The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-17
Waterbury American Scans TeSt Of Famous Letters and De- fends Him for Some. tbiDSHe Isn't Ac-
 CuSed of, GREAT POINT OVERLOOKED
 --.-----------4--- No Answer as to Why tho False tatement Was Issued That the President Had En-
 dorsed His Can
 didacy,
GREAT POINT OVERLOOKED

An article in the Waterbury Amer ican gc-terdat afternoon headed "Lil- Icy Justified and In1orsed" was shown to 3 number ot prominent anti Lillel republicans last night ana ac- cepted by them for what 1t was worth one remarked that if Lilley wrote it himself he could not have done bot- ter. Another republican simply shal- terrl every sentence of tha article hy saS ing it defends Lilley for something so far as the letters are concerned he has never been accused of hcre, but il does not even attempt tu an- sNer the all-inportant matter of tU- lev lirst showing part of thc letter. with the very evident purpose of gir- ing tbf impression to deceive the vat- ers of the state, that President Roose- welt had voluntarily written him and indorscd his candidacy for governor of Conncctlcuty
 Speaking further this man said the fact that l.iltey did this cannot be doubted as a great part of the press of lhe State so construed it. anu his own paper, the Waterbury Rcpub- lican, made the now famous statement u it5 issue of october l3:
 "Thc president clo,es the letter by cordially wishing Mir billey sue cess in his campaign"
 l. was Lilley who implied the wrong meaning of the letter The American has seen tne letters in full end has discovered nothing but what has been admitted that the president commerde1 Lilley for his speech on naval matters.
 Perhaps right here lt Is well to call attcntion to q very important fact that has been until now entirely overlook cd hy many and that that President Roosevelt gave his comncndntion of IlllcN before iic Outrn gcous iinsco of lic submarine investigation.
 Continuing. tho speaker sail the American does not explain why Llley E9ould have said the president yDlun- arily wrote him Does the American believe the president of the United States or does il believe the discredit- | gressman-at-largc Yesterday vas published the official statement rom tho White house that tho pres dent positively and absolutely has not ndorscd Lilleys candidacy for govcr- or of Connecticut. The Waterbury ,apIr fails to publish this official latement or official "knockout" of .llry's papers assertion that the president wished Lllcy success in is campaign Tho American. con udeI the speaker says the letters Absolutely acquit him GLilley) of the unjust and dishonarabc charges made gainst him l ask what unjust and shonorablr charges? Why does not he American state frankly what the |harges are?
 Tho imerican's Article,
 Tho Amcrican's article is printed bel 1W
 Tho American has had in its pos esaion to-day (F'ridayJ the two lct- ers which President Roosevelt has econtly written to Congressman Lil- oy The first was in answer to lnt- er from Mir. Liley asking inc prra- ont fl he recalled an interview with IT. lilley in Washington after hs peech on the navy wards. and if he ould ep1orse tho remarks which he ad made to MT Lilley nt that time. le quoted the vory words of the pres iont The presidents first letter tste,l that he c>uld not recall all the ords that he might have said al that n1e and asked that 8 copy of tho peorh might bo sent to him to re. resh his memory Tho speech was Int and the presidents seeond letter as written in response tn this, and is indorsorent of Mir Lilcy is in cy- ctly the words given out for puhI stion hy MT filley and as they an- cared in tho American m Wednesday . ght
 Tho confusion that nas arisen in he matter IS due to the charge that he letters were garhlod, and that Mir illey did not give the true import
 hem This confusion would be ntireiy removed by tho publication of 1e Ietters hemsolyes and we have ronslN urged Mir Lilley to sivc them us to print tonight Rut both let Prs are marked personal, and the residents sensitiveness to the pub eation of his private letters ss also
 the nuorlng nf his private conver- Hflona is well known For this req fn MT Ldlley and hls political advisers 2 not feel at liberty to print the let Ar7 without his consent That con- fnt has not ya' been obtained. but tana influences are being brough, to Fer upon the President to persuade ID to change hIs practically lny3r. pho rule ii' this matter and give cou- ni to their publication
 We assume the responsibility of as- ffins our readers and all vho are 'ete"ed that 'hero ia nothing tn oze letter. disrrodlable 10 Nir Ltl }, but that on the contrary they ob.