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1 I VOL. XXVI. RALEIGH, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, J908. '' NO. 4. Mr A REAL CALAMITY Great Whitney Power Com pany in Hands of Receiver MANY MILLIONS ARE TIED UP The Mammoth Power Company oa the Yadkin River Placed in Charge of a Receiver Monday by Judgo Pritcb ard, on Allegations Presented by A. 0. Brown & Co., of New York. Asheville, Special. Alleging that the Whitney Company, the $10,000, 000 concern building a mammoth pow er plant on the Yadkin river, thirty miles below Salisbury, is unable to J meet and discharge its obligation? which have already matured and those which are maturing, and that it is to the interest and advantage of all the creditors, A. O. Brown & Co., of New York, applied to Circuit Court Judge J. C. Pritchard for the appointment of a receiver of all the property of the defendant. The defendant com pany admitted the allegations con tained in the bill of complaint and consented to the appointment of a re ceiver. Judge I'litchard, after hear ing the complaint and the answer, granted the prayer of the complain ant and appointed Hon. John S. Hen derson, of Salisbury, receiveir"for the company. A. O. Brown & Co., who made the application for a receiver and who are creidtors for more than $200,000 are composed of Albeit (). Brown, G. Lee Stout,. Lewis Gn.'Auv Young, Edward F. Bucanan, Samuel C. Brown and Walter Rhea Whitman. Tho Allegations. The complaint alleges that the de fendant company was chartered under the laws of North Carolina; that its capital stock is 1 0,000,000; that it has outstanding obligations in notes and bonds to the amount of $5,000, 000; that it is unable to pay princi pal and interest on certain notes; that it is being threatened with suits and that on May 1st, 1908, a. m. an in terest item of $150,000 will be due, in the payment of which the defendant I company will be compelled to.defanlt. 1 It is also alleged that $5,000,000 have I been spent m developing the plant: 1 that it is now nearing completion and the carrying out of the project is es- eetial to the protection of creditors and bondholders. I In appointing Mr. Henderson re fceiver for the property, Judge Pritch ard signed an order requiring that Ithe receiver take full control of all I the company's property and that un 1 til the further order of the court the I receiver shall manage and operate said property as tho defendant con ftrols or operates, or has heretofore I held or operated, and shall employ I such persons and make such payments rand disbursements as may be needful and proper and shall report his said tactions to the court from time to time. The reeeiver is required to give bond in the sum of $25,000. The de fendant and each and every one of its officers and agents are required to Jtransfer to the receiver all the prop erty, assets, books, accouuts and ivonchers of the defendant company and are also restrained from trans ierring with any of the property of the defendant. I Third Blow at Unionism- I Washington, Special. Monday for the third time within a month the Supreme Court of the United States promulgated an opinion construing laws adversely to contentions of un ions. The verdict rendered was in the' case of Lawler vs. Loewe, the for mer a member of the hatters' union and the latter a hat manufacturer o Danbury, Conn. The case involved the applicability of the seventh sec tion of the Sherman anti-trust law to conspiracies by labor unions to boy cott articles entering into inter-State trade. Under the terms "of that pro vision the complaining party may col lect three times the amount of his Ipss if the charge is sustained. ' Soldiers Perish in Snowstorm, j Ain-Seafra, Algeria, By Cable. Twenty-one men of the. twentieth Company of the Foreign Legion, and possibly others of the same company, perished on February 1st, in a blind ing snow storm which overtook the soldiers on their way to Fort Hassa. The entire company became separated Ind later searchers recovered the bodies of 21 of them. A section of the company succeeded in reaching Fort Hassa in ?. pitiable condition, but many are unaccounted for. . . f Chicago Lawyer Frozen to Death, j Chicago, Special.-William rice, a lawyer, was found frozen to death Sunday within 50 feet of -his-residence in Highland Park, a suburb, t ts thought that Brace slipped on the !TV fi?r?xenlTr on1 woa ttnnyioJ V.. 