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Show HAS DOUBTS OF THE EXPERTS. The diotrust of experts which has como to bo so general among the poo-plc poo-plc in soaking into high lifo as well. It is known that the courts arc getting to havo a deep-seated distrust of ox-pert ox-pert ovidonce. in view of the fact, that this export evidence, in almost every trial of any Importance is practically certain to be delivered in the interest, of the side that pays for it. Govornor Wilson; Democratic eandi dato for tho Presidency, appears lo havo caught on to the fallibility of expert ex-pert work. He says, "1 havo lived with experts all my lifo and I know that exports ex-ports don't see anything exoopt what is undor their microscopo under their eye." That ia a good and faithful saying, and in a genera way pvery one will agree with Governor Wilson in hi3 conclusion. con-clusion. At the same time, his words aro taken in certain quarters lo be a condemnation of hia own life-long work; for as a school man he has undertaken to pose as an oxport, giving all sorts of theories on things that practically ho knew nothing about, and as to many of which he is now repudiating as fast an ho gets to them. Aud ho is enforced the well-kuown political axiom that a candidate for office of-fice has to bo mighty enroful about what he sa'B. |