The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-11
Contradicts Roosevelt.

eral h,ndred applications nowhere
mentioned that any had been fled IN my
name OF for me.
Contradicts Roosevelt
Therefore the lalsehood is proven on
Dorr, and yet the President declared
the assault which Senator Tiliman
made upon Air. Dorr was, according To
III" report OF the inspector, a wanton
assault made 20 cover up Senator TIL
mans own transactions
mo such statement was made by the
inspector. In fact, so earnestly intent
on convictng Senator Tillman Ia the
President ne actually commits himself
to this proposition, to wit. Till.nan
voluntarily and without any compulsiou
from any source and with nothing to
CONCEAL, brought up q matter In the
Senate which he could not have dc ne to
cover up transactions which were alb.
solntely unknown to any one except
himself aud his correspondents Reed
sr and watkins, and were entirely hon.
orable and clean. My exposure closed
out the swindlers. Dorr, when his mail
WAS not delivered, retired from the
land business and became a fruit grow
err as reported by the inspectors,
The swindlers lad secured a good
many thousands of dollars before the
exposure In the Senate stopped people
4
Roosevelt, who poses as the only re.
naming honest man In public life, in
the face of these facts, has felt called
upon to attack the character of man
whose integrity has never before been
questioned, and whose official position
is second only to his own.
About the Lying.
Now about the lying: My letter OF
| Feb. Is, OF which the President secured
| Photographic copy ant.dates by four
! days my statement In the Senate that
/ had not bought ans and or undertaken
| 10 buy any. and the Pres'den; considers
/ this positive proof OF fa.sehool. | lid
| not say | had not considered the pur-
/ chase of land, did not say | had not
| contemplated the purchase OF land be-
| cause | ha7 done both.
In my conversation with the Attor-
| ncy-General In regard to the resolution
which l introduced, and which he him
| self prepared after We had talked over
/ the whole land situation, ! distinctly
| remember telling him that my interest
| In the matter had been first aroused By
my desire TO purchase some of the Tim
Der land and that my coming TO him
! was due TO the fact that | discovered
| upon investigation that | could not buy
/ II through any agency whatsoever, that
/ ! could not buy 1t even by lawsuit. be-
/ cause was advised by very able law
/ vers In the West, among them the
Hon. George Turner, of Washington
that in attacking the holders OF those
/ land grants no one would have any
/ standing In court except the granter
the Government itself
! II was perhaps dlsingenuous, but a
moments thought will convince any
honest minded man that as had not
signed any papers. had not paid any
money, had taken nobodys receipt, the
/ usual processes by which one 'un-
dertakes' to buy land, was speaking
accurately and not falsely.
Concealed Nothing,
"Everythlng hinges on the meaning OF
: the word undertaken, and my use OF
/ IT, Did | mean to conceal the fact that
. was anxious to buy some OF the land
Not at all. Did mean to attack Dorr
as a swinder when ! myself was en-
gagged in a dishonest and dishonorabls
transaction? That is what the Presi
dent would have people believe, Can
be Justly charged with falsehood when
! II i had told the Senate of the ell
tire transaction, it would have mad'
no difference whatever; while | would
lave been charged with intruding my
private affairs into public discussion
Just what law did | break? VIVA
wrong did | do or contemplate?
According to the report Of the At
torney-General In answer to the resoiu
ton which introduced and which
passed the Senate, Hartman. the Pres
idents dear friend, still holds In dc
fanoe Of law upward Of two million
Of acres of the best lands Of 0rego,
and California and refuses to sell then
at any price.
"The Tents sleuths, sot to d.
the dirty work Of spying on = Senator
when that Senator had exposed
fraud, which was being perpetrated OF
the public, reported to him N July az
whether I ever get any Of the LIANT
or not does not matter II Harrima,
and others Of that ilk are made to dis
gorge the large holdingE; which the!
have stolen and are attempting L
hold.
"Of course. the President is sure tina
have done something very dscretita
bic and outrageous.
He hates me and would destroy M
II he could
Awaits the Verdict.
The man who announces to Congress
that he Theodore Roosevelt, assume
the right to permit the steel Trust L
absorb its greatest rival contrary L
law, would doubtless not hesitate L
help his dear friend Hartman in hold
Ing two million acres OF the public do
main because Ben Tlllman mas COntem
plated and wanted to buy Lao acres
The President having ConN Cted TIL
man. proceeded to clear Dorr in hoa
cases contrary to the facts, and sml!
ngly stares from the centre Of the stag
which II Is his greatest delight to Oc
cupy and COmplaCentlT looks 10 have tn
American people and the Senate Civ
heir approval 70 his verdict