Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-18
can Of Judges and the recall Of iudicial

decisions, which, in the opinion Of
thinking men would nullify the consti-
tuition and menace the fundamental
principles Of Republican government.
we believe that President Taft, by
reason of his wise, conservative and
emcient administration, is entitled to
denomination by the Republican par
ty.
TO bring these facts properly be-
lore the electorate and to insure the
denomination of President Taft Wig
orous campaign is essential. We ear
nestly solicit your support and ask
you to contribute to the necessary ex-
penses of carrying on the work.
Checks should be made payable to
Robert F. Huse. acting treasurer. care
Redmond & Co., % Pine street."
Wall Street Sponsors.
AT the head of the letter was the
list of sponsors in the form of the
committee seeking to raise the spon-
dulix for Taft 1t included some of
the men down in the Wall street coun-
try who do nothing all day long but
attend meetings of boards Of directors
and pocket gold coins for so doing.
Amos Finchot who is a good deal Of
a lawyer, with offices at 60 Broadway,
says the letter in reality constitutes a
violation Of the criminal code of the
state of New York, because it is de-
vice to gain money by false pretenses
He bases this opinion upon the fact
that the writer's of the letter are
plainly trying to scare moneyed men
into contributing by setting up the
charge that Col. Roosevelt is trying to
secure the recall of the justices Of the
United States Supreme court and their
decisions, to break down the constitu-
ton of the United States and to de-
stroy the government
AS Col. Roosevelt's treatment of the
recall question, as far as the courts
are concerned. has been confined dis
tinctly to state courts and then only
to certain well defined cases, Mr.. Pin
chot believes this makes the letter a
direct violation of the New York
penal code as expressed in Section
1890, covering the offense of securing
money by false pretenses However,
as 1t is likely that the recipients Of
the letter were perfectly willing to be
scared about Col. Roosevelt, 1t is not
probable that any of them will seek
to prosecute the members of the
money raising committee
Committee "A Peach"
AS far as that committee is con-
cerned it is a peach. There are 10
members, as stated on the letter head,
and these 10 men represent among a
multitude of other things the follow
ing institutions, all notorious as con-
stituent parts Of the money trust:
New York Trust Co., New York Gem
trail Railroad, Mercantile Trust Co.,
Michigan Central Railroad Co., Corpo-
ration Trust CO., Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration, Aston Trust Co., Guaranty
Trust CO., National City Bank, Brook
Ign; Mutual Life Insurance Co., Dela-
Railroad. Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad, Metropolitan Trust Co., Trust
Company of America, Bankers Trust
CO., Title Guarantee & Trust Co., Man.
haitian Life Insurance Co.
1t Is too bad that no manual in the
library Of congress gives the capital
of all of these trust companies and
LOS4It dll1ou SOASSl u6 IOIal WOulC
certainly be more than all the money
in the world But by the aid of such
manuals as are to be found here q
glance at the concerns represented by
about half Of the committee of 10 will
go some distance toward ESTABLISHING
that Big Business is for Taft and ne
other need apply. AS spectacle OF
itself. Following Is what is learned
about few of these 10 anti-Rooseyelt
alarmists:
OTTO t. BANNARD-Pres.
New York Trust Co.,
director MahoninE g
ShenanEO IL. II. & Light
Co. 100000
10000, 900
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW-
Omcer or Director in fifty
one corporations of cap
talization ranging from
5000, 100000 to 100000. $685., sos, OOO
BENZ. f. TRACY-Director
Manhattan Life Inn. Co. 100000
Director Mutual Life ms.
Co. (nssets) .......... 4s4,ooo.ooe
Total .................s 4o4. 1oo. ool
and Director in twenty
hve corporations of CAPT
tnlization ranging from
$5O,OOO,OOO to 100000 -. 200, 500 ,OOc
EDGAR l.. MARSTON-Om-
Ger or Director in nine
teen corporations of capi-
talixatiOn ranging from
S13O,OOO,OOO to $3,OOO,OOO.. 45O,OOO,OOC
JULIEN T. DAVIES-Direc-
tor Bond & Mortgage
Co. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Director Mutual Life lns.
Co. 1a.set.5 ........:.. 4e4,ooo.ooi
Director Title Guarantee
& Trust Co.. ........... 100000
Total ............... 1901. ooo. 900
| WILLIAM BERRI-DfrectOr
in Eve corporations of
capitalization rang ing
600 100000.
| HIrNDRICK 8. HOLDEN
Director Syracuse Trust
Co. and LIST National
Bank ................ ........
nlrortor Com. N0t. Rank.