'all, succumbing to the cold before he ecovered consciousness.' " - - - THE N. CJEGISLATURE Tbt State Legislature Adjourned, Sine Lie, Saturday. The compromise of Governor Glenn u now a law, the House amendments to the Senate passenger rate bill hav ing been concurred in by the Senate without debate Saturday morning. The Legislature in extraordinary ses sion enacted several important laws beside the rate bill and tho prohibi tion bill, and in addition to these a large number of local bills were passed for the benefit of many coun ties and towns. The House and Senate adjourned at 2 o'elock Saturday afternoon by the Legislature clocks. There was pood feeling and mutual congratula tion among the members, and all go home wclJ satisfied with what has been " accomplished. During the session 205 bills and 10 rtsolutions were passed. The Governor transmitted to the Legislature a farewell message. The Famous Passenger Rate Bill. The bill as finally passed by both houses, provides for a 2 1-2 cent rate for passenger fare in this State and relies upon the railroad companies to fulfill their promises in letter to Gov. Glenn offering a 2 1-2 cent interstate rate of mileage books of 2,000 miles to firms, heads of families and four other members at 2 cents; of 1,000 mile books at 2 cents a mile to indivi duals and of intrastate mileage books fo 500 miles at 2 1-2 cents, good foi the heads of families and dependent members not to exceed four. This bill is in harmony with the rates of fered by Gov. Glenn to the railroads which fought the 2 1-4 cent rate, ex cept that reference is made to an ad justment of the rate in January, 1908, by the corporation commission if the rate is found confiscatory or exces sive, a provision which the railroads havo agreed to forego. The general State election on the prohibition question, as provided in the prohibition bill, will occur "on May 26th. Tho Senate, The resolution with respect to the agreement between the Governor and the railroads, which president Win ston announced as the "Public Con science Bill," authorizing the Gover nor to accept the $17,500 for payment of attorneys' fees and costs of liti gation, but not one cent for defray ing the expense of conveying the leg islature, was killed. A resolution was offered by Mr. Daniel and unanimously carried thanking the Lieutenant-Governor foi the faithful and impartial manner iD which he had presided over the ses sions of the Senate. At 2:42 the President declared the house and senate adjourned without day. The house acted on 303 bills and lcsolutions, about two hundred oi these being house bills. The messago from tho Governoi congratulating the legislature upon its work, was as follows: To the Honorable, the General As sembly of North Carolina: Gentlemen: I have nothing furth er to transmit to your honorable body. Your work is done, and well done, and you deserve, and will re ceive the plaudits of a grateful peo ple. In settling the rate question oc a basis just to the State and equi table to the railroads, you have re stored harmony, protected all busi ness interests and demonstrated tht fact that the sovereign can compel obedience from its creaters that dis obey its laws, and also extend its hand in helpfulness when the subject acknowledging its allegience, asks foi needed assistance. The State has ratified the agreement made with th railroads, and I feel assured that th railroads will in good faith fully carry out their contract made with me, thus showing by their acts th verity of their words when they pro fess a desire for kindly relations be tween all classes and conditions. You likewise acted wisely in appropriat ing funds needed for litigation be fore the inter state commerce com mission, to prevent discriminations against our State as well as in pass ing other laws much needed for th! Staters upbuilding, but in all yon did, 'protecting the small roads against burdens that they could not bear, thus encouraging the. building of new-lines into undeveloped terri: tory. Asked by the Anti-Saloon League, and believing myself that, since ovei 80 per cent of the entire territory ol the State had already endorsed pro hibition, it would be too costly and only engender strife to have a geni al election throughout the State. I in my message, favored State prohi bition by the legislature. In my judgment, however, you thought it best to submit the question to th vote of tbe State, and I cheerfuih approve you course, and now offei my servicer, as a volunteer to carrj your law before the people and ass them by their Votes to ra'ify whal you have enacted. - In my judgment State prohibition will win by an im mens: majority, and will prove the greatest blessing that has ever bees given-our people. Uo legislature in the history of the State, in so short a time and in extra session, ever did so much for the peo ple as you have done, and while at first a few may doubt the wisdom 61 some laws passed, yet I believe that very