Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01

even thought it, liars. But it nov
stands conclusively proven IN the
Congressional records, and the only
question remaining is as to the ex
tent of Roosevelt's knowledge of it;
although he admits to have written {
letter asking it to be returned, tbs
evidence shows this was after he
learned that the money had bee.
spent, and that he only wantedo &c
make a record of his belated protest.
Judge Parker called the attention
of the people of the country to tt
fact that E. H. Hartman, the rallrosl
magnate, was collecting a s20O,CV
slush fund to be used in New York fc
Roosevelt, and claimed they were az
tually looting three of the big lie
insurance companies Of the countr,
by robbing the widows and orphans
of $4,000 in each company. Roose
welt Immediately said it was a lie, bul
ii now stands proven in the Congress
sional and court records of the coun
try to have been absolutely true.
IDENTIFICATION OF PERKINS.
George W. Perkins, director of the
United States Steel Corporation,
chairman of the finance committee and
director of the International Harvester
Company, director of the Astor Trust
Co., director of the Bankers Trust
Co., director OF the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton Railroad Co., director OF
the Erie Railroad Co., director OF the
German-American Insurance Co., d.
rector of the German Alliance lnsur.
ance Co., director of the International
Mercantile Marine Co., director OF the
Marquette & Bessner Dock & Navi'
CATION Co., director of the National
City bank of New York, trustees oil
the New York Trust Co., director OF
the Northern Pacific Railway Co..
chairman of the board of the Pere
Marquette Railroad Co., and guardian
angel for Roosevelt in his present
forlorn hope, was arrested for grand
larceny, and only escaped the peni
Tertiary by a technical decision OF
divided court, which held that undel
the circumstances Perkins did not In
tend actually to steal the $4,000 O
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, appropriated to this politica
purpose. and therefore could not b
prosecuted as a thief, but held tina
this was absolutely beyond the pur
poses for which the corporation exist
ed and was wholly unjustifiable an'
1 illegal. people ex rel. Perkins VS.
Moss, 1877 n. Y. Rep. 522.)
Some of the other contributors t
this popular subscription from tn
common people whom Roosevelt
claims to represent are as follows
E. H. Hartman, $4,000; II. Mex
Twombly, representing the Wander
bilt interests. $4,000; the -Equitabl
Life Insurance Society, $4,000
Chauncey NJ. Depew, personally, $25
900; James Hazen Hyde, $4,000
George W. Perkins, New York Lii
Insurance Co., 10000: H. H. Roger:
John D. ArchbOld, William Rockefe
Ter (all of the Standard Oil. $4,000
and in addition to this, ex-GOverno
Odell testified concerning a s5OO,0O
corruption fund for the state of Me-
York, and the evidence further show
that $4,000 more was obtained froI
, the Standard Oil for use in the stat
of Pennsylvania. and that these partie
in the interests of Roosevelts can
=. paign demanded that the Standard O
. come through with $15O,OOO NOR
which latter amount was refused.
n is also generally rumored that Ii
!. great railroad systems contribute
o their little share of 100000 each, an
4 that the infant industries amor
q which are the Beef Trust the Pap,
= Trust, the Coal Trust, the Sugi
A Trust, the Tobacco Trust, the Ste
y Trust. the Harvester Trust. Il
d Wooden Trust, the Insurance TruE
!, the Lumber Trust. and the big n
A tional Banks, subscribed their lit
G mites.
g o RoosEVELT's TRUST RECORD.
X During Roosevelts administratiC
n nearly 10000 trusts were created u
o der his guiding and protecting han
il and Mr.. Cortelyou, who was his eal
is paign manager, who had been secI
[. tary of Commerce and Labor, who
principal duty was to look after the
a. infant industries; and from the fac
a. which have already come to light.
70 would seem that he performed B
IS duty well. If only 100 Of these trus
It, contributed 100000 each (whi
Dt would mean to them no more tn
lg $40 to the ordinary NAM this Roo'
r. welt corruption fund would amount
" $16,OOO,OOO. And it would only
~ | nnire | 600 of the 1nn0n trnsts