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f 5 The Commoner. 1 APRIL 15, 191t ' -". Hirsch, In an interview made two especially In teresting statements. One was that the Phari sees of Jesus' time were really the Jewish patriots, the party of nationalism, as opposed to the priesthood of Rome. He declared that it was Christ's attack on the 'money trust,' which these priests had organized in the temple itself, that led directly to His crucifixion. By driving the money-changers from the house of prayer He sealed His own death 'warrant, for the priests immediately set on foot a conspiracy with the Romans that brought about His death." IN MISSISSIPPI charges of bribery in connec tion with the election of Senator Percy are being investigated for the state senate. A Jack son dispatch carried by the Associated Press says: "After a nearly continuous day session, the senatorial investigation into the bribery scandal was continued until a late hour tonight. The star witness was Mts. C. J. Neil, who swears that she arranged the meeting between Senator Bilbo and Dulaney. When asked her business, she replied: 'Bookkeeping, handling real es tate and selling Mississippi senators.' She de scribed how she introduced Bilbo to Dulaney; how the latter told her to 'feel out the weak legislators and see if they could be reached.' She swore that she was to be paid 'in proportion to the crop and said she naturally desired a 'big crop.' Mrs. Neil told how she went to New Orleans to confer with those interested, how she was followed by detectives and asserted she be lieved her life was in danger. She was cross examined during the entire afternoon in an effort to affect her creditibility as a witness. She said she did not know it waB a crime to bribe an official, and believed she did no wrong, for .the men she sought to bribe were already cor rupt. An attempt to get her to name some other senators was voted down by the senate on the ground that the investigation was into the Bilbo charges only. No witnesses were present at the night session and the sergeant-at-arms went on a hunt for them. The quest was unsuccessful and the senate adjourned." IN THE PITTSBURG investigation "men high er" iip" are being brought to the bar of justice. A Pittsburg dispatch to the New York World says: "Charles W. Friend, millionaire president of the Clinton iron and steel company of Pittsburg and a banker of prominence, reeled before the court today and confessed that he, as one of 'the men higher up,' had bribed Pitts burg councilmen. President Friend is eldest son of the late James W. Friend, millionaire steel car manufacturer, who lent Cassie Chad wick about $800,000. Charles W. is also direc? tor in the Pressed Steel Car company, also of the Workingmen's Savings and Trust company, as well as the close business associate of Frank N. Hoffstot of New -York. Mr. Friend said that about two years ago he had given Councilman Charles Stewart, $500 in his father's office. 'What was it for?' asked the court. 'Mr. Stew art told me that there was so much fuss over our company getting a bridge across the street at our mills that $500 was necessary to keep the newspaper men quiet, and I ' 'That Is not the case, your honor,' said Councilman Charles Stewart, taking his stand beside the confessing banker and steel man. 'He knows there was nothing said about newspapers; that the money was offered and given for the bank ordinance.' Mr. Friend said later that he had been mistaken through his excitement as to the reason for which the money was given. He said that the arrangements for paying the money had been started by his father, now dead, and that he had only carried out the wishes of his father In paying the money. 'That too is untrue,' inter polated Mr. Stewart, with bitterness. 'I have no recollection of ever having dealt with Mr. J. W. Friend, his father, in this matter.' " F. N. Hoffstot of New York, president of the Pressed Steel Car company was indicted by the Pittsburg grand jury on the charge of bribery. The grand jury also indicted Max G. Leslie a tax collector for bribery. Editor Moore went before the grand jury and gave extended testimony. KEFERRING TO the proposition to abolish Barbara Frietchle, the Omaha World Herald says: "But the treatment of Stonewall Jackson in the poem as a whole Is such as to cause us to doubt whether it is offensive to southern sentiment. It is certainly quite as much a testimony to the leader's sense of chivalry and deference to woman as it is a re buke to his cause an Import that would not be appreciated more anywhere In the world than in the south. Without any violence of inter pretation the words, 'A shado of sadness, a blush of shame' may be eliminated as casting any reflection on the honor of the leader, for just before this the column had riddled with shot the flag hanging from the window without the knowledge that it had been placed there and was being watched by a' gray-haired woman within whose loyalty, by the display, was mani fested with the gentleness and privilege of a mother. The leader's shame might well havo been not shame for his cause, but shame that, through ignorance, the sensibilities of the ven erable woman had been wounded. It is truo that the inference is plain that the woman's deed and word awoke the nobler nature that had been dead in the leader in his occupation as one of the chieftains of the 'rebel host,' but can not this design In the bard of Haverhill be forgiven for the fine gallantry attributed to the general in the lines: 'Who touches a hair of yon gray head dies like a dog! March on!' ho said? Or, if not, we may claim that compensa tipn is made in the magnanimity and tenderness expressed for the leader in these lines: 'Honor to her! and let a tear fall for her sake on Stone wall's bier.' If Barbara Frietchie is the heroine of the poem Stonewall Jackson is its hero." BEFORE THE League of Republican Clubs at Washington Mr. Taft delivered a spirited address in which he said: "Tonight wo are reading nobody out of the republican party. Wo want all In the ranks and all have the op portunity to establish their claims to republi canism by that which they shall do in both houses of congress In helping to enact the legis lation before them. By their fruits ye shall know them." Here the president pounded the table and looked a defiance which ho assured his hearers that he did not feel. "Those," he continued, "in the senate and the house who stand for the legislation we seek In order to redeem the pledges of the party have the right to stand with the party as republicans. If they don't we won't quarrel