The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-30
A FORGED LETTER.
II Is Purported to Have Been
Written by Roosevelt, De-
nouncing Union Labor.
PRINTED IN MINERS MAGAZINE.
The MIsslyc Was Addressed 10 Mich
ael Donnelly. President Of Butch
era and Meateutters Union.
Roosevelt Pronounees u An Absurb
and impudsns Forgery and steps
VIII be Taken to Punish
the Foroers.


Butte. Mont. Sept. 2s.--when sena,
tor Fairbanks and bis party arrived
here they found the republican leaders
much exercised over the publication
IN the Mineu Magazine, published at
Denver By the Western Federation OF
Miners, Of vhat purported 10 be a do
nunciallon Of labor unions By Presl.
dent Roosevelt and denial Of Us au
thenticlly BY the president The prest
dents contradiction was sent 70 for
mer Senator Lee Mantle In response
10 a telegram Of inquiry from him and
was AZ follows:
white House. Washington. Sept &c.
Your Telegram received Tho letter
you refer 10 purporting TO be addressed
hy mo TO Michael Donnelly and print.
cd In tho Miners Magazine Of septem
Der %. IL. OF course. an absurd and
Impudent forgery, have written no
such letter nor any letter even rcsem.
bling II to Mr. Donnelly nor any one
else have written Mr.. Donnely re
Qucatins To know n he has received
any such lottcr and requesting him. u
20. TO at once lay Il before the district
attorney Of Chicago TO ind out whcth.
Or II 10 poseible 10 discover and punish
tho forEera, lsigned1 Theodore
Roosevelt
' The letter IN which the president
was represented TO have made his At
tack on union labor was addressed 10
Michael Donnelly. Of Chicago. presi'
dent of tho butchers and Meat Cut
ters union. The document 10 given Ia
ttall. with Prealdent Roosevclt's name
tattAohed. but without date. and Il Il
iated that Il was written IN rcaponss
an appeal By Donnelly 10 him to In
orfere for the settlement Of the lat,
tchers' strike Following are some
tractn from Il;
al stand ready 10 do az my lilustri
u predecessor. Grover Cleveland
and assert the power of thia M
' n against all local nuliiners Las
hnor felt lmpelled 10 write 4 let
calling upon my countrymen 4
VI down lynchlng. But labor unioI
Rruriam and crimo Are a. great
is ational menace a. lynch law.
@Let me tell you that the tirst duti
hthe officers q the law. whether the
nherifl. constable, municipal oficeri
\ Mayors. governors or the president
u Aimself. Ia TO maintain public orde
and put down the mob with an iro
thand."
After advising Donnelly 70 put
stop 10 the atrihs the president ia rel
resented as saying: I'm any case. b
assured viii keep my hands on NJ
less your folly brings you into collialo
With the laws Of the United State
when my hand will 20 on In wa
| You will not like so far a. am col
cerned you have barked up the vrou
| Ntree, am not TO DO either wheedls
or heightened into meddling with VIII
ia pone Of my business"
lQbenver. Col. Sept is-secretary
lHaywood. of tho Western Fedor
hn u Minera. said Tuesday mig
lat the rcputed letter Of PreeIdeI
boswell 20 President Donnelly vi
biod from the Wisconsin Toils
rrctary Haywood said he did q
bv whero the Toiler was publlshe
n far ~ the letter u Preside
.H scvelt having been a forgery. 81
hty Haywood pays ho was U
hrc Of a. The Minors Magazine
lllshed nnder the direction Of I
emtion and both President Moy
Secretary Haywood take an actl
In ltn direction.