toon ajl wilj see the good. ensi and patriotism that has marked youi entire course and will heartily ap prove and ratify your legislation. I thank you most sincerely foi your endorsement of my course in trying to settle this complex rat question as well as for the eonsidera tion in debate, even bytbose who did not agree with my views. I wish for each of you a safe and pleasant journey homeward, express ing the hope that you will find youi loved ones well and happy, and thai you will receive, as you deserve, not only the approval of your own con science, but also the commendation of the people whom you have so faithfully served. With good will toward all, I bid each a kind good-bye. The Work Accomplished. Following is a summary of the most important laws of general interest, outside of the famous rate bill, pass ed by the extra session of the State Legislature, which body adjourned sine die Saturday last: liquor in Prohibition Territory. The act to prevent traveling sales men from soliciting orders or pro posals for the purchase of intoxicat ing liquors in prohibition territory in North Carolina, provides that it shall be unlawful for any person for him self or as an agent or traveling sales man for any person, firm or corpora tion, to solicit-orders or proposals of purchase by the jug or bottle or oth erwise of intoxicating liquors within the borders of any or all counties, townships, precincts, towns and cities in the State of North Carolina where ever prohibition prevails or the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited by law. Provided, that this law shali not be construed to prevent the sal a of intoxicating liquors in not less than five gallon package to all part ies or persons who are duly authoriz ed by law to sell intoxicating liquors. Prevent Railroad Mergers. The act amending sections 2567 and 2574 of the Revisal, preventing rail roads from merging with or securing stock in competing lines, prescribes that no railroad or other transporta tion company, or its officers shall ac quire, hold or guarantee the stock for, or lease' or be leased to, or purchased hv nr onKo1idate with or b merged into any parallel or compet ing railroad or transportation com pany, nor shall any railroad or other transportation company or its officers sell any of its stock or bonds to any holding or voting company or its of ficers, whereby such consolidation or, merger may be effected, and any such purchase, contract, merger or sale shall be void. And that no rilroad or transportation company, or its of ficers, now or hereafter doing busi ness in this State, shall purchase, lease, absorb, take over, buy stock in, merge with, or in any way secure an interest in a competing line of rail road or transportation company, nor shall any railroad or transportation company or its officers enter into any contract,, agreement or understanding with a competing line of railroad or transportation company calculated to defeat, or which may defeat or lessen competition in the State. This act shall not prevent railroads independ ently owned and operated in this State not exceeding 100 miles iu length from selling its road and prop erty. Freight Rates. Chapter 217 of the Public Laws of 1907 was amended by adding to sec tion 1 thereof the following: Pro vided, further, that the Corporation Commission shall have power, when it is made to appear that it is just to do so, to exempt from the operation of section of chapter 217 that part of the charges of a joint haul which is over the line or lines of a railroad company, which company now owns, leases or operates not more than 125 miles of railroad in or out of this State. - H. B. 195, S. B. 172: An act to pro vide for the payment of burial ex penses of Confederate pensioners. Twenty dollars to be appropriated from general county fund upon ree ommendation of chairman of pension board. - , H. B. 19, S. B. 95: An act to amend sections 20S1 and "2089 of the .Revisal of 1905, relating to marriage cere mony. May be solemnized by. ordain ed or authorized ministers. H. B. 156, S. B. 177: An act to amend section 63, sub-section 5, chap ter 258 of the Public Laws of 1907.. Rents and profits of real estate used exclusively for charitable, religious or educational purposes exempt from tax. H. B. 211, S. B. 3: An act to au thorize the Governors to employ coun -sel before Interstate Commerce Com mission. Governor is authorized to pay counsel not exceeding $5,000. H. B. 178, S. B. 83: An act to amend chapter 612. " Public Laws of 1907, relating to the regulation of speed of automobiles and other ve hicles in : Rockingham county. Law regulating running of automobiles ex tended . to Rockingham, ' Caswell