The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
1.-THE STUCK PIC
HAS SQUEALED."
Washington Politicians Say
Roosevelt's Letter Fails 10
Deny Material Charges.
HIS FREE TRANSPORTATION.
Boasts of Action in Northern Sc.
curities Case Cause UnfavOr-
able Comment-Democrats
Are Elated at Answer.


SPECIAL
Washington. Nov. 5.-Tne politicians
here. startled out Of their breath by the
Presidents temerity in shaking of the
harness Of official reserve and meeting Mr.
Parkers personal attacks with one ir
kind. are now whispering their wonder a,
to the Judge will do. They feel SURF
that he has something up his sleeve, -
as they crudely express It, which he /:
ready to spring upon the country, now
that Mr.. Roosevelt has been stung into a
direct retort 1t may be a Doodle COMES
sion. or a telltal, letter from somebody
to somebody else. which the sender
~thoughtlessly showed to his friends, or the
recipient neglected to burn.
; The professional Republican partisans
can sec no force in the argument that
protective tariff Is the mother of trusts
and that the offspring cherish enough flial
affection. or enough OF that sort of grail
tude which has been defined as a lively
sense Of favors to cornc to step forward
with contributions for the maternal sup
port. They insist that ATr. Parker went
beyond that limit when he said. in REFER
ence to the creation Of the Department OF
Commerce. for which Mr.. Cortelyou was
chosen as the first head:
1--WE do not need and ought not to have
a modern inoulsitor who exploits corpora
tons to collect money for %corrupting the
franchise, or electing plant legislators. or
capturing the electoral vote of pivotal
States" tsT
Moreover, giving Mr.. Cortelyou the ben
eft OF every doubt. as far as his personal
character and conduct are concerned, the
feeling is widespread that he has been
most uncomfortably surrounded during
the campaign.
LETTER ELATES DEMOCRATS.
The feeling at Democratic national
headquarters to-day was one of elation, in
spite Of the vigorous replies OF Republican
orators last night. The Democratic lead
ers were particularly joyous about the
open letter OF the President. One of them
remarked: W have smoked them out
August Belmont said: II have nothing
to say about the Roosevelt letter. The
committee will not say anything about 1t.
Whatever will be said will be taken credit
OF the presidential candidate himself.
Secretary Woodson remarked: THE
stuck pig has squealed. He will squeal
for three more days"
Roger roster. attorney, OF NO. 10 Broad
street, said: 'The statement issued by
President Roosevelt yesterday is charac-
teristic in the extravaganza Of his Ian
guage and his self-eulogy. He avoids,
however. raising an issue upon the charges
made. and merely denies the differences
that can reasonably be drawn from them.
He does not deny that Mr.. Cortelyou,
before he became chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, was ap-
pointed by him Secretary of Commerce
and Labor, and there obtained secret In
formation concerning the assets and bust
ness of III corporations subject to the
antitrust law and interstate
the public when asked for the same
HE does not deny hat Mr.. Cortelyou
personally and through his agents, has
asked those corporations whose secrets he
thus obtained. and those who control
them. for large contributions TO the Re-
publican campaign funds; and that they
have made them as requested.
He does not deny that those c%ontribu-
tors of money to aid in President Roose-
velts election have committed many vio-
lations Of the criminal sections Of those
two statutes. He does not deny that no
criminal prosecutions against any of them
or any Of their officers Is now pending.
He does not deny that no civil suit against
them had been begun since they walke
up to the captains office.
THE NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE
He boasts Of his action against the