Morris tribune., 1907-05-04
PO LIT &c A L
Roosevelt Defies Critics.

With the object OF tOreStalllng Iuf-
ther interrogation by representatives
Of labor unions and other bodies con-
nected with the MOyer-HayWood de-
fense movement, President Roosevelt
made public a letter which he had
written in defense of his course IN
speaking of Messrs Debs, Meyer and
Haywood, along with L. II. Hartman,
the capitalist, as undesirable citizens"
This reference having occurred IN his
recently published letter to Congress-
man Sherman in the Hartman contro-
7ersy. The presidents letter Of de-
Tense was in answer to protest from
the Cook county lMOyer-HayWood con-
ference of Chicago, a copy Of which
had been forwarded by its chairman,
Honore JaXOn.
The president says that he agrees
with the protesting body that it Is i'm
proper to try to influence the course
of justice, and on this account he re-
grets the action Of such organizations
In announcing in advance that the YER
dict of the Meyer Haywood trial shall
be an acquittal. He thinks, however,
that it is absurd to suppose that be-
cause man is on trial for given of
fense he Is therefore ito be free from
all criticism upon his general conduct
and manner of life" He adds that it
is as foolish to say that his remark was
designed to influence the suits brought
against Hartman. He points out that
"'he neither expressed nor indicated
any opinion as to whether Messrs.
Moyer and Haywood were guilty of
the murder of Governor Steunenberg,"
but explains that, whatever the out
come of the trial on the one hand or
the suits on the other, nothing could
affect his judgment as to the undes1ra-
bility Of the type of citizenship of all
those whom he mentions. He regards
Debs, Meyer and Haywood as rep
resentatives of those "who have done
as much to discredit the labor move
ment as the worst speculative Gnan-
ciers or most INSCRIPTIONS employers
OF labor and debauchers Of legisla
lures have done to discredit honest
capitalists and fair dealing business
men" The president concludes by
saying that he, too, wants a square
deal for Meyer and Haywood, and that
he will uphold justice whether the man
accused has behind him corporate
wealth or the most influential labor OF
ganizations.
aehs mathematics Roosevelt.
The last issue of the Socialist paper,
the Appeal to Reason, devotes it's en-
tire front page to a frenzied attack
upon Roosevelt and His Regime" by
Eugene " Debs, who besides having
his name linked with those of the ac
cesed miners officials by the president
as undesirable citizens" has been him
self active in the Moyer-Haywood de-
fense work. Debs calls the president
hypocrite and says he disgraced his
high office when he stepped out of the
White House and called Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone murderers"
One Rhode Island Senator.
The general assembly Of Rhode Is
land has adjourned after a final fruit
less effort to elect a United States SEN
ator to succeed Wetmore.
Watterson Sees New Party.
Upon his arrival at New York from
Europe, Editor Watterson of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal said he thought
the time was ripe for the esta ablish-
mcut of new party. He finds his
party now split into three factions in
the north and thinks it may be ''that