The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-07-26
NO BASIS I'M FACT.

1t is quite unfortunate for the Bulletin
that in its first att:mpt to discuss
public question, without ndulgiug in
personal abuse, it should have selected
the administration Of President Roose-
welt for the object OF its attack, as ii did
in its last issue
1t is still more unfortunate that in its
desire to have the President appear as in
sincere, ii should find itself incapable OF
furnishing an Illustration based on facts.
1t is immaterial who was the author
OF the article that appeared in the REVIEW,
(although) for the Information OF the
Bulletin it is informe that the article was
written by the editor but it is important
that when the Bulletin presents charges
against the President, they should b
supported by facts. If the Bulletin be
ieses in square deal, it shonld square ii
self as to the facts, which it cites in order
to discredit the President.
The charge made in the Bulletin is
that Minister LOOMS, while our repre-.
sentative at Venezuela, used his official
position TO compel the owners of big
asphalt trust there to deliver to him a
large number Of shares of the stock of the
concern at a certain price, and that the
price must not be less. in the future; and
it is asserted that III mister LOOMS, in
effect, admitted this charge when made by
Mr.. Bowen, his successor. and then i,
follows up by making the statement tina,
both MIR. LOOMS and Mr.. Bowen are
Republicans, as if this was enough to
condemn the President
The REVIEW undertake to say that it is
not true that Minister LOOMS wa
charged with having compelled the own
ersof a big asphalt trust to deliver tic
him number Of shares Of stock, nor is il
true that Minister LOOMS admits such a
charge. Inasmuch as neither fact exists
nor did at the time the Bulletin made the
charge, there is little ground for charging
the lPresident with any Shortcomings The
Bulletin shows dt sire to serve the Dem
ocratc party, and it is probably thi:
desire that has led it into the error O
mistating facts.
The Bulletin further charges that the
President is not entitled to any credit fol
the institution of the case against the
Northern Securities Company, and in
sists that nothing has resulted from the
prosecution of this suit. Ii may be O
information to the Bulletin to know .ha
the suit was brought. under the direction
of the President by MI. Knox, his At
torney General, and that ii was prosecuted
to judgment in the United States Circui
Court and the me- ger of railroads va:
found anc determined to BE- in violation
of tbs Sherman Antitrust law Re
publican measure and on appeal t,
the United States Supreme Court tht
Judgment was affirmed and the 5ecprit e
Company was dissolved and the stock o
the original owners was ordered to b
distributed to them. and that subsequent
ly the order was carried out and the stool
was distributed to the original holders
No stronger language could have beer
used by any court than was used by th'
United States Supreme Court in con
demning the merger OF the railroads in
volved in the case. 1t is difficult TO con
ceive what more the President could d
than TO see that the menger was prescott
ed and dissolved by order of the court.
We would warn the Bulletin that III
most unpopular thing that any man Q
any newspaper.in the United States, ca
do to-day is to attack President Roosevelt
1t is unpopular because the peoFl