Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-10
Theodore, The First. and His Friends
Believe There Is Great Fluid.
WHAT THEY SEE 70 CAUSE ALARM
Administration Men Sec Signs of
Continuing Conspiracy Against
Presidents Policies : Advertise.
ments for semi.obscure Magazine

WASHINGTON, u. c.. Dee. a.
Tha, vast sums of money arc bcing
expended to discrcdii President
Roosevelt, and more especially tho
policies for which lie stands. is the
ccnylctln OF somc Of the closes,
friends of the administration. In his
Proyincctowu speech, delivered last
August the President very clearly
limited NJ disposition on the part
oil Certain men influential in lmsnrsS
circles 10 utilize the stock market to
discrcdit his policies. and he -pckc.
not on hcarsay evidence. but with
proof OF the accuracy of his assertion
IN his possession. As recently as tho
last camraign in New York very con
siderable sums OF money were conlri-
bntcd. II is said. with the purpose OF
defeating Republican candidates -
SIMS wholly ont Of proportion to The
Importance of the offices Mt stake
ana the friends OF the administration
believe That these campaign contrihu.
tons were part OF concerted move
mcnt TO defeat ihorc policies for
which Mr.. Roosevelt stands.
The latest dcvclopmcn, In this con.
ecrtcd movement. according 10 the
iricads OF The administrations. consists
of The widely distributed quarter page
advertisement entitled "Theolorc
Observation-Disclosures" which has nm.
pearel in tho newspapers from ono
'nd o. The country 10 tho other. Os.
tensibly The advertisement is intend.
ed 10 promote the sale of n more or
ie''f obscure magazine. bit friends of
INC administration have consulted OK
perts regarding the money required
lor such extensive publication of tho
advertisement ana have been assured
on trustworthy authority that It's pub.
iicatioh thus far must have cntailcd an
expense of no less than 100000. II
, in naturally Assumed that. such = sum
could MT have leen expended nv n
small publisher or by any firm OF moor
men. md the circumstance is tlcclar,
ed to be tho natural! outcome of thai
conspiracy" which was so frankly
described by conviyial guest ut the
now famous bourne dinner OF last
spring
IL VIII be recalled that n United
States Senator who was n guest NJ
mat dinner pledged his word that
there was sum of $4,000. 900 sub
scrihed by certain PENNSYLVANIA ami
other interests TO conduct campaign
which was to prevent tho rcnomina.
lion OF Mr.. Roosevelt or the nomIno
ton OF any man who was In sympo.
my with the Roosevelt policies.
The Wholesale mancr in which the
| Thoodore Observation-Disclosures nd
veriisomcnt is being circulated. the
suddenly swollen bank accounts of
certain politicians who are working
against The Roosevelt type of Rcpub.
mean and tho editorials in certain
newspapers are all pcntcd TO nE
Greatly i.dicativc of the determination
OF certain interests TO prevent tho
continuance of the polcits for which
the President has stool---a dctermi.
nation TO relieve certain violators nj
the law on y magnificent scale from
the constant peril OF Imprisonment
which now menaccs them. The Pres
ident Is convinced that but for the
ruling CT a certain Judge he wonl1
hh"c already placed certain wealth.
men behind the bars, and nc arpre-
c'ctcS to The full anxiety he has or.
ra ioncd 10 every man who regards
the Violation OF the law as essential
to his financial success. He Is de-
'r -m'nch that, n II lies In him. thnrc
shall l'c selected TO succeed him
Candidate who will be in thorough &c.
cord with his policy Of enforcing tho
la. and The use of abundant funds
TO defeat his purpose sccasions him
no anxiety. as lie is confident that
onrc The great BODY OF the people rea.
l!zH ihH facts tho most lavish oypendi.
lures OF money viii provo OF 10 avail.