The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-23
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any objection to this inquiry?" de- manded Senator Penrose
 T do not know that have any ob- jection to the inquiry" said MT Poin- dexter
 This drama we witnessed here this afternoon, played between the leading representatives of the demo- cratic party and the representatives of the old republican machine of Pennsylvania is very unexpected development in the political situation, and any proposition which grows out of this teamwork is a matter that re- quires little thought and examina ton before it be consented to-" he continued
 What is the peculiar combination of interests to which you refer2' de- manded Senator Williams.
 @The peculiar combination is the senator from Mississippi and the sen ator from Missouri and the senator from Pennsylvania, retorted Mir. Poindexter
 The joint efforts of these three senators bring out into very clear re- lief the one issue that there is in the politics Of the country today-upon the one side those measures of pur- pose and of important in political conditions which are represented by Colonel Roosevelt, his platform and his candidacy-and measures opposed to it.
 Tt has brought out the fact that those who are working in harmany and in conjunction in opposition to that platform and those measures are the senators I have just named, and l tle peculiarity about it is the apparent I understanding and tho harmony win which this combination works"
 Senator Reed declared the demo crats were trying to uncover repub | lican shortcomings and asked Senator Poindexter to tell anything he knew about the use of money or patronage ill behalf of President Taft at the chicago convention.
 When one republican will tell on another, I'm going to help him."
 Senator Poindexter insisted that Senator Penrose and Senator Reed were both "oonfnlng their attacks to lColonel Roosevelt"
 The candidate who was nominated at Chicago by the black belt delegates and the delegates from the territories 1 seems to have been obscured in this 1 debate he said
 Senator Reed declared that the democrats had the confession from one man that he had handled funds Of the trusts and We propose to have is from the other or prove his guilt.
 "We intend to let the people know Ithat Theodore Roosevelt is one of the gentlemen whose hands were most thoroughly tared," he continued "ln getting information from these men who are alleged to have given contri- buttons, l suppose the senator from Missouri would in turn give them the immunity bath" said Mir Poindexter.
 The only man who has given i'm munity baths is Theodore Roosevelt" retorted MT Reed
 44e gave one when he permitted the steel trust to absorb the Tennes- see Coal and Iron Company: he truckled to Geo. w. Perkins and or Iered stopped the investigation of the Harvester trust"
 "The facts do not bear out any such statements at that" said Senator POindexter.
 Well if the senator knows where Wm. H. Taft has been getting money for his campaign funds or has been giving immunity baths to individ- uals or corporations. he ought to tell Us about it this afternoon" said Mir Reed T think Wm. H. Taft will get all the money he can in this cam nalnn from ihn cnlnnratinne !"