The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

develops thrOuSh the fact that nearly
1000 mill operatives are idle because
| of the flood, the cotton factories in
which they were employed being una
Bile to operate because of lack of water
in the canal.
MIL superin tendents report, however.
that they have extended credit through
the grocery and market places to these
men, and that there is no necessity for
call for public aid
Augusta, through her officials today
auth orized a contraction of exagger-
ated reports that her business and
health conditions were too serious for
her to take care of.
Another hard rainstorm has prevailed
in the city for the last As hours. and
according to reports tonight water was
still falling This is increasing the
supply In the city reservoir and it is
not expected that the river waters will
rise to an extent to repeat the flood
conditions of some weeks ago.
The city auth critics, however, are
watching closely the Savannah river.
by Mr.. Hartman and those collected
by him from othersP Are you willing to
say that the publication before election
of the contributions then made would
nave no effect on the election? You
then propose to publish the names of
contributors before election and ask
us to do the same.
Motive in Giving.
1.-The amounts you mention as con-
trib uted to Mr.. Hughes are utterly
trivial compared to the amounts l have
already mentioned as contributed to
your campaign In 1896; but in my judg-
ment the amount contributed has MOTH
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issue The question was, for instance,
VIII ether Mr.. Clark of Montana when
he contributed heavily to your cam
paign fund, had a proper motive, and
VIII ether your action would or would
not have been influenced properly or
| improperly by that contribution; and
the same question applies to Mr..
Hughes and to me. In the case of Mr..
Hughe and myself the answer is for
tunately easy. You have nothing to
do but examine our records in the of
fees to which we were both elected.
You either knew, or ought to have
known before writing, that in not one
instance has Mr.. Hughes, as governor,
done one thing of any kind, sort or
description for anyone of the oontribu-
tors you mention, or for any other con-
| tributor to his fund which ought not
to have been done, and would not have
! pcSii uOIe IL iiO CuHlIlDQllOu udQ DSGn
made. Yet you clearly imply that he
is and has been improperly influenced
| by the fact of these contributions hay
/ ing been made. Do you consider such
an implication either straightforward
or sincere?
Campaign of 1904.
| I'm letter to the chairman of my cam
! paign of October 8. 1904 l specifically ap-
proved of the conditions under which the
national committee was accepting contri-
buttons, saying that their acceptance was
to be with the explicit acknowledgment
that they were given and received with no
| thought of any more obligation on the
| part of the national committee or the, ma
! tional administration than is implied In
| the statement that every man shall re-
| ceive a square deal, no more and no less,
and this I shall guarantee him in
any event to the best of my ability.
IF they subscribe for the purpose of
| securing such welfare and with no thought
of personal favors to them, why they are
! acting as is entirely proper. l continued:
| In returning the money to them amy
contributors) l wish it made clear that
! they can count upon being treated ex-
actly as well by the administration, ex-
actly as fairly as If we had accepted the
contributions. They shall not suffer In any
way because We refused them, just as
they would not have gained in any way
| If we had accepted them No member
of the national committee has ever, di-
rectly or indirectly, suggested to me that
l should either do or leave undone any
thing whatever because any one has con-
tributed or has. failed to contribute.
'These are the facts Now for your
proposal. You have yourself furnished it's
| condemnation
Hughes Campaign Fund.
| ho, +ha f,,,,
nished to Governor Hughes as giving rea-
son to distrust Governor Hughes attitude
| toward corporations, and 1 am obliged to
| say that this carfnot be sincere on your
| part for you know well what the COVER
nor's attitude has been throughout his
term. You quote the subscription of Mr.
| Hartman to my campaign, although you
know we'll that it did not interfere with
any action taken by me as against Mr..
Hartman, and ask II it would not affect
the campaign II known. Thereby you have
| furnished an excellent reason for refusing
| to meet your proposal, for you make it
evident that to adopt your proposal would
| give to every man who cared merely for
| partisan success the chance, by precisely
| the argument you have now made, to
| create to more purpose the false impress
sion that you are now asking to create
| Mr. Tafts reputation Mr.. Taft's acts on
| the bench and in the executive service
| snow tnat ne cOulu not be SWayed in any
/ shape or way by any consideration save
| the public interest, and that the fact of
any mans contribution or failing to con-
tribute would in any way influence his
action any more than 1t has influenced my
action or the action of Governor Hughes.
I emphatically approve of the publication
| of campaign expenses after the election,
whether provided for by law or not.
Haskell Matter.
'T now come to the important part of
your letter, your attitude toward Mr..
Haskell You state that Mr. Haskell has
voluntarily resigned from the committee.
You speak highly of the public service
which he has rendered and protest against
any condemnation of him except such as
may come in court. Out of your own
| mouth you are condemned. You thereby
set up that STANDARD of law honesty
which has been the bane of this people in
endeavoring to get equity and fair deal
ing, as they should obtain among high
minded men, from great business corpor-
ations, and from individuals like Mr.. Has
kell. Apparently you dlsclaim even ask
ing Mr.. Haskell to retire from the posi-
ton in which you placed him, so that he
retires of his own free will and you utter
no word of condemnation of his gross
offenses against public decency and hon
esty. On the contrary, yon strive to make
1t appear that his misconduct In refer
ence to the STANDARD Oil company is all
II t. a.