The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-04
CORIELYOU TARGET
OF DEMS.' ABUSE
ud-slinging Stage of Campaign
Is Now Reached in
New York.
GOTHAM PARKER DAILIEs
ARE GROWING DESPERATE
Ridiculous Tawney Tale Sample
Higgins Refutes the Odell
Argument.
BY w. w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
New York, Oct. 4-The presidential
campaign on the democratic side has
finally reached the stage of abuse OF
Chairman. Cortelyou of the republican
national committee. In 1896 this stage
was reached early in the campaign,
probably because the democracy OF
that year was madly aggressive. The
mire thru which the democratic press and
their abuse of Mr.. Hanna furnished
spectacle Of which the entire country
was ashamed and which the high
minded members of the democratic
party do not now recall with pleasur-
able sensations.
"safe and sane,' and in control of the
ultra conservative faction, it is per-
haps natural that the abuse stage
should be reached somewhat later. But
it is here at last, and we are again to
witness the spectacle of a great poht-
zeal party reserting to defamation and
abuse to defeat nominee for the pres
idency because of the alleged short
comings of the man who is managing
his campaign.
Taggart an Easy Mark.
If the republicans were in the mud
singing business, they could return
Roland for every one Of these demo
cratic divers. Perhaps the most vul-
nerable man who has been in charge
of a political campaign in this coun-
try for generation is Thomas Tag
CART. Well authenticated data which
would have sent Mr.. Taggart back to
= Indianapolis, mortified and shorn of his
authority, were submitted to Chairman
Cortelyou, who pigeon-holed them. He
wisely and magnanlmously said that
Mr.. Taggart was not running for the
hot Y,,1hl nf
the character suggested, even if strict
ly true, would lower the moral tone Of
the campaign and injure the party
and it's nominees.
Mr. Cortelyou' g appointment, the dem
amused. It's stock of ridicule was ex-
mausted before it could be induced to
accept the situation at its face value,
and in ironical, frivolous and ,jeering
b tyro in politics, mere department
clerk, without knowledge of the coun-
try, or acquaintance with its public
N men. Chairman of the republican ma
\ tional committee9 Go to, go to! and
the democratic editors laughed until
their sides fairly ached, ..s,, s%r@s... ~
a Then came a season of comparative
A quiet. Mr.. Cortelyuo went to work
4 In his calm, effective way His IA
II niharity with. the duties of. his new
A the inerrancy of his intuitions and the
soundness Of his Judgment have
stamped him as worthy successor OF
Hanna. Old campaigners wonder a.
his versatility and ability, and say that
A even Hanna had not frmer hold OF
Il the organization or a truer sense Of
perspective. To ability not unlike
4 mama g, he has added quet dignity
X and scrupulous regard for all the pro
II prieties which make the campaign
- unique.
< Abuse Of Cortelyou Begins.
n Last week democratic organs in thi
Y city fred broadsides Of personal abus
:, against him. They fou nd fault wit
msnt of m snd abor 50 FAR
81 his trust Investigations are concerned
II and said that as chairman he was nov
81 "frying the fat'' out Of certain Of tn
fes IN F RE for capn
Z officer, They also charged that al
rangements for collecting funds fro1
other corporations under investigatio
K by that department constitute mos
4 names of raiiroad, life Insurance an
II trust company officials who have Ill
81 clared for Roosevelt, their companie
81 having been "on the carpet before tn
In bureau Of corporations. The inferenC
intended to be drawn. is that these trus
XII and corporation officials found it col
venient to support Roosevelt, thus insu
ri ing protection of their business int
ii man Of the republican committee, is Il
III ing the, confidential information secure
81 while secretary Of commerce and labt
III from the great corporations to force u:
a willing contributions to the campaie
I'll fund.
81 Speakers at the democratic noonds
81 meetings here have taken up this lii
I'll of attack, and one speaker in particul
81 said that Cortelvou had agreed to 50!
81 easy" on the men responsible for t
I'll General Slocum disaster, in return f
NJ liberal contributions to his campai3
Ri fund by the great shipping interests.
Ri Of course, such charges are Who'll
II false, but that makes no difference.
VI the highest authority, I am able to s.
VI that no shipping interest, in the cou
try has contributed dollar to the
II publican campaign or been invited
Il contribute AS to- the charges of of
telyou,. Charges, which; if true, won
send him to the penitentiary); they "
be fully answered when. the investie
II tions of the General Slocum. disast
n and the trusts generally, reach Gle
E are commenced. Obviously, this W
Isl be after the close of the campaign.
NJ the democrats can for thirty days cat
these charges to be believed" they "
III accomplish their purpose. In the e1
3 Mr.. Cortelyou will not be injured in
reputation, nor hurt in his. pride,
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Higgins m
III be damaged as candidates. This is
Z sole purpose the democrats have.
#@t The Absurd Tawney Story.
The world has published several al
els Of another type against Cortely
IN They seek to create the impression Il
he is puffed with a sense of his own
II portance and is behaving himself
such way. to suggest that he is taxi
II leave Of his senses. The World p
tends to prove its assertions by CIV
the alleged details of a visit VIII
James A. Tawney of Minnesota,
charge of the western speakers burt
at Chicago, recently made to New Y
@} headuuarters. The story is false fir
start to finish, but was told in a way
suggest that the World reporter S
and heard all he described
Mr.. Tawnev was not snubbed or n
INK treated by Mr.. Cortelyou. nor h;
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