The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13


president by the wording of the adver-
tisement, advise people to buy stock in
Burton's scheme. The magazine to
which it was sent is a thoroughly rep
utable one, and seeing an alleged letter
from the president booming a stock
scheme, before printing the advertise
ment wrote to the president to learn If
it was genuine. He got that letter the
day Mulvane was to call the second
time to urge Smiths appointment as the
Burton candidate. Roosevelt was in a
full-blooded rage. His language was
cracking the paint on the White House,
and the cool placid poker-faced young
Mulvane ran into something that SEEM
ed like a cross between a cyclone and
a volcano. He was told that for the
last time the president was done with
Burton, that Burton had betrayed his
confidence, had ATTEMPTED to make the
president boom stock which he knew
nothing about and he said that when it
came to considering Burton and his
friends on any thing like terms OF
equality with other Republicans in
than that he demanded the letter which
Burton had obtained, and Mulvane
didn't get to the Smith matter at all
Mulvane wired the facts to Burton, got
the letter back and the president sum
mons Senator Long to a conference. 1t
comes to the Gazette from the highest
possible authority, outside the Whlte
House that the president told his
friends that from now on Burton would
be considered as he had been for the
past year a Democratic senator as far
as patronage is concerned and that the
president requested Mr.. Long to get as
many of the Kansas congressman as
possible united on a candidate to sue
coed Hook, and the appointment will
be made.
wv. p Hackney who has been play
ing pretty close to Burton, said that
Burton had said if this thing kept get
I inc (R11rfOnO would GET D1ll
enough with the administration to beat
any man he might possibly endorse
Burton had just heard from MulVane
about the letter and the dumping or
Smith. Later after returning from st.
Louis Burton told his friends that he
would not be surprised to learn that he
had been indicted by Folk of st. Louis
in connection with the Arnold get-rich-
current that he might be indicted in
connection with the postal scandals by
Charles Bonapart the attorney recently
appointed by the president to probe
matters. Burton appeared before the
department as an attorney for the
swindlers. A United States senator is
forbidden by the federal statutes from
practicing before any department Lu-
cius I,ittauer. a New York congressman.
is being hauled over the Goals for vio-
lating the federal statutes against a
congressman selling goods to the gov
eminent and Senator Burton In the
wave of reform that is sweeping over
Washington may get caught also"
THE LETTER IN QUESTION.
The following is a copy of the letter
President Roosevelt wrote to Senator
White House, Washington, Jan. IS,
1903.-My Dear Sir: I have received
through you a communication from
number of bankers of St Louis on be-
half of the project to reproduce at the
coming Worlds fair the City of Jeru-
salem, this communication, reading as
follows:
Louis, consider the projected reprodue-
ton of the City of Jerusalem, by the
Jerusalem Exhibit company, one of the
grandest and most interesting and COM
mendabIe features connected with the
Worlds fair. The management is in the
hands of reliable and competent bust
ness men, assisted by an advisory board
consisting of pastors of the churches of
every denomination in the city-Jews.
Catholics, Protestants-and we cheer
fully recommend the scheme to the
favorable consideration of those desiring
to invest in such an enterprise"
You express your great interest in the
projected movement, and feel that on
many accounts such a movement is
eminently wise and will not only do
material good but will add to the at
Effectiveness of the Worlds fair.
You further inform me that this
movement is Endorsed by the several
ministers of St. Louis, without regard
to sect, including the Catholics and
Professionals, and in addition the He
brew rabbis; as also the representatives
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton and all similar organizations-the
purpose being through this movement
IN secure prominence to the religious
side of the worlds development in con-
nection with this Worlds fair OF
course such purpose has my most
hearty approval, and through you I
extend my most cordial good wishes to
the clergymen and business men of St
Louis who are engaged in trying to
bring this movement to successful
conclusion. Sincerely yours-Theodore
Roosevelt.
SENATOR BUTTONS STATEMENT.
Senator Burton was seen al the South
ern hotel shortly before his departure
from the city. He appeared greatly
pleased with the success attending the
dedication exercises of the Jerusalem
exhibit.
Asked about the report that President
Roosevelt was dfspleased with him be-
cause of his having used a personal let
ter to forward the interests of the ex-
hibit he said he knew nothing of it, and
that if such report was current 1t had
doubtless been circulated by his po-
ntical enemies.
ton. that Mr. Roosevelt gave out that
he was displeased with me on account
of a letter relating to the Jerusalem ex-
hibit or anything else. | am now on
the best of terms with the president
and even were I not don't believe he
would take issue with United States
senator about a matter of such small
consequence"
Senator Burton was told that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was quoted as having
said his displeasure with him was so
great that he would not be considered
when it came to the distribution of fed
eral patronage in Kansas.
Mr. Burton laughed at the idea and
said he was quite sure the president had
been misQuoted.
1T is a notable fact" he said, 'that
since becoming senator I have kept
away from patronage matters. My time
has been devoted to affairs of state and
matters of government. For this reason
1 have many enemies in Kansas, who
became angry with me because did not
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