New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01

that he had ever been Influenced for or
agrInst any persons or interests as re-
quit Of contributions to the 1904 cam
paign.
President Roosevelt wrote.
1t Is not only true that there has come
to me no suggestion that the giving OF
contributions entities any giver 70 any
consideration beyond his fellows but II
is furthermore true that on number OF
occasions (as for instance In cohhectloii
with the tobacco interests and in connec-
ton with a wealthy man VINO wlsneu 70
be considered for the position Oh munster
TO Belgium contributions were luline-
diately declined when x was iouno either
that the donor hoDed for some favor OF
even that the government was ho8"'
take some action which ahecteu Ius
donor or donors; while as soon as IL wa
known that certain biz iinancie.s as Wen
as influential politicians IKE MT. Cucii
had urged the appointment OF james -.
Hyde as Ambassador TO France M: III
teiyou. and I believe you also, protesteu
strongly. and the 6nanciers in question
nj one accepted my explanation OF why
II would be impossible to put so youhs
and untrIed q man IN any such posI''''
and abandoned all efforts to press Nun
President Roosevelt wrote that he be-
lieved that the 1904 campaign FUND haa
been only half as big as the Repuoheah
fund in 1895 or the Democratic Iuno III
1892. He continued:
This. however. Is aside from the point
which Is that the money was spent IeSiu-
mately in legitimate campaign e~peIlees,
ard that no ~. tence mas Deeh ula,Sc =,
the contrary, and that II was coiu Iou.eu
freslv by men who did not ask ana VINO
nsyay have received one particle OF con-
sideration in the shape OF leslsiaton ol
admin strative act as a reward Tor ha'ing
so contributed: exactly as 40 "a man ara, ns
been in any way diEcrimina'cd asa"hS'
for not having contributed -,
Mr. FriCk was one OF my stanchest III
Iies: Messrs Ryan and Belmont two OF
our most resolute opponents. MOI onig
mas no single act been done by the ao,
n1inistration or by Congress which could
be construed by its most frantic opponent
into favoring the financial interests Oh tne
one side or as discriminatory against 'ne
financial interests Of the other, out 40
NOT believe that even the most menda-
cious critic would assert such TO De the
case. ..,.,,
That all the contributions were worthy.
no man can say any more than II Is pos
sible 10 say that all those are worthy VINO
are contributing 10 the Red Cross tuno
for the Japanese sufferers, which IL being
collected by my authority. But IN one
case ms In the other the immense major
inv of those contributing were and ara
worthy men influenced by worthy mo-
tiveg. , -.
Indeed considering the action taken by
~ administration In the various suits
ainst the beef trust, the tobacco trust
against the railroad companies IN the
matter OF rebates, etc, and in view OF
the course we have pursued throughout
in all corporation matters, IL ought TO
DO wholly unnecessary so much as 10 al
@ivde to any allegations that. any contr'-
hut s1n from any source has been allowed
10 Influence in the slightest degree any
administrative act OF mine or any legis-
iation I have recommended since 7 have
been President.