Monroe Journal
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VOL. 19. No. 14.
MONROE, N. C TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
MR. KIT! "HIV IX CHARLOTTE.
spoke to !U Ovwd Tuelaj
NigM Mr. McMiuh Say Victory
I Ortaln.
Charlotte Observer. Wednesday.
I Khali make the hardest fish"
of my career trotu the mountain
to the seashore," he challenged "In
the Interest of au uutraaimcled De
mocracy, la behalf of the people cf
this State who believe in the old
principle and In the cardinal ten
eats e-f our political faith. I shall
make this fight ia the gunshiue and
not In the dark. I shall strike
above the belt. 1 shall follow all
reasonable lines of fairness. I shall
do nothing that my worst enemy
might rouut unfair.
These were anion the opening
remarks which the Governor made.
He was Introduced by J. D. Me-
Call, his manager in Mecklenburg
county. Mr. McCall uttered his
belief In the doctrine of Democracy
which the governor advocated, slat
Ing that he had watched bis career
since some years ago when he emerg
ed into the political arena, in the
fifth district, defeating one of the
strongest Republican candidates for
fortress In the State.
Governor Kltchin was In excel
lent condition for speech-making
His voice was clear, his message was
Inspiring to hia friends, many of
whom declared that they had never
heard him In finer spirit.
Governor Kitchln then went Into
the Senator's record, specified thir
teen charges, and declared that
Senator Overman supported Senator
Simmons upon only one of them.
He first discussed the Lorimer case,
showing that Lorimer had favored
cutting Southern representation on
account of our suffrage amendment.
had repeatedly helped to unseat
Southern Democrats In the Hoube of
Representatives, had declared that
he followed Aldrlch as bis bellweath
ei and was supposed to be In sym
pathy with the lumber and the beef
Must. Yet Senator Simmons had
declared Lorimer the Intellectual
and moral peer of any other man In
the Senate. He wondered it the
Senator Simmons of bIx years ago
would have been so anxious for Lo
rimer to retain his seat under the
abundant evidence showing corrup
tion In his election.
"I have stated and repeated that
if Senator Simmons thinks I have
misstated his position, misquoted
his speeches or In any way done his
political record an Injustice In show
Ing his changes in the last few
years, I shall bn glad to meet him
In joint discussion at any time and
place he may name and undertake
to make statements good from the
record or humbly apollglze to him
and the people. Every fact that I
have stated or shall state tonight
touching his record wns taken from
the official record, and not one of
tin se facts can be denied. This
cu:npa!gn cannot be won by bluff
nnd bluster. Interviews by western
men as to conditions In the west
have been circulated In the enst, In
my judgement, for tho purpose of
inislc-udln; the people as to my
strength in the west. West of Sal
isbury my friends think that I am
several times stronger than ever be
fore, nnd that I will carry a num
ber of counties which gave me no
vote at nil four years ago.
1 am i;olng to try to inform the
people about hU record, for I think
It should not be endorsed. When 1
tlrst discussed It his friends were
astonished. They knew If tho facts
given In my Kalelgh spooech were
correct ho was not the same kind of
Democrat he was when they first
elected him to the Senate or when
ethey re-elected him five years ago.
'His friends did not wish to believe
he had changed. When 1 cited his
departures from Democratic princi
ples they searched the records and
found that every statement that I
had made was true, and they have
never cited one sentence from my
speech and denied It. They have,
however, written column after col
umn around and about It. When
they could not dispute tho facts
some declared It a personal attack.
I shall tonight repeat every charge
I made against him, and make If
I can fully an strong a speech on
his reccrd as I mado In Raleigh and
Greensboro. If anyone hears me say
a word that is personal, unjust, un
democratic or In any way improper
In discussing his political record,
please let hlia hold up his hand, for
1 assure you that it Is my wish to
aold personalities and to abstain
from all Improper methods la thlo
campaign.
MR. McNINCH'S STATEMENT.
F. K. McNlnch, State manager of
the KHchln campaign for the t'nlt
ed States Senate, returned to Ral
eigh yesterday afternoon after spend
ing the day and night In Charlotte.
"What did you think of the meet
ing last night?" Mr. McNlnch was
asked yesterday.
