Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-06
Declares He Held Job as Re-
ceyer Of Railroad While.
Chief Executive of the State.
and Drew Two Salaries,
GOVERNOR DID NOT
PERFORM HIS DUTY
Roosevelt Campaigns Through
Ohio Where Bitter Fight IS
Wade on Taft Administrations
win Reach New York Today,
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palado, o.. Nov. 5.-A severe per-
sonal attack on Governor Harmon OF
Ohio was made by Theodore Rooso-
eet here ;5day in his first speech in
The campaign in Ohio. Colonel
Roosevelt reviewed Governor Har-
mons connection with the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton railroad OF
which he was receiver and said the
governor had not performed his duty
a. the state faithfully.
Colonel Roosevelts address was
delivered in the Valentine theater. he
began his address by saying that in
the democratic press" there had al-
reared today q telegram addressed TO
MIN and sent apparently on Governor
Harmons behalf by AR. Powell,
former democratic candidate for gov
erner The telegram read
Governor Juds0n Harmon Is the
same Judson Harmon who rs special
counsel traced the crime of rebatins
to Paul Morton, resigning when you
refused to proceed against this mom-
ber OF your cabinet.
fho message asks Colonel Roosc
Welt why he did not act against Mr.
Merton.
fehseuiahel asscrtc.g that Mtr sIar-
mon failed completely To trace the
crime of rebating 10 Mr. Morton. The
attorney general then Mr.. Moody. re-
ported 10 him, Colonel Roosevelt said. l
that Mr. Harmon had produced no
evidence whatever to justify his rec
ommendation OF action against Nj /
Morton. Mr. Harmon he said, pro- I,
IL,
apparently on the theory that evil !
dence might subsequently be found /
thar would connect Mr.. Morton with I
misconduct"
The ease was brought up before |
democratic judge, Judge Phillips,
Colonel Roosevelt continued. and in
his opinion from the bench he spec |
cilically and absolutely justified the !
course of the attorney general. stating |
that there was no evidence whatever /
in the case that in any way imrlicat- /
ed Mr. Norton
Saying Mr.. Harmon had sought to |
discredit an innocent man, Colonel /
Roosevelt took up the receivershlp OF !
the cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
which he said was owned by wall |
street, "it being as, I am informed
one OF the Morgan properties and the /
Morgan people. or whichever interest
it was in Wall street applying TO
have their friend Mr. Harmon, made
receiver.
"He received a salary OF $4,000 a
year. Colonel Roosevelt continued.
1T is shown by actual record that
while he was receiver the road under
him was engaged continuously IN pay
ing damage claims to certain parties
for the purpose of holding business
under circumstances which clearly IN
dieated that the payment Of such
damages served the same purpose as
the payment Of rebates.
IT has been shown thas the roau
was in q combination with other roads
to fix rates, such combination being
certainly against the spirit and ap~
parently also against the letter or the
law. The road did not pay its taxes
to the state of Ohio, hitherto escaping
several hundred thousand dollars OF
such taxes on the plea. among others
OF Insolvency
Mr.. Harmon became governor but
continued his dual position as reeeiv-
er OF the road at a salary Of S25,00O
ana governor az a salary of Sl9,O0V-
his services to his two clients, the
state OF Ohio and the Wall street
owned railroad. appear TO nave oeeh
about In proportion TO the respective
salaries they paid him. For eight
months he continued in this position,
getting about $4,000 from the rail-
road and about $1,000 from the state
During this time he claims as one
ot his reasons for justification tnat
the railroad was insolvent IL should
not pay the taxes "a his officials, but
t was not too solvent to paw him hts
saiarr as receiver OF the railroad.
colonel Roosevelt said Governor
iiaf mon asserted 'he knew nothing .
% the evasion Of taxes, OF the rebating ,.
llo the combination Of the road with
other railroads"
= that is 50. he continued. what .
l'd be mean By accepting the position
n receiver and drawing salary OF =
= '.Heo YEAR, IF he drew a saiary i.
iHe that IL WIS his business 70 make !
Q alf thoroughly acquainted with
0it the road under him Was doing d
Ad especially TO see 10 it that il aid
l'i aine Illegal and that IL paid It's
i- debts 20 the state"
ar colonel said Governor Harmon 7
aa asse erted he dill not want Co con- Z
ia- as receiver oil the road. but that p.
lll-e would not allow him to give 5
The work
Governor Harmon had not been :
'"-G % remain ns receiver. said F.
oie-el Roosevelt no judge iu the J.
nH could have forced him 90 re-
he colonel Then referred to the ,
utilities biz defeated ir the 7
s legislature last winter. against
=. he said the democrats in the q
-tare stood almost solidlv
Governor Harmon protested that
NnrH nothinE about it, said COL
ROOSEVELT lnd by his supine