and! Orange counties. H, B- 53, S-lB. 109: An act . la amend section 244S of the Revisal of 1905, relating -to putting- net stakes. Broken, decaved and abandoned net stakes to be removed. Does not apply I to Currituck eotihay. '.;"''- V : . No FricitJt of Liquor Tratnc If thi? special session' of the Legis lature had not ' already been- styled a railwav .rate -'session. " it should r be known as theanH-boozesessiion, '" - At every turn' and on every occasion, tao t Uuoi -jnteresti 'were riven th black eye. Not content with paving the way for State prohibition, the House and Senate both passed bills1 the sole pur pose and intent of which were to cut off or restrict the sale of liquor in the State. A bill whieh excited consider able talk at the time of Us introduc tion and subsequent ratification was that of Senator Recce Blsir, of Mont gomery, relative to drumming for in toxicating liquors. , This bill is of in terest and follows : "That it shall be unlawful for any person, for himself or as agent or traveling salesman for any person, firm or corporation, to solicit orders or proposals of purchase by the jug or bottle or otherwise iu lots of less than five gallons of intoxicating li quors within the borders of any and all counties, townships,- precincts, towns and cities in the State of North Carolina wherein prohibition prevails or the sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited by law." : As stated at the time of its intro duction, this bill is almost - identical with the one in force in South Da kota. The law there is said to be giving very general satisfaction. KING OF PORTUGAL SLAIN Carlos I and the Crown Prince Shot to Death While Seated in the Royal Carriage at Lisbon by a Band of Men Who Fired a . Volley From Carbines. Lisbon, By Cable King Carlo, of Portugal, and the Crown Prince, Luiz Philippe, were assassinated Saturday and the city is in a state of nprOar. The King's second son, tho Infanta Manuel, was slightly wounded, but Queen Amelie, who strove to save the Crown Prince's life by throwing her self upon him, was unhurt. A band of men, waiting at the cor ner, suddenly sprang toward the open carriage, in which the family were driving to the palace and level ing carbines which they had conceal ed upon them, fired. The King and the Crown Prince, upon whom the at tack was directed, were each shot thee times and they lived only long enough to be carried to the marine arsenal, nearby, where they expired. The royal family were returning, from Tilla Vicose, where they had' been sojourning and were on their way from the railroad station' to the palace. The cold-blooded murder. has sent a thrill of honor throughout the coun try. At the first blush it would seem as though the assassination was the work of anarchists. Nevertheless, the stirring events of the past few weeks has prepared tho people for some -startling culmination. The dis covery of plot after plot, as well as the discovery of many secret stories of weapons. and ammunition, had de monstrated the existence of a deter mination on the part of a large body of the Portugese to overthrow the present condition and proclaim a re public. Premier Franco, the dictator of the Kingdom, hastened to the palace, pro tected by a squadron of cavalrymen, and there he conferred with the Queen and high officials of Sti on what immediate action should bo tak en. It is understood that Queen Ame lie will be regent during the minor ity of Prince Manuel, who is now iu his 19th year. The only striking sequence to the tragedy was the complete and,bewil dering silence in which Lisbon is en-wapped. HAVOC BY FIRE AND WATER Loss of Approximately 40,003 Wrought by Fire Charlotte, N. C Special. A fierce and persistent fire broke out Monday morning in the southeast corner of the third floor of the old Johnston building, situated on the corner of South Tryon and Fourth streets oc cupied by tho plant of the Charlotte Clothkg Manufacturing Company. Strengthened by a start which gav it a dangerous headway before the fire department arrived, it command ed for moro than an hour the 'com bined efforts of' the entire city de partments to subdno it and wrought a total damage of perhaps. $40,000. Partially insured. Buroughs & Dials, the Long-Tate Clothing Co., also suffered, heavy loss. Five Burned to Death. Kansas City, Mo., Special. Five persons were burned , to death and five others" were injured in a fire in a three-story rooming house lat 1116 Wyandotte street, Satarday rhorning. Thedead: Mrs. Jennie Bert, aged 29, - Harrisonville, Mo., - waitress. Mabel E. Porter, aged 18, waitress, ina Graves, aged 18, waitress Peter Rooney, aged 64, cook. Charles Johnson, aged 