"I was simply delighted," said he,
"at the cordial and enthusiastic re
ception to the Governor In my
home county. It was a great
pity the meeting was not held In
a largo auditorium so all who de
sired to could hear him, but the
truth Is that the size of the crowd
considering that It was the begin
ning of the corapalgn, was as sur
prising as It was pleasing to our lo
cal manager, as well as myself."
"I have no doubt about the re
sult In Mecklenburg county. I am
absolutely certain now that Gover
nor Kltchin will carry It by a hand
some majority.
"The present conditions through
oat the State are excellent, exceed
ingly fine, from our point of view.
Sine opening headquarters la Ral
eigh and getting in touch with the
people of the State I am as abso
lutely confident as I can be of any
thing that the Governor is going to
win an overwhelming victory. The
respond to his candidacy by the
masses has been spontaneous, and
-- confined to no particular section
1 have been especially gratified at
the ery strong support he Is re-
t-lvin in the west, where he had
little or no support before, and w
are going to surprise the piedmont
and eastern sections of the State at
the following Governor Kltchin will
have by tho sturdy, uncompromising
Democrats across the Dine Ridge. If
the primary were to be held tomor
row 1 feed absolutely sure that Gov
ernor Kltchin would be nominated
by a safe majority, and as the pri
mary is six months from now I con
fider.tly predict that by that time
the people of North Carolina will
have become thoroughly familiar
with the record of Senator Simmons
on the tariff, subsidy, Lorimer, etc.
and that he will be beaten by
crushing majority. Just say to ou
friends that I hope they will keep
up the fight, and share with us the
certain and brilliant victory that
awaits us in November."
Allen Trial in Progress.
"111 stand for any fine, but
they try to put me In the penitent
lary I'll make the biggest hole in
that court any man ever did, and
if Judge Holen don't do his duty,
I'll leave him there with them. "This
threat was made by Floyd Allen pre
vious to the 'lillsville court house
murders, accordlr :; to a witness Sat
urday. Judge llolen was Allen
counsel.
Nino witnesses for the Common
wealth against Floyd Allen has tes
tified when court adjourned early
Saturday afternoon, to permit Judge
Staples and four of the attorneys
for the defense to go to Roanoke to
vote In a municipal primary.
Witnesses testified that Victor
and Frlel Allen participated in the
shooting and that Floyd Allon shot
at William M. Foster, the dead Com
monwealtb's attorney. One said
Sldna Allen, and not Claude, fired
the first shot.
Jack Allen, brother of Floyd, and
several other members of the Allen
clan who have been attending the
trial, left for their homes.
The Allen Jury went to church
Sunday and on returning to Its room
In the court bouse held a long ser
vice. The hearty voices of the
twelve stalwart countrymen blend
ed in the harmony of an old hymn
"Are you Ready for the Judgment
DayT" .
Across the court house green
Floyd Allen, the prisoner on trial
first of the gang which shot up the
Carroll county court in March
heard the song. Yesterday his trial
continued with the prospect that It
may not bo ended before two weeks
Eighteen witnesses have been ex
amined and tho prosecution still has
forty-seven to ewonr. The defense
has as many or more.
Allen's mental strain, and the
physical agony which ho has endur
ed from hia broken leg, which wns
Improperly set, Give him a pitiable
appearance.
lie is now little like the rugged
mountaineer who once spread fear
over a countryside.
Waxliaw News,
Correspondence of The Journal.
Waxhaw, May 6th. The Otterheln
Male Quartette, the last number of
this season s lyceum course, camo
Saturday night. The musical even'
Ing was grently enjoyed by a large
audience. We seldom see so har
monious a blending of voices in a
male quartette.
Miss Pearl Rodman spent Satur
day nnd Sunday in Matthews at the
home of Mrs. Annio Heath.
Mrs. J. P. Steele of Charlotte is
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. H.
Howie.
Messrs. Will and Fred NIven of
Monroe spent Sunday with their
mother, Mrs. W. If. Howie.
Miss Louise Nesbit of VanWyck
Is visiting Miss Florence Strange.
