Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-17
STANLEY MAKES
BITTER ATTACK
ON PERKINS S
Says Morgan Partner Saved
Harvester Trust From
Prosecution by Acting as
Go-BetWeen.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-The
personal and political relations of Col
Theodore Roosevelt and George w
Perkins, formerly of J. P. Morgan &
Co., were bitterly attacked IN the
floor of the house yesterday by Rep
sentatice A. o. Stanley of Kentucky
who is chairman of the steel trust in
vestigating committee In speech
supporting his bill to make the re
ports of the commissioner Of corpora
tions available for congress Repre-
sentative Stanley charged that Roose
velt had protected the harvester
TRUST from government prosecution
and described Perkins as the go-be
tween of big business and the govern
lment.
| Representative Stanley's characteri
cations of the former Morgan associate
we're extremely bitter. He dwelt at
length on the absorption Of the Ten.
nessee Coal C Iron Co. by the United
States Steel corporation and charged
that Perkins had been able to secure
/, from Herbert Knox Smith, former COM
missioner of corporations, information
which was denied congress. The new
progr ressive party came In for an ex-
tended discussion at the hands of
! Stanley.
II hear that this new party of pro-
gressive capitalists" he said, will
sing hymns. between the TRADES of
Roosevelt and the platitudes Of Per-
kins and that Perkins is to be choir
leader. would suggest that they para
phrase the war cry Of the Turkish
Janazaries' and adopt it as the battle
hymn of the faithful from Wall
street:
"'Allah, Allah, Mammon Is Allah.
There is no God but Mammon and
Morgan is his prophet.
stanIey's Attack on Perkins.
In his attack on Perkins Mr.. Stanley
said:
For several years the chief inter-
mediary between big business and
lative department with the duty Of in
vestigating 1t has been gentleman by
the name of George w. Perkins. For
years this fanatically ardent partisan
has broken through all restraints
which deter better men, and has un-
hesitatingly sacrificed every other OBJ
legation to society and to himself IN
the secret service Of his party. In
1904 Mr. Perkins in his eagerness to
aid his party and his hero, Mr.. Roose-
welt, actually donated $4,000 of other
peoples money to the good cause. He
gave his personal check to Mr.. Bliss
and was reimbursed by check Of the
New York Life Insurance Co. num-
ber 7.283-payable to J. P. Morgan &
Co. The proceeds of this check were
traced to Mr.. Perkins and for this
eminent service he was arrested under
warrant charging him with grand
larceny.
Policy Holders Did Not Consent.
perkins knew the consent of the
policy holders was necessary to save
this appropriation of their funds from
the guilt of common larceny, and that
consent was not and could not have
been obtained.
"Who were these pilfered policy
holders? The most pathetic and help
less figures in all this vale of tears.
The young mother wrapped In the
black habiliment of woe, PROSTATE
upon the new made grave of her once
loving lord; orphans wailing the name
of father above the silent dead. He
robbed the widow of her slender patri-
mony and snatched the last crumb
from the piched fingers of helpless
childhood. In all the loathsome an
nails of greed and graft there Is moth
ing SO sordid and pitiless as the
creatures who did it.
"This man escaped prison cell by
the skin of his teeth, for having picked
the pockets of shroud for the use
and benefit Of the republican party"
Representative Stanley declared
that later Mr.. Perkins came to Wash
ington as envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from ]. P.
Morgan & Co. and the harvester and
steel trusts"
Perkins Work In Washington.
After reciting that Senator Hans
borough was at that time demanding
an investigation OF the International
Harvester Co., Stanley said:
TT was to stay the department Of
Justice and to silence the demands Of
Senator Hansbrough and to solicit the
aid of the commissioner of corpora
tions and of the president Of the
United States that Mr. Perkins made
his unheralded appearance in the city
of Washington. Here he remained for
weeks. oscillating betweet the depart
ment of commerce and labor and the
white house with familiarity Of a
friend and the insolence of an ally.
Upon the commissioner of corpora
tions he exhausted all his powers of
cajoling and coercing. He reminded
him of his great services and unique
liberality to the party and the precious
and long-standing friendship which
had been so beneficial to the house Of
J. P. Morgan & Co. and to the ad- /,
of Roosevelt.
Crificicod