The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-12-12
ROOSEVELT IS HIT
BY SENATOR WORK
Says Third Party Was Tainted
by Trust Magnates.
PERKINS IS SPECIAL TARGET
Californian Asserts Hartman Gave
and Was Rewarded-Thinks Taft's
Stamping Tour Was Fatal
s.a Mistake.

In the senate upon his resolution for
constitutional amendment that
would provide a single six-year pres'-
Dental term, Senator Works of Cali
| fornia identified since his entry into
the senate with the Progressive Re-
| publican faction, made a strong criti'
cism of Theodore Roosevelt and the
| Progressive party for their affiiation
! with George w. Perkins and other
representatives of large corporations.
Senator Works declared that both
Roosevelt and Taft deserved defeat.
He asserted that Roosevelt when pres
| ident had withheld action against the
harvester trust, with the natural re-
suit that Mr.. Perkins had been one of
the chief Roosevelt hackers in the
| fight this year for the Progressive
nomination, and with equal emphasis
he declared that President Taft had
lost the respect. and good will of
many good people by going upon the
stump against Colonel Roosevelt"
The attack upon Roosevelt came in
connection with Senator Works asser-
ton that the presidents Office had
| been used to prevent adverse action
against corporations.
Perkins, Harvester and Roosevelt.
I'VE are not without evidence of the
effect of such action succeeding cleo
! tons" said Senator Works THE
great harvester trust, one of the worst
and most oppressive of its kind, was
singularly favored by Mr.. Roosevelt
when president in this respect: 1t
was not prosecuted for violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law because
Roosevelt ordered otherwise. What
was the natural result? When Roose'
welt again became a candidate George
w. Perkins became his ardent sup
porter and chief financial hacker
Perkins was largely interested in the
harvester trust. Perkins knew by
actual demonstration that his com
pany would be safe against prosecu
ton IL Roosevelt were elected, unless
he should change his mind. And he
would much less likely change his
views If the harvester trust or its
\ stockholders should lend him theil
support.
81 am not saying that Mr. Roose
welt acted from improper motives IL
dealing with the harvester trust or the
steel trust. He may have been per
fectly satisfied that the course taker
| by him was the proper and JUS
course | call attention to these in
stances of presidential favor ant
what followed them as illustrating thu
power that exists in the hands of {
president in his first term to secure
his election to a second term
Means the Corporations Support.
Facts brought out in the senatorial
investigation of campaign expendi
lures were cited by Senator Works t
show the extent to which trusts ant
their millionaire stockholders ha,
contributed to campaign contributions
He declared that privilege seeking
corporations support the public officia
who will grant them privileges"
Senator Works referred to the SO
called Hartman contribution in tn
campaign fund of 1904, fund whicl
Hartman said Roosevelt had aske'
him to raise, but which Colonel Roose
welt had testified was raised on MI
Harrimans own initiative.
ut is not material which was righ
or which was wrong" said Senate
Works. Hartman received his re
ward whether the money was raise,
for that purpose or not. Suits by tn
government we're at that very tim
pending against some of his companies
and after his contribution they wer
dismissed. His roads were otherwis
favored by the president that hi
money helped to elect"
A single presidential term, Senate
Works declared, would prevent tn
use of patronage and the power of Of
flee in the way 1t is now used an
would remove the opportunity a pres
dent now has to grant favors or IN
fict punishment upon campaig
friends or enemies. He urged tina
campaign contributions be made onl
by the state or nation, declaring tina
large campaign funds, howeve
raised, are dangerous menace to tn
free institutions of the country"
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