The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-16

faS unheSltatlngly SaCfidced every
other obligation to society and TO
himself in the secret service OF his
party.
"In 1904 Mr. Perkins. in his eager
ness to aid his party and his hero,
Mr.. Roosevelt actually donated S9V,-
600 of other peoples money to good
cause He gave his personal enc X
to Mr.. Bliss and was reimbursed by
check of the New York Life lnsur-
ance company-No. 728S-payable 20
j. p Morgan & Co The proceeds OF
This check were traced to MIR Perkins
and for this eminent service he was
arrested under a warrant charging
him with grand larceny
Perkins knew the consent of the
policy holders was necessary to save
this appropriation OF their funds
rom the guilt of common larceny and
that consent was not and could not
have been obtained
''Who were these pilfered policy
holders? The most pathetic and help
less figures in all this vale OF tears.
The young mother wrapped in the
black habliments of woe, PROSTATE
upon the newmade grave of her once
loving lord, orphans wailing the name
Ct father above the silent dead He
robbed the widow OF her slender pat
limony and snatrhed the last crumb
from pinched fingers Of Helpless chill
ood In all the loathsome annals OF
greed and graft there is nothing so
sordid and pitiiess as the creature
who did it.
This man escaped a prison cell
~ the skin OF his teeth for having
ickcd the pockets of a shroud for
the use and benefit Of the Republic
an party"
Representative Stanley declared
that later Mr.. Perkins came to Wash
.ngtou AS envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from j r..
Morgan & Co. the harvester and
steels trusts"
After reciting that Senator Hans
Trough was at that time demanding
an investigation Of the International
Harvester company. Stanley said
II was to stay the department OF
justice and 10 silence the demands OF.
Senator Hansbrough and toTsolicit|
the aid OF the Commissi ioneF OF corr
torations and of the president of thei
United States that Nr Perkins made
ms unheralded appearance in Wash
lngton Here he remains for weeks.
ofclliatins between the department Of
commerce and labor and the White
House with the familiarity OF friend
snd the insolence OF an ally
Upon the commissioner of cor
iorains he exhausted all his powers (
1f caioling and Coercing He remind /
rd him of his great service and uni /
cue iherality 70 the party and the /
precious and long standing friendship I
which had been so beneficial 10 the /
louise OF J. p Morgan d Co. and 10 +
he administration of Roosevelt.
So i'm ressed was the commits
ioner OF corporations 5y the neces
'itF OF slippressing the harvester in
estlgation and preventing any fHrth-
Pr procedure against the other far
.oaching Morgan interests that he
orsot the seal which the law had
laced upon his lins Facts which
ere withheld from the highest law
waking bod OF the land were freely
'eYealcd 90 the superserFious ennis
ary OF the steel and harvester trusts
reviewing the Information as 70
he absorption OF The Tennessee Goa
md Iron company by the steel cor
oration obtained by the stanley steel
..Festigating committee, Mr. STANLEY
aid.
influences Not To
81 Sneezed At"
The seyerest critic of Colonel 4
Roosevelt can hardly conceive that
.e would have in twenty minutes