Courier Democrat., 1904-10-20
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PROBLEM ONE


Andrew Carnegie. the largest stock
holder and bondholder in the steel
trust has declared for Trust Buster
Roosevelt. Can it be possible that
Chairman Cortelyou. of the national re-
publican committee. has really pledged
his employer to be good. In a adispatch.
under date of last Saturday, the 18th
inst. the Wall Street Journal in an edi-
torial says:
THE New York Times. the New York
World and the Brooklyn Eagle continue
to charge that Chairman Cortelyou is
making pledges in return for campaign
contributions toward the reelection of
President Roose velt. Occasionally the
same papers state that he is extortins
contributions under threat. 1t is pos
sible tha, some honest men have been
deceived by the apparently specific al
legations of the three newspapers men
toned. and for the benefit Of such men
We beg to state the following facts:
In the first place. Mr.. Cortelyou was
the direct choice of President Roose
Welt for chairman of the national COM
mll6ce. ana OF no one else.
In the second place. the president
chose him in order that he might be
perfectly sure that no pledge or threat,
direct or indirect. implicit or explicit.
would he made to anybody witch could
in any way hamper the president in the
execution of the law against anyone
who broke it.
In the third place. Mr.. Cortelyou
accepted the position with the definite
understanding that he would make no
such pledges or threats.
No honest man therefore need
trouble himself about the schemes of
the World. As for the Times and
Eagle it is probably charitable to sup
pose that they are the victims of that
kind of self deception which frequently
accompany the statements of the anti
trust organs in various forms.
Now. who vouches for the Wall Street
journal : By the way. has anyone lately
heard anything about the suits pend
ing against the beef trust or the coal
trust
PROBLEM TWO.
The fact is amply established that
Trust Buster" Roosevelt is making
terms with the trusts in order to secure
his reelection to the presidency by the
appended telegraphic dispatch taken
from the Minneapolis Journal under
date of last Saturday. the 18th inst. an
nouncing that the head officials of the
Baltimore i Ohio railroad are advising
e, their employees to cast their vote fol
Roosevelt on election day:
The Baltimore Il Ohio railroad viii
support Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Cir
culars have been distributed by the
company advising its employees to vote
for the republican national ticket. The
action of the company is expected tc
affect the debatable states of West Eir
ginia and Indiana republican campaign
managers are jubilant over the influence
the support of the railroads will have
in states like Indiana and West Vir
ginia. The republicans are confident
that these states can now with safet!
be placed in the republican column.
Let Us see. the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad is owned and operated by the
pennsylvania system OF railroads ano
Mr.. Cassat. of coal strike and ''com.
pulsory: arbitration fame is the head Of
that system. Some weeks ago it was
reported 10y the press that the Penn.
sylvania system gave up s500,0o0 as lis
contribution to the republican campaign
fund. New York is conceded to Judge
Parker. West Virginia and Indiana
are in doubt. The trend of public
sentiment in all doubtful states is in
favor of democracy. Is it fair infer
ence to say that the real friends of the
unbridled Trust Buster" Roosevelt are
getting out from under cover and com
ing to the rescue.