The Washington herald., 1907-04-11

piece. From the scripps- -McRae papers
I take the following
The President TO his friends has
named as members of the combination
TO do him up for his attitude toward
Wall street +. II. Hartman. J. B.
Foraker. and John d. Rockefeller.
In view of this publication. I trust I
may without improperly say that until
it was given out at Washington few
days ago / never heard tell of any COM
binatiOn or trust or conspiracy to op-
pose the President in anything; much less
did / ever hear Of the so-called five
miliion-dollar conspiracy of which We
have heard so much during the last
week.
Il trust / may be paTdoned for going
further and saying l never saw John D.
Rockefeller but once in my life. and that
Was twenty years ago or more. while I
was governor of Ohio.
Il then had the pleasure of meeting
him in connection with the ceremonies
connected with the laying of the corner
stone OF the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation building at Cleveland, Ohio
With that single exception I never saw
him. never spoke to him, and never com
municated with him in any way. directly
or Indirectly
saw Hartman at White House.
''AIr. Hartman have seen oftener. I.
have seen him three times-twice at the
White House; the last time as an honor
ed guest at the wedding ceremonies of
the Presidents daughter On neither of
these occasions did have any conversa-
ton with him.
-The only other time I ever saw him
was to meet him at dinner party given
by Senator and Mrs. Depew, where Speak
er Cannon and his daughter. Senator
Spooner and his wife, Senator EIkins
and his wife, and many others We're pres
ent.
Except only the brief conversation of
the evening in the presence of all this
I never communicated with him.
directly or indirectly. on any subject
whatever.
Il call attention to all this with paTtic-
ularity. so that at the outset such wild.
reckless, crazy stories may be put into
the class of campaign literature where
they properly belong.
But these stories are but samples oil
many others all of which, taken togethsf (
seem to have for their object the dissem- /
ination Of the idea that I am at war with !
the policies Of President Roosevelt.
NO man ever occupied the White |
House who has been Identified with so /
many legislative measures as President /
Roosevelt. He is tireless worker. He
is constantly doing. or causing 70 be done. |
something of great Importance. This is I
true not only as to domestic, but also as
TO foreign affairs. He has been Presi- 4
dent since September 1901, almost six /
years.
Supported All but Three.
During all that time 1 have supported 4
all measures that have come before the
Senate Of the United States for consid- |
Grafton with which he was in any way
except only three.
Il differ from him as to joint State
hood for New Mexico and Arizona, in
sisting that they should not be forced
into the Union as one State, unless a ma
jority of the citizens Of each Territory
might so vote
The proposition / favored was adopted
by Congress, and the people Of the Ter
ritories voted against joint Statehood.
That was proposition about which
men might we'll differ. There was no oc-
,asion for any bitterness OF feeling in
with it's Consideration, and
here was none on my part, and 1 never
leard that there was any on the part of
he President. But however that may
be, l am satisfied that not only the peo-
Die OF those two Territories. but the great
majority of the American people also ap-
prove what I cOntended for in that case.
i was unable also to agree with the
President as TO conferring the rate-mak-
ng power upon the Interstate Commerce
commission. as provided in the Hepburn 4
aw, passed at the first session Of the
s1fty-ninth Congress.
4 was not opposed to that proposition.
however, because did not want govern
mental control and supervision Of rail-
Dads engaged in interstate commerce.
or i was among the first to advocate ]
ueh measure, but because I thought
he Hepburn law in that particular was +,
10Th unconstitutional and unnecessary,
M that II was long and serious step 4;
4 the wrong direction. as a matter of I
'ublie policy. II
Believes Ii unconstitutional.
Il thought Il unconstitutional because
did not believe then. and do not be-
eve now, that The three great yowers ,
f government. which our fathn D who ,
ramed the Constitution intended should I
e distributed TO three separate indie
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