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DECEMBER 15, 1911
The Commoner.
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At Los Angeles Judge Bordwell
passed sentence on the McNamara
brothers for the dynamiting of the
Times newspaper building. Jamos
B. McNamara was given a life term
in. prison and John J. McNamara
fifteen years. Judge Bordwell is
sued a statement denouncing the
Lincoln Steffens story. Clarence S.
Darrow, chief attorney for the de
fendants declared that the sentence
imposed was satisfactory. The
federal grand jury will subpoena the
prisoners to give evidence.
' Job Harriman, socialist candidate
for mayor of Los Angeles was de
feated by 30,000 by George Alexan
der "good government" candidate.
Women cast their first votes in this
"election, and newspaper dispatches
say they wero treated with marked
courtesy everywhere;
Imperial Chancellor von Beth
mann Hollweg in a speech in the
German reichstag made it clear that
in the future the fate of the Anglo
German alliance must depend on
deeds rather than assurances.
"Che" Gomez, whose rebellion at
Juchitan resulted in a clash be
tween Madero and the governor of
Oaxaca, was taken from jail at
Ricon Antonio, with eight of his
partisans and all put to death by a
mob.
District Attorney Miller of Indian
apolis and Samuel Gompers-have ex
changed interviews, severally criti
cising one another.
Twenty thousand Italians are re
ported to have won a decisive battle
near -Tripoli over a strong force of
Turks and Arabs. Losses on both
Bides were reported heavy.
Congressman Thomas announced
that he would seek to have a state
wide primary bill introduced in the
Kentucky legislature.
. - Suit was filed in the United States
circuit court at Cincinnati against
the National Cash Register company,
. of Dayton, O., charging the company
with restraining commerce in the
Bale and manufacture or casu regis
ters. The company, it is said, has
ruined 150 competing companies.
A Kingston, Jamaica, cablegram,
carried by the Associated Press,
'says: William J. Bryan attended
an agricultural fair in the central
part of the island as the governor's
guest. Mr. Bryan has arranged to
" deliver two public lectures in Kings
ton before proceeding to Panama.
An Associated Press cablegram
from Pekln says: An edict announc-
- ing the resignation of the regent,
Prince Chuen, was issued by the
empress dowager. It is signed by
members of the cabinet and points
out that the administration bas been
unpopular and that a constitutional
government has not yet been l estab
lished, explaining this by the fact
that complications arose, the
people's hearts were broken and the
country thrown into turmoil. The
ESS7 regrets that his ' "Pf gnce
came too late, and feels that If he
continued in power bis commands
would soon be disregarded The
' dict continues; "He wept and
prayed to resign the regency, at the
same time expressing his earnest in
tention to abstain from politics. I,
the empress dowager, living in the
ijuiuue, am ignorant of tho state of
affairs, but know that rebellion
exists and fighting continues, caus
ing disaster everywhere, while tho
commerce of friendly nations suf
fers. Tho regent is honest, though
ambitious. Being misled, ho has
harmed the people; therefore, his
resignation is accepted."
A Los Angeles dispatch says:
James B. McNamara's brief confes
sion, penned by his own hand and
bearing many evidences of a man
little skilled in letters, was made
public recently. It is as follows:
"I, James B. McNamara, defendant
in the case of the people, having
heretofore pleaded guilty to the
crime of murder, desire to make this
statement of facts. And this is the
truth. On the night of September
30, 1910, at 5:45 o'clock, I placed in
Ink alley, a portion of the Times
building, a suit case containing six
teen sticks of 80 per cent dynamite,
set to explode at 1 o'clock the next
morning. It was my intention to
injure tho building and scare the
owners. I did not intend to take the
life of anyone. I sincerely regret
that these unfortunate "men lost
their lives. If the giving of my life
would bring them back I would glad
ly give it. In fact, in pleading
guilty to murder In the first degree
I have placed my life in the hands
of the state.
"JAMES B. McNAMARA."
Joseph- Pearson Caldwell, former
editor of the Charlotte Daily Obser
ver, died at Charlotte, N. C.
Superintendent Fred N. Halin and
Michael C. Bailey, who had charge
of the water supply of the Bayless
Pulp and Paper company on Septem
ber 30, when the company's dam
went out, causing more than three
score deaths at Austin, Pa., were
held to the grand jury for voluntary
manslaughter. Each gave $1,000-bail.
Gifford Pinchot declares that
Roosevelt is out of the race and that
he is now for La Follette.
John F. Dryden, president of the
Prudential Insurance company and
former United States senator from
New Jersey, is dead.
THIS IS A MEAN JOKE
"Ma's just crazy to servo on a
jury."
"That so?"
. "Yes; she says she wants to be
one of the first to tell the secrets
of the Jury room." Detroit Free
Press.
THE ONLY WAY
The dove returned to the ark.
"We shall have peace," It cried;
"there is no land to fight about and
nobody to fight."-New York Sun.
INNOCENT
Rastus "What yo' tint is de
mattah wif me, doctah?"
Doctor "Oh, nothing but the
chicken-pox, I guess."
Rastus (getting "J?
'clare on mah honah, doctor, I sint
been nowhar I could ketch dat!
Medical Times.
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IT IS MR. BRYAN'S RIGHT
Quito a number of papers of
democratic proclivities seom to pro
fess to bo troubled in spirit because
Mr. Bryan will Insist on expressing
his views concerning what ho be
lieves to be the proper democratic
policy, now that tho party is -in con
trol of the national house of repre
sentatives. Objection to this ex
pressed Interest on Mr. Bryan's part
ranges all the way from mild pro
test to bitter criticism. In neither
case is it warranted.
By the facts of experience and by
virtue of developed wisdom in poli
tics and of honesty and consistency
in the discussion of great public
questions tho eminent Nebraskan
long since has established his right
to speak and be heard on those
questions that are of immediate and
pressing interest to democrats, as
such, or to Americans generally. On
many occasions there may be dis
agreement with what Mr. Bryan
thinks and says; but, with all that,
his observations are based upon in
telligent, and above all, honest and
patriotic consideration of public
affairs. He is able to judge as any
man of the policies that will help
the democratic cause, and above and
beyond that he has tried consistently
to hold his party to principles,
whether they brought partisan suc
cess or defeat, rather than, shifting
expedients that had no other merit
than the promise of political victory.
Democrats who are hungry for
loaves and fishes have not considered
and do not admit that Mr. Bryan is
entitled to any thanks or credit for
this course. But the public Judg
ment will be right on that point ulti
mately; and even now it will say that
It Is at least Mr. Bryan's right to
speak if he feels like it, and to say
what he thinks ought to bo said. '
Portland (Ore.) Telegraph (rep.)
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