The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

thouSt that the future was bright when
everybody turns his face In the right d.
rection.
Mr.. Roosevelt opened his attack upon
Gov. Harmon at Toledo this afternoon
after he received a great welcome as hs
whirled across Indiana shouting for Bev-
eridge and was about to receive an even
more cordial greeting from the Presi-
dents own State What led the colonel
TO thump the governor was a telegram
that was sent BY Mr. Powell, a former
Democratic candidate for governor.
Gov Harmon is the same Judson Har-
mon who. willis special counsel. traced
the crime of rebating TO Paul Morton. re-
signing when you refused 10 proceed
against this member OF your Cabinet"
the telegram read
The colonel was angry Mr. Powell
states what is not true" he told his au-
diences- Mr.. Harmon completely failed
10 trace the crime OF rebatiug 10 Paul
Morton. The Attorney General OF the
United States. afterWaFd Justice Moody.
or the Supreme Court, reported 10 me
officially that Mr.. Harmon had not pro-
duced so m n as a shadow OF evidence
or any kind. sort, or description TO Justify
his recommendation. the fact being sim
ply that when MI Harmon utterly failed
IN his effort to implicate Mr.. Morton. he
proposed to indict him any way, appar-
emily on the theory that evidence might
subsequently be found that would con-
meet Mr.. Morton with misconduct, saying
that guilt is personal / entirely agree
TO this proposition where the slightest
connection be shown between the person
and the guilt. but on going over the case
carefully with -the Attorney General it
became clear beyond a shadow Of doubt
that not the smallest particle of testimony
connected Mr.. Morton with guilt in this
case.
Position of Colonel.
II accordingly sustained the Attorney
General and directed him 10 lay every
particle of evidence upon which Mr.. Har-
mon had made his recommendation before
the court. when the case came 10 trial.
so that both judge and jury would have
before them everything on which AIr.
Harmon made his recommendation. and
il there was any basis Of justification
for such action il would have at once
made clear the action then to be taken.
"The case was brought before Demo-
cratic judge. Judge Phillips, and In his
opinion, from the bench, he specifically
and absolutely, without reservation, JUS
tilted the course of the Attorney General,
stating that there was no evidence what
ever in the case that in any way impli-
Gated Mr.. Morton.
I'm this case, therefore, il clearly ap-
pears that Mr. Harmon sought TO dis
credit an innocent man by indicting him
when by no possibility could he have
been convicted. and when the Attorney
General reported that ne did not see how.
with the facts before as. any indictment
could possibly lie.i
Mr.. Roosevelt said that he would take
up an incident in Mr. Harmon's career
and apply to IL the Harmon theory that
guilt Is personal. The difference was, he
declared that he applied it justly,
whereas Harmon applied it uniustly.
Takes Fling at Harmon
Some time before ne was governor"
the colonel went on. "AIr. Harmon was
appointed receiver Of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. then
owned in Wall street. it being, as ! am
informed. one of the Morgan properties,
and the Morgan people. or whichever in
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