Tho Civic League awarded prizes
on Saturday last to those having
largest trash piles, cleanest prem
lseB, etc. The season of cleaning
up extended from April 22 to May
1, and the children took great In
tcrest In working for the prizes.
Tho Leap Year Club met with
Miss Edna Nlven on last Wednesday
and after business transactions
were delightfully entertained for
an hour or more.
Mr. Karl Hudson spent Sunday
at his home In Monroe.
Miss Jane Boyce of Tennessee
visited relatives here last week.
A play, 'All a Mistake," will be
given by the local Dramatic Club
Friday night of this week. Pro
ceeds to go for the benefit of the
Civic League, and Baseball club.
Miss Minnie Massey is visiting at
Mr. C. S. Massey 's.
8Hxial Tax for Colored School.
The county commissioners yes
terday, In response to a petition,
ordered an election In district No.
5, colored, on the line between Bu
ford and Jackson, to see whether or
not the colored people In the dis
trict wish a special school tax. It
was agreed that since the policy has
been not to tax colored people In
special districts for the white race,
that the whites In this district
should not be taxed for the 'Color
ed school. This Is the first colored
district that has applied for a spe
cial tax. The election was set for
June 29th and O. G. McCain was ap
pointed registrar and L. W. McDon
ald and Charlie Massey judges.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
River Still Highest l.'ver Rnuuuaml
Current S liter Strlt of Suf-
ft'riiiig and IH'vastation.
From Vlckbburg. Miss., south to
New Orleans the Mlsalstdppi river is
from half a foot to two nnd a half
feet above any previous flood rec
ord stage.
An additional rise this week of
approximately one foot from New
Orleans north to Baton Rogue if
predicted by tho weather bureau.
Soundings made by United Stale's
army engir.eers show that this nc-ord-breaklng
volume of water in the
big river is moving at the rate of
8.1 feet a second, or faster than
ever before recorded In the Missis
sippi's flood history.
Danger points in the levees in
Louisiana:
isaion uogue, uonnet earre, zo
miles north of New Orleans; Mnrri-
snnra I'laqtiemine, Scott's Landing
Cypret-s Hall. New Roads and Third
District, New Orleans.
Large sections of fifteen Loulsi
ana parishes west of the Mississip
pi are under water, four other par
ishes have some flood water and
are bound to get more this week;
approximately one hundred thous
and persons In that territory have
been driven from their homes;
trains are taking out hundreds of
families daily, fleets of motorboats
and skiffs are being used to rescue
marooned families; about a dozen
lives all told have been sacrificed,
principally because the people re-
fused to heed the warnings; several
hundred thousand dollars worth of
rations have been distributed
among the refugees, who are shel
tering In all manner of houses from
cabins to churches and lodge build
ings.
Every day brings stories of suf
fering and heroic rescues, of new
sections Inundated by the waters
from the crevasses already record
ed in tho levees of the Mississippi
river. The funds that will be re
quired to take care of the flood vic
tims cannot be expressed In a few
hundred thousands of dollars.
The question of protecting the re
maining levees along the Mississip
pi river from the mouth of the Red
river, south, Is causing deeper con
cern for the moment. Millions of
dollars worth of property is at stake
and thousands of lives would be
jeopardized if some of the biggest
of the levees should give way.
Senator IWn Tillman Asks for lie-
rieetliir.
South Carolina newspapers have
received from Senator Tillman a
communication addressed to the
people of the State In which he
says In part:
"Twenty-two years ago I asked
you to elect me to the office of
Governor. You did It after a very
hot campaign In which I spoke In
every county In the State. Two
years later I asked for re-election.
You gave me the office the second
time by an overwhelming vote. Af
ter four years of service lit the
Governor's office I nsked you to
send mo to the Senate; and again
after n heated campaign you plac
ed me in the office 1 now hold.
"I have hold this office for near
ly eighteen years and I nm now
asking you to re-elect mo to It
although my health Is broken and
I am no longer tho strong and vigor
ous man I once wan. I have a ripe
experience and thorough knowledge
of the workings of the government
and have many warm pirsonal
friends in the departments nnd in
both branches of Congress.
"I came to the Senate in a cloud
of obloquy on account of newspaper
abuse at home. I have fought my
way In spite of it and have lived to
see most of the newspaper men in
the press gallery my friends.
