The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-30

the opportunity TO 'oVerwhclm him.
He said he had approached Mr. Roose-
welt with the feeling that he was "the
greatest man IN The universe Now,
however. he wanted. he said, to submit
his case to the people of Kansas s'who
still think of the former chief exccu.
tive as he once did. -
Madison Aroused.
This aroused Representative Madi-
son of Kansas, who said be still be
lieved in the integrity of Mr.. Roose
velt. and a spirited colloquy followed.
Mr.. Madison insisted upon reading
Mr.. Bonaparte S decision in tie sugar
trust case, upon which he declared Mr..
Roosevelt had TO lean.
You gentlemen Will never prosecute
anybody If you try To find excuses for
officers who neglect their duty" said
Mr. Earle.
'fI am not attempting to excuse Mr..
BonaDartc," said Mr.. Madison. EThe
president of the United States relied
uDon his law officer for advice and
there is no evidence before this commit.
tee that the president acted from i'm
proper motives. ! don I agree with the
opinion of the attorney general. / am
one Of those people Of Kansas who still
believe III the integrity Of Mr.. Roose~
welt -
Earle Has Doubts.
cit is just that you should said
Mr.. Earle. 81 still trust the people of
Kansas to Judge whether it was right
for the president not to act when he
knew that his ad interim attorney gen
eral. Mr.. Purdv. was anxious to proceed
and that there was valuable evidence
that might be lost. | offered to de-
bate this matter With Mr., Roosevelt in
New York but he did not accept my
challenge and neglected an opportu-
nifty to overwbelm me, Do you think
the people of Kansas will say that the
president did his full duty in neglect
ing that case7 How arc you ever going
TO punish crime If you are constantly
changing law officers and do nothing in
the interlm?''
Mr. Earle read again the letters that
Mr.. Roosevelt did not send to the SEN
ate with the correspondence in the
case.
81 criticised the president for that -
continued Mr. Earle. "Mr. Roosevelt
| told the senate that it was right to
send the correspondence TO the senate
and then he did not send the communi,
cations from me that might have re-
hected upon him If that was right,
then [ was wrong,
''Do you have any doubt that Mr.,
Roosevelt was Il sincere opponent of
the immoral practice of great organiza-
| tlons of capital2' asked Representa-.
| tive Kinds.
Declined to Answer.
"I would rather not answer that
question. - said Mr.. Earle.
| Mr.. Earle. who WAS the most active
InIrsuer OF the American Sugar Refn.
| ing company after the wrecking If the
| Real Estate Trust company and the
! closing Of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re.
| filming company, told the committee yes
| terday that former President Roosevelt
| had "lost his preference for big game
| in not prosecuting the sugar trust Off
cials in that case.
!" Have You ever had any trouble with
Mr., Roosevclt'' asked Chairman Hard
wick today.
"Nonc whatever; voted for him
twice and stumped for him and when
/ wrote to him abou: this case ] was
sure something would be done
'"'Never had any communication with
him slnce2'
"No, sir; ] never met Mr.. Roosevelt
but once since / left Harvard, and
that was at the White House He asked
| me if my career in Harvard had done
me any good. 7 told him that l didn u
know Then, in that peculiar enuncia-
tion which he possesses, he quoted
something TO me in Latin which
couldn't by any chance understand
Being examined in Latin by the prcsi-
dent Of the United States made me feel
silly, so | smiled and the president
patted me on the back and said. Il see
YOU understand, which, Of course, did
not. but by smiling il made him think
! so. That the only conversation I re-
member having had with Roosevelt in
many years.