The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-12
NOT "DEE-LIGtITED."
Roosevelt Mad at Some CHARGES
Against Him--Ananias Club
May Enlarge.
w ashington cor. The State.


the present temper of the chief elec-
tor changes materially. Those who
have visited the White House the
past few days have seen some foam
ing at the mouth and some energetic
gestlculation, and words have been
proceeding from the executive mouth
which were not uttered for publca-
\ ton. The substance Of them, though,
y and their import may be printed
\ without violation Of confidence
The matter is that the president is
getting mighty tired Of this thing of
having prominent financiers and rep
!. resentative newspapers say that he is
responsible for the panic in New
York and the general lack Of conf
dence in the big financicrs and cap
tains of industry which has caused
this financial unrest and the stor-
ing up Of money in stockings and
chimney corners instead of letting it
circulate through the business chan
nels. Today and yesterday in parti-
'cular the president has been making
remarks anent the remarks that are
being made about him. He not only
denies that he is the cause Of the fin
\ ancial disturbance, but he very en-
Nphatically and profuscly denies that
he has made the remarks openly and
widely attributed to him. For in
stance, speech recently made by
Edward NJ. Sheppard fully entities
that distinguished gentleman, in the
opinion Of the chief elector, to full
membership in the famous club, and
while Mr.. Sheppard has not been for
~mally elected, it is we'll known here
now that his name is in the hat, with
ia fairly good prospect of being
'(drawn out. Mr.. Sheppard said:
! What E. M. Sheppard Said.
"For months President Roosevelt
has been going up and down the
country planting the doctrine of dis
content. He mas excited jealousy on
the part Of the masses against the
classes, and has weakened confidence
in our business structure. Tie has
sowed the wind and we will reap the
whirlwiHd.'
The president says he ain t done no
sich thing. And what's more, he
(dum' t care who knows that he amt.
Mr.. Sheppard further said in that
speech last week:
"But when Il man charged with
enormous responsibilities, whose dut!
it is not 20 speak until he knows, not
to make charges until he can make
good, when sucn man goes over the
country, with every ear open TO his
words, and charges mcn Of wealth and
. standing with crimes, saying that al
\ most every captain Of industry should
(bc behind the bars. his words have IL
3 auch greater effect than if ne were a
private citizen.
r. "And when he from the White
fHousc says that he will send from 10
70 80 capitalists to Jail, il attacks the
very ccater of our confidence in our
institutions.
never made any such charge as that
nearly every captain Of industry
should be behind the bars, and he
never threatened from 10 to 50 capi-
talists with Jail. Very few men here
abouts doubt that if ne were really
to try very hard to make convictions
he might be able to put some dozen
Ny SO, at least, of the high financiers
'yn Jail, and have them seat from there
to the penitcntiarv or the chaingang.
Nor IS there any reasonable doubt in
! many peoples minds that if ne really
wanted to "bust'' some trusts he
could find plenty Of them which have
boen flagrantly violating the law. The
most he has done has been to talk
about what ought to be done, and he
Il has not really gone so far in doing
that as he is represented to have gone.
l. O wonder he is mad.
2 Fixing Things' Up.
|3 just few days ago Mr.. Frick, one
4 ! the great muck-amucks Of The steel
a rust, was down here to confer with
= the president. As consequence Of
that visit il was announced that there
would be no proceedings against the
steel trust, which next to the Stand
ard Oil company is about the most
powerful corporation in the couI-
try, and it is scarcely a doubt to any
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