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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNING, APRIL 1, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
E RATE BILL
SUIT ITS CRITICS
Leaders Agree on Re
view Provision.
SUBMITTED BY PRESIDENT
Secures Rights of Railroads,
but Bars Delay.
SENATE SURE TO PASS IT
Amendment Accepted by FrlendP of
Bill "Will Br Introduced Monday.
Will Prevent Injunction
by tlic Court.
WASHINGTON. March 31. Friends of
tbe House railroad rate bill, in confer
ence with President Roosevelt at the
White House today. agreed upon an
amendment providing specifically for Ju
dicial review of orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Tills amendment
will be presented on Monday by Senator
Ixn, h pronounced opponent of any
i amendment which would permit the rail
roads to obtain a review of a character
amounting to a retrial of the merits of
the Commission's orders.
Senators Allison. Cullom. Dolliver. Clapp
and Iong. Attorney-General Moody and
Interstate Commerre Commissioners
Knapp and Prouty were allied to the
White House late this afternoon. Soon
after they assembled, the President sub
mitted the court review amendment that
was afterward indorsed by all present. A
number of the conferees previously had
seen the draft, but its authorship was not
disclosed.
Meets Friendly Criticism.
The President announced that he had
decided upon the meeting because he de
sired to ascertain the present state of
feeling In Congress regarding a Judicial re
view feature In the legislation. It was
made clear that he had not changfd his
v srding llio pending bill, and a
similar stand was taken by the others.
The President thought, however, that. In
deference to the large number of Sena
tors who honestly believed that the bill
without such a feature would be uncon
stitutional, the bill should be amended. If
It could be done without a surrender of
the purposes of the legislation. This could
bo done., he believed, by an amendment,
which he then read. It proposed to strike
out the paragraph at the bottom of page
1 and Insert as a part of section 16 the
following:
Terms of Amendment.
That ll orders of tin Commission, vx
cpl orders for the payment of money, Mia 11
take effect within such reasonable time an
shall be prescribed by the Com million and
haH continue Tor mich period of time, not
exceeding two yearn, an shall be prescribed
In the order of the Commission, unless oon
er set aside by the Cnmmlrolon or KUspended
nr hp! aside In a stilt brought against the
Commission in the Circuit Court ot the
fnlted State., sluing an a court of Tulty j
Tor the district where any carrier, plaintiff"
In such milt hRR It principal operation of
fice, and Jurisdiction hereby conferred on
the Circuit Court of the rnlted States to
hear Hnd determine In any such ult whether
the order complained of wan beyond the au
thority of the Commission or in violation of
the rlclitt) of the carrier, secured by the con
stitution New Kates Not Delayed.
Discussion continued for an hour. It
was analyzed to ascertain whether under
Its terms an order of the Commission low
ering a rate could be delayed in taking
effect Mr Moody and other lawyers
pointed out that the discretion of the Com
mission Is altsolute. Without specifically '
declaring against restraining orders. It
makes It extremely doubtful whether a
court would attempt to Interfere with an
order except In the manner provided.
When the President asked whether an
amendment of that character would be
adopted by the Senate, the Senators pres
ent said they thought they could promise
29 Republican votes for it, and that there
is luile doubt that practically the entire
minority would support It.
Sure to Pass Senate.
It was agreed that the amendment
should be offered as soon as possible. Mr.
Lng had given notice that he would ad
dress the Senate on Monday, and there
fore he was chosen to offer the amendment
and speak upon it. He will say that the
amendment meets the demands of those
who have opposed the pending bill on the
ground that, without a provision for Ju
dicial review, the measure is unconsti
tutional, and that It Is satisfactory to tha
real friends of the bill.
Others who participated in the confer
ence have pledged themselves to support
the amendment. They believe that. If it
Is shown that there is a majority of the
Senate In favor of the measure ns it is
proposed to amend, it will be adopted
practically by a full vote of the Senate.
WILL INSIST OX COUKT REVIEW
Foraker Accuses. Roosevelt and Tafl
or Changing Front.