23, cook. All the dead except Mrs Bert lived in Kansas City. The fire started from ari ex plosion of natural gas in the base ment. "7 ' Hoke Smith Not in Race. -- Atlanta, 43a., Srdat-MJovernQr Hokei Smith issued a formal state ment'vlate Tuesday y aannuncing, that he" would not" be;a candidate iforithe United States :. Senate "to- isnccoed Senator A. - S. Clay. His statement alsxj declared . that he would ,run for a second term -for Governor in order to firh the work wheh he pledged In fcia platf onat -. ; . r v j ;. "INSAtOAYSJURY Thaw Not Responsible When He KKled White. SEHT TO AN INSANE ASYLUM Justice Dowlins Declines to Releiss Prisoner, But Commits Him to the U&tte&w&a Asylum For the Crista- . si Iasaae. , New York, Special.Adjudged not guilty of the murder of Stanford White by reason of insanity at tbe time the fatal shots were fired, Harry Kendall Thaw Saturday was told by the court to be a dangerous lunatic and was whirled away to the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane ai Mat teawan. - Thaw was whirled away from tho Tombs in his wife's automobile. A special car was attached to the regu. lar 4:39 express over the New York Cenrtal. Thaw smoked and talked with- his counsel throughout the journey. Thaw Way Not Prepared. Thaw was not prepared for lbs climax of his case, and he was com manded to stand and face the jurors, they in turn were called to their feet. "Jurors, look upon the defendant; defendant, look upon the jurors," called Clerk Penny, "Gentlemen of the jury, have vou agreed upon a ver dict?" "We have," sa'd Foreman Grem mels. "What say you Ms the defendant guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty, on the ground that he was insane at the time of tho com mission of the act charged in the in dictment." After thanking the jury, Justice Dowling turned to Thaw and his at torneys and said: "The only testimony in this case upon which a verdict of insanity could be based was to the effect that Luaniac-depressive form of mental de lagtment. This testimony and the diagnosis of the form of insanity was based vpou prior outbreaks of the de fendant as testified to by witnesses from London, Montreal, Paris and Albany. It also appears from the testimony, and the court was careful to inquire as to this, that recurrences of these attacks are reasonably cer tain. - There has been no testimony adduced here to show that a persou suffering from this form of insanity ever can be permanently cured. II appears, however, that during the' maniacal form of the disease, the per son suffering therefrom is likely to commit dangerous assaults or mur der. There is danger also of suicide. Dangerous to Public . "Therefore upon all the testimony in this case, the court deems that to allow the defendant to go at largo would be dangerous to the public safety. The decision of the court is that the defendant shall not now bo discharged, but being in custody, shall be so held, and committed with ah dispatch to the State hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan. The sheriff of the county is directed to take custody of the defendant and deliver him to the State authorities at Matteawan." Mrs. Evelyn Thaw and Joshua Thaw were the only members of tbe prisoner's family in court when , the verdict was announced. The young woman thanked individually each member of the jury and followed Mr. Littleton's example in shaking hands counsel were elated with the verdict. District Attorney Jerome was almost as well pleased himself. He has con tended from the first that Thaw was medically, if not legally insane. Mr. Jerome congratulates Mr. Littleton and both counsel p. ud jury joined in congratulating Justice Victor J Dowling, who presided at the trial with so much satisfaction Jo both sides. The jurymen expressed their thanks to the judge for his kindly interest in all matters affecting their comfort. So far as lies within his power, Dis trict Attorney Jerome will resist any effort to have Thaw liberated at any time in the near future. Neither will he willingly consent to his transfer to a sanitarium. Thaw Rebels. He commanded his attorneys im mediately to sue out a writ of haoeas corpus -to have his sani'y irsted be fore he was sent aay to the up State institaticii where the insaue of criminal tcnJvitcics aie cy.