New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-15
ROOSEVELT AND ICE TRUST
TRIES AGAIN TO SET BRYAN RIGHT-LET-
TER TO DON NJ DICKINSON
SECURES SUNDAY REST.

L.
Spring Station. KY Oct. 14-Here since early
this morning. eighteen miles from Lexington.
Governor Roosevelts special train has rested on
Louisville and Nashville sidetrack. The can
didate for Vice-President. accompanied by Les
lie Combs chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee, Mrs. Combs, Major Hersey.
OF Rough Rider fame. and Colonel Curtis Guild,
jr.. spent the day at the residence of A. J. Alex
ander, situated in the centre of farm compris-
ing $500 acres. Before leaving Louisville word
given out that the train would proceed at
once to Lexington, but a secret order directed
that it stop over Sunday in the country to
able the Governor to recover from the fatigue
caused by his unusually hard work for the last
few days.
The rest brought about the desired physical
Frightening The Governors voice has almost
entirely lost it's huskness, and he says he feels
well the first day of the campaign.
Early tomorrow morning the special train will
proceed to Lexington, arriving there at a. m.
Tonight Governor Roosevelt gave out open
letter to Don NJ. Dickinson. of Michigan, in re-
spouse TO the following from Mr. Dickinson:
Detroit. Mich, October II.
Ny Dear Sir: Yesterday and to-day Mr.. Bryan
is speaking in this State. The pTo-Bryan paper
publishes this morning, among other things, the
following report ot his utterances:
He talked about the trust in every town he
spoke. In six of these towns to-day the question
was fired at Bryan by Republicans who asked
him to explain about the trusts. He had an
answer that made the crowd guy the Questoner
every time It was: There is a Republican Gov
ernor and a Republican Legislature in New
York, and what have they done to throttle the
Ice Trust? Answer me that. But then you
know the Republican Governor of New-Hork has
not time bother with the Ice Trust, for he
is too busy out here telling you about it
The same charge was made by Mr.. Bryan at
length in Nebraska, and all the press OF the
country had your answer to 1T, given. l think
IN a speech in the same State. Every reader OF
the papers, too knows Of your action as Gov
ernor in respect to the Ice Trust. and am under
the impression also that you recommended the
reached in NewYork Your friend,
DON NJ. DICKINSON.
To Hon Theo. Roosevelt Terre Haute Ind
Governor Roosevelts reply dated Evansville
Ind, October u, follows:
Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson. Detroit, Mich.
Ny Dear Sir: thank you very much for your
letter Of the 18th inst. When MI. Bryan talkS
in the quotation contained in your letter, ne
simply says what he either knows or ought 10
know to be without the slightest foundation IN
fact He made a similar statement IN Ne
braska. 1 then answered him, and asked him
in return whether he would pay the obiigatlonS
of the Government in gold or silver II elected
He never answered my question, but, as my
statement printed broadcast, he must have
it. and therefore he must know that there
is no warrant in fact for the statement as to
the Ice Trust.
In my message to the New-York Legislature
j recommended certain action ABOUT lIuSiS' LIE
Legislature did not act along the line l sug-
gested. but it did pass very stringent anti
Trust bill. introduced by a Democrat, and l
signed il. The Acknowledgement is now proceed
ing against the Ice Trust under this bill Mr
Croker and his fellow stockholders in the Ice
Trust through their attorneys are fighting us
IN technical legal points through every stage OF
the proceedings
Now. as say Mr. Bryan knows all this from
my previous answer. He knows perfectly well
that 1 cannot suppress the Ice Trust" in any
manner save by due process Of law. and that
the Acknowledgement is proceeding against 1t
under the law, and is being hampered by the
delays inevitable in attacking a corporation well
defended by able lawyers, retained, as is nat
ural when the corporation contains stockhold-
ers as wealthy as Mr.. Croker and his associates.
Mr. Bryan knows that where the Attorney
General is undertaking these proceedings I
have absolutely nothing TO do with them. He
therefore knows that I have taken every step
that can be possibly taken in the matter. Tn
der these circumstances it is unnecessary for
me to comment upon this continual repetition
OF a statement which he must know has not the
slightest foundation in fact
Whether the Ice Trust can legally be dissolved
Is a question which must be settled by the
courts, and similarly it Is question to 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 it
self is certainly that can be said TO be a
bad trust. dealing as IT does in an article of
necessity for the poor Of New-York l have no
doubt. however, that most of the stockholders
have invested in it simply as they would invest
in any other corporation The striking point is
that among the heaviest of these investors ap-
pear the Tammany Bryanite leaders, who in
conjunction with Mr. Bryan are loudest in de-
n0unCing trusts. Hypocrisy could be carried no
further than it has been carried by these men
and their defenders
In the Tammany State Convention in New
York they actually denounced the Ice Trust in
their political capacity, while in their private
capacity they were stockholders in il, and
through their counsel. were doing everything
TO prevent its dissolution by the Attorney-Gen-
eral. Mr. Bryan Is now going to NeW-York to
be the political guest Of Mr.. Croker the Ice
Trust beneficiary. He is going there to try to
help Mr.. Croker get control OF the State Of New
York and bring 1t down TO the level of infamy
the city Of New York. Again, it seems to me
that this needs further comment than is i'm
piled in the statement of the facts. With hearty
thanks for your kindness, am faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
OBJECT TO PRAYER CHAIN.