COLUMBUS. O-. March 31 A letter
from Senator Foraker replyln- to its
joint resolution requesting Ohio's rep
resentatives In Congress to vote for a
bill conforming to President Roose
velt's views on the question of regu
lating railway freight n9.es was re
ceived by the Ohio General Assembly
todayi Mr. Foraker, after fully ex
plaining his position on the rate bill,
declares that the General Assembly
has relieved him of all embarrassment
In his position on the rate question by
feaviag jse4 , rat bUk-'pjoyiaiair
M
for a full and complete review In the
courts of the orders of the commission"
created by the Ohio law and that he
feels confirmed in bis opinion that It
is his duty to Insist upon such amend
ments to the Hepburn bill as a condi
tion precedent to the support of It.
After setting: forth the views of the
contending factions In Congress on the
question of a court review. Mr. For
aker quotes from the President's mes
sage to show that the President fa
vored Judicial review of rates fixed by
the Intersufte Commission. He quotes
Secretary Taft's speeches at the Ohio
Republican convention on May 24. 1905.
and at Akron. O.. on October 1. 1905, as
advocating the establishment by the
commission of a rate to be effective un
til set aside by a court. He then says:
It is believed upon what ta thought to be
Rood authority that both thoae speeches of
Secretary Tatt were made with the knowl
edge and approval of the President as cor
rectly setting forth hU view.
Referring: to the Hepburn rate bill,
the letter says;
Mice all the other bills. It confers the
rate-making power, as recommended by the
President, on the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, but unlike every similar statute
enacted In tbe various states and unlike
every other similar bill Introduced Jn Con
gress and tn direct conflict wltb the utter
ances of the President and every other per
son who baa spoken for him. It not only falls
to provide for' a review of the court, but It
Is Intentionally so drawn, as some of Its
leading advocates acknowledge, as to pro
hibit such a review, not only upon the peti
tion of the carrier but a!o upon the peti
tion of the hlpper or any other person or
community interested or affected by the or
der of the Commission.
After explaining his proposed
amendment providing- for a court re
view of rates ordered by the commis
sion. Senator Foraker says;
I shall consider It my duty to dn all tn
my power to make It a constitutional, work
able and effective measure. My oath of of
fice requires tbat. and I would not only vlo.
late that, but alto my duty to my con
stituents and the whole country If 1 were
to do otherwise than follow Its requirements.
DUBOIS REMOVES DELUSION
Tells Frultf-rowcrs Private Car Lines
Will Not Be Abolished.
finpftvuv vrfwc ncivr tVoTn. (
ingtoni March 31. The fruitgrowers of
the Boise and Payette Valleys. Idaho, as
well as elsewhere in the "cst. appar
ently believe that the Hepburn rate bill
will kill private car lines. Such action,
they say. would cripple the fruit business
of the West and they protcK against leg
islation such as they understood Is pro
posed. Senator Dubots, to whom the
protests were made, sent the following
telegram to Fremont Wood, representing
the Boise fruitgrowers:
Tour tfclegram protesting against th
abolishment of private car lines surprises
me, as i.uch action has not been proposed
anywhere and Is not contemplated. The
House bill contemplates putting private car
lines under the Jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, to prevent discrim
inations and unreasonable charges. The
legislation Is designed expressly In the In
terest of the fruit-shippers. The attorney
for the California Fruitgrowers Association
was consulted and helped to draw this pro
vision regarding private car liner, which he
and alt others Interested In behalf of the
fruitgrowers heartily Indorsed. 1 am quite
sure that In some way you have been misled
or mlclnformed as to the provisions and In
tent or the House bill on this subject.
There has been a determined effort on the
part of those opposed to effective rate els-latlon-
to discredit the House rate bill by a
constant endeavor to create distrust, by try
ing to prejudice Individual Interest! through
misleading statements regarding Us pro
vision. HOUSE PASSES MANY CLAIMS
Two Growing Out of SpanlMi War
Kccclve Tardy Attention.
WASHINGTON. March 3L This being
war claim day In the House, only those
directly Interested In the legislation In the
private calendar were In attendance. The
House during the four hours it was la
session considered and passed 179 bills,
many, however, sending the particular
claim to the Court of Claims for adjudica
tion. Previous to taking up the calendar a
bill was passed granting to the Capital
City Improvement Company, of Helena.
Mont., the right to construct a dam
across the Missouri River In Montana.
A bill to pay the claim of the French
Trans-Atlantic Cable Company for 177.712.
growing out of the cutting of cables dur
ing the Spanish War. was passed.
