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The Lee County Journal. M. E. TISON, Editor and Publisher. VOL, VIII. Former President Cleveland Favors Judge Parker AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE interviews Published in Two New York Papers are the Subject of Much Comment by Demo . cratic Leaders. The published interviews with for mer President Cleseland, which ap peared in two New York papers of Wednesday morning, in which he vir tually comes out for the nomination of Judge Parker, proved the political sensation of the day in Washington. Most of the friends of Judge Parker are of the opinion that this utterance of Mr. Cleveland will prove of value to his candidacy, partioularly in New York and the east. They argue that it not only finally disposes of the tali that Cleveand is himself a candidae, but that it also disposes of the charge that Parker is. David B. Hill's man. Mr. Claveland says: ! “The recent movement lopking fo a eoncentration upon Mr. Parker’s candi dacy afforded me the greatest possible relief and satisfaction, not only so far as my personal comfort i cencerned, but as a democrat anxious fer my par ty’s supremacy and delighted with tae prospect of its return to sarity and patriotic effort. . “I do not see how any one profess 'ing to be a real, intelligent democrat can hesitate to help Mr. Parker, if he should be nominated, as a fit repre sentative of safe and conmservative democratic principles entitled to hear ty and unreserved democratic support. . “Some of us may have been of the opinion that another nomination might be more expedient. But that should be a mere matter of opinion which should pass ou tof sight immediately if the choice of the convention should fall upon Mr. Parker. “Feeling assured, as I do, that a nomination will be made representing true democratic principles, I am only .concerned ahkout the platform which will be presented tc the people with -our candidate.” . . ‘lt should be remembered that the “more unobjectionable the candidate 'we select, the more will our oppo nents be driven to search for campaign material in our platferm declaration. . “I do not belleve that I can be mis 'taken in my conviction that in this campaign, of all others, our platform should be short and to the purpose. “There have been campaigns in which platform-makers have induged in useless, foolish vagaries in safe'y. “Thers may be such campaigns again, but I know this is not one of them. “There are certain democratic doc trines believed in by that comserva ‘tive element of the party which will conirol at St. Louis. “These doctrines ghould, in no event, be evaded, “Such of these as appear to furnish LEESBURG, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1904, at this time the most vital campaign }issues should be given the- greatest ‘prominence and should be announced lin such a way as to exclude all doubt as to their meaning and all appear ance of compromise. “In other words, there are certain lines of battle which promise, better than others ,successful results. ~ “These lines having beem carefully selected and plainly marked out, should be followed persistently and with faith and enthusiasm. “I earnestly hope that our platform will be short—so that the voters uf the land will read. “I hove that '~ this platform our party will say precisely what it means and thas every word it contalng will bear its share of meaning in a declaras tion of principles free from doubt, ova sion or disingenuous compromise.” Extradition Treaty With Cuba. A Washington special says: Secre. tary Hay and Senor Quesada, the Cu ban minister, Wednesday signed a treaty of extradition, COWHERD SUCCEEDS GRIGGS. Miaso'url Man Elected Chairman of Democratio Congressional Committee. Representative W. 8. Cowherd, of Missouri, was elected chairman of the democratic congressional committes ‘without opposition at a mesting in Washington Thursday night. ' About thirty members of the con gressional committee were present. - The question of the election of a secretary caused considerable discus gion, Representative Griggs, of Georgia, the retirng chairman of the committes, presided at the meeting, SUICIDED ON THE MAINE. Chief Engineer of Battleship Sends Bullet Into His Brain, - Lieutenant Commander Edgar Town send Warburton, chief engineer of the battleship Maine, now in Pensacols, Fla., harbor, suicided in his cabin on board the vessel Friday. A bullet from a 88-calibre revolver was sent crashing through his brain, and death resulted within forty minutes after ward. No cause is known for the ac:. NEW YORK FOR PARKER. Majority of Deiegates Favoring Judg»s is Practically Conceded. ’ According to latest advices, eve:y poll which has been made of the dels gates who have been chosen and those yet to be chosen to the New York state convention shows that ap proximately two-thirds—some polls show an even larger number—will be pronounced Parker men. This is prac tically conceded on all sides. JAP STUDENTS ARRIVE. Fifteen Come Over to Work for Jap anese Exhibitors at Fair. Fifteen Japanese students from the Tokio university, Japan, arrived in S:. Louis Tuesday to work for the Jan anese exhibitors during the world's fair. The students, wearing their mor tar-board caps, set up a wild cheer as soon asg they left their train at the union station whenever they saw their native flag waving {n the crowd BURTON GIVEN SENTENCE. Kansag Senator Must Serve Six Months in Jall and Pay Fine of - $2,500 Was Edict of Court. At St. Louis, Wednesday, United Mates Senator Burton, of Kansas, was sentenced to six months imprisonmeant in the Iron