The bee., 1908-10-01
THE PRESIDENTS ANSWER
DECLARES TRUST lWoLAToRs
HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED
IN EVERY INSTANCE.
TAFTPLEDGED TO HIS POLICIES
hartman Contribution Cited to Prove
Administration Vast Not In
huenesd BY Money in Last
Campaign.

Washington. Sept. 2S.-With char
scteristic aggressiveness President
Roosevelt made reply Sunday night tC
William J. Bryan's recent letter and
speech, In which he maintained the
Democratic party and platform were
not setting a square deal in the cam
paien. The president sets forth in
detail what has been accomplished
by the Re9Ibli an party since the last
Democratic administration. and com
Dares it with the work accomplished
under Democratic rule. The presi
dent says that under the last Demo
cratic administration not a single in
dictment was returned against ship
pers for receiving secret rebates. I'm
der Republican management forty
Rine indictments have been returned
for secret rebates, with eighteen con
victions. In only four cases have the
indictments failed The other twenty
seven cases are still pending.
President Roosevelt cites the Chi.
eago and Alton. Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, New York Central, Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific and
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul as
railroads that have been convicted
with other charges against other roads
still pending The president further
against the packing, salt. powder,
Standard Oil and other trusts. Among
the shippers that have been convicted
are the American Sugar Company
Swift & Co., Armour Packing Com
pany Cudahy Packing Company and
Nelson, Morris & Co. The Standard
OIL case is still In the courts.
Relative to the steel trust consoli.
dalton mentioned by Mr. Bryan, the
president says the deal was made with
his knowledge at the instance of the
lesser concern, and that If such action
had not been taken the country would
have seen a greater panic than it did.
1t was to hold the approaching depres-
sion down to the narrowest possible
field that 1t was done. but it is clearly
shown the steel corporation acted
within and under the law in every re.
spect.
The president makes it plain that
Mr.. Taft is not running for the pres
idency on promises. but on the record
Of the Republican administration OF
the past in that he is pledged In the
platform to carry out the policies OF
the party inaugurated during the in
cumbency of Mr.. Roosevelt. Fhe
platform il plain ON this point and
there is no going behind it, Mr.. Roose-
selt declares.
Relative to campaign contributions
the president asserts he is willing and
anxious for publication and strongly
denies that any contribution has in
the past or will In the future influence
the Republican administration. In
this connection he cites the Hartman
contribution and points out that he
has prosecuted Mr.. Hartman for what
Ne believed to be violation of the
saw. At the same time he shows Mr..
Hartman has had square deal from
the administration, recalling HE
action Ia the Salton Sea matter, At
this juncture Mr. Roosevelt points out
the heavy contributions to the Bryan
campaign of 1896, showing the owners
Of the great silver mines did all in
their power to force q 5O-cent dollar
on the American public.
Gov. Haskell comes in for a share
IN the reply to Bryan, and Mr.. Roose.
welt insists that il the Democratic
nominee did not know OF the charges
against Haskell it was because he re.
fused 10 read them when presented to
him by Editor Russell o. Andarko,
Oklahoma,
The president declares that the In
rerior Department will endeaVor to sec
that the courts do Justice to Mr..
Haskell in connection with certain
transactions In Greek tOwnsite lots
which he reviews.