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Show M'LEAN INDICTED. ) District Attornoy Whitman's 'John Doo" inquiry has resulted in the in- ' dictmont of Arthur McLean, treasurer of the New York Btate Democratic J committee. Tho chaTgo is reoolving a ) campaign contribution from a corpora- ) tlon. A few years ago corporations ) wero logitimato proy for politicians, ) and getting "next" to them in a ) financial sonse was not considered an ) offense against the law or even against 1 morality. But times have changod. Nowadays the corporation is under suspicion and its money "tainted." The man at the head is not given credit for having j political convictions or au honest do- J sire to help his party in a legitimate way. Perhaps in many instances con- ' tributions were mndo on a reciprocal J basis, but not always. In these crusad- J ing days, however, it is impossible to j separate the good from the bad the m sheep from the goats and corporations I are no longer allowed to contribute to their respective party funds owing to fear of contamination. Tho law forbids. for-bids. Democratic Treasurer McLean knew tho law and took the chance of not being discovered when ho violated it. So no sympathy need bo wasted on him. Mr. Sayro will havo a hard time living liv-ing up to his wedding presents. Thero seems to ho a sudden and unexpected un-expected shortago in Mexican crises. Rescuo parties should bo dispatched to dig Denvor out of tho snow. Those aro ploasant days in Salt Lake. In St. Louis thero was a serious fight over a hot tamalc, and yet Wilson refuses re-fuses to fight ovor Huorta. Tho editors find the chief morit of President Wilson's mesBago Is Jts brevity. When tho eight federal generals heard that Villa wns killing all federal prisoners thoir patriotism suddenly vanished. van-ished. One of the New York magazines is j offering a prize for tho best epigram. Something is needed to brighton up our magazines; Mr. Vandorlip does not Boom to bo using as much of the last part of his name ns ho used a few weeks ago. In forty-live yoarB ot Bervice a Baltimore Bal-timore fireman, who is a bachelor, saved $30,000. Tho solfish brute. Tho socrctary of agriculture proposes to abolish free seeds. This is very much like a proposal to abolish congressmen. |