The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-15
Spends Sunday in the Beautiful Blue
Grass Section, Free From the
Cares Of "strenuous Life.n
VOICE LOST ITS HUSKINESS.
Letter From Former Member Of
Cleveland's Cabinet Relating to
Legislation, Replied To.

MED by Leslie Combs, chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
Mrs. Combs, Major Hersey, of Rough
Rider fame. and Col. Curtis Guild. Jrr
spent the day at the residence Of A. j..
Alexander. situated in the center of q
farm comprising $500 acres. Before
leaving Louisville, word was given out
that the train would proceed ut once
to Lexington, but a secret order direct
ed that 1t stop over Sunday In the
country, to enable the governor to re-
cover 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 husk-
mess, 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
6 q. m.
Letter From Don NJ. Dickinson.
Tonight Governor Roosevelt gave
out an open letter to Don NJ. Dickinson.
OF Michigan. in response to the follow
ing from Dickinson:
"Aiy Dear Sir:-Yesterday and to-day
Mr.. Bryan Is speaking in this state. The
pro-Bryan paper publishes this morn
ing. among other things, the following
report OF his utterances:
a. ALL l,,, hn tt.t,e 10 IN, %
town he spoke. In six of these towns
to-day the question was fired AZ Bryan
by Republicans, who asked him to try
to explain about trusts. He had an an
swer that made the crowd guy the ques-
toner every time. 1t was There Is
@ Republican governor and a Renubli-
can legislature In New York, and what
have they done to throttle the Ice
trust? Answer me that. But then
know the Republican governor of New
York has not time to 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
of the press of the country had your
answer to 1t, given, think, In speech
In the same state. Every reader of
the papers, too. know of your action as
governor In respect to the Ice trust, and
] am under the impression that you rec
commended the legislation under which
such trust nigh. be reached in New
York. Your friend,
(Signed) DON NJ. DICKINSON"
ITO Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Terre
Haute, Ind:
Gov. Roosevelt's Reply.
Governor Roosevelts reply, dated
Evansville, Ind, October IL, is as fol-
lows:
Hon Don NJ. Dickinson. Detroit, Mich:
MY Dear Sir:-l thank you very
much for your letter Of the l1th instant.
When Mr.. Bryan talks rs in the Iuo-
tation contained In your letter he SIM
ply says what he either knows, or ought
to know. to be without the slightest
foundation in fact. He made similar
statement In Nebraska. L then an
swered him, and asked him In return
whether he would puy the obligations of
the government In gold or silver II
elected. He never answered my ques-
tion but as my statement was printed
broadcast he must have seen 1t, and
therefore he must know that there Is
no warrant. in fact. for the statement
as 10 the ice trust.
Recommended Action About Trusts.
In my message to the New York
legislature recommended certain ac-
ton about trusts. The legislature did
not net along the lines I suggested, but
It did pass very stringent antitrust
bill introduced by q Democrat, and
/ signed 1t. The attorney general Is
now proceeding against the Ice trust
under this bill. Mr.. Croker and his
fellow stockholders In the Ice trust.
through their attorneys, are fighting us
on technical legal points through every
stage OF the proceedings.
Nov, us ! say, Mr.. Bryan knows all
this from my previous answer. He
knows perfectly well that / cannot
suppress the Ice trust In any manner
save by due process Of law. and that
the attorney general Is proceeding
against It under the law, and Is being
hampcred by the delays inevitable in
attacking n corporation well defended
by able lawyers retained, as Is nat
ural. when the corporation contains
stockholders us wealthy as Mr.. Croker
and his associates. Mr.. Bryan knows
that where the attorney general Is un-
dertaking these proceedings have nb-
solutcly nothing to do with them. He
therefore knows that have taken every
step that can be possibly taken in the
matter. Under these circumstances.
It Is unnecessary for me to comment on
his continual repetition of statement
which he must know has not the
slightest foundation In fact.
Must be Settled by Courts.
"Whethcr the Ice trust can legally
be dissolved Is question which must
be settled by the courts, and similarly
It is n question to be settled in accord
nnco with law, whether or not my OF
the Tammany leaders who hold stock
In Il are amcnable under the law. The
trust Itself is certainly one that can be
said TO be n bad trust. dealing, ms II
docs, In IN article OF necessity for the
poor OF New York. l have no Doubt,
however. that most OF the stockholders
have Invested In II simply as they would
Invest In any other corporation. The
striking point is that among tho hcnv-
lest OF these investors appear the Tam
many Brynnitc leaders. who In con-
Junction with Mr.. bryan. are loudest
In denouncing trusts, Hypocrisy could
be carried no further than II has been
carried by these men nnd their defend.
crs. In the TammRny state conven-
ton In New York they actually de-
nounced the Ice trust in their political
capacity. while In their private cnpac.
ity they were stockholders In It. and
through their counsel were doing every
thing TO DreyNnt it's g6Iacnl,,,tny b,. tin