Another bill recalling the war with
Spain which attracted little or no atten
tion was that appropriating 13.694 to the
Ferro Carriles Railroad Company, of
Porto Rico, for mail service performed by
this company during the military occupa
tion by the I'nited States. The bill was
passed.
The House in rapid succession passed
the bills acted on in committer of the
whole, and at 4:10 o'clock adjourned until
Monday.
BARNES GIVEN FAT POSITION
President .rlManf Secretary Made
Postmaster at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 31 -The Presi
dent today announced the appointment of
Benjamin Barnes, at present assistant sec
retary to the President, as Posunaster of
Washington to succeed Mr. Merritt. who
was appointed Collector of the Port of
Buffalo.
Mr. Barnes, who is 37 years old. lias
been a resident of Washington for the
past IK years. He was appointed to a
position In the Postofflce Department from
New Jersey, and served altogether about
seven years In that department. In Janu
ary, 1S9S. lie was transferred to the White
House as a stenographer He was pro
moted to executive clerk July i. 1S38. and
was made assistant secretary to the
President May 1. 1900. In April. 1902. he
was reappointed assistant secretary by
President Roosevelt.
WOULD ABANDON MANY POSTS
Taft and Bates Propose Concentrat
ing Troops In Brigades.
WASHINGTON. March 31. The aban
donment of a number of Army posts In
the West and Southwest Is proposed in a
recommendation for the redistribution of
troops prepared by Ueutenant-GencrsJ J.
C. Bates. Chief of Staff, and approved by
Secretary Taft It Is the purpose of the
General Staff to have as many brigade
posts as possible. Two or three years
would be required to effect the changes.
The posts recommended for evacuation
are Forts Liscum and Davis. Alaska;
Ringgold. Texas; Missoula. Mont,; Nio
brara, Neb., and Reno. Okla.
Bridge Over Wisconsin Gone.
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis.. March 3L
(Special.) Two 60-foot .spans and one ice
breaker of the bridge over the Wisconsin
River here were carried away by the Ice
tonight, and it is feared that more of
the structure will go out. for U is being
pressed by Immense blocks of Ice In the
river. Practically nothlsg can be dons -to
rtjUevc lb -x-auur. .
MAYOR VETOES
HEAT FRANCHISE
Banfield-Veysey Fuel Company
Denied Entrance to
Portland.
LANE GIVES HIS REASONS
Doubt Exists If Knotigh Councllmcn
Can Be Secured to Pas. Ordi
nance Over Chief Execu
tive's Disapproval.
VETOES THE ORDINANCE.
In a long message to the CQoneil.
breathing of what might happen t
other franchise as welt under certain
conditions. Mayor Iwue j oh ends y re
turned the Itanfleld-Veysey Fut Com
pany franchise to the body with feu
dlscpprorat Tbe measure was passed
at the last section ot the Council by
barely enough vou to pull tt tsroegb.
and unless at least two of tbose ex
posing It become subject to a radical
change of views before next Wednes
day night, there is not much HkrHbooi
of the measure being passed over tbe
veto.
Interviews with four out of tbe five
Council men wbo voted against the
franchise do cot show ny chance of
sentiment on tbe rubject, although
President Banned seenvt confident that
be ran pas It over tbe Slayer's bead.
The Banfiel3-Veyey franchVr Is tbe
first of tbe batch pending In tbe Coun
cil to come before the Mayor, and bts
action thereon Is taken In some quar
tern as tbe pulse of bis rettinn on
measures of thU kind In genera!. HU
vein message will therefore be re id
wlta peculiar Interest.
Mayor Lane yesterday vetoed the ordi
nance passed by the Council at its last
meeting granting the Banfield-Veysey
Fuel Company the tight to lay down,
maintain and operate pipes, wires and
conduits In the streets of this city for
the transmission of heat, power and light,
and operating cold-storage plants.
The measure went through by a major
ity barely sufficient to pass It. Council
men Annand. Bennett. Dunning. Gray.
K-eUa4r Masters. Prerlon. Shepherd.
