Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-04

for him" Roosevelt said that during
his administration he had sent for
James J. Hill. 81 think | seat for
J. Pierpont Morgan" he said, "at
least saw Morgan in regard to the
currency question"
EXPLAINS HARTMAN OFFER.
Il have sent for Battling Nelson,
John L. Sullivan and Dr. Lyman Alb
bott," he added, with a laugh that
brought a response from the crowd
Il thought Sullivan was a has-been.
did not know you were in that Glass;
said Paynter
We'll, Sullivan and Nelson, think,
came to see me- the colonel said
Now about the Hartman business"
said Roosevelt, 81 feel there ought not
to be need for any intelligent man to
ask any question after reading the
letters | wrote at that time" Here he
took up his letters to Hartman and
defended the use of the term "prac-
tical man." in the much discussed let
ter of Oct. IA, 1908. He said his ef-
fort was to get practical men into
politics. Then he read the letter and
declared 1t absolutely incompatible
with any suggestion of my getting aid
from Hartman in any way"
TALK STATE CAMPAIGN.
| Oct. 20, 1904, Roosevelt said Harri-
man telephoned Loeb, who told the
president Hartman wanted to see him
about the New York state campaign,
which was running badly" The
colonel made an appointment through
Loeb at Harriman's request. Loeb was
present during almost all of that in
/ terview and there was no possibility
Of any misunderstanding" between
/ Hartman and himself There was
not a word spoken by Hartman in
reference to the collection of funds for
/ the national campaign. On the con-
tTary, the entire conversation was to
tie effect the national campaign was
safe and that aid should be given the
New York state campaign" Roosevelt
said subsequently he had a talk with
Hartman, who favored the appoint
ment of Former Senator Depew as am.
bassador to France, but when he told
supporting James H. Hyde, Hartman
began 10 back water" Roosevelt
added he made It clear Hyde was too
young.
DIDN'T ASK DOLLAR
Hartman asked me to get Cor.
telyou and Bliss to raise funds for the
New York campaign. / never asked
Hartman directly OF indirectly for a
dollar to help tlst campaign or any
other" Roosevelt said he wished to
correct his statement regarding Harri
man. Hartman told me-" he said
that the national committee people
had plenty of money. I told him
knew nothing about that His request
to me was that | ask the national
committee to give money. not that
ask the national committee to help
raise money. He said the national
committee already had plenty OF
funds"
He then discussed Judge Alton Par
= Eers statement in 1904 and declared
repeated misstatement" charged to
him was that he had said corpora
tions did not contribute to the 1901
campaign. Il never made the state
ment that corporations had not con
tributed to the republican party" he
said emphatically.
, STANDARD TREATMENT.
Roosevelt referred to Archbold':
, statement that the Roosevelt admins
tration's treatment of the STANDARD
Oil company rivalled darkest Abys
sinia" 1T is true that when / wa!
president | administered darkest Abys
sinian treatment TO the Standard Oi
company. But it was because it need
ed IL. If ] am president again, wil
again administer it to any corporation
OF the Standard Oil type that ma!
: need it." The colonel added strength
ening of the antitrust law was need
r ed He said he had fight with Stan
dard Oil in 1903 when he was getting
! through the bureau or corporation
t bill. Il had the first brush with tn,
Standard then" he said. "and the,
knew just what they could expec
2 from me"
WANTS OTHERS CALLED.
= Roosevelt demanded that Charles r
4 Taft, William B. Mckinley, Chairman
b. McCombs and Vice Chairman McAdo'
= of the democratic committee be sum
= moned. You can see IL is hard ol
( me-" said the colonel, ito have q
4 wait a month 10 answer Archbol%
r charges, then to have things so Il
e ranged that the attention of the cour
: try is riveted on the campaign eS
r fenses of the progressive party, Will
Z no attention is directed to the funds o
q ether candidates" CIapp assured tn