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KAY 17, 1907
JIborty in tho national capitol. within sight of
Mount Vernon. and almost on the spot where
Abraham Lincoln was murdered. Another man,
a man of great powers and marvelous energy, a
man who, with all his errors, had great qualities
and generous instincts, a man who was grim ind
gatanic in his nates, but who could love, too,
and knew what it was to have friends, and bo
true to them j that man, Ross, traveled this road
before you. Ho, too, wont over to Andrew John
son. He found the road a hard and droady one,
with no lights, no stars in heaven, a walk like
Dante's In the inferno. He ended his pilgrim
age In his own tragic way.' The editorial goes
on to speak of the senator who 'shook in his
boots like a craven-hearted wretch, had Dan
Vorhees' betting money on him, and finally
brought up in the White House under Andy
Johnson's table, licking his boots, cringing,
sneaking, frightened, trembling.' 'We have
never seed manifested In any community,' said
the Lawrence Republican, 'so deep a sense of
Bhame and mortification, coupled with indigna
tion, as was exhibited in Lawrence Saturday
when it became known that the conviction of
Andrew Johnson Had failed through the treach
ery of Senator Ross.' The Lawrence Tribune
declared: 'If Senator Ross Is right, then every
republican in Kansas is wrong.' The Kansas
City Journal of Commerce expected the 'wretch
ed matifto hang upon a gibbet of obloquy.' But
the bitterest were the' telegrams. One signed
'D. R. Anthony and others,' said: 'Your vote is
dictated by Tom Ewing, not by your oath. Your
motives are Indian contracts and greenbacks
Kansas repudiates you, as she does all perjurers
and skunks.' Another from Topeka by J. D.
Bailey, said: 'Probably the rope with which
Judas hanged himself is lost, but the pistol with
which Jim Lane committed suicide is at your ser
vice.'' Upon his retirement in 1871 Senator Ross
returned to Kansas, but the 'hoodoo' of the Lane
succession was on him and his newspaper busi
ness ventures were unsuccessful. Read out of
the republican party, he went to New Mexico
in 1882 and in 1886 was made governor of New
Mexico by Grover Cleveland, serving until 1889.
Since that time up to a few years ago he alternat
ed between his little printing office in Albu
querque and the ranch of his son, Pitt Ross,
where he died. In 1905 Delegate Rodey, by
special legislation, secured a pension of $30 a
month for Senator Ross."v
DR. JOHN WATSON, author, preacher and
lecturer, died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on
May 6. Dr. Watson, better known in the literary
world as "Ian MacLaren jyas a Presbyterian
clergyman, born in England in 1850 and educat
ed in Scotch schools and universities. After serv
ing as pastor of several Presbyterian churches in
Scotland he became pastor of a Presbyterian
church in Liverpool in 1880, and continued in
that capacity until 1895. Since that time he
gave most of his attention to writing and lec
turing. While pastor of a Presbyterian church
In Scotland an Edinburgh newspaper man visited
the little town and heard Dr. Watson preach.
He was so struck with the simple pathos and
humor that he asked the preacher to write some
of his little stories and send them to the news
paper. Dr. Watson did so, but made the mis
take of trying to make them "literary." They
were returned to him with instructions to
write the stories just cs he would tell them
In the pulpit. Dr. Watson followed this advice
and the result was the production of several
sketches that attracted wide attention and favor
able comment. His first and, perhaps, most
popular book was "Beside the Bonnie Briar
Bush," a collection of sketches, and it made
him famous almost in -a day. This was followed
by "Kate Carnegie" and "The Life" of the Mas
ter," books which have hadan enormous sale.
As a lecturer Dr. Watson stood high in popular
'favor. He was on a lecture tour when stricken
with tonsilitis in Mt. Pleasant on April 23. He
remained there until he died, his wife being with
him all the time.