with them. They have a right to -their opinions. But we desire their aid as republicans and I do not wish to assume that they are not aB sincere as I hope I am my self in republicanism. The republican party is not rigid in its demands. It is so broad and liberal that it permits differences of opinion." The president plainly told that he meant that Insurgents must get in line or there would be some reading out of the party. Representativd Longworth, son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt, was present and he declared that he is a strong Taft man. ON THE SAME evening on which the presi dent spoke at Washington Attorney General Wickersham spoke at Chicago. He made a bit ter speech denouncing Mr. Taft's critics. Ho said that every republican must choose which side he was on. "He that hath no stomach for the fight, let him depart," quoted Mr. Wicker sham, in 'a shout which emphasized the senti ment. "The time of running with the hares and the hounds Is over. Treason has ever con sisted in giving aid and comfort-to the enemy. If anyone wishes to join the democratic party, let him do so, but let him not claim to be a' republican and work In and out of season to de feat republican measures and to subvert the In fluence of the republican president." T.HE JAMES R. RANDALL Literary and Me morial Association of Maryland is intending to do honor to the author of the famouB song, "Maryland, My Maryland." The Baltimore Sun says: "The James R. Randall Literary and Memorial Association of Maryland has lately been formed, with many of the most prominent Baltimoreans as its early members. It repre sents a movement designed to honor the memory and genius of the author of 'Maryland, My Mary land.' As recently stated in the Sun, Augusta, Georgia, Is preparing to erect a monument to Mr. Randall In that city as well as one at the grave of the poet, though Georgia is not Ran dall's native state. Maryland is now giving evi- dence of more extended recognition of her own poet. His portrait painted by Miss Katherine Walton and provided for by state appropriation, was unveiled at Annapolis last year. The James R. Randall Literary and Memorial Association aims to extend this appreciation and make it more general in understanding and expression. Devotees of literature have approved of it, not only In Maryland, but in New York. The con stitution and by-laws contain the following pro visions: 'Aims To secure a wider Knowledge and appreciation of James R. Randall as the author of 'My Maryland,' and through him, as a ropresentatlvo writer, to add to tho fame of Maryland, and to gain greater literary recogni tion of tho stato. Dues There aro no dues or financial obligations. Membership Opon to all proposed for membership and thereto Invited who have an interest in the welfare, ethical and material, of their natlvo or adopted stato of Maryland.' Tho members are, with few excep tions, men; but tho ladles aro gladly welcomed, as it Is clearly understood by tho founders that no good enterprise can bo carried on successfully without them. Tho officers of tho association are: Honorary president, Dr. Samuel C. Chow; president, Mr. Matthew Pago Andrews; secre tary, Miss Lillian McGregor Shepherd." O DISPATCHES from Washington and dls patchos from the correspondents who ac company Mr. Roosevelt persistently say that when Mr. Roosevelt returns to America he will defend Mr. Taft. Some of these Washington dispatches also say that Mr. Taft will re-organizo his cabinet to suit Mr. Roosevelt and that tho ex-president will then take the stump in de fense of his protegee. Tho Washington corre spondent for tho Chicago Record-Herald says there has been no understanding between Messrs. Roosevelt and Taft and that there aro no changes In tho cabinet now contemplated. It is generally believed, however, among politi cians that Mr. Roosevelt will, upon his return, give his support to tho Taft administration. AFTER MR. ROOSEVELT had refused to ac cept tho Vatican's terms for a call upon tho pope a reception for him was arranged by tho Methodists, and other Americans. One Metho dist clergyman issued a public statement in which ho said the Roosovolt incident was tho beginning of a war against Catholicism. Mr. , Roosevelt promptly cancelled the other recep tion. Walter Wellman, correspondent for tho Chicago Record-Herald, and several other cor respondents who were with Mr. Roosevelt, in sist that he has broken with Taft and upon his return, ho will fight tho administration. Tho Associated Press correspondent who is with Mr. Roosevelt says he will support Mr. Taft. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS The most notable result in tho municipal elections was the election in Milwaukee of Emil Seldel, socialist candidate for mayor. His ma jority was 8,000, the largest over given in Mil waukee. The socialists also elected another alderman to control the city council. Tn Chicago the democrats elected twenty-one out of thirty-five members of tho city council. This Is taken to mean repudiation of Mayor Busse. One newspaper dispatch referring to the Chicago election says: "In addition to local issues Colonel James Hamilton Lewis and former Mayor JSdward F. Dunne injected na tional issues into the campaign. Both assailed the tariff and the high cost of living, and told the voters that even In a municipal election they could rebuke the republican administration." In Hartford, Conn., Edward L. Smith, demo crat, was elected mayor. Tho Connecticut dem ocrats are greatly encouraged by this victory. In Jefferson City, Mo., Frank St. George, dem ocrat, was elected mayor. On the liquor question in the -municipal elec tions the result was generally a "stand off. Al though in Illinois and Wisconsin the anti-saloon forces failed to hold many of the important cities which went dry two yeaTs ago, while the wets succeeded in preventing a number of important towns and cities from going dry In which the question had never been contested until this spring. THE FULL DINNER PAIL Here is a full dinner pail story from the Kearney (Neb.) Democrat: "What," asked tho teacher of her class in mathematics, "would three and one-eighth pounds of beef steak come to at 41 cents a pound?" "It," exclaimed John nie Wise, "wouldn't como to our house." 0 ' The American Homestead, a monthly farm Journal of national scope, will be , sent to all Commoner subseribers, with- 0 out additional cost, who renew their sub- 0 ' scrlptions during the month of April. . Take advantage of this offer at once and 0 send in your renewal. 0 tmM b&fcfe a;Av . rft-jUi 'JH.SfSkt iAt . JL&1 . ' 1 Anm .""