"I have flattered no man and
feared no man in debate nnd have
a strong de.dro to 'die In harness'
for sentimental reasons only.
'Owing to my poor health and In
accordance with the advice of my
physician, I shall not make any
speeches (luring the ennvass this
summer. The senntorshlp has al
ways been regarded! by me ns a sit
cred trust nnd If I knew you want
ed me to surrender It, I would glad
ly lay it down, conscious that I have
done my duty always to the best
of my ability,"
Floods Help to Kill IloJl Weevil,
Washington, May 3. The devas
tating floods of the lower Mississip
pi have not been an unmixed evil,
for In spite of their destructive work
they have helped to clean out a lot
of boll weevils.
Secretary Wilson announced to
day that .although early cotton plan
ting ordinarily ts desirable, the over
flow this year would make It possi
ble to plant as late as the 25th
This applies as far south as St. Jo
seph, La. Below that point many
weevils found winter quarters In
Spanish moss, where they would be
safe from the water.
"It must not be supposed," said
Secretary Wilson today, "that all thej
weevils have been eextermlnated
even in the northern part of the
flooded arena, for even there, some
where above the high water line and
during the season, there will be
flight of weevils Into this territory.
Dante's Inferno will be shown at
the Pastime May 10th. This extra
ordinary production, costing one hun
dred thousand dollars to produce, Is
said to be one of the most Impres
sive pictures ever made. Remem
ber the time, Friday May 10th, at
the Pastime.
ItlTOKD HOYS PARDONED.
Coventor Kitthiii follows l! common
im'iiiu of Judgr and Other ami
Frets Everett .Melton. Hen ai 1
Jeff Startles, James Richardson
anil Dexter Stark.
Last Friday Governuor Kitchln
pardoned Everett Melton, !!en and
Jeff Starnes. James Richardson and
Dexu-r Stack, of Ruford township,
who were couvlrted at the July
term. 1D11, of Btire breaking. Frl
Mason, colored, convicted with
them, wi! be freed August first. All
but Jeff Starnes were sentenced to
thirteen months, nine of which they
have served, and on account of good
behavior would have been out be
fore their thirteen months expire!
Jeff Starne-s. who Is the oldest of
them all, and has a family, was giv
en three years. .Messrs. J. C. Sikes
and J. J. Parker presented the pe
titions to the Governor about the
middle of February. In Issuing the
pardons, Mr. Kitchln said:
"The judge who tried this case
has recommended that priosners be
pardoned May 1st. The solicitor
who prosecuted, the private prose
cutors, practically all the officers
of the law In Union county and a
great many of the most prominent
citizens Join in recommending par
don. It seema that the boys who
committed the larceny are young
and that it was their first offense.
I commute prisoners' sentence to a
term expiring this day, except Fred
Hlnson, whose term on account of
his bad priaon record shall not ex
pire till August 1, 1912. on condi
tion that they remain law-abiding
and of good behavior."
Iteul Estate Transfers.
T. M. Edwards to F. W. Ashcraft,
lot iu Marshville. $100.
Hugh Pressley nnd others to Ma
rlon Pressley, four lots on Simpson
avenue, $60.
F. M. Sutton to Lemuel C. Polk,
house and lot on College st., $1400.
J. E. Efird to Will M. Cuthbert
son, two lots near north-east limits
of Monroe, $175.
Monroe Realty Co. to Miles N.
Plvens, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on
Yann Heights, $150.
N. A. Funderburk to A. L. Fun
derburk, 22 acres of J. G.. Doster
tract In Ruford township, $575,
J. W. Hill to M. L. Sinclair, two
lots in Marshville, $800.
W. H. Hartis to C. N. Simpson,
lot in I'nlonvllle, $912
Jerry Starnes to J. F. Doster, 67
aerer In west Monroe township,
$10tt.
V. C. Davla to J. S. Plyler, 61
acres and 22 acres on Twelve Mile
creek, $2000.
Eber A. Griffin to O. Wilson Grif
fin, 100 acres on Richardson creek,
$375 with life Interest reserved.
Monroe Realty Co. to A. A. Se
crest, lot on South side of Winches
ter avenue, $050.
