Catoctin clarion., 1912-04-11
D!e BUSINESS
BRAVES Law
TO help TAFT
Tries False Prvtenses to Secure
Contributions to the Cam.
paign Fund Of lis Candidate.
CIRCULAR TO WALL STREET QUi

More Than Two and a Half Billions
Represented by tho sisners. Who Ap.
peal For Help on II . False Pretenss
That Colonel Roosevelt Has Attacked
the Supreme Court and Menaces the
Funda mental Principles Of Govern
ment.
One of the means adopted by the
representatives of big business behind
President Taft to notify other repre-
.entutives of big business that more
money is required to carry on the Taft
campaign is described by competent
lawyers as violation of section l29O
of the penal code of New York.
A few days AGO II confidential circu-
lar letter was sent out from Wall
street to a number Of the most wealthy
people in New York and perhaps else
where asking for immediate financial
assistance for the Taft campaign The
language of the letter was plainly in
tended to convey the warning that
Colonel Roosevelt seeks to establish
the popular recall Of the juSti' eS OF ihG
supreme court OF the United States
and of their de, isions. thereby nnlli.
fying the constitution of the United
States and menacing the fundamental
principles of the government. Having
used his falsphood us Il scare. the let
ter then asks for II contribution TO
bring these facts before the electorate
and TO insure the denomination of Pres
ident Taft. Checks should be made
payable to Robert f. HuSe. care Red
mond Il Co. 33 Pine street"
Inasmuch as Colonel Roosevelt has
never advocated the recall OF the JUS
tees of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States nor the decisions thereof.
but has distinctly confined his state
ments Of belief in regard to the recall
of decisions and judges to state courts
and then only under certain crcum-
stances. this letter is pronounced by so
able and competent Il lawyer as Amos
r. E. Pinchot Of 80 Broadway. New
York. to be a direct attempt to secure
money under false pretenSeS and there
fore a violation Of the New York pc
nal code.
The letter bore at its head as Its
sponsors list of nineteen Of the prin-
cipal operators in big business in the
Wall street section of New York. in
Guiding Benjamin F, Tracy, Chauncey
NJ. Depew. George Sheldon. otto Z.
Rannard. Edgar l. MarSton. william
Berri, Andrew Baird. X. Ross Apple,
ton, Hendrick S. Holden and others al.
most equally we'll known in big busi-
ness. The letter in full follows:
Colonel Roosevelt is endeavorng to
secure a nomination for third term,
contrary to n widely established prece-
dent, on platform favoring the recall
of judges and the recall OF judicial de-
cisions. which, in the opinion OF think
ing men. would nullify the constitution
and menace the fundamental princi'
pies Of republican government.
I'VE believe that President Taft by
reason of his wise. conservative and
efficient administration is entitled to
denomination by the Republican party.
ITO bring these facts properly before
the electorate and to insure the renom-
nation Of President Taft vigorous
campaign is essential. We earnestly
solicit your support and ask you to
contribute to the necessary expenses
of carrying on the work Checks
should be made payable to Robert F.
Huse. acting treasurer, care Redmond
&.Co.. 33 Pine street"