The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-29
Republican Contributions.

science, its environment and its past habits suggest
that the reform embazoned its banner may be
only skin deep when it comes to the collection of
funds.
The convention that created the committee refused,
nearly unanimously to favor the proposed plan to
make public all contributions The candidate has
agreed to publicity after election and it has been
nounced that corporations will not be permitted to
swell the fund There is no prohibition of contr-
buttons from members of corporations and the rule
of the candidate might easily be violated
The treasurer of the republican committee, George
R. Sheldon, is man long accustomed to associate
with the undesirable corporations and the members
thereof and it is presumed that he would not turn
quickly about and go the other way should he find
himself approaching one of the haunts of corporate
sim
The past also rises to question the sincerity of the
present and the past is filled with holdups among the
predatory by the road agents of the machine. 1t is
remembered that Mr.. Roosevelt himself was not
averse to assessments on the trusts and was willing
to promise public positions to the generous.
1t is some time since the letter written to Sidney
Webster by E. H. Hartman was published and the
public is entitled re-perusa1 of that interesting
document. Here is the letter entire:
"About week before the election in the autumn
of 1904 when it looked certain that the state ticket
would go democratic and doubtful to Roose-
welt himself he the president sent me a request to
go to Washington to confer upon the political con-
ditions of New York state. complied, and he told
me he understood the campaign could not be sue
cessfully carried without sufficient money, and
asked if could help them in raising the necessary
funds, as the national committee, under control of
Chairman Corelyou, had utterly failed of obtaining
them, and there large amount due from them
to the New York state committee We
talked over what could be done for Depew, and
finally he agreed that if found necessary he would
appoint him as ambassador to Paris
with full belief that he the president, would
keep this agreement came back to New York, sent
for Treasurer Bliss, who told me that I their
last hope and that they had exhausted every other
resource In his presence I called up intimate
friend of Senator Depew, told him that it
sary in order carry New York state that 100000
should be raised at once, and if he would help
would subscribe $4,000. After few words over
the telephone the gentleman said he would let me
know which he did probably in three or four hours
with the result that the whole amount including my
subscription had been raised
"These checks were given to Treasurer Bliss, who
took them to Chairman Corteyou If there were
any among them of life insurance companies or any
other like organizations, of course Cortelyou
have informed the president | do not know who
who was an individual This amount enabled the
New York state committee to continue its work. with
the result that at least $4,000 votes turned in
the city Of New York alone making difference of
100000 votes in the general result
This letter was produced in substantiation of the
charge made by Judge Alton B. Parker, just before
the election of 1904 that the trusts financing
Mr. Roosevelt's campaign few days after the
election, Mr.. Roosevelt assaulted Judge Parker with
violence of language, charging him with promulgat
ing slanderous accusations stating that he had pro-
duced no proof and could produce
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke, he said, "lest the silence of
self respect be misunderstood" There great
deal more of vigorous language and the public was
pounded into the belief that Judge Parker had given
utterance to gratutous SANDER.