The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-04
PARKER IS A
PERVARiCATOR
RooseveItSays Late Opponent
Was UntruthfuI
HARTMAN AFTER TOGA
Government will Probe DOinss Of
his Lines Through Interstate
Commerce Commission

WASHINGTON, April A further
statement has been given out at the
White House In connection with the
Hartman controversy.
The statement says that the real
reason for l.. n. Harriman's interest
In the election VI the state ticket In
New York In 1904. reference 10 which
was made In the communications
which passed between him aud the
president was that he desired TO ad
vance his own ambitions.
IL ia asserted that T.. II. Hartman
wanted the position OF senator now
filed by Chauncey Depew and that
this was the reason why he was anx
ious TO have him appointed ambassa-
dor 10 Paris.
The differences from Mr.. Harrlmans
attitude we're that II Senator Depcw
could be induced ~ 20 10 Paris Gov
ernor Higgins was prepared 10 appoint
him 10 the vacancy.
To his friends, II is said. the presi
dent has made IL plain that his version
OF Mr. IsHlman's visit preceding the
election OF 1904 was that Mr.. HArri.
man wanted assistance from the Re.
publican national committee 10 help
Chairman Odell In the New York state
campaign. toward whose expenses he
I uIarrlmsnl had raised $1,000. The
/ president promised 10 communicate
with Messrs. Cerislysu asd Bliss 10
see what could be deHe. lie did In this
case. he declared. just what he had
done Ia other Instances where be had
been appealed 10 help In state cam
palgns. The president has referred 90
the statement made public by Judge
Alton Is. Parker In which he said that
Il has never been denied that Si500p
was turned over by the Equitable. Mu.
tuhl and New York Life Insurance
companies 10 Mr. Corielyou's commit
tee and that congress has refused to
make an investigation into the corpora
ton contributions OF 1904 or TO pass n
law prohibiting such contributions In
the future. on this subject the prcsl
dent referred 10 n statement which he
made on Nov. 4. 1894, In which he said
In part
THAT contributions have been made
70 the Republican committee a. contri-
buttons have been made to the Demo
cratic committee l. not the question 40
issue. Mr.. Parker's assertion Il IN ef-
feet that such contributions have been
made for improper motives. either In
consequence Of threats or In conse.
quence Of improper promises, direct or
indirect. on the part Of the recipients.
hut there Il not one particle u truth
Ia the statement"
Neither SIR. Parker nor his support
err. the president declared. have bccn
able 90 traverse or questiss the state
ments made IA that answer. The pred.
dent said that 10 bis own knowledge
about a dozen contributions offered by
corporations had been declined BY
Chairman Cortsiyou. but that others
had been accepted. A contribution by
the American Tobacco company. he
said. had been returned. A prominent
man had made a contribution OF $40.
600 10 the Republican campaign fund.
Subsequently this man had made
known his desire for an appointment
In the diplomatic service In the event
that the president was selected. A.
soon as his motives were understood
the national committee returned his
contribution. The president asserted
10 his callers that none OF the corpora
tons that contributed 20 the campaign
In 1904 had come 10 him for favors
either directly or indirectly. In this
connection the president referred 10
the legislation enacted regarding cor.
pontlons during the last two years ne
disproving any imputatIons that immu.
nifty would be shown them for their
contributions.
Mr. Hartman lost no time In getting
back at President Roosevelt. who init.
mated very poinicfly that the great
railroad lnnncisr was a liar. Harrl. |
mans reply poIstedly charges that the
chief magistrate Of the United states
has fallen from the pinnacle Of truth
aud IL himself a plain prcvsricator.
Not only does Mr. Hartman class
the president among the provaricator,
In n diplomatic way. but he goes 20
some length In an ondeavor 10 prove
f. incidentally he calls former Con
gresham sherman. whom the prcsi-
dent used a. a weapon In his attack. a
faisiner.
lie goes further. lie asserts that |
President Roosevelt know when he
quoted what sherman said about what !
Hartman said about Roosevelt that