The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-14
And How This Is Being
Brought About.
COMPARISON OF SENTIMENTS
Shows That He Needs Much
To Bring Him Around
Just Right.
ROOSEVELT "THEN" AND NOW


ests out of politics" said Mr.. Roose-
yelt in his speech at Osawatomie.
1T is necessary that laws be passed
10 prohibit the use of corporate
funds directly or indirectly for polit-
ical purposes"
As evidence, however fragile, of
the political reformation of Theo-
lore Roosevelt, the World greets this
ztterance with praise and thanksgiv-
ing.
The Theodore Roosevelt who spoke
these inspiring words at Osawatomie
Is the same Theodore Roosevelt who,
su October IA, 1904, wrote from the
White House to Edward H. Harri-
nan:
my Dear Mr.. Hartman:
"A suggestion has come to me in
a. roundabout way that you do not
think it wise to come to see me in
these closing weeks Of the campaign,
but that you are reluctant to refuse,
inasmuch as | have asked you. Now,
my hear sir, you and | are practical
men and you are on the spot and
know conditions better than I do. IN
you think there is any danger of your
visit to me causing trouble, or If you
think there is nothing special |
should be informed about, or no mat
ter in which | could give aid, why,
of course, give up the visit for the
time being, and then a few weeks
hence, before | write my message, |
shall get you to come down to dis
cuss certain Governmental matters
not connected with the campaign.
With great regard, sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
This is the same Theodore Roose-
gelt whom Mr. Hartman visited at
the White House by invitation a
week before election, returning at
Drce to raise an additional campaign
fund in Wall street of 100000, by
which he boosted that lat least 50,-
600 votes were turned in the city of
New York, making a difference of
100000 votes in the general result. y
This is the same Theodore Roose-
Welt who made George B. Cortelyou,
then corporation inquisitor of his ad-
mInistration, chief collector of cor
pOration campaign tribute. Mr.. Cor
telyou's appointment was followed
by contribution of 100000 from
the Standard Oil Company, by contri-
buttons of $15O,OOO from the three
great life-insurance companies, by
admitted contributions from the beef
trust, by confessed contributions
from the tobacco trust, and by secret
contributions from other special in
terests, the sum total of which Mr..
Roosevelt has never dared publish.
This is the same Theodore Roose-
geTt who in 1906 denounced Edward
n. Hartman in a letter to my Dear
Sherman as an undesirable citizen"
after Mr.. Hartman had refused to
make further contributions to help
elect Republican congressman.
This is the same Theodore Roose-
welt who tolerated the political ac-
tlvities of the sugar trust during sew
en- of the many years that it was rob
bling the United States Government,
and who protected it from criminal
prosecution for violating the Sher-
man law.
This is the same Theodore Roose-
welt who turned the United States
Treasury over to Wall Street during
she panic Of 1907. for which he was
largely responsible
This is the same Theodore Roose-
Felt who personally licensed the pur-
chase Of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company by the United States Steel
corporation, thereby giving the trust
a monopoly of the high-grade iron
ore of the country.
This is the same Theodore Roose-
Welt who received more corporation
managers and manipulators at the
White House than all the other Pres
dents of the United States COM
llned.
AS a result of the shocking revela-
ions of the Roosevelt campaign fund,
Congress enacted a law fOrbidding
corporation contributions i'm national
and congressional matters. Since Mr..
Roosevelt's retirement from theWhite
House, Congress has provided for
publicity Of campaign contributions
and expenditures. Now that the laws
are already upon the statute-books,
Mr.. Roosevelt comes forth bravely
TO tell US that the thing which has
been done in spite of him is one of
lhe things that must be done.
Nevertheless, we rejoice that his
corporation practices now seem so