Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-03

sian campaign, ana INTO d peIS'i'ti at
tac,, in 4 local situation in order to
serve his corporation master.
"Jast wear Mr.. Ryan issued through
Nay,r McClellen. postal cards barring
nhclious and indecent attacks upon me.
which the United States government
stcpncd in the mails.
ol,his wear Mr.. Ryan puts forth these
same indecent and slandcrous attacks
tbrough his corporation attorney,
through a man who is still his faithful
servant. through in public office and
ind rarity paid by the people.
"Eotb;ng else has been said or done
that makes so clear the issues of this
canpaign and the fact that the plumb
cring corporations ana their corrupt
tools stands solidly behind Mr.. Hughes
and against the people whom they
thunder 1t is natural that Mr.. N"ot
who defends boss Tweed the most cor
rupt politician of the. present day, III
-,,rDort Of Mr.. Hughes. the man thcir
corr nrr ton masters insist shall BE- ell
,o.., W office in srite of the will of the
,c..i.'n. 1t iS natural that Mr. Root,
wEr aprcarcd for the metropolitan
Traction Co. in the kake sharp case
and who was himself accused of bribery
nv four men who testified under o;ttn
that he had given them money Tor th"ir
Votes. should unite with Patrick NC
rarren. the professional briber of the
St,ndard oil Co, the Gas Trust and
the brooklyn Rapid Transit to support
Mr.. Hughes and to oppose me.
II have said l am proud of the enc
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man Root is opposing me because l
have fought the corporations that own
him, the Street Railroad Trust ana the
Whiskey Trust, the Steel Trust and the
Sugar Trust, and the Gas Trust who
employ him.
And YOU know this man McCarren
is opposing me because l have fought
the Standard Oil Trust and the Gas
| Trust and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Now Mr.. Root defends Joseph ii.
| Choatc against my attack on him.
nave no personal luminosity against
| Mr.. Choate. When | oppose him it is
| because he is opposing you and your
interests.
| He objects to my opposition to Dis
trict Attorney jerome. and he praises
Jerome as a Democrat of independence
above all others. | have no personal
feelings against jerome. | have OPP
posed him because he has been faith
less to the people and has betrayed
| the peoples confidence.
| Mr.. Root objects to my opposing
Senator Knox.
| Il have no personal hostiitics for
this man Knox, and do not think that
| [ have ever met him or seen him, but
| | do know that | sent him document
| tary evidence that absolutely convicted
| he coal roads of criminal combination
| md crushing out independent coal
| nine owners he pocketed that evidence
| and refused to act for two years al
| though his United States District At
| torncy Burnett had reported to him
that this evidence sustained all my
| ch2rges against the Coal Trust and
| Warranted the prosecution and al
| though he recommended to Knox that
the government institute proceedings
| against these roads.
| Il was finally compelled to proceed out :
side of the attorney generals Office and
| brought my evidence before the Inter
| state Commerce Commission and because
| OF the interminat"d delay and made
| quate powers of the commissioner 7 in
| trOduced the railroad rate bill in Cor
gress. which the Republican party takes
| the credit for. | positively assert shat tho
| Republican party stole the greater u;,rt
| OF my bill and that they would have had
| a better bill if they had stolen all Of if
| And that is MY answer also to Mr..
| Roots criticism of my course i'm Con-
| gress.
| Mr.. Root objects to NV criticism of
| Thomas TaCsert and goes over the cor
poration side of the Republican party to
| defend the national chairman Of the cor
| pora'lon wing Of the Democratic party
| Il have no personal feeling against Mr.
| TagEert. | have opposed him because he
| conducted Il gambling resort where chill
| drcn were allowed to play. I have on
| posed T1Ggart becaus" he is n corr,1pt
| politician and represents belmont and
| the corporations on the Democratic side
| Il have opposed Parker. Williams
Woodruff. ToWnc Cannon and others on
~ when they have opposed the people
| Il do not conduct my campaign or my
| newspapers according to my personal
| prciu1c"s. but for the interest Of honest
| citizens. ! have praised public mon when
| they were acting in the interests of the
| people. and denounced them when they
| were acting against tho interests of tn
| people and / will continue to do SO us
| long as | have q voice to speak with. or
| Il pen to write with or a mind to thinl,
with