The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-29
PERKINS WANTS
CORRESPONDENCE
Calls on the President to
Make Public All
He Knows.

New York. April 29.-George w.
Perkins, the New York capitalist. in
letter last night to Representative
William B. Mckinley. President Taft's
campaign manager. calls upon the
president to make public the corre-
spondence exchanged within the last
twelve months between the white
house and officials of the Interna-
tional Harvester company of which
Mr.. Perkins is Il director. He criti-
cises the publication of the harvester
correspondence of 1907 and charges
that 1t was done for the purpose of
strengthening President Taft's cause
in. the forthcoming Massachusetts
primaries.
"Mr. Perkins defends his course in
supporting Colonel Roosevelt for the
presidential nomination and denies
that j. p. Morgan is secretly behind
him In the fight in behalf of Colonel
Roosevelt.
Regarding President Tafts policy
IN dealing with corporations Mr.. Per-
kins says that because of the farcical
results Of the trust busting program
of the Taft administration Wall street
knows that 1t has nothing to, fear
from Washington" Mr.. Perkins ad-
mfts that he contributed money to
, Colonel Roosevelt's campaign, but as
serted that he also assisted the Taft
campaign fund in 1908 and after the
election loaned to George R. Shell
don. treasurer of the republican ma
cations incurred during the cam
paign. He asserted that he holds Mr..
Sheldon's note for the amount.
Mr.. Perkins letter in part SAYS:
You and your associates have re-
peatedly tried to place me. as a citi-
zen. before my fellow citizens in the
Z light Of being a man actuated only
l say and do. In every possible way
| attempts have been made to convince
| the people that I am against your
candidate and for Mr.. Roosevelt be-
cause of my connection with the steel
corporation and the harvester COM
panN. Cannot you see that it is inn
possible for me to be opposing Mr.
suit or the threatened suit against the
harvester company? For If = were
actuated by the best motives that YOU
lmpugn to me I would be with YOU
heart and soul in your efforts to re-
i, nominate Mr.. Taft: for what more
could sordid. selfish corporation
man want than to have his corpora :
uon dissolved, on paper. in such a
way as to bring increased profits to
inside stockholders and increased cost
TO outside consumers, as in the case
Of the Standard OIL company and to-
| bacco company?
Because of the farcical results Of
the; trust busting program of the
Iaft administration Wall street knows
hoe
from Washington 1t is laughing in
It's sleeve at what has been going on
1t is behind Mr.. Taft almost to a
man and no one knows this better than
you. Senator Crane and Mr.. Taft's
other prominent supporters.
You have persistently connected
my name with the harvester company
ton to the effect that was contribut-
ing money to the Roosevelt cause
and have done this in such a way
as to try to convey the impression
tnat 1t was a very improper and wick
ed thing to be going on and that the
roosevelt committee ought to be
shamed to have me or my money
connected ee with Its cause. The latest
attempts in this direction have been
to call attention to the contribution
made to the New York campaign
prior to the recent so-called pri.
maries and also the publication of
the harvester correspondence. There
is peculiar business about all these
attacks on me in view of the follow
ing:
"First-Mr. Otto T. Barnard ia
recognized throughout the country as
Mr.. Tafts warm personal friend and
staunch supporter. He is also presi-
dent Of large trust company in the
very center of the Wall street dis
trict. In 1909 he ran for mayor of
this city on the republican ticket. 1
supported him and personally con-
trlouteo more money to his campaign
than did to the recent primary fight
here in New York.
"Second-When Mr.. Stimson, now
a member of Mr.. Taft's cabinet re-
Gently ran for governor of this state
I supported him with all my might
and main and l personally contribute
campaign that I contributed to the
recent so-called primaries in this city.
!! supported Mr.. Stimson because I
believed absolutely in the principles
being fought for In that campaign.
"Ihird-When Mr.. Taft ran for
president in 1908 supported in ev-
cry way that I could. During the
called on me and telephoned me re-
peatedly about the financial progress
Of that campaign. being particularly
sohcitous as to what could be done
for the state Of Massachusetts,.
When the Taft campaign was over
the treasurer found that he had some
bills he could not pay. amounting to
about $4,000. He told me he was
unable to raise this money from any
one. 1t was evident that the friends
and relatives Of the newly elected
president took no interest in paying
leftover bills after Mr.. Taft had been
elected. I was asked to loan the
committee $4,000. which I did, TAX.
ing the note Of Mr.. George r. Shell.
don. treasurer. which as yet has not
been paid.
All of the above activities on my
part covered a period when I was
not only connected with the steel cor
poratfon and the International har-
vester company as I am now, but
when was also a member Of the
firm Of J. P. Morgan and company;
director In the National City bank
and other prominent Wall street
financial institutions from which u
have since retired: and II. according
to your view Of things. it is a henious
crime for great political cause to
accept support from me now, it must
have been far more henious to accept
II in the QhOvo mn M nod thpoo }uuto coo.