-3net Mrs. William Th'rw," fro-n tcr hvtel, where she h-i received over "tele phone the news of tlr-trial's end, joined in the dersaadi of " her son. Martin W. Littleton, chief council for the defense, finally prevailed again the wishes of the mother, iudicatiag to. her .that he believed it would b better for the present t?,obey tbe mandate of the court. - Mr- Littleton ' informed THaw, jt was stated that ' ' there ; .', such, t af thing as public sentiment.:, in Kew York City., . ; "But I shall; not . go to ifattea wanV ' Thaw is -reported to iTava re.: peated many times.' . " ; - TJnderpro2iise that sftae action' speedily would He takea looking to the appointment ofa commission- lo. inquire into Ms present sanity "or for hit transfer to' a privtte i institution. Wre his wife and tber inmbT t his family might resid with him, Thaw consented to go wilt out pro test. "I am perfectly sane now, but I am going to Mattemwan on tbe adrW of my counsel, no thought it nnwUe to sue for a writ of habeas corpus at this time Council will proceed in tbe matter of ray release just as soon as they can get together the proofs they iliiment that I am at rreeni rsr.c. I am confident that usy stay at Matteawna v.W be far a luil period if lima ony." STRONG SPECIAL MESSAGE leading Recommendations of Prtti desi Eooserelt, Contained in HU Special Message to Congress. The following summary contains the substance of the reeommendatins of President Roosevelt in his recent special message to Congress which message has created rather wide spread discussion throughout the country: President's Recommendantions. Advocates the immediate re-ecact-ment of the Employers' Liability law, limiting its scope so thst it shall ap ply only to the class or cases as to which the court Kays it can consti tutionally apply. . 'A change in the Sherman law o as to regulate stockwatering and gam bling. Passage of a comprehensive act providing for coinjMnisation by the Government to employes injured in its service. Action to secure better control over business concern engaged in inter state commerce. A certain measure of Federal con trol over physical operation of rail way. Actio'.i iu connection with the 11 abuse of injunction in labor cases. ' Some Incisive Sentences In the Mes sage. I do not for a moment believe that the actions of this Administration have brought on business distress. It is due to speculative fully and flagrant dishonesty of a few men of great wealth, who seek to shield theaiselves from the effect of their own wrongdoing by ascribing its re sults to the actions of those who have sought to put a stop to the wrong doing. Put if it were true, to cut out rot tenes3 from the body politic I should not for a moment hesitate to put the knife to the corruption. We act in no vindicative spirit and we are no respecters of persons. The " business" which is hurt by the movement for honesty is the kind of business which, in the long run, it pays the country to have hurt. Certain wealthy men whose conduct should be abhorrent to every man of ordinarily decent conscience have during the last few months made it apparent that they have banded to gether to work for a reaction. Their endeavor is to overthrow and discredit all who honestly administ er the law. The amount of money the represen tatives of certain great moneyed in terests are willing to spend can be gauged by their recent publication of huge advertisements attacking with envenomed bitterness the Adminis tration's policy of warring against successful dishonesty. The books and pamphlets, the con troled newspapers, the speeches by public or private men to which I re fer, are usually and especially in the interest of the Standard Oil Trust and of certain notorious railroad com binatiom. Corrupt" businets and corrupt poli tics act and react with ever-increasing debasement, one on the other: tbe eorrupt head of a corporation, tho corrupt labor leader, the rebate taker, the franchise trafficker, the manipula tor of securities, the purveyor and protector of vice, the blackmailing ward. boss, the ballot-box stuffer, the demagogue, the mob leader, toe hired bully and man-killer-! alike work at the same web ui eruption, nd all alike should l aiiborrpd by hon est men. The adnamstration and t,hce wb support its iewa ktb not engaged in en assault on property. Tire Zucus West Virginia Hotel. Huchannon, W. Va., Special. A fire hieh started in the Morrison Hotel here early... Sunday was on.' brought citder control Sunday night after all had been received from Weston, W. Va. The postoffice, four other buildings and one residence were completely :destroyed. . The loss is estimated at $100,000. - Telegrapher Found Dead. Washington,"' Speciat John S. Bland,: a -well known .telegrapher, waa found dead in bed at his -board jn house in this ;ity, Sunday," death having resulted, frwn, cerebral benioi xhage. ifr. Bland..had ' boen.'