New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03

should USE
u,I,. do not send you copy simply because have
given no one a copy not even the men above mem
u0ngG II Is impossible If give out copies OF any
atoh Eowh o IN advance and the three press assoc-
heavy penalty not to disclose a word of il before
the appointed time. Sincerely yours.
MIR. HARRIMAN's OBJECTIONS.
On December he wrote me the following let
ter on the same subject:
No. ~ Decembev 2. 1904.
1t was natural for me to suppose that railroad
matters would be included in any discussion you
and might have before writing your message
Commerce Commission could regulate tire matter
OF rebates ana absolutely prevent the same. with
you gat say Paul Morton IS more familiar with such
believe he viii agree with me N This fear there
mas 1een a lack OF cooperation
-FOUR years the railroads have found It very hard
70 8 Keep pace with the requirements imposed upon
Ss d, aGdit95al capital have been devoted to pro-
G2Gslng OF their properties. so TO give the
80 on and IS all important for the proper develop
leht OF ali sections Of the country. There Is little
rar TnI curing the next decade every single
ToubI t.aieI3a9 IN the country will have to be
cripple them nsnc G n oXs 5nat Will Ienq 20
al interests over the whole country.
beg that you win pardon my not signing this
for Arden and have asked nv secretary to sign
II for me Yours sincerely.
l was unable to agree with Mr.. Harriman's
views on the matter, and left my message I'M
changed as regards the Interstate Commerce
law CThe rough draft OF this portion of the
message was completed in October, before the
eiectlon) had always discussed with absO-
Lutte freedom all my proposed moves in the trust
and labor matters with the representatives OF
the big combinations or big railroads as we'll
with the leaders OF the labor men, OF the
farmers organizations, the shippers organiza-
tions and the Iike-that U.s. had as freely seen
Z n "a cd viii Mr. VTaP Ina Nv
Morgan, Mr.. Hill and other railroad men as I
had seen and communicated with Mr.. GOmpers
Mr.. Keefe Mr. Morrissey, Mr. Morrison and
other labor leaders. Mr.. Hartman had. like
most OF the big railroad men. always written
me very strongly protesting against my pro-
posed course as regards the supervision and
control big combinations and especially
over the big Tailroads-in letter of his OF Au-
gust 10. 1902. for instance. he expressed the
fear that a panic would follow my proposed
action.
THE DEPEW MATTER
1t will be seen that the above correspondence
is entirely incompatible with what Mr.. Harrl-
having asked him 10 secure money or TO sub
scribe money for the Presidential campaign. AS
for the Depew matter. he professed throughout
to be acting in the interest OF Governor OdeH
ana. though Governor Odeu had been anxious
that Mr.. Depew should be nominated as ambas-
sador 10 France at a time when no was sup
porting Governor Black for Senator. he had
changed his mind shortly after the last letter
10 ine. above quoted. from Mr.. Hartman. and
which reads in part as follows;
Ny Dear Mr. President: a great many OF your
friends here In New York would De very much de-
appoint Sir. James H. Hyde Minister TO France.
splendid Executive abilities. and his association
with so many prominent business men wo1id pc
fitting recosnition OF the effective Work oohe oy
in addition 10 this he has behind him. am sure.
the approval Of Senator Plat and Senator DepeWi
and. 50 far as can speak for the organizasSn, ,
satisfactory
from New York at the present time ,,,.
Personally I should appreciate your favorable
considera ton Of this suggestion almost beyond any
thing else you could do for me- II you SO GSsr o1
talk with you about it, but I believe there are
do. and thought therefore. that this letter would
be sufficient as showigs me afitu1e OF t SIe Inn
CARNATIONS ana myself personally upon u'S 'i''-
portnnt appointment
AS you know / was obliged TO refuse the re-
quest OF the New York hnanciers and or the
Republican organizations OF the state and CITY,
not deeming II proper to appoint Mr.. Hyde to
the position he sought
DEEP SEATED CORRUPTION"
So much for wha. Mr.. Hartman said about
ma personally. Far more important are the adj
ditional remarks he made to you. as you inform
me- when you asked him II no thought II was
well to see Hearstism and the like triumphant
over the Republican party. You inform me that
he told YOU that he did not care IN the least,
because those people were crooks and he could
buy them: that whenever he wanted legislation
from state legislature he could buy II; that ne
could buy the Judiciary This doubtless
said partly in boastful cyncism and partly in
mere burst of bad temper because of his ObJec-
ton to the Interstate Commerce law and to my
actions President. But 1t shows a cynicism
and deem seated corruption which make the man
uttering such sentiments. and boasting no mat
ter how falsely, Of this power 10 perform such
crimes at least as undesirable citizen as Debs.
or Mover, or Haywood. IL is because we have
capitalists capable of utteTing such sentiments
and capable of acting on them that there Is
strength behind sinister agttators of the Hearst
tvpe. The wealthy corrupttOniSt. and the dema-
Ia office or out Of Office class against class, and
appeals TO the basest passions OF the human
soul are fundamentally alike and are equally
enemies of the republic. was Mortified, as was
had said to you. AS ! say, you meet him you
are entirely welcome to show him this letter, al
though, Of course. 10 must not be made public
unless required by some reason OF public policy,
and then only after my consent has first been
obtained Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Hon. ]. s. Sherman. ST. James Building
No. 1888 Broadway, New York.
Tho second letter to Mr.. Sherman is as fol-
lows:
Washington. October H. 1906.
My Dear MIR. Sherman:
would like to make an addendum 20 my let
ter to you Of the other day. Both Mr. COrtelyOu
and MIR. Bliss as soon as they heard that Hydes
name had been suggested for ambassador. pro-
tested to me against the appointment: Sincerely
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon James s. Sherman Chairman. Republican
Congressional Committee. st. James Building.
New York, N. Y.
HARRT1fAN'S LETTER.