Wallace and Wills being In !: favor,
while Beldlng. Menefeo. Rushlight. Shar
key and Vaughn voted against It. Inter
views last night with those opposed to
granting the franchise Indicates that
there is slight encouragement for It to be
passed over the Mayor's veto In It pres
ent shape, but that If certain amendments
arc made, several of the Counellmen who
j WHERE DID HE GET 'EM? !
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i ' . fJ JKTii mT
- ii -p -i-i-rmr nr - -n t a nsnsism in i i mtm iwn T nisUi issimmimij isi-sssssssssl
were originally against It might thereby
be Induced to support It, the Idea pre
vailing that its general features were
good.
Provoked Much DlcusIon.
This Is the measure that was provoca
tive of a heated discussion on the floor of
the Council Chamber between President
Banrteld and Councilman Sharkey. In the
course of which some acrimonious re
marks were made on both sides. The text
of the Mayor's objections to the ordi
nance granting the franchise follows:
Portland. Or.. March 31. HmS. To the
Honorable the Council. Portland. Oregon.
Gentlemen; 1 herewith return to you or
dinance No. 1S.23, not approved, for reas
ons as follows;
The franchise which It Is the purpose of
this ordinance to grant Is unusually broad
and liberal to the grantee In its provis
ions. It gives the company the right to
lay down, maintain and operate In all
streets of the City of Portland, steam
pipes, cold-storage pipes, wires and con
duits, with the necessary manholes, and
appliances for the purpose of operating
cold-storage plants, and conducting steam
and electricity for the purpose of furnish
ing heat, power and light for any pur
pose, for the period of 2S years. It pro
vides that all pipes, wires and conduits
shall be placed beneath the surface of the
streets, and In making excavations in any
of the streets, for the purpose of laying
said pipes, wires or conduits, the company
Is required not to interfere with the sew
ers, water pipes, or any other property of
the City of Portland, or any pipes, wires
or conduits that may have been laid down
heretofore In the streets, by the author
ity of the City of Portland; that Its sys
tem of pipe?, wires and conduits shall be
first-class in every respect, etc but tbe
terms of the ordinance do not specify who
is to determine whether this provision is
complied with or not
Icavcs Grnnlcc Sole Judge.
There is no provision, for example, to
the effect that the same shall be laid and
placed In accordance with plans to be ap
proved by the City Knglneer of the City
of Portland, or tnc Executive Board, or
the Council. The grantee of the franchise
remains practically the sole Judge as to
time, place and manner of installation.
The company Is required to begin work,
under the franchise, within six months
from the passage- of the ordinance, and
within two years thereafter "shall have
Its pipes and conduits built and lam with
in that section of the City of Portland
lying between the Willamette River and
Twelfth street, and Gllsan and Taylor
streets." The ordinance does not specify
now many pipes and conduits nor the ex
tent thereof which shall be laid within
raid time
The grantee of thefranchlse could le
gally complv with this ordinance by lay
ing 10) feet of pipes and conduits on any
one street within the district named In
two years, and could thereby hold thii
franchise for 3 years without erecting a
plant or furnishing any service whatever
to the residents therein. In short, there
Is not a line In this ordinance which
makes It Incumbent upon the grantee to
furnish steam heat, cold storage or elec
tric light or power to the residents of
Portland at any time. The chief consid
eration In granting a franchise of this
nature Is the securing of good service and
a supplv of heat, of storage, light and
power, and unless the franchise explic
itly requires such a service within a speci
fied time as an Inoperative condition of
the grant. It falls In the one great essen
tial necessary to protect the rights or the
public.
No Forfeiture ClntifC.
This ordinance contains no forfeiture
clause to meet this objection, for the rea
son that no such requirement Is specified
therein. It Is true that the ordinance
provides that the system-nf-r 'ct.-kI res
and conduits, laid down by the company,
or its assigns, shall be first-class In every
respect, and shall be kept In repair, and
the service shall be efficient, but Wi feet
of first-class pipe, wires and conduit kept
In repair, and an efficient service to a
few Individuals, would fulfill this require
ment Since this franchise gives the
grantee and Its assigns hold on the bcu
part of the city for 5 .
years, to supply
MIN
SWING
IN MANY STATES
Advanced Scale Will Be Signed
at Majority of the
Big Mines.
ROBBINS READY TO YIELD
Victory Recorded at Every Iowa
31lne and Large Numbers In
Western Pennsylvania. In
diana. IlIInois.Kentucky.