. J.euv ployed ,by; The! Associated Press in several' cities. - .His homo was in Angus ta .Ga- - where he body will I ba seit for burial. . " NATIONAICOKS Matters of Moment Considered ami Disposed Of That Special ISrttart. The WaLinrion currri)4ett of Use Chsrluifr, X, e, olmrrrr writ his paptr tnlemtittgiy uf th ta to rial sentiment concerning tbe recent tpecial memMige of President Rooe rait: Us says: The lat inea of iVrwtJeot RooMtrli U tail the mwt popular subject of dicution here, 54 as Her af Congress ami newspaper men can not forcet it. Reprcftcnlattve Town end, of Michigan; Coekian, of New York; nepbum, of low, and others, poke of it. Those iVmocraU who act or speak before lley think ap plauded and rht--rd I now famous message as it a read, but the wier beads of the party, men who know srhat mrh thine will lead to iu a eaznpaign like the one now corning, have ecn very little iu I he ineagu to approve. The North Carolina Seualor, a well as thru of the minority ide, are quoted on the menage in inter-" riewi in Tho alii more Sun. A Knockout Blow. Seuator Overman ays: "Scut to Guignna jut at this time snd under the jx'ruliar conditions existing !c than a mouth after Lis regular annual meage, a it is in maoy miects a reiteration of many things lierctufnro recomemnded in his message to Coope, the lrej. dent evidently intended his special message a an answer to the tnauy criticisms made of him finra the panic and alo as r. knotlout blow to those candidates for the Hpnbli can nomination wb nre out of line and antagonistic to hit poiicie. Un doubtedly the President has iu thin, as in his other mesage, rendered great erviee to the country in rail ing attention to many honest and needed reform which have for a long time been advocated by the Democratic party. "Both in the Senate and in the Houe Democrat k have introduced bills along the liue of thet reform which arc recomrai'ndcd in hi mes sage bill to prevent ntock pnmblhig, regulating the practice of injunction ii the Federal court, refor mof tbe currency, relief for employes, for the control of ruilruad, etc. all of which aro now being considered by the committees to which they were referred. finch aj Tew Men Can Write. "Tbe message is a great state pa per, unusually strong and forcibly expressed, such as few men can write, but there is nothing especially new in it whieh other reformers have not advocated, and if it will have tha effect of influencing his Republican friends in Cougres to join with the Democrats to enact them reforms into law he will have aided in doing great things for the country and in preserving the government of tbe masses, not tbe classes, for the many, not the few, and for tho prevention of dishonest methods by corrupt cor porations and Mock gambler. How ever, the interference of the genersl government with tho rights of the tSates and tendncics toward eon. tralixation and paternalism the Democrats will fight to tbe lats ditch. They will advocate these reforms along radical lines, which would give unbridled license and curtail the liberties of the people." Indian Appropriations. Daring the consideration of tbe In dian appropriation bill in the IIoum) of Representatives Mr. Townaend, ot Michigan, delivered a peeeh in which he ieheared tbe history of the Re publican legislation, which he said, he idd for lie purpose of "disp'''" the unwarranted daima of i-ui i.-mo-erstic brethren." , ' II was not, J" -i d. dt?'4Arin' (hi present m'rJ-i'.siViob. "It n eds no defrJ-'.,- with tb American j-co pie." le vA. "It's reid will U. Lminate tbe pases of T-uted Statet hi tory and mark a a epoch in popu lar government."' He declared that the student of the future would point to U ''as the period when the peo ple came into possession of their own by, establishing as facts the hereto fore theories o fa republic, whereby Federal law is enacted for a cla oi financial condition, but for sll of the people." Defend.? Congress. He said that the legislation of the last two Congresses Ixcd been charg ed with producing the !at financial disturbance and l.o uudeitook to "re fute the charge rs untrue. He xe ferred especially to the railroad rate legislation, and fcaid that Democratic politicians, finding that the legislation wa3 good, desired to appropriate it to themselves as, a political asset in future campaigns. Mr. Towrssend defended the rail road rate law and declared that nc single provision in it unpaged any thing when the very charasters of the roads did not contemplate. He ssid that he who clainrs that rate legis lation caused the panic or to any con siderable est ert contributed to-it. begs., the craestfsn ia his desire justfy Tu cpptiibn to tbe ceasurt and to i disrredit an administration hostile to special interests and fa?rr, bio g venircient -by Iflw," t ! i ! i 4 f. t I i
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