John A. Austin, commissioner, to
D. P. Austin, 91 acres of Jonathan
I.. Austin land on Richardson creek,
Dentil of Mrs. J:irvis Presley.
Mb. Bessie Presley, wife of Mr.
Jar!s Presley cf Charlotte died
April 29th of pneumonia, alter an
lilne-.a of one week.
She was a faithful member of the
Missionary Baptist church and died
triumphant In the Christian faith.
Her daily life was n living example
to all those with whom she came In
contact, and no one could breathe
the atmosphere of her society with
out feeling benefited. She wore a
smile for every one and never
had a frown.
This loved and loving sister. wife.
mother, friend, died when woninn
hood's morning had not as yet
t tidied noon, and while the curtains
were still rising In the east.
Slio added to the sum of human
joy, nnd were every one for whom
she did some loving service to bring
a blossom to her grave she would
sleep tonight beneath a wilderness
of flowerB.
She Is survived by her husband
and five small children, two of them
little twins Just four months old
Her father, two brothers and two
sli-ters survive.
May the blessings of him who
does nil things well comfort and
el'eer tho bereaved husband and
may his hand be ever guide-d nrlght
la tho protection and care of those
dear little ones. A Brother.
Violently Insane.
Mr. Lamar Griffin, who lives six
mileB south of Marshville, was car
ried to the Morganton hospital last
Wednesday In n violently insane
condition. So violent was the un
fortunate man that It took several
men to hold him. His brother, Mr,
Hiram Griffin, and Mr. T. M. Green
of Marshville township brought
him to Monroe in an automobile
Wednesday and got him off to the
hospital, and when they left he wns
no better. He has a wife and a
baby and is about twenty - eight
yenrs old.
Mr. Asliele'y Home Pnrnlywel.
While on his way to the Confed
erate reunion yesterday, Mr. Asheley
Home, who was a prominent candi
date for Governor four years ago.
suffered a slight stroke of paraly
sis. He was taken off the train at
Greensboro, where a doctor said he
would have to remain awhile, but
would soon recover.
The Pastime tonight will have a
very fine drama from one of Alex
ander Dumas' novels entitled "The
Corslcan Brothers," and "A Love
Story Over the Garden Wall."
THE WOMAN'S MEETING.
Home- Mission SooMy of UY-tem
Conference Will Mert Here This
Week 1 lie ITocram.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Wesurn Norm Caro
lina Conference will meet hero next
Friday evening. At T:3 there
will be a meeting of the executive
committee and district e '! t a ries.
At 8 o'clock Dr. Weaver will hold
devotional exercises, and the follow
ing program will be carried out:
Five minute talks.
Why the-y are here, Mrs. J. F.
Marr.
The women w ho came.
The hoMess, Miss Maud Bohaiu.
The women who did not cuiae,
Mrs. W. E. Franklin.
The women of vision, Mrs. W. D.
Nicholson.
The women of service, Mrs. Duke
Hay.
The women who lead, Mrs. Dur
ham. Girls to-day, women to-morrow-Miss
Brem.
Music, announcements, benedic
tion. Informal reception.
SATURDAY. MAY 11.
9:00 a. m. Study classes.
How to conduct a study class, Mrs.
V. C. Houston.
Social service, Mrs. B. E. Moore.
9:30 a. m. Devotional exercises
Mrs. J. F. Mar.
Roil call.
Organization.
Announceuint of committees.
Address of president.
Reports.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.Jas.
Atkins.
Treasurer, Mrs. R. L. Hoke.
Conference editor, Mrs. W. L.
Nicholson.
Superintendent of supplies, Mrs. J.
L. Tholtx.
Noon devotional service.
District secretaries.
2:30 p. m. Devotional service,
Mrs. J as. Atkins.
Roll call.
Minutes of previous session.
Reports of district secretaries con
ducted round table.
4:00 p. m. meeting of the com
mittees. Saturday evening Plea for
America, by children of Central
church under Mrs. Rudge.
SUNDAY, MAY 12.
Annual sermon, Rev. J. H. Weav
er, D. D.,
8:00 p. m. Devotional service.
