Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-09
Misesllaasous 8eaains.
THE ANANIAS ROLL.
Men Who Have Been characterized
as Liars BY the President.

| IHE HNSNiHO hS6Is
Men Who Have Been Characterised
as Liars BY the President.
President Roosevelt's Ananias clut
continues to grow, writes Zach Nc.
Ghee from Washington to his south.
ern papers. Mr.. T. r. himself 1!
committe on membership, and he rec.
ommends, elects and initiates into full
membership with almost thrilling dis
patch all those who make statements
or give to the public information
which is displeasing to the chief ex.
ecutive. Up-to-date he has duly elect
ed and initiated into the club the fol-
lowing more or less eminent Ameri-
cans:
Some Distinguished Members.
H. w. Bowen, former United States
minister to Venezuela, who denounced
the presidents assistant secretary OF
state for favoring the asphalt trust In
It's nefarious operations in Venezuela
| William E. Chandler, former SEN
ator from New Hampshire, and now
Commissioner Of the Spanish claims
Commission, who authorized Senator
Tillman to say that President Roose-
yelt had made a remark derogatory
to Senator'S Foraker, Spooner and
Knox.
Bellamy storer, former United
States senator to Austria, who. togeth-
er with his wife, Mrs. Storer gave out
some correspondence between them
selves and the president.
| fJ.,F. Wallace, former chief engineer
Of the Panama canal. whose state
hents at the time of his resignation
from his position did not meet with
the approval Of the president
| G. o. Shields. president of the
American League Of Sportsmen. who
made some statements concerning the
president which did not meet with
executive favor.
| Alton B. Parker. former judge OF
the court Of appeals of New York and
candidate Of the Democratic party for
the presidency, who declared that the
corporations had financed Mr.. Roose-
velt's campaign in consideration OF
implied promises that the administra-
| tion would not molest these corpora
tons.
Henry NJ. Whitney, brother to for
mer secretary Of the treasury, whose
statements in connection with a polit-
ical deal were about to get Mr.. Roose-
Welt into trouble.
| Edward H. Hartman, president OF
the Union Pacific railroad whose let
ters published in the New York World
showed that Roosevelt had entered
into an intrigue with Hartman, Roos-
evelt asking Hartman to collect CAM
paign funds for the Republican cam
paign in 1904.
Why They Were Elected.
It will be recalled that these vari-
Gus members Of the club were elected
In consideration of statements, OF
letters given out; which tended to
fore the country. 1t will also he OBJ
fore the country. 1t will laso be OBJ
served that each one has some spe-
cial qualification for membership
which differs slightly from the quail
fcations Of the others. "All men are
liars" the prophet once said in haste
but there are different kinds Of liars
| For instance, Mr.. Parker was elected
to the Ananias club, because, as the
president put it. he is an "atrocious
liar. Mr.. Chandler owes his member
ship to the fact that in the opinion
of the president he is a deliberate
| liar. Mr.. Bowen had a double quail
fication, because. as the president
said, he is both an absolute" liar and
"disingenuous" liar. Mr.. Shields
the sportsman, received the honor In
consideration Of his being what the
president termed an inventive" liar
his statements being characterized as
Inventions" Mr.. Wallace was like
wise honored because he made state
ments which the president said were
utterly untrue, and so he owes his
membership to the fact that he. In
the opinion Of the president, is an "ut-
ter" liar.
And now Mr.. Hartman Is made q
member Of the famous club by reason
of the fact that he has told on the
president what in an unofficial hand
out from the White House Is termed
deliberate and wilful untruth." II
being added after a dash that "by
rights it should be characterized by
an even shorter and more ugly word.
Some Things Not Denied.
After all, Mr.. Roosevelt has not de-
MED the important statements in Mr.
Harriman's letter, namely, that he
Roosevelt, sent for Hartman to come
to see him in reference to the politi-
cal situation in 1904, and that he
Roosevelt, asked him to raise money
for the Republican committee. Neith-
er does the president deny that he
wrote Mr.. Hartman during that cam
paign that he would invite him tc
come to see him and assist him ir
making up his message to congress
after the election was over. This Is
considered here as the important
thing the Hartman letter reveals. II
was for charging that Roosevelt and
Cortelyou had solicited campaign
funds from the financial interests ir
Wall street, the understanding being
that these financial interests were tc
have an influence with the admins
tration. that Judge Parker was elect
ed to such conspicuous membership
in the Ananias club. Now 1t Is showr
by Mr.. Hartman and not denied tha
the president did just this very thing
The president calls Mr.. Hartman
liar, and that interesting fact goes ou
to all the country, being put In the
headlines everywhere. but those who
are analyzing the thing at this analyt-
ical station here in Washington say
that whatever Mr.. Hartman may be