The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-20
ARRANGEMENT MOST TERRI
BILE

In reference to the invectives hurled
by ex-President Roosevelt against his
I former associates and supporters, Messrs.
Barnes, Penrose and Guggenheim, The
New York World editolially enlarges the
/ scope.of criticism so as to include acts of
the distinguished ex-President himself
under the caption Keeping the Record
Straight" The World says:
Everything that Mr.. Roosevelt says
against Barnes, Penrose and Guggen-
helm is true; but how about Mr.. Roose-
/ velts Administration?
I twas not Barnes and Penrose and Gug-
senhem who permitted the lobbyist of
the French Canal Company to write the
! treaty with Columbia and then took
/ Panama because Columb wonld not
/ ratiiy the treaty that the lobbyist had
! drafted. That was done by Theodore
/ Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and Penrose and
! Guggenheim who took George B. Cor
/ telyou nom the Cabinet, where he had
/ been iuquisitor OF corporations, and made
| him collector of campaign tribute from
| the corporations. That was done by
! Theodore Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and Penrose and
! Gugeenheim who invited Edward H.
/ Hartman TO the White House in the
/ closing days of the campaign and for
/ whom Hartman raised a political cor.
ruption fund OF $500 900. That was done
bv Theodore Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and Penrose and
Guggenheim who lynChed the battalion
of colored troops, innocent and guilty
alike. That was done by Theodore
| Roosevelt.
/; was not Barnes and Ponrose and
Guggenheim, who according to DR.. Har-
vey W. Wiley, burked the Pure-Food
law by appointing the Remsen commits
sion. That was done by Theodore
Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who suppressed the Gov
| eminent proceedings against Mr.. Perkin'S
Harvester Trust. That was done by
Theodore Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and PenroSe anc
| Guggenheim who protected the Stee
Trust from Federal prosecution. Tina
was done BY Theodore Roosevelt
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenhelm who refused to consider
George H. Earle's evidence against the Su
gar Trust. which had not only violated the
! sDIGl llldll law DuL lltNI UCCl SkCdllllS mr.
lions from the United States Treasury
That was done by Theodore Roosevelt
Ii was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who tried TO destroy the
freedom of the press in the Panama case
That was done by Theodore Roosevelt
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who wrote to the Attorney
General about the influence of the grea
Morgan interests which have been sc
friendly TO us That was done by Theo
dore Roosevelt
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who protected the benefi
Charles of tariff eXtortion during two
Roosevelt Administrations. That wa:
done by Theodore Roosevelt.
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who annulled the crimina
clause OF the Sherman Antitrust law fol
the benefit OF the Indicators OF grea
wealth. That was done by Theodore
Roosevelt
1t was not Barnes and Penrose anc
Guggenheim who made Mr.. Taft Presi
dent of the United States. That was don,
by Theodore Roosevelt.
While Mr. Roosevelt is denouncing the
shameful alliance between the Republican
bosses and Privilege. he should not over
look his own record.