Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-15
ROOSEVELT TO DICKINSON.
Subject IS a Reply Made by Mr. Bryan Re-
garding Trusts.
Roosevelt Shows His own Position
Regarding the Ice Trust-Charge
OF Hypocrisy.

Spring Station, Ky, oct. li--llere,
since early morning, eighteen miles
from Lexington, Gov Roosevelts spe-
oial train has rested on a Louisville q
Nashville sidetrack. The candidate for
Vice President, accompanied by Leslie
Coombs, chairman Of the Republican
State central committee, Mrs COMBS,
Maj. Hersey and Curtis Guild Jr,
spent the day az the residence OF A. j.
Alexander. situated in the center Of
farm comprising 1890 acres. Not fifty
persons In Kentucky, save those reside
ing here, know where Gov Roosevelt was
resting Before leaving Louisville word
was given out that the train would pro-
coed at once 10 Lexington, but a secret
order directed that 10 stop over sun
day In the country 20 enable the gov
ern0r 10 recover from the fatigue
caused by his hard work Of the last
few days The rest brought about the
desired physical Frightening. The gov
ornors voice has almost entirely lost
its huskiness, and BE- says he feels as
we'll as on the first day Of the cam
palgn Early tomorrow morning the
special VIII leave for Lexington. arrv-
ing there at a. no.
Tonight Gov. Roosevelt gave ont an
open letter TO Don NJ. Dickinson Of
Michigan, in response TO the following
from Mr.. Dickinson:
Detroit. Mich, Oct n.-My Dear Sir:
Yesterday and today Mr.. Bryan Is
speaking IN this State. The pro- Bryan
papers publish this morning. among
other things, the following report Of his
a 1hY
In every town In which h. spoke. In six
Of these towns today the question was
fired al Bryan by Republicans, who
asked him TO explain about the ice
trust. lie had an answer that made the
crowd guy the questlonor every time.
II was: There Is a Republican COVER
nor and a Republican legislature In
New York, and what have they done 20
throttle the fee trust? Answer me
that. But then you know the Repub-
llcan governor Of New York has no time
10 bother with the ice trust. Tor he Is
too busy out here telling you about H.
The same charge was made by Mr..
Bryan at length IN Nebraska, and an
the press OF the country had your an
swer 10 Il, given, / think, In a speech In
the same State. Every reader OF the
papers too, knows Of your action as
governor IN respect 10 the ice trust. and
/ am under the impression also that
you recommended the legislation under
which such trust might be reached In
New York. Your friend,
DON NJ. DICKINSON.
Gov Roosevelts reply. dated Evans
Vile, Ind, october 18th. follows:
/ thank you very much foi your letter
OF the llth Inst When Mr.. Bryan talks
as In the quotation contained Ia your
letter, he simply says what he either
knows or ought 10 know 10 be without
The slightest foundation IN fact. He
made a similar statement IN Nebraska.
/ then answered and asked him In re-
turn whether he would pay the oblga-
lions Of the government In gold or SILL
yer II elected. lie never answered my
question. but as my statement was
printed broadcast he must have seen Il
and therefore he must know that there
Is no warrant In fact for the statement
regarding the ice trust
In my message 10 the New York legls-
laure ] recommended certain action
about trusts The legislature did not act
along the line | suggested but It aid
pass "a very stringent antitrust bill in !
PRODUCED by q Democrat. and / signed IT, |
The attorney general Is now proceeding |
against the Ice trust under this bill
Air Croker and his fellow stockholders |
In the Ice trust, through their attor- |
neys are fighting as on technical legal |
points through every stage Of the pro-
cecdlngs.
Now. as ! said, Mr.. Bryan knows all |
this from my previous answer. He !
knows perfectly wen that ! cannot |
save bv due process OF law, and that |
the attorney general Is proceeding |
against 10 under the law and Is being |
hampcred by the delays inevitable In !
attacking a corporation well defended |
by able lawyers. retained. as Is natural. |
when the corporation contains stock |
holders as wealthy as MI Croker and /
his associates Mr.. Bryan knows that |
where the attorney general Is undertake |
Ing these proceedings ! have absolutely /
nothing Go do with them, He therefore |
knows that ! have taken every step I
mat can be possibly taken 90 the mat /
ter Under these circumstances 1t Is /
Tor me TO comment upon /
bis continual repetition Of q statement |
which he must know has not the slight |
sst foundation o. fact.
Whether the fee trust can legally be /
dissolved Is q question which must be /
settled by the courts and similarly a is |
Q question 90 be decided I'm accordance /
Nith the law whether or not any ~ /
.he Tammauy leaders who hold stock IN /
q are amenahls under the law The |
rust Itself is certainly one that can boz
aid 20 De a bad trust dealing, as Il
Ices, in an article Of necessity Tor the
Door ~ New York ! have no doubt. !
however, that most Of the stockholders
AVE invested In Il simply as they would
invest in any other corporation.
Tho striking point Is that among the
leavicst ~ these investors appear the
'ammnny-Bryanite leaders who. in
conjunction with Mr.. Bryan. are loudest
n denouRcing trusts Hypocrisy could