THERE ARE MANY indications that republi
can leaders are preparing to play a game
of cheap politics in connection With the pro
posed state of Oklahoma. The Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Record-Herald says:
"Are Oklahoma and Indian Territory to be de
nied joint statehood because their population
shows a tendency of joining the democratic
ranks? That is a qiiestion pressing strongly for
answer at this hour. The administration is be
- ing urged on the one hand on alleged highly
moral grounds to disapprove the constitution
of. the proposed new state which would have
ttie effect of keeping Oklahoma out of the union
for the present. On the other hand, it is de
clared that a coterie of office-seeking republi-
cans, aided by somo republican leaders in con
gress, havo formod a conspiracy for purely po
litical purposes to postpone statehood. Former
Delegate Dennis Flynn, who might come to
Washington in the event of statehood uudor re
publican auspices, had a lengthy talk with Presi
dent Roosevelt today. After leaving the White
House ho foregathered with James Sherman,
chairman of the republican congressional cam
paign committee. Flynn's visit to the capital
is ascribed to his desire to prevent the consum
mation of the law providing for statehood, al
though ho adroitly avoids admitting his out-and-out
opposition. Representative Sherman is one
of Speaker Cannon's lieutenants and it has been
bruited about that the house oligarchy, headed
by 'Uncle Joe,' has planned to give the repub
lican leaders of the territories assistance in pre
venting the addition of another star to the flag
until that star radiates certain republican dom
ination. There is an impression that Flynn and
Sherman, under administration instruction, are
to draw up some kind of program for executive
consideration."
WHAT NEW YORK newspapers call "a por
tentlous" parade, took place In New York
City, May 4. The New York World report says:
"Appropriating to themselves as a badge of
honor the president's designation of Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone as 'undesirable citizens,'
greeting with hisses, groans and shuffling of feet
every mention of Mr. Roosevelt's name, cheering
half-heartedly the American flag and uproarious
ly the red flag, the socialists of this city and a
few labor organizations joined last night in a
demonstration the most portentous of its sort
this city has every known It was a protest not
only against the method of prosecuting the west
ern labor leaders now about to be tried for their
lives In Idaho, but against existing Institutions.
Socialism played a leading role throughout. An
archy as an organization was barred from the
parade, but the red flags were more abundant
than the stars and stripes. Down through
Fifth avenue they marched, 30,000 from the
north and 20,000 from the south, according to
their leaders' estimates, singing:
And shall Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone die?
And shall Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone die?
Here are sixty thousand workingmon
Who will know the reason why.
A conservative estimate of the number in parade '
would be 40,000, but enthusiastic labor men and
socialists said there were 75,000. Hundreds of
thousands lined the sidewalks of Third avenue
from Chatham Square to Harlem and when the
upper, division of the marchers, coming from
Eighty-fourth street and Second avenue, swung
into Fifth avenue from FiftyJseventh street,
even there the public had turned out to watch
the throng."
WRITING IN THE Sioux City Journal, Dex
ter Marshall says,: "There are nearly
forty men now liv.lng, but not present in the
cabinet, who have been official advisers to the
chief executive, and every one of them is doing
well. There are three 'ex-secretaries' of state,
four of the treasury, five of war, seven of the
Interior, eight of the navy, one of agriculture,
two of commerce and labor, eight former post
masters general and eight former attorneys
general. These figures added make forty-six,
but some of the- "exes" have served in more
than one cabinet place, while four, Root, Cor
telyou, Metcalf and Bonaparte, are still cabinet
members. The oldest of them all, George H.
Williams, attorney general under Grant, from
1871 to 1875, is 84, still hale and hearty, at
Portland, Ore. The youngest, Paul Morton, sec
ond of Roosevelt's five naval heads to date, is
5). George B. Cortelyou, now secretary of the
treasury, Is five years younger than Morton."
A RESIDENT OF St. Paul, Minn., writes
to the New York Evening Post to say:
"Minnesota will present to the democratic na
tional convention in her present governor, John
A. Johnson, a candidate who can carry his own
state, a man who is now serving his second term
as chief,executive of the state and who is today
more popular than at any time since he entered
state politics. He was el -ted in 1904 by a
small majority with a republican opposition
hopelessly divided. So well did ho impress the
people during his first term that in 19D6 he
carried all but four counties in the state over
a republican candidate who had the support
of all factions of his party. His appointments
have been good and to a large extent non-partisan,
and commended by the papers of the op
position not one having been adversely criti
cised; nor has the state senate .refused confirm
ation in a single instance, although overwhelm
ingly republican. Governor Johnson has today
tho respect of the opposition and tho unfalter
ing and loyal support of tho Minnesota domoc.-.
