The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-29

III Duuosuk &VuVNuSOVo
| iieved absolutely in the principles being
| fought for In that camapisn and because
wes unalterably opposed to the programme
Of deliberately turning over the entire
State Of New York to Tammany Hall.
Third-When MIR Taft ran for President
in 1908 supported him in every way that
I could You complain constantly and
Mr. Roosevelt and am connected with the
Harvester Company and the Steel Corpora
! tion Senator Crane Of Massachusetts, is very
| actively engaged In furthering Mr. Taft's
campaign and yet no criticism IL heard
| Of this. notwithstanding the fact that he Ia
very prominently connected with the
American Telephone Company. important
paper enterprises. &c During the Taft
| campaign Of 1908 Senator Crane called on me
and telephoned me repeatedly about the
financial progress Of that campaign. being
particularly solicitous a. TO what could
be done for the State Of Massachusetts
When the Taft campaign was over the
treasurer found that ~ had some bills
| he could not pay. amounting to about
SIS. 900 He told me he was unable to raise
| this money from any one II was evident
| that the friends and relatives OF the newly
| elected President took no interest in paying
left over bills after MIR Taft had been
| elected was asked to loan the committee
sis. 900. which / did. taking the note Of MIR
| George X. Sheldon. treasurer. which as yet
has not been paid
All OF the above activities on my part
| covered . period when was not only con-
nected with the Steel Corporation and the
| International Harvester Company. as ! am
| now. but when was also a member Of the
| firm OF ! p Morgan 4 Co a director In the
| National City Bank and other prominent
Wall Street financial institu utions from which
I have since retired; and IT, according
| TO your view az thinge. IL is a hcinous crime
for great political cause 10 accept support
| from me now II must have been far more
| heinoUs to accept II in the above named
| three instances.
The rumor il even being circulated that
Mr. Morgan and others are sec reilly behind
me in the present hRht and in some round
about way are furnishing the money that
| Ia being used This is a downright false
hood There IL not scintilla Of truth in u
Whatever money am contributing is ont
of my own pocket. from my own person al
funds. as were all OF the above referred TO
| contributions and loans II has not been
advanced TO me by any ono and will not be
reimbursed to me by any person or any
concern. Almost all my business asso-
ciates. past and present, are against me
In this night. and you know il.
| Never in advance Of. At the time Of or
subsequent TO my action In any OF these
matters did ! consult Mr. Morgan or any
other business associate as to what I pro-
posed doing ] would Just as soon have
thought Of going to them about some Ques-
| tion in my home or religious life. | con-
slider that all three OF these questions are
par, Of a mans inalienable right TO decide
as his conscience and intelligence dictate.
MIR Taft. Mr. Stimson. Mr. Barnard, all
on your aide OF the cause. knew perfectly
we'll that l never have asked any one Of
| them. directly or indirectly for a sing le
favor Of any kind I have consistently
followed this course in all casss where
have been an active supporter OF cause
and for the reason that II has been the
| cause and the principles that have worked
for and not the rewards Of ONCE or the
| farors that might be secured I reali ze
that it will he difricult for a man like you.
who believes implicitly In the power OF
patronage to believe at all in the power OF
principles
The recent publication Of the Harvester
! correspondence was clearly done, hrst, to
make scurrilous attack upon Mr. Roose-
| welt second. TO connect me through the
! Harvester Company. with the Roosevelt
campaign; third. TO affect the Massachusetts
primaries.
As a director Of the Harvester company
| ] clearly owe q duty TO its thousands Of
employees. its thousands of consumers. as
well as its stockholders. In calling on MIR.
| Roosevelt. a. described In that correspon-
dence. I was clearly we'll within my moral
and legal rights and was simply doing what
II was my duty to DO, ! went In an open.
| str straightfOrward manner to our Govern
nent. as any business man has the right
| to do. The action OF the Government,
| through Mr., Roosevelt. was intelligent and
perfectly proper The correspond ence
shows this. and every thoughtful citizen
will approve of tho action taken
| In epite Of the fact that the Senate several
days before had called for the correspon-
d"nce IRON ,no% down to date. your candi-
date deliberately caused to be given out
| only one years correspondence. This was
| clearly done hecauss it was the only year
In which MIR. Roosevelt took any action in
| the Harvester case. A. your campaign Is
making a specially just now OF publishing
correspondence. personal and otherwise.
on various subjects. why don't you publish
all that has occurred between the repsent
Administration and the Harvester company
during the past twelve months? Such In
formation II made public would give the
people an excellent opportunity to form "a
fair judgment as between the Roosevelt
| way of doing things and the Taft way of
doing things. The audacity. the recklessness
of the Taft Administration in publishing
the 1907 correspondence by itself Is amazing
In view OF its knowledge OF all that has
occurred In Washington In connection
with the Harvester case during the last
twelve months. all of which your associates
are persistently refusing to make public.
| oil owe II not only to the public but to Mr..
Roosevelt. to this Harvester company
and TO yourselves TO make a clean breast
| OF all that has occurred: for your present
position il indefensible and untenabls and
places you In the attitude Of being afraid
to do IL, and from W hat l know OF the actions
Of the present Administration, in contrast
with Mr.. Roosevelt's actions. you we'll may
he afraid: and would not be at all surprised
to sea the Administration continue its at
tempt to evads doins this by filing a dis
solution suit.
The only effect that your attacks have had
upon me has been 30 more firmly convince
me that ! am on tho right side and YOU
on the wrong side OF tho great questions
before this country to-day. and to quadruple
my determination to continue the struggle