Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-26
For His Charges Connecting Mr.. Dix
With Wall Paper Trust--Dix Turns
Attention to Mr., StimSon and
Grows Decidedly Sarcastic.
NO APOLOGY FORTHCOMING.

syracuse, n. Y, Oct. 25-The cam
paign grew livelier today as Theodore
Roosevelt Travelled about central New
York State. Rain fell all day long,
but at every place at which Col. RoCse-
Welt stopped crowds gathered to cheer
him. Hundreds stood in the rain to
hear his outdoor speeches. and every
building in which he spoke was
damned to the doors. More enthusiasm
was displayed than on any of the
cononels previous days of speech max
ing in the present campaign. In his
speeches. he dwelt particularly on
Rooseveltism as an issue He told
the people that some business men
OF the state were afraid of it. He said
that any fear of him or of Henry l..
Srimson, Republican candidate for
governor. was baseless, and that the
alarm had been raised by Wall street
Col. Roosevelt also replied to John
A. Dix, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. who said yesterday that the
colonel had msrepresented him by
saying that he had been connected
with the Wall paper combine
The colonel did not make the apology
that Mr. Dix demanded He insisted
that Mi. Dix had not shown that he
was not connected with the trust
which the supreme court declared H.
legal. Yyu
Col Roosevelt spoke today at sew
eral cities. and his speech tonight was
III large part an appeal to business
men not to be alarmed at ROoseNelitSm
He began by reading the circular sent
out over the names of Charles F.
Murphy and the other members of the
Tammany hall campaign committee. 1t
read:
"Tammany Hall, Oct :, 1910
Dear Sir:
'The campaign upon which we have
just entered. is of supreme impor-
tance to the people of this city and
state. More than other campaign for
years past it will affect the business
and financial interests of every person
| within the borders of the state. The
Democratic party in his fight stands
fer tranquility and business peace and
is opposed to the wild doctrines of
Roosevelt. which would unsettlc
values, disturb business and renew the
panic from which the country suffered
during his recent incombency of the
Presidency
ITO defeat the Roosevelt policies, how
| ever, will require. for purely legitimate
expenses. large outlay of money
1T is naked appeal to the power of
the purse" said Col Roosevelt, "a naked
appeal to the twin emotions of fear and
greed. and frank admission that only
by large outlay of money will it be
possible to beat Mr.. Stimson This appeal
from Tammany Hall is in substance pre-
cisely the appeal which has been made
by the great financiers who desire to OBJ
tain or retain improper special privileges.
There has been deliberate effort on the
part of these business men who are
cropped to mislead and brighten their
colleagues who are not crooked and es-
pecially to miSlead and brighten the small
business man by telling him that disas-
ter impends if Stimson is elected COVER
nor, because Stimson is closely allied
with me, and | am a dangerous man, and
especially dangerous to business
Col. Roosevelt said there were some
honest business men, who. acting under
the influence of this fear, have tended to
cast aside self-reSpect and morality and
| to announce that they would vote for
Tammany Hall, no matter how grave the
corruption that the election of the ram
many ticket would bring about at Albany
| because though Tammany might rule
| corruptly. business would be safe I'M
der it,
II was in his Canandaigua speech that
Col Roosevelt first took up his reply TO
Mr. Dix in the dispute over wall paper
combines. He said Mr.. Dix had announc-
ed that the Standard Wall Paper Co.,
| with which he was connected was not
the concern by the same name which had
| been part of the trust. and was not con-
nected with it, although it bought the
plant of the defunct company.
| ct have no concern with the changes
in internal management or organization
| in the Standard Wall Paper Co.. he add
ed. "What ask you to remember is the
/ connection of that company with the
| Wall Paper Trust
| He spoke of the disagreement of the
combine with one of its subsidiary con-
Germs. the Weight Co., which led to suit
to recover $4,000 from the subsidiary.
Saving that Mr.. Dix became director
of the Standard in June, 1907, and that
the final decision of the supreme court
was rendered in February. 1902 Mt
Roosevelt added:
Therefore it appears that for Is
months Mr.. Dix was a director of the
STANDARD Co. A suit was in progress in
behalf of the trust in which if the trust
had been successful the Standard Co. as
a component part of that trust, would
have been one of the beneficiaries of the
! success