The independent., 1907-04-11
THE WORLD



H legislature adjourned, having re-
manned in session over the statutory
limit of sixty days by about a week.
The pure food bill was passed among
the last. completing the fulfilling of
the pledges which had been condi-
tion of the election of a majority or
the members. Governor Sheldon signed
the direct primary bill. A measure
passed late in the week to which con-
siderable Importance is ascribed for
bidding liquor manufacturers to own
more than one saloon license in city
and forbdding them to own buildings
used for saloon purposes.
The sensation Of the week was a
passage between r. Fl. Hartman and
President Roosevelt. 1t was caused by
the publication Of letter written by
Hartman in which he asserted that
the president called him to Washing
ton during the campaign of 1904 to re-
quest that he help raise funds for use
in preventing the defeat Of Governor
Higgins Hartman said he raised
100000. which was spent in such way
as to turn $4,000 votes In New York
City alone He implied that the presi
dent promised on condition of Mr.. Har-
riman's assistance to appoint Chauncey
NJ DepeW ambassador to France. The
president rejoined by characterizing
Mr.. Harriinan's statement that he had
been requested to raise campaign funds
as deliberate and wilfulll untruth--
by rights it should be characterized by
an even shorter and more ugly word" /"
He said further: II feel particularly
fortunate that I have been attacked
within the last few days by both ex-
A
statement issued later from the white
house said: THE real reason for Mr..
E. RI. Harriman's interest in the cleo
tion of the state ticket In New York
in 1904, reference to which was made in
the communications which passed be-
tween him and the president, was that
he desired to advance his own ambi-
tons. 1t is asserted that Mr.. Hartman
wanted the position of senator now
filled by Mr.. Depew, and this was the
reason why he was anxious TO have
him appointed ambassador to Paris.
The inferences from Mr.. Harriman's
attitude was that il Senator Depew
could be induced to go to Paris that
Governor Higgins was prepared to ap-
point him TO the vacancy" Hartman
rejoined: Everybody knows that the
contest for the senatorship in 1904 was
between Messrs. Black and Depew and
there could not possibly have been any
other candidate. There was no bargain
whereby money was to be raised in
consideration Of having Depew ap-
pointed as ambassador to France, or
made United States senator and my
letter to Mr.. Webster does not so state.
That part of the agreement was for the
purpose of harmonizing the Black De-
pew forces IL it became necessary.
There were no signs of business re-
action daying the week. Money was
easy in New York and stock showed a
rising tendency. Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw pronounced the recent
panic not altogether bad thing. He
said: I'VE had little more freight
than the roads could satisfactorily ham
die: little more labor than laborers;
little more commerce than money.
and this Las continued until everybody
has become independent, and living ex-
penses have advanced a little too high.
Living expenses are never cheap, ex-
cept in periods Of industrial stagna-
ton There is a reasonable limit, how
ever, to all good things, and that limit
has been q little more than reached.
A slight curtailment everywhere will
do us good. Our only danger is from
unwarranted alarm We have been
running at a breakneck pace until
everybody is wellnigh out of breath. II
we can now slacken and nobody lie
down in the road 1t will be we'll with us."
on Monday the president issued his
reply TO the several requests that he
issue q statement of his position with
reference to future railroad legislation
in order To remove the business uncer-
tainty then prevailing. He stated that
he had nothing to add to what he had
been saying all along. He proposes
furthermore to ask for legislat ton pro-
viding for establishing valuation OF
the railroads an basis for rate max
ing. Minnesota and Michigan were
two new states to enact two-cent fare
laws during the week.
Congressman Rainey cf Illinois re-
turning from Panama pronounees the
condition there entirely salts factusy