The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30
MORGAN OPENLY MAKES WAR
AGAINST ROOSEVELT.
CLEVELAND IS HIS CHOICE
Combine Magnates Of New York Give
Financial Aid to Democratic
Congressional Committee.

Morgan is openly and unqualifledly
opposed toy President Roosevelt's oc-
cupancy of the White house after the
close Of his present term. What was
few days ago merely a 'rumor to that
effect is now accepted as an absolute
fact.
Defeated in his efforts to prevent
the New York republicans from en-
dorsing Roosevelt, he is now deter
mined to defeat the nomination Of
Roosevelt for president in 1904.
Wants Cleveland
If he fails to accomplish his pur-
pose by securing the defeat of Roose-
welt in the republican convention,
he will try to secure the nomination
by the democrats Of Grover Cleve-
land, or some democrat Of that
school. and will throw him his sup
port and that Of the interests he rep
resents.
This is the plan to punish Roosevelt
for his antitrust policy.
Is Authoritative. ]
This is stated on the authority of
a friend of Mr.. Morgan, a man who.
stands high in politics and finance,
who says that Mr.. Morgan made this
deliberate statement to him:
He must be defeated for nomina-
ton and a safe man must be nomi-
mated in his stead. If he cannot be
defeated for nomination, then we
must see that the democrats nominate
a safe man like Cleveland, whom the
business interests can support, and
beat Roosevelt at the polls"
Mr.. Morgan arrived in New York
from Europe Saturday, August %.
Within a week after his arrival signs
Of opposition to President Roosevelt
began to show themselves in quar-
tiers Morgan is generally supposed to
influence. About the same time there
was started in New York a, movement
to prevent the New York state re-
publican convention from indorsing
the president and pledging him the
delegation for 1904. This plan failed
by reason of it's publicity. The New
York republicans would not stand for
such a programme.
Chairman Griggs' Boast.
Chairman Griggs of the democratic
congressional committee has openly
boosted that he is securing financial
help from former supporters Ct the
republican party, and Congressman
Pau of North Carolina, another mem
Der of the democratic committee,
says that they are receiving support
from the trust magnates in New York.
1t is also stated on the best authority
that the republican congressional
committee has received no aid, finan-
cial or otherwise, from Mr.. Morgan
or any of his friends. Mr.. Morgan
has to republican leaders smade no
secret of his bitter opposition to the
president, or his determination to do
all in his power to prevent the presi-
dents reelection.
Begun a Year Ago.
The presidents speeches in New
England are not the primary cause
of Morgan's opposition. The great
financier's irritation was begun nearly
a year ago. That was when Presi-
dent Roosevelt directed Attorney
General Knox to begin proceedings
against the Northern Pacific merger
under the Sherman antitrust law.
Mr.. Morgan vas very much provoked
at the attitude of the president at that
time, and he has become recon
ciled to the presidents determine
ton to enforce the law without re-
gard to individuals or combinations
Of individuals. He did not like the
presidents declaration that no man
should stand above the law.
HIS Head Enlarged.
Since his return from Europe Mr..
Morgan has been more outspoken in
his opposition to the president than
ever before. In Paris he was receiv-
ed by the president of France, in Ber-
lin by the emperor Of Germany, and
in London by the king Of England.
He returned home, it is said, with new
and exaggerated ideas of his import
ance as the international dictator in
finance. and he thought some kind of
overtgres should be made to him
by the president on his return to this
country. President Roosevelt, how
ever, treated Mr.. Morgan as only mt
Of the $4,000, 900 of American people.
WY the Opposition.
The criticism Of the presidents
speeches should not blind the public