The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-10

porter and chief financial hacker
Perkins was largely interested In
the Harvester trust. Perkins knew
by actual demonstration that
his company would be SAKE against
just prosecution If Roosevelt were
c-,ctcd. unless he should change
his mind. And he would much less
.ikoly change his views e the Hdr
vtster trust or its stockholders should
lend him their support.
ii am not saying tina; Mr. Roosevelt
acted out Of improper motives in deal
Tag with the Harvester trust or tn,
steel trust lie may nave been per
f-c-iy satisfied that tn course taken
by him was the proper and just course
! call attention TO these Iust.nccs o.
pr,-lU initial favor and what .O!-owed
them. rs illustrating the power tina.
exists ia the hands of President ~
his mrs; term. to secure his election
70 a second term"
Trust I'D in CasnTai=ns.
Foc.s brought out III ihe seua tOria.
investigation Of campa- IN eNpenti-
cures were cited ~ Senator " orks 4.
show III extent 10 wn.c.. trusts an
their millionaire stockholders" EAu
contributed 10 campaiSu contrr utions.
IT, declared that privilege seekins
c:al who VIII grant them privileges
The Investigation Of campaign con-
tri.utions. lately had. haas eNpr, ID
sorac OF the darkest pages of poi.ti-
4 cal history Of the cOUntry.' nc con-
tinued 1t has revealed thc I'M
pleasant facts that Tho money used FOR
campaign purposes both by EcpuJii-
cans and Democrats in past Gears.
gas supplied almost holly - men
Interested in the .ari.c corporations
hat were amcu&b!c TO punishment
under the antitrust law
The new Progressive party was
;lintc- IN the very beg mining by put
ting itself in the hands OF ;he same
interests. J; was ulaua--d and financed
hy promoters. corruptiorists and trust
u.a=nate~. IN all these cases rone-
was cont ibutrd To- secure the election
of "a man VINO. if elected. woul. be
entrusted with the powcs OF deter
mining conciuSiveiy whether or not
they should be- prosecuted.
NO matter wheta.- 10 was SO ua-
dc-st0od or not % was nothing more
or Jess than buying Immunity lrom
such prrstc ot.on. They ve.y natural
j. reasoned tat the man wto accept
g. their money To- secure his election
would not use thc power their MONEY
making tnat money uria y fully"
Senator Works referred 60 tne So
called Hartman cor:rirutiou" in the
campaign fgnd 81 1908. % frrl whirn
Hartman said Roosevelt hat ask~1
him o. raise. but which colonel Eo0Sc-
vet bad testified ives raised ~ Mr
IIa4sirau's own initiative.
Hartman Had His Reward.
III is rot very matc.i.i " rirn vas
right rr which Wa wrcuC." sal1 sem
afsr Works "Harrir 40 receive. bis
reward hcther tho money was raised
co. fhas purpose or not Ssits b. ;he
Government were 20 that very f.me
pendiae AGAINST some % lis coru9anics.
chi after bis contributions thcv wcie
dismissed. IT'S roads we're Otherwise
favored ~ fhc P-ccl -cut tnat his
money nc-gcd 90 elect"
s sfng.c prcsi3cnfisi term. SENATOR
Wn.h- declared. would prevent the -se
- patronage cnd the power ~ Office
Dob Tire way 30 is now used an would
remove tn~ opportunity President
now 1as o. grant favors o. innict
punishment upon campaign frfvncs OF
enemies.
He urged that campairn cortribu-
lions b. made only BY the sfate or
nation. declaring that large campaign
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