The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-15
hut Croker, Bryan's Close Friend, Il
Delaying Prosecution with All
Means mt His Command.
RANKEsT KIND OF HYPOCRISY
BRYAN PLAYING THE ROLE OF
Jack THE TRUST KILLER"
Yet Gcsng to New York to Hobnob
with Croker, the Ice Trust De-
fender-Chnnge In Itinerary.

SPRING STATION, KY, OCT. l4.-fere'
since early this morning. eighteen miles
from Lexigton, in country Of colonels,
beautiful women. blooded horses. the great
est stock farms in the world and hospitality
of superiative degree Governor Roosevelts
special train has rested on Louisville &
Nashville side track. The candidate for
Vice President. accompanied by Leslie
Combs. the Republican State central COM
mitteeman, Mrs. Combs, Major Morsey.
OF Rough Rider fame. and Col Curtis Guild,
jr., spent the day at the residence of A. j.
Alexander. situated in the center Of farm
comprising $500 acres. Not fifty persons
IN Kentucky save those residing here know
where Governor Roosevelt is resting. Be-
fore leaving Louisville word was given out
that the train would proceed at once to
Lexington. but secret order was issued
that it stop over Sunday in the country to
enable the Governor to recover from the
fatigue caused by his unusually hard work
OF the last few days The rest brought
about the desired physical Frightening. The
Governors voice has almost entirely lost
its huskiness, and he says he feels as well
as on the first day Of the campaign. Early
tomorrow morning the special will leave
for Lexington, arriving there at o'clock
a m. Tonight Governor Roosevelt gave
out an open letter to Don III. Dickinson, Of
Michigan. in response to the following from
Mr.. Dickinson:
Detroit, Mich, Oct. IL
my Dear Sir-Yesterday and to-day Mr..
Bryan is speaking in this State. The pro-
Bryan paper here has this morning, among
other things, the following report OF his
He talked about the trust in every town
he spoke. In six OF these towns to-day the
question was fired at Bryan by Republic-
ice trust. He had an answer that made the
crowd guy the. qEestioner every time. 1t
was: sThere is a Republican Governor
and Republican Legislature in New York,
and what have they done to throttle the
ice trust? Answer me that But you know
the republican Governor OF New YORK
for he Is too busy out here telling you
about it,
'"rhe same charge was made by. Mr..
Bryan at length in Nebraska and all the
press OF the country had your answer TO
IL. given, 1 think, in a speech in the same
State. Every reader OF the papers. too.
knows of your action as Governor in re-
spect of the ice trust. and am under the
impression also that you recommended the
legislation under which such a trust might
be reached in New York Your friend.
DON NJ. DICKINSON"
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Terre Haute
Ind"
COLONEL RoosEvELTs REPLY.
Governor Roosevelt's reply, dated Evans
vile, Ind, Oct. II. follows:
"Hon. Don. NJ Dickinson. Detroit:
MY Dear Sir--I thank you very much for
your letter OF the 11th inst When Mr.
Bryan talks, as in the quotation contained
in your letter, he simply says what he
either knows, or ought to know. to be with
out the slightest foundation In fact He
made similar statement I'm Nebraska |
then answered him and asked him in re-
turn whether he would pay the obligations
OF the government in gold or in silver. IL
elected. He never answered my question;
but, as my statement was printed broad
cast, he must have seen IL, and therefore
ne must know that there is no warrant In
fact for the statement as to the ice trust.
I'm my message 10 the New York Legis-
lature, i recommended certain action about
trusts. The Legislature did not act along
the line / suggested. but IL did pass a very
stringent antitrust bill introduced by a
Democrat. and 1 signed it. The attorney
general is now proceeding against the Ice
trust under this bill. Mr. Croker and his
Observation-Disclosures in the ice trust through
their attorneys, are fighting US on technical
legal points through every stage OF the
proceedings
Now, as I say. MIR. Bryan knows all
this from my previous answer. He knows
perfectly well that j cannot suppress th.,
Ice trust in any manner. save by due pro-
cess OF law and that the attorney general
II proceeding against IL under the law, and
g. being hampered by the delays inevitable
IN attacking corporation we'll defended
by able lawyers, retained as is natural
when the corporation contains stockholders
as wealthy as Mr.. Croker and his asso-
ciatcs. Mr.. Bryan knows that while the
attorney general Is undertaking these pro-
ceedings / have absolutely nothing TO do
with them. He therefore knows that
have taken every step that can be possibly
taken in the matter. Under the circum- :
stances IL Is unnecessary for me 10
comment on his continual repetition of a
statement which he must know has not
the slightest foundation in fact
whether the ice trust can be legally dis
solved is a question which must be set
tied by the courts, and, similarly IL Is a
question 10 be settled In accordance with
law whether or not any OF the Tammany
leaders who hold stock IN IL are amenable
under the law. The trust itself IS GER
tainly one that can be said to be a bad
trust, dealing. as II does. with an article
of necessity for the poor OF New York /
have no doubt. however. that most OF the
stockholders have invested In IL simply as
they would invest IN any other corporation
The striking point Is that among the heav-
lest OF these investors appear the Tammanv
Brysnite leaders. who. la conjunction with
Mr. Bryan. are loudest IN denOunclng
truss. Hypocrisy could be carried no
6 farther than Il has been carried By these