The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-29
ROOSEVELT

come requests Of the people for Pres
ident Roosevelt 10 answer how, when
t,l whore ne became so free from all
taint as TO allow him the great priv
iicge Of assisting N'hoseeyer may dis
please him taking nc account Of the
fact his position is such there is no
equal opportunity for those asseiled
TO request explanation ci mis- conduct
In 1904 President Roosevelt called
Alton b. Parker a liar when the latter
had said heavy contributions were be-
ing made for the Roosevelt cause.
Within fifteen months after this at
tack upon the integrity Of Judge Park
er, President Roosevelt acknowledged
he had known Of a very large contri-
auuon from Edward Hartman. then
as now the greatest railroad operator
in the world.
At the time the money was being
collected fer the last campaign Pres
ldent Roosev~;, vrote letter 10 Mr..
Bliss, stating o~, arisution Of 100000
made by Henry Il. Rogers and another
.lnancier must be returned. He was
aware Of the fact the money was not
returned. and later asked that Mr.
Rogers make a second like donation.
Mr.. Rogers severely assailed the pol
icy OF president so cowardly as to
have letter on file demanding return
1f money to a contributor and then
send for more mohgS from the one he
was prepared to denounce, once the
world become conscious OF the fact
contributions we're being made by men
dlling similar places TO that held by
Mr. Rogers
Following the election. whom the
Northumberland troubles we're be-
ng aired in the press the president
vas bitter only in the case where the
public ascertained the donors were
rust captains. not a word being said
~ the wonderfully good president of
money spent OF Mr.. Rogers, the vice
president and actual head of Stand.
trd Oil. insofar as the handling of the
efined products are concerned
The letter written to the Montana
nan was but an exhibition OF the total
ack of restraint upon the part of the
PRESIDENT; the statements contained IN
he letter being but thinly yelled self
raise, and in nc sense worthy to come
rom the chief executive OF the govern
nent, voicing no ideas Of statecraft
or known to the average child ot
welNe years.
But the public has become accus-
omed to the violent fits Of mental
berratiOn upon the part cf the pres
dent. and has by silence acquiesced
his interference with affairs rang
ng in Importance TO the number OF
,ahies allowed IN family to the peace
ucstions between the great nations Of
ne world. The people remembered
MS famous letter concerning the Colo,
ado men who We're being tried Tor
heir lives in Idaho. coming az time
When passions Of all We're running
igh ard when the court was already
aNed heavily With the great duties
onnonting a trial judge in cases OF
Ike nature.
u was even no surprise when the
resident wrote the letter censurlng
iesls. Foraker and Haskell because
he former was and Is his political foe
the Republican party, and the latter
nc militant figure n ihe Democratic
'ampaign
When Mr Bryan asked the president
explain what was meant In relation
! o Governor Haskell II was expected
/ hat some great crime of the cover
| lor's would be hurled al the public.
But was there one man In America
/ Who believed the president so great a
! 'oward as TO pass by the state where
/ he had declared Haskell a law.
breaker. and take for basis % his al
empt to- ruin q citizen the present
controversy between men az to the
orairie OH & Gas company Of this
| itatc2
Immediately after this statement
! ioVerncr Haskell cited the records al
Washington IN Oklahoma. and also
he enabling act for ihis territory, as
Z lruois ;he franchise OF this oil concern
vas obtained OF the secretary of IN
erlor. only after duress upon the part
! " MI Roosevelt, then as now presi
tent OF the United States.
Secretary Garfield made an effort "a
I leny this statement but Mr Hitch
ack, secretary at the time, boldly am
iounced he did grant the franchise
I lfier Senator Chauncey Depew had
( come ana asked the same De granted
I % Depew's friend who was snpplioat
! ing for same
The president has not denied this
/ but although be has been able to tie
liver another Illumination favoring the
I election OF Judge TAFT he has not seen
~ d explain these peculiar acts "a
the public When 81 is remembered re-
! quest to have a franchise granted came
at time when he was the reeipient o.
heavy contributions Tor his candidacy