The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03

1904, denouncing the Standard Oil Co.
and directing that the 100000 be re-
turned, TO the men who contributed It.
We know that the money was not re-
turned. and we know that Mr.. Cor
telyou was not rebuked by Mr.: Roose-
welt, but was subsequently appointed
secretary of the treasury much
more important cabinet position than
the one he held when he collected this
money from the Standard Oil Co. and
failed to return 1t. MIR. Roosevelt. by
this appointment of Mr.. Cortelyou, en-
.iorsed both the collection and the
failure to return the money, plainly
showing that the letter ordering the
return was intended for political eff
feet but not to be Obeyed. and that
MIR. Cortelyou so understood. sus-
pect that II Mr.. Cortelyou had obeyed
that letter, he would not only never
have been secretary of the treasury,
but would have lost the position he
then held in the cabinet and wo I'D
have been classed by the president
as an undesirable citizen"
We all remember that three days
before the last election Mr.. Roosevelt
denounced as utterly untrue" Judge
Parker's charge that large sums we're
being contributed by the trusts ana
corporations to RoOsevelt's election,
and in fine frenzy of Indignation de-
MED that the corporations or tr lists
were contributing to his Campaign
fund. This denial and denunciation
was so short time before the cleo
ton that Judge Parker, of course, had
no time to collate and submit The EVIL
dence OF the truth of his charges to
the people.
The Hartman contribution has
since come out, as have the contribu-
lions OF the insurance companies, OF
the Standard Oil Co. and other corpo-
TattOns and trusts. With these well
known facts, comment upon Mr.
Roosevelt's denial and denunciation
OF Judge Parker would be superfluous.
Mr.. Roosevelt magnifcently ex-
claims. Would anyone believe that 1
was improperly influenced by such
contributions? Why not believe it
of him as readily as he believes 1t OF
Senator Foraker?
If such contributions were proper
and made from patriotic motives, why
did Mr.. Roosevelt before the election
of 1904 so strenuously deny that any
contributions were received from that
direction, and why does the Republi-
can party refuse now to publish con-
trfbutions until AFTER the election?
Taft Proud of Support.
Remember that Mr.. Taft says that
he is proud Of Mr.. Roosevelt's support
and will carry out his policies. Mr..
Taft is President Roosevelt's nomi-
nee. He is the shadow, the proxy, the
very me too OF President Roosevelt
Remember that before Mr. Hearst's
exposure of Senator Foraker Mr.. Taft
was lust as proud of Mr.. Foraker's
support as he is today OF President
Rooseyelt's support. Remember the
love feast between Mr.. Foraker and
Mr.. Taft at Toledo. Ohio, a few DAYS
before Mr.. Hearst read his letters. Re
member that IL was arranged for Sen
ator Foraker to preside at a meeting
In Cincinnati. Ohio. at which Mr. Taft
was TO speak. and that this arrange
ment was only disturbed by Mr..
Hearst reading the letters duplicating
Senator Foraker Remember this re-
cancellation with Senator Foraker, and
that the letter repudiating Senator
Foraker that Mr.. Taft wrote a year