The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-17
FROM NEW YORK
NEWSPAPER WRITER
Sarcastic, InciSiVe Biography
Of COfteIyOu'S SOfficlaI
Connections

New York, Feb l7.--The recent edi-
torial appearing in the World has
caused CONSERVATION among friends Of
the administration. The queries were
an addressed to President Roosevelt,
sand asked why he retained in power.
especially in the cabinet men known
TO be working with the great trusts of
the country Following as did this
limo OF questions those which were
asked as to why the president allowed
his friends TO get off directoratos which
were 10 be assailed is declared By
administration friends a preconcert 4
movement TO prove he IS mere talk
er. The "World" article now sent to
the press associ. follows:
TIE Scandal Of c tclyou
If President Roosevelt is sincere in
his prolessed determination to destroy
the alliance between corrupt bust.
mes and politics why does he allow
George =. Cortelyou 60 remain IN his
cabinet as secretary of the treaaury +?
Mr.. Roosevelt kuowts Mr. Corel-
you's record as collector of campaign
tribute from the grnat corporations
He knows that Mr. Cortelyou took
contributions from the great life in.
surance companies from u. i Harri-
man, from the railroads. from national
banks, from the Standard Oil com.
papsf lie knows that during the finan.
cin panic in New York Mr. Cortelyon
prVctically turned the United States
treHsury over to the Morgan Rockefel-
ler-Ryan interests and that through
the medium of favored banks the mon
eg of the American people was not
used to protect legitimate business
but chiefly to safeguard the interests
of stock gamblers
Mr. Roosevelt knows that through
the encouragement which Mr.. CorteI-
you reoeiWd q from these eminent hnan-
ciers he is candidate for the repub-
lication npmlnation for president Does
he doubt Seor a moment that Mr. Cor
telyou is using his power and influence
as secretary of the treasury to pr1r
mote his candidacy Yet although
Mr.. Roosevelt IS opposed TO Mr.. Cor
telyou's nomination, he allows him 20
remain in his cabinet Why? Because
the president is afraid to offend the
great financial interests which Mr.
Cortelyou has beiriended and which
regard him as a good enough secre-
tary OF the treasury for them.
Too Many Questions.
II Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to destroy
ths alliance between Wall street and
the government, let him begin first
With his own official family.
AS secretary Of the treasury he
has Mr.. Cortelyou, who raised the re-
publican corruption frnd IN 1904 from
the great corporations. who IL admin
istering his Office to the peculiar ad-
vantage Of Wall street. and who is a
candidate for president With the en-
enlargement of men whom Mr. Roose-
welt. denomces as malefactOrs Of
great wealth
~As secretary of state Mr. Roose-
welt has Elihu Root, whom Edward II
Hartman has described as the brains
OF Thomas r Ryan, that most auda-
tous corporation worker and expo
nent of corporation corruption.
AS assistant secretary Of state Mr.
Roosevelt has Robert Bacon, the for.
mer partner Of J. Picrpont Morgan,
who is still one Of Mr. COrtelyOu's ex-
pert financial advisers.
Are these the men that Mr.. Roosr-
3elt can trust TO help him prevent a
repetition Of the INSURANCE. banking
and streetrailroad scandals in Kew
l0rk| Or to prevent a repetition Of
tlf Chicago and Alton dcal2 or 10
prevent "a repetition OF the successful
effort Of the STANDARD oil company to
crush out every competitor, to over
awe the common cawiers and estab-
lish a monopoNg
Most people would instantly ans
yer these questions IN the negative.
Most people would Instantly reply
that IN tile ease of Mr. Corelyou In