The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19
SHEPARD ATTACKS ROOSEVELT
HINTS THAT CONTIGUOUS DUTY
rs TO MILK THE TRUSTS.

Denounces His Transfer From tho DEPART
ment OF Commerce. where He Learned
Secrets, to the National Cha1rmanship
--Likens 1t TO Odell's Dual once.
Edward M. Shepard talked for half an
hour yesterday to crowded meeting of
the Commercial Travellers League at 597
Broadway. The room was packed almost
to suffocation, at least 500 men standing
in the aisles, and the defeated Tammany
candidate for Mayor in 1901 received
hearty greeting. He was introduced by
President Zegel as the giant Of Kings
county" The audience snickered at this.
If could do what the Bible says no man
can do, " said Mr.. Shepard, who Is something
over five feet high, Il might measure up
to that description. II I could add ten
inches or twenty inches to my stature I
might reasonably be called giant"
In his speech Mr.. Shepard made these
remarks on Odellism;
In our own State campaign there is great
Significance In the Governor acting as chair
man OF his own party ORGANIZATIONS Gov
ernor who shamelessly aff1rms that he has
the right to administer the affairs Of the
whole State and for the whole people and
unite to this great ONCE the craftsmanship
He went on to attack President Roose-
welt savagely for making MIR. Coftelyou,
who had been Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor, and was thus in position to
know the secrets of the trusts, chairman
Of the Republican national committee,
whose principal business, according to
Mr.. Shepard. was squeezing campaign
contributions out of corporations. The
picture of the Governor Chairman in State
politics, Mr.. Shepard declared, had its COM
panion piece in the picture Of the Secretary
Chairman in national politics Mr.. Shepard
continued
The President insisted on publicity for
the corporations. He declared that he
would make their affairs so open that oorpo,
be impossible. Later Mr.. Roosevelt as
serted that the Department under Mr. Cortel
what had # accomplishment
For nearly two years the collection of facts
concerning the workings of these corpora
the trusts were against Roosevelt Then
came the eve OF pre cid MSl election.
and there Ssa es N ne
Why, this chareeY Mr.. cortelyou. having
as the Secretary. OF Commerce and Labor.
was taken from that department and made
Of the at Rs M tse tss
States and Of the statesmen Of the Republi-
can party. He was wholly without expert
ence for the work Then why was he selected?
You and have no choice but to believe that
Il was because he was the only man. besides
the President, who knew the secrets and
had the knowledge OF the affairs Of the cor
porations. Mr.. Cortelyou's chief function
Is to gather from these same corporations
the money necessary for the conduct of the
Republican campaign. But you may be
sure that for every dollar the trusts pay
into the Republican campaign chest they
will get back $50 or 500 in special privileges.
Mr.. Shepard admitted that Mr.. Roose-
welt was picturesque figure and that he
was physically brave. but declared that
he lacked political courage. He. said that
the President had never taken the unpop-
ular or minority side Of any great political
question.
Eugene j. Mcclure, who ran for Presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen on the Low
ticket in 1903, denounced the Grocery gov
eminent at Albany OF Odell he said:
For the first time in the history Of the state
and with the keenest shame to the people,
one of the great political parties found 1t
necessary to insert a plan k in its platform
rejecting upon the per so nal honesty Of the
Governor. We have running the affairs of
government at Albany a political machine
whose rottenness is disgusting.