Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-24
Roosevelt Issues Ringing
Reply to Bryan Challenge

u gel ounce that man as not only nm
tit sor public office, but to charge that
he was in a measure responsible for
the assassination of President McEin-
ley. The president, who has much to
say about a square deal seized upon
the unsupported charge of the man re-
ferred to, and only yesterday proceed-
ed to wall Historically at the demo-
cratic party for having as the treasur-
er of its organization a man whom. ne
tune pfesldent) has convicted, over his
positive denial. without a hearing on
charges made by man on whose re-
liability Mr.. Roosevelt himself has
placed the seal Of disapproval. I'm
der our system Jurisprudence every
man is presumed innocent until his
quit Is satisfactorily shown A square
deal even as intefpreted by half-civil-
ized people, dem4ds this, The evil
dence at hand teAds to confirm this
presumption as III Governor Haskell
tie IS at all evcntd entitled to hear
ing before he is condemned bv anv
fair-minded man. If. after hearing
there should be amy doubt of Governor
Haskell's innocendo his official con-
neetiGn with the democratic national
committee win cedse and that will be
evidence of the good faith Of our
party
But when did Mr. Roosevelt be-
come so sensitive as to the previous, or
even the present, business connections
OF the officers of the several political
organizations? Was his consclence
shocked when the trust magnates and
tariff beneficiaries forced the election
OF George r. Sheldon as treasurer of
the republican national committee
hnowing as he did, of Mr.. Sheldon's
connection with twenty or more cor
Folations? Did he object to the an
pointment of Frederick w. Upham. a
member of the Illinois board of review
which passes upon the amount of taxes
the corporations and large estates in
that state shall pay? Was his con
science aroused when he learned a few
weeks ago that on Mr.. Upham's mo-
tion, as member of that board, the
assessment of the Chicago street rail-
way had been reduced about ten mil
hon dollars from tie amount fixed by
the assessors? The officials of that
corporation will be ungrateful indeed
If they fail to respond with liberal in
dividual campaign contributions on
the demand of Mr.. Upham. Was Mr.
Roosevelt in anywise offended at the
makeup OF the executive committee
of his party? Did he object to the
appointment of Charles F. Brooker,
vice president Of xbe New York, New
HaFer Assks sEsAy. y 4 aaailvav eap1s-
pang corporation now a defendant
in q suit by the government? Has he
manifested dlspleasure at the appoint
ment on that committee of Mr.. Du
Pont, a member of the Du Pont Pow
der company, a controlling factor in
the powder trust, against which the
government Is now proceeding Crimi-
nally owing to its violation of the
law? As a civil service reformer, did
the president experience any shock at
the appointment OF Boies Penrose, of
Pennsylvania. on that committee? And /
what did he think of the choice Of |
Frank o. Lowden, Of Illinois. connect |
ed. as he Is, with that widely known
aud powerful monopoly. the Pullman
Palace Car company? If the appoint |
ment of Governor Haskell, a man re-
Gently endorsed by the people of a
gTra. state and made their governor,
so offends the president what dla-
tribes may we expect f"om him when
he familiarizes himself with the per-
sonnel of the executive committee ~
his own party?"
Mf. Kern then turned his attention
TO Mr Bonaparte and the steel cor.
poration: Soi-
although the most conspicuops y,
all the gigantic monopolies which have
grown up behind the Dingley tariff
wall ne said, there is one man in
the tn country who is in doubt to its ex-
Isteice. That man is distinguished
citizen of Maryland, Hon. Charles I
Bonaparte, chief law officer of tho
United States" NV
keIerring to the charge made nv
MT Bryan that this combine has been
allowed to grow and thrive and fatten
upon the earnings of the people in de-
nance to law, Mr.. Bonaparte falls into
a humorous vein and brushes aside
me charge with a bit of pleasantly.
puDnshed in the newspapers today in
the form of an interview"
Mr.. Kern quoted the Interview
which was in substance that no spe-
clfie charges had been made against
the corporation, hence there had been
no prosecution.
rms pronunciamento," he contin-
ues, will be read with great interest
Dy victims of this great trust. who
are TO be found in every hamlet in the
land. They know that special officers
OF the government are sent to every
part OF the country to spy upon the old
soldiers of the union to see that the
pension laws are not violated, even in
the most technical manner. They
know that revenue officers are con-
stantly trailing through mountain fast
nesses OF North Carolina, Tennessee
and Kentucky to see that the moor
devil of moonshiner shall be detected
and punished. They know how spe-
cial Officers have for years been fer
retlng out lottery enterprises and like
violations of the law. Mr.. Bryan has
never been called upon to furnish in
formation as to any of these cases. But
when the attention OF the learned at
torney general Is called to a mon
strous, continuing crime, known OF all
men, the incumbent OF that great Of
flee declares that he has not personal
or official knowledge, and declines in
formation except In the most specific
| form"
One Of Mr.. Bonaparte's predeces-
sors, Richard Olney, ne said, seemed
TO have no trouble in getting infoTma-
tion on this subject, and he quoted a
letter written by Mr.. Olney on this
subject to New York paper recently,
stating that the non-prosecution OF the
Steel Corporation pointed to a pre-ar-
rangement for immunity with the
chief executive OF the nation with re-
iation to the corporations latest acqul-
sition of formidable rival
while the distinguished Mr.. Bona
parte may decline information at the
hands OF Mr. Bryan Of the latter'B
! candidacy" Mr.. Kern continued. "can
he afford to ignore the Information
volunteered by Richard Olney. VINO.
without the aid OF government experts,
has been able to discover that steel
trust really exists"