The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-11
THE HARTMAN
ROOSEVELT BRAVL
HAS CREATED GREAT INTEREST
IN RAILROAD WORLD.
BOTH MEN STANDING PAT
EACH ONE STICKS TO ORIGINAL
STATEMENT AND ALLOWS THE
PUBLIC TO JUDGE FOR THEM
SELVES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roosevelt hiss
emphatically denied the statement con-
tanned in letter published purported to
have been by E. H. Hartman to Sidney
Webster of New York, in the latter part
Of December, 1905. In Mr.. Hartman IS
letter the statement is made that at the
request Of President Roosevelt he (Har-
riman) assisted in raising fund of
$250,000 to be used in carrying New
York for the Republican party at the
election in 1904. This statement the
President characterizes as ga deliberate
and willful untruth-by right it should
be characterized by an even shorter and
more ugly word. I never requested Mr..
Hartman to raise dollar for the presi-
Dental campaign of $1904."
President Roosevelt sent for score Of
newspaper correspondents and frankly
told them that E. FL. Hartman had not
only written untruths, but that he was
disloyal to the Republican party and to
his friends, and that his anxiety for the
success Of Gov. Higgins in 1904 was
prompted solely by the selfish hope OIL
landing himself in the United States
Senate.
The President also said he was firmly
convinced that the Hartman Rockefeller
interests have joined with the Hearst
interests to control the next Republican
and Democratic conventions for the pur-
pose Of nominating men who are antag-
onistic to his policies of controlling great
corporations.
During his conversation the President
said that instead of making promises of
immunity from punishment Of corpora
tons which violated the laws, and offer
ing rewards to those who contributed 30
the campaign fund, there were numeL
Gus instances where large contributions
were returned or refused because it was
known they would be used as basis for
claims upon the administration.
He pointed to his prosecution of the
Standard Oil Company, the Chemical
Trust, the Fertilizer Trust, the Sugar
Trust and the Tobacco Trust as all indi-
eating on its face and action taken by
the administration since the election that
there had been no promises of immunity
or of any other character made.
The President said that none of the
contributions made could alter his poll
cies enc jot-either in the way of action
or nonaction-and it was ridiculous 70
think that any of the contributions could
have such an effect or result.
The President declared he always well
coined the opportunity of linking the
demagogue with the man who debauches
others for financial profit. He declared
his belief that the man who debauched
others in order to obtain a high office
stands on an evil equality corruption
with the man who debauches for fnan-
cial. profit, and on level with the dema-
gogue and agitator. The President said
in the same category as Hearst, Debs,
Meyer and Haywood. He enjoyed writ
ing it even to the crossing Of the TBS
and dotting of the rs.
President Roosevelt said he is keenly
alive to the movement that is on foot to
defeat his policies and those who stand
with him, and he expects Hartman will
redouble his efforts, now that the break
between them is complete. He said he
is aware that there is already move
ment on foot to prevent any legislation
at the next session of Congress along
the lines he has suggested in his message
and speeches relating to railroads, and
that the same plan contemplates a sys-
tematic campaign against anyone WAC
bears the stamp of Rooseveltism in the
race for the Presidency.