The Washington herald., 1912-10-11


leaders formally announoed: ror psy-
ehologtcai eject ~ Q move In practical
politics.'
Then there was Ohio. lam informed
BY men In that State who are expert
mene that what was done BY the Hooee'
veit managers there shows IN expendi-
ture Of not less than 39oo.ooo. One item
alone on which this conclusion 10 based
may be mentioned. for illustration, State
wide newspapsr advertising. At com
mercial rates. indicated . cost Of $4,000.
Another State in which money was
with . lavish hand and from which no
report has been received by the Senate
Committee 10 Massachusetts. where
special trains were run and . general
campaign conducted. For instance. the
advertising In Massachusetts newspapers
during the pre-convention campaign
from actual measurement Of tho space
occupied Is calculated to have amounted
to not less than 100000.
Hon. Timothy L Woodruff. now Of
your pe>ty. stated In April last that
William Finn told him that he had ex-
pended almost S250.0oO In Pennsylvania
and was willing to expend a. much more
to nominate and elect Roosevelt.
There was evidence on every hand
Of the expenditure Of large sums Of
money in Mr.. Roosevelt's behalf and
his pre-convention campaign expenses
undoubtedly amounted to not less than
g. 0oo, 000
with respect to the assertion that
Harvester money was used in the cam
paign. certain undisputed facts permH
no other reasonable conclusion. Al
though you have been active In the or
ganization OF several trusts. your most
diattncffvo "A orhiavovpont n
formation Of the International Harvester
Trust. Since its organization you have
been a dominant factor in its manage
ment.
Suit Was Sidetracked.
In the year 1907. 1t was the purpose
Of the government to prosecute the
Harvester Trust. 1t was quite apparent
that civil and criminal proceedings were
about to be instituted when you took
q hand In matters, and in a short time
thereafter. the subject was side-trscked.
Before action was taken. you and Mr..
Herbert Knox Smith. the Commissioner
Of Corporations, went to see President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay and the Har-
vester Trust was not prosecuted.
When you formed the Harvester
Trust. you created q monopoly control
ling from S. to 80 per cent of the business
In harvesting Implements. which con-
stitute by far the most important class
Of agricultural implements. In ten
years the properties Of the company
have increased in value from $l3o0o0.O 900
to s2eoo0.00o. In the same period there
have been paid to the stockholders by
way OF cash and stock dividends Qnclud-
ing present surplus q further sum Of
$50. .000. 900.
Your denial OF my statement cannot
be understood as implying that you have
had any moral objection to causing po-
litical contributions to be made by cor
porations controlled by you, for there is
at least one episode in your career which
indicates the contrary. There is still
fresh in public memory the contribution
Of $4,000 made in behalf of the New
York Life Insurance Company to Mr.
Roosevelts campaign in 19OEmade with
your knowledge and while you were an
executive head OF that company.
1T Is perfectly plain that enormous
sums of money were expended to procure
the nomination OF Mr.. Roosevelt after II
had been loudly proclaimed that he had
been forced to run only because Of the
spontaneous uprising OF the people. and
that you were one Of his principal finan-
cial backers-
There Is a fact full Of significance
namely, that the Harvester Trust itself
is silent as to whether it has contributed
anything. 1t permits you, however. to
go on with your political activities and
to bring its affairs conspicuously into
public notice. Why does 1t do this unless
1t Is itself interested in your endeavors?
Whether Justly or not. your conduct is
subjecting 1t to the suspicion that 1t Is
trying to elect Mr.. Roosevelt in order
that it can get rid Of government prose-
cution."
Standard Oil's Game.
An excellent view of the sordid game
the Standard OIL Company played In poll
tics in ''the good old days when big
business bought and made United States
Senator's at will was furnished in the
examination Of John d. Archbold. vice
president and active head of the big
concern.
Mr.. Archbold was led by Chairman
Clapp through virtually the entire list of
stolen letters which have been printed
in Hearsts Magazine. Some Of the let
ters Mr.. Archbold could not remember.
but most of them he disposed Of with the
statement: II have no doubt l wrote II.
though have no recollection of 1t now"
Explaining the letters which inclosed
certificates Of deposit to Senator Foraker
for $4,000 in four installments. Mr.
Archbold said these amounts all were in
payment of services rendered by Foraker