racy. Ho Is a man of ability, lovel-hoadcd, and
of rather indopondont views. Ho Is a strong
- man on tho stump, and understands perfectly
how to prosent his views to tho people. Ho
has won his way In this stato solely on his
merits, and has novor played the demagogug pr
strlvon to catch each passing breeze of popular
favor. Ho is a democrat who believes In dem
ocratic principles, and who does not believe that
legislation is a sovereign remedy for all ills of1
tho body politic. Ho will not sacrifice tho re
form of tho tariff for some airy proposition that
seems popular. Thoro are many domocrats like
tho writer, In this section who think, in view
of tho fact that aftor twelvo years of Mr. Bryan's
leadership thore is not a democrat in the United
States Bonato from a northern stato something,
by tho way, that novor happened to tho party
during-tlio civil war that it is about time for
tho national democratic party to rise up and
say In all kindness to Mr. Bryan that ho must
stop asido and give some ono else a chance, that
his policy of driving mon who disagree with him
out of tho party must stop. Governor Johnson's
t friends do not anticipate any contest in this
state, but If Mr. Bryan's frlonds insist on such
a contest they will bo accommodated, and Mr.
Bryan will get a turning down that will have a
considerable Influence all over the country.
Governor Johnson can carry Minnesota at tho.
primaries and at tho national election. It has
been demonstrated that Mr. Bryan can do neith
er, 'Jefferson, Jackson, Johnson,' is the slogan
of the Minnesota democracy."
FORMER GOVERNOR LARRABEE of Iowa,
who recently visited the White House,
gave out this interview: "As to another ' term,
there seems to be great pressuro being brougfft
to bear on President Roosevelt, but I doubt tho
wisdom of it. The .president has done his duty,
and t would bo almost cruelty to compel him
to serve longer in such an exacting office. Thoro
Is also objection to a third term, although it
will bo only a second election, and every one is
entitled to two elections. Yet tho president de
sires to retire from office at the end of his prcs
ont term, and I do not believe ho will change his
mind, unless conditions should make it- impera-
tlve'for him to do so. There aro other good
men for the office, ,and the man who will bo
elected will be he who will carry out the pol
icies of Roosevelt in their spirit. This is tho
substance of my talk with tho president, and
really reflects his views, but I do not wish to
stato that he Is willing to undertake a third term
unless absolutely forced."
rp HE TRIAL OF William D. Haywood, charged
X with the murder of former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho, began at Boise City May
9. Tho attorneys for the defense moved that
the state be required to present a bill of partic
ulars, but this Judge Wood, presiding, over
ruled, saying: "An examination of the indict
ment in this case discloses the fact that the
offense charged In each count Is .set forth wlh
great care and particularity, the time and place
are specifically set forth as well as the person
upon whom tho assault was made, and tho -specific
means by which the blow which produced
death was struck. A bill of particulars could
not convey any Information to the defendant
on these questions which he does not
already possess. Tho only question is this: As
suming that the state must prove conspiracy,
and that tho defendant was connected therewith,
which conspiracy resulted In the deato of Frank
Steunenberg, Is the defendant entitled to the
particularization of tho several acts or circum
stances upon which counsel for the prosecution
rely in order to connect the defendant with sach
conspiracy? I do not think it necessary to stato
at this timo what the court would do if this ap
plication had been presented before the case was
set for trial. As the court now views tho mat
ter, the defendant has waived his right to such
bill of particulars not only by pleading to tho
indictment, but further, by permitting the case
to be set for trial without making such application."
THE WHITTIER Home Association of Ames
bury, Mass., asks all lovers of tho "Quaker
poet" to assist In raising the sum of ten thou
sand dollars for the -purpose of erecting at
Amesbury, the town In which Whlttier lived for
more than fifty years, a statue of the poet. Con
tributions may be sent to the treasurer, Miss
Emma C. Woolfenden, 62 Market street, Ames
bury, Mass. Whether large or small, they, will
be gratefully received by the association, and at
onco acknowledged.
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