INDIANAPOLIS. i!rch 31. No general
strike order was Issued by the National
executive board of the United Mlneworlt
ers as a result of an all-day meeting of
toat body here today. The meeting was
held for the purpose of completing ar
rangements to earn out the policy com
mitted to the board during the National
convention which closed Friday afternoon.
This was made effective by authorizing
the district and subdistrict officers to sign
contracts wherever the operators signify
their willingness to pay the 1S03 scale,
which provides for an Increase of 3.33 per
cent In wages.
The district officers and board members
have notified the local unions that the
miners may cease work at the expiration
of ti.e present wage scale at midnight and
remain out until ordered back to work
under a new contract.
AH Iowa Miners Win.
It was reported unofficially at the Na
tional headquarters of the miners today
tbat operators representing the total ton
nage of Iowa have signified their willing
ness to sign the 1503 scale on Tuesday.
The signing of contracts by the opera
tors In Western Kentucky Is accepted by
the miners officials as an indication of
what may be expected elsewhere. Appli
cation was received at the National head
quarters of the union workers today for
the signing of all the miners In that ter
ritory, and the authority was transmitted
at once by telegraph. The COCO miners in
this reglonwtll continue at work.
Illinois and Indiana In Line.
Bennett Brown, representing several
large mines In Illinois, made personal ap
plication to John Mitchell today to be
allowed to sign the new contract. .HC'Was
told that tbe papers would be in realHess'
for him on his arrival at Springfield, .and
that the district officers there have power
to act In the matter and Induce the men
tn rri haeV to work. "dSJ
It was said also at headquarters th.??!! f
the miners in Indiana, south of the B. &
O. railroad have made application to be
allowed to sign the new scale. Tbe own
ers In those mines are not members of the
operators association In the central com
petitive field.
Sends Word to "Roosevelt.
One of the acts of the board was to
authorize the sending of a telegram to
President Roosevelt, notifying him of the
decision to make individual contracts with
operators who are willing to accept the
grants of the miners.
ROBDINS WILL SIGN THE SCALE
Biggest Plttsburj? Operators Will Be
Followed by Independents.
PITTSBURG. March 31. Following a
turbulent all-day session, the Pittsburg
district miners convention adjourned
this evening to meet again on Monday,
after appointing a new wage committee
of four with full authority to sign up all
operators wbo are willing to pay the 1903
scale.
This committee will meet Chairman
Francis L. Robbing, of the Pittsburg Coal
Company, on Monday, when Mr. Robbing
will sign the scale for two years. This
action means that there wilt be no strike
In the Pittsburg district, so far as th
miners employed by the Pittsburg Coal
Company are concerned. While the mines
will be closed Monday, which day It set
aside in commemoration of the eight-hour
workday, all the works of this company
will resume operations on Tuesday. It is
believed that a majority of the Independ
ent operators will eventually sign the
1903 scale, but not until after their meet
ing, which Is scheduled for the latter part
of next week.
The Independents say the action of the
Indianapolis convention in adopting the.
Perry rerolutlon has forever smashed the
Interstate agreement and that the check
off system can no longer be permitted at
the mines. Mr. Robbin3 say this Is not
necessarily so. as the privileges offered
under the resolution are general.
The scale committee appointed today I
evenly divided between the Dolan and
antl-DoIan factions.
PITTSBURG. Kan.. March 31. All
the coal mines In the Kansas district
(Concluded on Page 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTER DATS Maximum temperature. If
AtK-l minimum. I-V Precipitation. O.ps of
an Inch.
TO DATS Partly cloudy. Winds mostly
northwesterly.
Porelga.
Moroccan conference asre" on all points and
Frarce wins victory- Pajte 2.
Germany finds she has only one friend in
L Europe. Page 2.
Striking French miners flcht troops and at
tempt lynching. Pagp 3.
Democrats sure of majority in Russian As
sembly. Page f.
American money saves thousands of lives In
Japanes famine districts. Page 2.
Survivors of Courrleres mine disaster dec
orated. Page 3.
National.
President and Senate leaders agree on court
review amendment of rate bill. Pagr I.
Bristol's confirmation asiured. Page 2.
Private car lines misrepresent rate bill.
