United States Steel corporation to
produce certain papers wanted, by the
government, and the discovery that
oiner uuuumcuio uivu . , ....
-tlon was subpoenaed td produce liad
either Jbeen destroyed or uuuiu nut
be ftin'n'a, furnished the senatidn in a
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recent hearing of the government's
suit to dissolve the corporation
under the Sherman anti-trust act.
Tho papers which tho corporation at
torneys refused to produce are two
contracts between tho American
Sheet & Tinplate company, a subsi
diary of the corporation, and the
American Can company, whereby the
can company io alleged to have se
cured its supply of tine plato at pre
ferential prices.
D. G. Reid and William 11 m Moore,
directors of the steel corporation,
are also directors of the can com
pany. "We decline to produce the con
tracts," R. V. Lindabury, chief
counsel for tho corporation, an
nounced, "on the ground that they
disclose the company's private busi
ness with one of its customers."
Tho refusal would stand, Mr.
Lindabury stated, until the right of
the government to possession of the
documents has been ruled upon by
the United States circuit court judge,
to whom the testimony in the sui:
will be certified.
The documents destroyed or miss
ing consisted of contracts between
the American Tinplate company and
the manufacturers of tinplate ma
chinery whereby, it is alleged, tho
use of the machinery by competitors
of the steel trust's subsidiary was
prevented; of an alleged five year
contract between the tinplate com
pany and the Sharon 3teel company
for taking the latter's output, and
of similar cont acts alleged to have
been made by the American Sheet
Steel company.
Carlo V. Wheeler, secretary and
treasurer of the American Sheet and
Tinplate company, who had been sub
poenaed to produce the contracts,
testified that he had himself de
stroyed tho machinery contracts
"about 1904."
"By whose authority did you de
stroy them?"
"My own."
A WONDERLAND OF FORTUNE
CANADA-Tho land which lia pnld
such enormous profltH to lt pioneers,
Is about to muko Its ono laHt and
Kroatcjt bid for Invostmpnt. When
this chancu Is j;one tlicro will bo no
more tlm8 like tho dayH when OalRftry
jumped from -1,000 to 40,000 population
find sent vnluuM of $160 to 1600 town
lotn up to $1,000, $6,000. $10,000 ftnd on
the luckiest corners to $30,000 nnd
$00,000.
Hut this same kind of opportunity In
alive rlj?ht now for those who act
quickly. The new Grand Trunk Pacific
Railroad Ih pushing Uh way Into tho
great wcHt townn) Fort Frasor, a
townnlto which haH long been famoim
for Its natural advantage. For mora
than one hundred years It has been a
great trading post, made so by Its easy
ncci nxlblllty by land and water. Yet It
has had no chance to grow It lacked
the rallioad. Hut now It Is practically
asKiired that tho Grand Trunk Pacific
will be In operation through and be
yond Fort Fraser this very summer or
fall. Three other railroads arc also
headed that way and Fort Frascr's
hustling future Is already beginning to
show Itself.
Tho big chance to make big money
now Is to snap up choice lots In Fort
Fraser before the. railroad comes. Lots
If taken at once, can bo bought for
from $200 tip, on easy terms as low as
10 per cent down and fi per cent per
month. A small saving will easily
take care of the payments. No Interest
or taxes until fully paid for. Tho
British Columbia Government Itself
guarantees the titles.
Write to Sponce, Jordan & Co., Dopt.
AS, Marquette Bldg., Chicago, and ask
them to send you an olllrlal plat
and accurate Information about Fort
"Fraser. They will also tell you about
'co garden-land near Fort Fraser to
nad on easy terms.
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Kokomo Fence Machine Co..
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Judson Harmon, in his campaign
through Ohio, attacked Mr. Bryan,
and in reply thereto, Mr. Bryan gave
the press associations the following
statement:
"I have read press reports of Gover
nor Harmon's Wooster speech. He
,is misinformed on some points and
evades others. I did not offer to put
him in nomination at St. Louis. On
the contrary, I objected to his nomi
nation as soon as his name was men
tioned and never withdrew my objec
tion. I did not promise him a cabi
net position in the last campaign or
any other time.
"He does not answer my charge
against him, namely, that he has not
changed his sympathies since he
helped to defeat the democratic
ticket in '96. He does not deny that
he is the choice of big business. He
b not frank in boasting of his own
victories and my defeats. To the
first of my defeats he openly contrib
uted, and he would not bo able to
boast of his victories in 1908 and
1910 if he gave the public tho real
reasons for his election.
"Let him explain why he ran ahead
of me in 1908 and also give the pro
gressive republicans credit for caus
ing a sufficient slump in 1910 to
elect him by an Increased majority
in spite of his running seventy-five
thousand behind his former vote.
"He is not candid in discussing the
initiative and referendum. He repu
diated the plqggeilof two platforms
Hconveritlcm against thcinitiatlve and
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