counly jail and fined $2,500 for having been convicted of using his influence before the postoffice depart ment in behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securities Company, of St. Louis. and having received payment from tha company for his services. In passing sentence Judge Adams said: “After a fair and impartial trial by a jury of exceptional intelligence, you have been found guilty of the offense charged in the indictment agalnst you. “A motion for a new tr.al in your behalf has afforded me an opportunicy to carefully review and consider the evidence. As a result of this, 1 am satisfied that the jury roached %h? 3 just and true result. The evidenco abundantly warranted their verdict, and I find nv reason, either in the law governing the case or in the proceed ings attending the trial, for disturd ing it. ; b “Your conviction necessarily results in your punishment. Its importancs, in my opinion, is not confined to its effects upon you. “Your exalted station in life, and the character of your offending give unus ual gignificance to your conviction. It demonstrates that the law of the land is equal to any emergency and that it can be administered regardless of the personality and station of the atcused, It also demonstrates to all the peopi2 that public officé cannot be prostituted to self-serving purposes and that pub lic office is not a sure and safe sup+ port to private thrift, : “The humiliation attending your con vietion and the statutory disqualifica tions resulting therefor, which forever ineapacitate you from holdifg any of fice of honor, trust or profit under the government of the United States, are in themselves heavy punishment fur your offenges, and leave but little in the way of severity which could be added. “It is neither my pleasure nor pur pose to impose any unnecessary pun ishment. “I think the majesty of the law wiil be sufficiently vindicated and the pub lic welfare sufficiently safeguarded by imposing a single sentence, warranted as it is on any one of the six counts, indictments, of which you were con victed. “This sentence will be that you ho confined in the Iron county jail for a period of six months, and that you pay a fine of $2,500.” The case will now be appealed to the United States district court of ap peals, the highest tribunal in the mat ter. Senator Burtog, who is senior sena: tor from Kansas, was convicted after an exhaustive trial, in which varions letters from him to the Rialto Grain and Securtties Company, the checks which he received in payment for his services ig behalf of the concern be fore the postoffice and the testimony of numerous agents of the government ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY AT ONE DOLLAR-A YEAR. were introduced. Senator Burton's de fense was that he was acting mareiy in the capacity of an attorney and d!d not employ bis senatorial inflaence in the work. : A POINTER FOR CARNEGIE. Fearing to Die Rich, Miser Gives Away Property to Deserving Poor. Clark Ridley, of Newmarket, Mass., having reached the age of 85, has de cided that it is a disgrace to die rich and announces that he will at oncs give all his property to deserving per sons of his own selection. Already he has disposed of three houses and lo‘s and says he has several left, together with other property valued at $15,000. Ridley has been known for many Years as a miser. “The rich men give property to some institution,” he said. “That is not really a deed of charity. If a man has got something to giva away he should give it to somebody that will appreciate it and do themn some good.” ; TRIAL OF EX-POSTAL OFFICIALS Fixed for May 2, in the Criminal Court ; at Washington, Justice Pritchard, of t™he criminal court in Washington, has fixed May 2 as the dute for the trial for Former Assistant Attorney -General N. Tyner and Former Law Clerk Harrison J. ‘Barrett, of the postoffice department, for conspiracy to defraud the govern ‘ment. - b 2 - The case grew out of the postal in vestigation Tyner was once postmas ter general, WORLD’S FAIR TOPICS, The midway part of the World’s Fair is to be called “The Pike.” The band of the Republican Guard of France will be sent to the St. Louis Exposition, _ An additional sum of $350,000 for the British exhibit at St. Louis has been voted by Parliament, A stuffed python, twenty-seven feet nine inches long, will be exhibited in the Philippine reservation. The World’s TFair grounds at St. Louis cover an area of 1240 acres. Six miles of fence were required to inclose it. An interesting display of shelifish will be exhibited. The fish will be shown living in their respective nat ural conditions. The Board of Lady Managers has approved the project to have a Wom an’s Hall of Fame in the Woman’s Building at the World’s Fair. President Roosevelt will be honorary president of the Olympian games which are to be held at St. Louis in conjunction with the World’s Fair meet this year. ) Louisiana Day at the World’s Fair will be Beptember 14. The assignment was made by the Committee on Cere monies at the request of the Governor and World’s Fair Commissioners of that State, William H. Rau, the well-known pho tographer, of Philadelphia, Pa., has been appointed general manager of the Photographic Company of the St. Louis Exposition, which will have charge of all photographs taken on the.grounds there, An autograph letter from Thomas Jefferson, written 100 years ago to the Indians of the Louisiana Purchase, has recently been unearthed from the ar chives of the Sac and Fox Indians at Oklahoma. The letter will be a feat ure of the Oklahoma historic exhibit, | NO. 40,