Page 1.
H&uir' paiVeAnany claim bill. Page t.
Jr. Ptorer an-ers Kooievelt's charges.
""Jane 3.
.Great railroad consolidation projected.
, Page r.
rolltlc-L
Hears! avaly attacks Belmont and
Parker. Page I
THImn In hot campaign In South Caro
lina. Page 1. . ,
ttuoiextlr.
Miner win advanced scale In Western
Pennsylvania and many other states.
Page t.
All miners iuspnd work until new scale
Is signed. Page I.
Anthracite operator ofTer strike commission
award, but alt miners strike. Page rt.
Jowa Judge accused of drunkenness and in
sulting Governor. Page 11.
Deaf mutes married by typewriter. Page X.
Snow blockade In Colorado broken. Page 3.
Sport.
Jack O'Brien writes of his tactics If he
should meet Jeffries. Pagr 17.
H. W. Kerrigan write of Chicago athletes!
Page H.
Columbia I'nlverslly defeat Multnomah.
Page 1-
Gosslp of the diamond. Page 17.
Interscholastlc meet at Stanford. Page IK.
Pacific Coast.
Farreil will push Harrlman'a railroad proj
ects In Oregon and Washington. Page .
Spokane has a eteanlng-up day. in which all
the citizens take part. Page 4.
Enormous er socket f Alaska mastodon
holds a cache of gold. Page i.
Feverish night when gambling clon . down
at Georgetown. Page I.
Eccentric firebug destroj beddinic In room
of a Salem hotel. Page ..
Old Oregon trait near Pendleton is marked
by Inscribed stone. Page t.
Commercial aad Marine.
Unprecedented demand for red Alaska sal
mon. Page 3.
Chicago wheat market weakened by good
crop reports. Page 35.
Recovery In stock market In past !.
Page 33.
Cash lots of New fork banks smaller than
jpected Pag. XV
Advances In California rured fruit. Page 3.V.
Steamer Newsboy swamped by Immense
wave at entrance to Eureka harbor.
Page tl.
New steamer to take place of the Iralda.
Page It
Portland boys plan long cruise to Alaska In
small boat. Page II.
Portland and Vicinity.
Great week for home-made good, j,e
held tn Portland. Par. 10.
Electric line from Seaside to Arch Cape
planned. Page 21. -Chinese
traffic la white slaves must cease
Page 30.
Executors file appeal In Noon estate case.
Page 10.
Kusselt Blyth have plans for 15-story
skyscraper. Page 30.
Concordia Club will be finest In the North
west. Page It
March sales of realty break the record.
Page-50.
Fred B. Smith wilt address great V. M.
C A. mass meeting. Page 15.
Mayor Lane vetoes the Banfield-Veysey or
dinance. Page 1.
Portland Rallwa) Is surveying fbr an elec
tric line to Council Crest. Page 8.
Ex-Detective John F. Kerrigan Is made Dep
uty United States Marshal. Page 10.
Curtain fall for the Marquam Theater
Page S.
Vesture aad Departments.
Editorial. Page S.
Church announcements. Page 34.
Classified advertisements. Pages 17-s.x
-How and why I kidnaped the Cudint- hv
t by Pat Crowe. Page 3.
i At the Holy See of the Catholic Church.
Page 11.
George Ade In pastures new. Page 39.
Japan toyalty and the British Prince.
Page to.
Woman's auto club made up of social lead
ers. Page 4S.
Book revltw. Page 15.
The Roosevelt Bears. Page tn.
aflss Tlagle'i ceoklag leisos. Page-It.
Serial. Pages 2-27.
Dramatic- Pages SS-29.
Vesical. Paga 2A..
Hawseaeld aad (ashless. Pages 42-13.
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HEARST FLAYS :
AUGUST BELMONT
Whips Him Over the
Shoulders of Nicoll.
UTTER BENEATH HIS NOTICE
Merely a Political Phonograph
for Millionaire Master.
SLAPS AT JUDGE PARKER
Ktlltor iny Hi. Support of Now
Yorker for Prrslricm- l the
One Thlnjr of Which lie
Feels Heartily Ashamed.
CHICAGO. March 31. (Special.l Wil
liam Randolph Hearst. In an interview in
Chicago, last evenlu-;. published today.
