The sun., 1910-11-01
AGAIN ASKS 7. R. TO RETRACT
JUDGE BALDWIN LEAVES No
ROOM ron !MTsTaKE.
Tells tine Ex-Prrsident Hr Doesn't Mind
the AdJe eti>es but Does object To
Persistent Measurements af Fact and
Gives Hlm q DeiinltiSn OF slandrr

Gives Hlm . Denniiisn OF ISLANDER.
NEW HAVEN. Oct. 3i.-Judge simeon T..
Baldwin. the Democratic nominee for
Governor OF Connecticut, tonight sent
his second reply to Theodore Roosevelt.
He still insists on retraction from
Roosevelt of the misrepresentation mad"
In the speech which Col. Roosevelt de-
livered at Con cord. y. H.. as a matter
of fairness TO one TO whom his reputation
as a lawyer Is Of value. 80 well as in the
interest ~ truth
Judge Baldwin IL IL said, will bring
bbel suit against Col. Roosevelt IL tn" r''-
traction is not to his satisfaction. Judge
Baldwin's letter follows
New HAYES. CoNN.. october II.
Ps hs Hon Th,odors Roosevelt. IL n
DEAR SIR; have received your two
answers, both undated to my letter OF
October -, one written before you receivsd
d and tho other written after you had read
R
Appar<ntly YOU have misunderstood tho
Uoint of my communication.
In ir 1 referred to the fact that in a public
address N New Hampshire yon had charged
ne with holding certain view Of point
ef law. then stated that ! did not hold
that view and never had. and requested
you TO rrtract the charge
1he passage from your address To which
] referred quoting from the newspaper
report. was one IN which after referring
% me a. a former Judge you stated that
j vas a man VII" took the view thar u
was competent for the Workman when
driven Ia accept any employment {" grind
htrl to bind himself not tn be compensated
u he lost his life or limb in that occupation
j have since obtained transcript OF the
original stenographc minutes. which rend
fhus:
The Democratic par ty Of Connecticut
aas mo- minated for Governor a man who
while Judge occupied tn. most retrogrcss,ve
ppssibls position on this question or work
meas com pensation: a man who took the
view that II was compatent for the work
man when driven to accept any employ
snpnf to bind himself not to be compen-
sated II he lost his life aud limb IN that
onuupation
In your frs, undated letter YOU state
ghnt your recollection OF this passage in
ypssr address ia that yon mentioned that
the Democratic candidate for Governor
Il Connecticut occupied a retrcgrcssiv-
aksitude a. to the right OF lsyi-la-
tive bodies to int.rIer. with what you
regard as the utterly n,iscal!cI liberty
az laboriug men and woul,n to contract
for the performance OF work under con
slttaous which jsopardiz.d their welfare
and their lives and limbs, and that the Re
muhlican marty. on the contrary, stood for
what you regard as tho only propcr pro
aresrtye attitude. which is that It Is not
compeseut for the workman who NAV
hs driver By dire need TO accept any en-
nAuyment in spite OF the con millions i'm
s<.ned upou his acceptnnc. to bind himself
or To be bound in any way hy anv action
s,f hia mot 10 la comDensatedsR his health
A. damaged or II he loses life or limb in that
sccupa,ion
You them remark that said In nv letter
po you of October "a a. printed that the
vtew which YOU thus stated as that Of the
Rs,ublicau marty would he opposed to
he sestled principles Of Jaw and that no
eump,,tent lawyer could or would tax. IT,
ana that TO ascribe s,ich a position 20 me
was cnlculatrd to Affect my HtaniIny as
o lawyer
Az to this 1 would say that this view
Watch YOU describe as that OF the R.pub-
nsnn marty Ia the view which is generally
enhsu by courts and lawyers and was eA
,slofeiy taken by me In NV work on ,meTi-
On railroad law I'm a passage TO which I
rufssred yoa in my letter of October -
It In psrt Of the General American Com
mon Law, resting upon principles OF right
I'D iustirs thar have been GENERALLY ac-
cvpssd by the people OF the United states
I did not complain in my former letter
nor do now. OF your characteriIng mo a.
having been a -retrogres-lve- Judge |
sm not objecting to the Use OF Ad jectives
bot TO miestatements of facts. misstatement~ =
ths retraosion Of which IL ~ the more i'm
posesnI TO mo TO secure on account OF the
nlRh posirion which YOU formerly held as he
nsss citizen Of the United States
You have stated in public that took the