The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-11

upon him.
The correspondence the president
had with Hartman was also made
public. October IL Hartman wrote
that he would try TO run down the
brst.of next week, = when be thought
conditions would he Improved.
Washington, April 2--All cores
pondents In Washington were wait
Ing at the White House this morning
but the president vent TO the dem
lists. III the letter OF Hartman
worried him he showed no signs.
He smiled, spoke cheefily and waved
his hand at the Press gang. e
This afternoon the president gave
the lie to the assertion Ia the alleged
Observation-Disclosures letter, making
public copies Of letters which the
president wrote TO Congressman sher.
man, OF New York last summer. In
one 81 these letters the president
said:
II understand ron 10 say that Hai-
riman alleged that made him this
promise, referring 70 Depew as am-
basasdor to Francel at a time when
he had come TO see me 10 Washing.
ton. when | requested him 10 raise a
quarter OF million fund for the
presidential cmpaign, then on. Any
such statement Is deliberate and
wilfui untruth, and by rights should
be characterized by a shorter and
more ugly word. | never requested
Hartman To raise dollar for the
residential campaign In 1894.
The presidents correspondence
With Hartman shows that the prcsi-
dent was not seeking IIafriman's
aid. and that Hartman sought In
advance a copy OF the president
message. The president refused.
saying that even members OF the cab.
inet were not permitted to see any
part OF IL. and that the three press
associations having II, were under
penalty; that Roosevelt was willing
TO confer with Hartman In the aid
OF Higgins, and would like 10 confer
With Hartman later regarding the
governments connection with rail.
roads. The letters showed that Har.
riman thought the message should
contain nothing indicating what
should be the attitude OF railroads
toward the interstate commerce com-
mission.
The letters between the president
and Hartman we're enclosured with
the correspondence 10 Sherman. la
one letter Hartman strongly urged
the appointment OF Hyde, and said
Hyde would certainly have the back.
Ing Of Depew and Platt. The pfcsi.
dent said to Sherman:
The whole shows how incumpat.
ible my actions at that time were
with Any Theory now advanced that
| solicited or sought or expected any
campaign contribution from iIarri-
man. | conferred with Hartman,
fANtkAhs dhh tutUt
the same as did with keefe, Nor.
rissey and other labor leaders. -
The president continues 10 sber.
man.
$50 much for what Hartman said
about me personally. Far more is.
portant are the additional remarks
he made 10 you, as. you inform me,
when you asked him II he thought IL
we'll TO see iieattfsm and the like
triumphant over the republican
party. You inform me that he told
sou that he did not care 10 the least,
because these people were crooks, and
he could buy them; that whenever
be wanted legislation from the state
legislatures. that he could buy it:
that he could buy congress. and that,
II necessary, he could buy the Iudiei-
airy"
Albany, n. y, April 2 The pub
fishing oi the Hartman. Webster let.
ter this morning was greatly pleasing
to Alton u. Parker, whose friends
declare that the truth Is nov knoSn
and refutes Pooseyelt's statement
made at the time that corporations
we're nat approached 10y him for
funds.