Kave his personal opinion of De Lancey
Nicoll. of New York. This evened up
matters, for Mr. Xicbll expressed his
own personal opinion of Mr. Hearnt
Tuesday night In a speech before the
Democratic Club In New York, when h
said In so many words that Mr. Hearst
was a traitor to the Democratic party.
He was so violent in his denunciation of
Mr. Hearst that August Belmont felt it
Incumbent upon- himself to declare that
Nicoll spoke only for Nicoll, and for nu
one else.
Mr. Hearst does not take the same self
deprecatory view of jMrrgclmont's disin
terestedness In NIcoli"sSoplBlon. In de
nouncing: Nicoll In Chicago last evening.
Mr. Hearst spoke two words against Bel
mont for one against Nicoll. He sajgl: .
.Merely Ba.UnoHt'a-PhonoRraph.
"When MrNkoll accuses mc of party
treachery he. of-course,"' Is not telling the
truth. But he Is so exceedingly unimpor
tant personally that thai does not much
matter. Privately Mr. Nicoll Is August
Belmont's , PfOd attorney.- in Jasult.. nonr
pending agalnat. me Ii"ffiei,, courts.. Po
litically Mr." Nicoll Is a sort of phono-Ei-KDh
for Mr. Belmont.
"Mr. Nicoll U owned by .Mr. Belmont,
body andboots. hair and hide, heart and
jkjuL He I '$wjtw.h to. pwn,' but he Is
Mr. Belmont's ronuIt5ra'huch as any
nickel that comes into Mr. Belmont's
pocket as a subway fare. Mr. Belmont
eays I am not a good Democrat. That i.
sad. Since when has Mr. Belmont become
a good Democrat or a good judge of a
good Democrat? Was he a good Demo
crat in 189 or In 1900? I was not a free
silver man any more than Mr. Belmont
was.
Hearst Repudiates Silver.
"1 never had been a free silver man.
but I stood by the party because I be
lieved it was really trying In the main
to represent the best Interests of the
whole people, while the Republican party
seemed to be more devoted to the Inter
ert nf a special privilege class.
"No. Mr. Belmont Is never a Demo
crat unless there Is something- in it for
him. He wan a Democrat when he could
get a hundred million bond steal, as he
did under Cleveland. He was a Demo
crat during- the last New York City
campaign, when he had McCIellan
and the goods to deliver franchises
If ne would buy the election for him.
hut never patriotically or unselfishly
is Belmont a Democrat.
"His ambition to own a President
was thwarted. bu he should not at
tempt to lay the failure at any door
but his own. Mr. Belmont knows one
thins: better than he knows anything
: else, and that Is that not all his mil
i linns win buy one little editorial para-
IRraph In the smallest of my newspa
pers. .Made Hlm Hold His Nose.
"The burden of ilr. Belmont's whol"
complaint Is that I did not support
Judge Parker, his private candidate
for the Presidency In 1904. Even that
Is not true. I did. an a matter of fact,
shut my eyes and hold my nose while I
supported Judge Parker as the Democratic-
nominee. Rut I am not proud
of having done so. Party loyalty Is
all very well In Its way. but there la
a higher loyalty a man owes to his
country and to his fellow-citizens. I
do not think that I was serving- welt
the Interests of my country or the wel
fare of my fellow-citizens when I was
advocating the election of tbe tame
candidate of a political speculator to
the highest office of the Nation.
-It Is the one act of my political
career that I am heartily ashamed of.
and If Mr. Belmont can prove that I
did not support Mr. Parker 1 shall be
extremely proud of It."
FIGHT OF LIFE ON HIS HANDS
Tillman Going Home to Defend State.
Dispensary System.
WASHINGTON. March 31. (Special.)
Senator Tillman, who la In charge of the
railway rate bill In tbe Senate, has on
his" hands a fight for his political exist
ence at home. H has taken o.ff hi
coat, however, and has hurled defiance at
tbe newspapers and leaders of his state,
who have openly suggested that he con
fine hl3 efforts and attention to National
questions and keep out of state politics.
The rupture in the Palmetto State bt
over Mr. Tillman's own creation, the dis
pensary . law. His friends have split.
Some stand firm, but others have strayed
to high license and prohibition. The lat-