The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-02-27
ROOSEVELT
SHOULD
CLEAN UP
Censures Congress, But
Holds Together His Own
Financial Family

"lf President Roosevelt is sincere
in his professed determination TO des-
troy the alliance between corrupt
business and corrupt politics., why
does he allow George b. Cortelyou to
remain in his cabinet as Secretary of
the Treasury?
"Mr. Roosevelt knows that Mr..
Cortelyou's record as a collector of
compaign tributes from the great cor
porations. He knows that Mr..
Cortelyou took contributions from
the great life insurance companies,
from Il. II. Hartman, from railroads,
from national banks, from the Stand
ard Oil Company. He knows that
during the financial panic in New
York, Mr.. Cortelyou practically turn
ed the United States Treasury over
to the Observation-Disclosures in
terests and through the medium of
favored banks the money of the
American people was used not to pro-
tect legitimate business, but chiefly
to safeguard the interests of stock
gamblers.
"Mr. Roosevelt knows that through
the encouragement which Mr.. Cor
telyou received from those eminent
tinanciers he is candidate for the
Republican nomination for president.
Does he doubt for u moment that
Mr.. Cortelyou in using his power and
the influence of the Treasury to pro-
mote that candidacy? Yet, although
Mr.. Roosevelt is opposed to Mr..
Cortelyou's nomination, he allows Mr..
Cortelyou to remain i'm the cabinet, 4,
Why? 1T is because the President is |
afraid to offend the great financial
interests which Mr.. Cortelyou has
befriended and which regards him as
q good enough Secretary of the
Treasury for them.
''1f Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to des-
troy the alliance between Wall |
street and the government, let him
begin first with his own official fami-
ly.
'As Secretary of Treasury he has
Mr.. Cortelyou, who raised the repub-
lican corruption fund i'm 1904 from
the great corporations, who is ad
ministrating his office to the peculiar
advantage of Wall street, and who is
a candidate for president with the
encouragement of men whom Mr..
Roosevelt denounces as 'malefactors
of great wealth.
'As Secretary OF State, Mr.. Roose-
velt has Elihu Root, whom Edward
III. Hartman has described as the
brains of Thomas r. Ryan, that most
audacious corporation wrecker and
exponent of corporation corruption.
''As Assistant Secretary of State,
Mr.. Roosevelt has Robert Bacon, the
former partner of j. Pierpont Nor
gan, who is still one of Mr.. Cortelyou's
expert financial advisors.
"Are these the men that Mr.. Roose-
yelt can trust to help him prevent Il
repetition of the insurance, banking
and street railroad scandals in New
York? Or to prevent repetition of
The Chicago and Alton deal? Or to
prevent a repetition of the successful
effort of the Standard Oil Company
TO crush out every competitor, to {
over awe the common carriers and
establish a monopoly?
''Most men would answer these
questions in the negative. Most peo-
pie would instantly reply that in the
case of Mr.. Cortelyou in particular
his retention in the cabinet is a great
public scandal.
"Why does Mr.. Roosevelt, who
knows all the facts in the case allow
Mr.. Cortelyou to remain? Why does
he protect the very thing, the very
system, the very interests, that he so
frankly denounced? Has he forgotten
that words are good only when back
ed by deeds.'"