4:00 p. m. Memorial service.
Address, Mrs. R. H. MacDonell.
MONDAY. MAY 13.
9:00 a. m. Workers' conference.
9:30 a. m. Devotional service.
Minutes.
Children's work, Mrs. J. K. Nor
fleet. Young people's work, Mrs. L. F.
England.
Christian stewardship, Mrs. Cora
Earp.
Social service of lacal work, Mn.
1 1 a no.
Noon Devotional service.
2:30 p. m. Organized social ser
vice, trained workers round ta!l
4:00 p. in. Meeting of commit
tees.
8:00 p. ra. Report of council
meeting, Mrs. Jns. Atkins.
Plans for the future, Mrs. R. II
MacDonell.
TUESDAY, MAY 11.
9:00 a. in. Workers' conference.
9:30 a. i.i. Devotional service.
Minutes.
Reports of committees.
Marriage of Mr. Stevens and Miss
la Ik.
A marriage of niwh interest was
solemnized here Tuesday night.
when Miss Nealie Belk became the
bride of Mr. A. F. Stevens. Rev.
William Black of Charlotte perform
ed the ceremony. Immediately after
the ceremony the happy couple left
on the Seaboard for New York and
other Northern cities, where they
will spend several weeks. Dainty
refreshments were served after the
ceremony. l ne house wns very
prettily decorated nnd the bride was
gowned In a beautiful dress of blue
whip cord with hat to match and
carried a shower bouquet of bride's
roses ni'd Ullea of the valley. The
wedding was u surprise to the many
friends of both bride and groom
and It was thus planned. Tho bride
Is the accomplished daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J. M, Belk of this city
and has friends by the score. She
If a young woman of unusual at
traction and is loved for her many
womanly qualities. Mr. Stevens is
a most popular young man nnd but
few have as many friends ns he.
He Is manager of the local depart
ment store of W. H. Belk & Bro..
and Is Indeed a man of sterling
worth. Ho Is a son of Hon. R. L.
Stevens.
A Hit of Had Road.
Capt. Fletcher is completing one
of the worst stretches of road which
he says he has ever seen, about
three hundred yards on the Con
cord road above town near Mr.
Jack Fowler's. When the bridge
was washed away the road was cut
up pretty bad and froze and In that
condition caught a lot of rain, which
sank down Into the holes and ruts
while travel was suspended. When
tho bridge was completed and travel
started up the road went all to
pieces. One hundred and ninety
two vehicles passed over that road
last Tuesday from twelve to six
o'clock, going out from Monroe.
They were counted by Mr. Fletcher,
And it mighty near took three
mules to pull an empty wagon. But
the road will be In fine shape now.
There is a great deal of travel over
It all the time.
TEDDY M.IO.IV 'EM HARD.
Mr. Taft .Wuxs. Him ..f Things an-l
lie Says There's Not a Yturtl .f
Tiuih lu It.
Slain Ions! Yu t're anotlif-r! Not
the truth! At.; j-iuii expression
are Dying bn :-: . n I :onh iK'twevti
Taft and Roo i It .vtis I...1 !ti
Marchi:.-Ms, v, ! : Ootlt eav. aao d
ai'd just about dr. i 'ed l'ie S::.t
between iheai. 1 it s Un t'-u
same way 1:1 M.:r la.i I. wi: tl.u
primaries were hold y.stonl.iy and
re-uiuu in awu a in-.
Here is a sau.plo :-f Mr. Roose
velt's ho:, Inni. i out Sund. y:
"Mr. Taft -.v.s 1 have i:ans;ed
my mind about thrf autl-tn;.,! law.
lie well knows tiiat the position I
take now is preeUtly the petition
I took again and again in sjjex-lies
and liiesxages to Congress while I
was President. He was tbeu in m.J
Cabinet and n peaielly expressed
his approval of what I thus said.
TAFT SPOKE UNTRUTH.
