Show I I A POINTLESS VERDICT P who fan fancy C that the theL L Roosevelt verdict at Syracuse indicated the time immediate finish of or William ill lam Barnes arc are hearkening to their wishes rather than their reason That verdict was without result except that it saved sa the colonel the money monCy Mr rr Barnes Barncs was trying to get away awny from front him It made the colonel no stronger and it was MAS so 50 plainly without wIthout without with wIth- out reference to the evidence that tho the effect upon tho time career of or Mr lr Barnes Darnes will be negligible Colonel Roosevelt noose entered upon the trial under tho tIme theoretical necessity of proving William Barnes had collaborated collaborated col col- with Boss Doss Murphy Murph of Tammany Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- TamI I many to foist a corrupt bipartisan government upon th the th people of ot New ew I York This was the essence of his alleged libel and and it was Incumbent upon him to justify it That he did not do 10 so is patent to everybody l who followed the tho evidence a tact fact the verdict verdict ver vcr dict diet of ot twelve admirers of Mr Mn Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose loose velt elt cannot change c Tho The colonel proved pro only that he was more popular than his opponent Mr Barnes must temporarily have o lost his excellent Judgment the tho day he Instructed his attorneys to begin the tho edit Ho He should have known Mr Mn lr fellow citizens do not apply apply ap ap- ap- ap ply ph to him the ordinary standards nor hold him to the accountability reckless reck reck- le less lees s speech In others would demand Nobody expects the time colonel to eschew tho time fault of or exaggeration or on make good his lils inflammatory word words Ills His headlong courage I is like charity In covering co a n. m multitude of sins for It Is splendidly attractive to a n. people who are surfeited with caution In in i high places and anti so Wear weary of ot soft speech that a a. ripping expletive Is occasionally necessary ary to rescue their sense of at pro pro- portion T I |