Mr. Taft says I have said that th
anti-trust law ouht to bo repeal
ed. Mr. Taft well knows that this
Is not true. I have aluays explicit
ly stated that it ought to Im kept
on the books and really enforced
(not merely nominally forced us ha
been by .Mr. Taft, In the Standard
Oil and Tobacco trust cases l i'gainst
all trusts guiby of anti-social pra"
tl;es, but I have ahvrys said and
now say. that by itself tho anti
trust law will never solve tho prob
lem of dealing v, ith the great cor
porations and that to control the
great industrial Interstate corpora
tions, we should have a law akin to
the present intei.-tate commerce law
but without the mischievous intt-r-state
commerce court.
"Mr. Taft says that I criticize
him because he prosecu'ed tho
Standard Oil and Tobacco companies
to the Supreme Court and got de
cisions there. Oa the contrary.Mr.
Taft knows well that 1 criticized
him, not for having thus continued
the prosecution of the suits that I
had begun, but because after he
had gotten these decisions, he then
permitted the Deportment of Jus
tice so to shape matters that the
result was a complete nullification
of all tho good results of his suit.
"His conduct in this respect is
quite incompatible with any sincere
purpose really to enforce the anti
trust law. As a result of his action
the stocks of the corporations in
question rose grently in value, tho
rise in Standard Oil stocks being
over $200,000,000. Mr. Taft can
hardly have failed to notice that
following his Institution of a suit
against the Harvester trust, Har
vester stock went up two points.
WALL STREET FOR TAFT.
'Evidently Wall Street has made,
up Its ml:id that M; Tafi's prose
cutions are fake prosectitlons.where
as the bitter hostility of Wall Street
to me shows how ll- ely Is I's mem
ory of the fact thnt my prosecutions
were renlly prosecutions nnd hurt
the persons prosecuted."
Colonel Rmsvpt refer to tho
p.T.dli'g liuvs'iu -.tbsi of Judsw Arch-
hit Id of the cor.::,i--:'oo court and as
serts that th .I.i '.ge vas i ppointed
to placate a P aa- irania politician,
although the ite-s alleged un
fitness for the oM!e- had already
been culled to I'lesldeni Tafi's in
tention. The sit an :n ut continues:
"In Kentucky mid Indiana, in
New York City and elsowh'-re, Mr.
Taft knows well t lie deh')..iies elec
ed for him represent bare-faced
frauds. He stands gniity cf conni
vence at and coidoin;! m of thes.;
frauds; he stands guilt- of approv
ing and or.couragittg fraud, which
deprives tho peop'e of t!iir right
to express their will asto who shall
be nominated.
"In nil those primities and con
ventions, I have stood for absolute
honesty nnd fair play. Mr. Taft hna
stood for crooked mi (representation
of the will of the people.
EXPLAINS 1.0 RIMERS CASE.
"As for the Lorimer case, tho
facts are these: I fought Mr. Lori
mer hard and In the open for eigh
teen months. Originally Mr. Taft
was secretly nsainst Mr. Lorimer.
As the llllno's primaries upproached
Mr. Taft's opposition vanished. Mr.
Lorimer was the loading: Taft work
er in Illinois. As Umu as there was
hope that Mr. Lor'r.ior might carry
tho State, Mr. Taft l.ept quiet about
Mr. Lorimer. But as soon ns Illi
nois was lost, Mr. Taft rushed to
Massachusetts, where there were no
Lorimer votes, and 'epiiiHatod Mr.
Lcrlmer.
"Now It was wrong for Mr. Taft
to keep silence and therefore real
ly help Mr. Lorimer, as long na Mr.
Lorimer could be of use to Mr. Taft.
but It was not merely wrong. It was
wrong In a peculiarly mean way. af
ter having thus t-ndeavored to use
him while he might help Mr. Taft
to turn around and for the first
time openly condemn him when tho
chance for using him had vanish
ed." Horrors of the Chinese I'miilnc.
Washington, May 4. Vlid pic
tures of the horrors of the Chinese)
famine are given today In the Red
Cross report from China, prepared
at the request of Minister Calhoun.
The repetrt said "part of tho famine
section Is a land where no children
play. There'a no grain, meat, vege
tables, or food stuffs of any kind,
nothing except the bark of trees,
roots, dried grass and the like.
Fathers die first, mothers second.
then the oldest children, and the
youngest last, showing the self sacri
fice or the starving. iere were
found several homes In which only
one child was left, the last of the
family."