The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-12
THE CASE SUMMED UP.

A AesPect 10 tne matter or enor
nous and corrupting campaign contri
buttons, with special reference TO I'll,
STANDARD Oil contribution of $4,000,
10 the Roosevelt campaign OF 1904. W,
hnd In the Milwaukee Sentinel n yer,
good summing up OF the whole mat
Ter. First of all, however, we MAY
say that II would hardly seem TO b,
worth while for Mr.. Roosevelt TO prov,
that ne held the same rule of conduct
in 1904 about corporation contribution,
TO his campaign fund that he holds
now; for, as matter OF fact, ne is
accepting from the Harvester Trust
through Mr.. Perkins this wear far
larger contributions 10 his campaign
than the Standard Oil contribution
or 100000 and other large sums in
1903. According 10 all accounts. he is
being supported by the big trusts 10 an
amount reckoned not by thousands or
even by hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars. but by millions. But, as has been
aptly remarked, WHY should he try
TO be consistent on this single point 7
The Philadelphia Record says: He
has been free trader, n protectiouist,
and is now trying TO be protectionist
enough for Pennsylvania and down
ward revisionist for Iowa; he was op-
posed to p third term eight years ago,
and now he is fighting tooth and toe
nail 10 get it; he was just an ordinary
Republican a few wears ago, and now
he is spurning the Republican party for
its crimes. Why should he try TO be
consistent regarding campaign contri
butionsi' Sure enough. What point
is there in it. especially as the plea
which he seeks to make in this is
fraudulent, since he is receiving con-
tributions from the trusts in far greater
sums this year than he ever received
beforei
But concerning the Penrose charges
against Colonel Roosevelt and leaving
them out altogether, as the Milwaukee
Sentinel says, How about the no less
bitter attacks by Mr.. La Follette?"
And some facts in regard to the cam
paign of 1904 are absolutely estab-
lished and positively known to the gen.
eral public. One OF these is that
Roosevelt ran his own campaign in
1904; he was the central figure in the
fight as well as the candidate Moth
ing went on without his knowledge and
he was supreme dictator not only over
Cortelyou, the chairman Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee. but over
its treasurer, Mr.. Bliss, and over all OF
the working machinery of the party
that year. With respect to the Stand
ard Oil contribution Of 100000 to
his campaign, he unquestionably knew
about it, as his letters prove. But he
did not write these letters until long
after the money had been received and
was spent; and when Secretary Knox
found him writing these letters Of dis.
claimer. Knox reminded Roosevelt |
that IL was too late 10 return that |
since it had been received long
before and spent. Roosevelt 8 reply was
that he was writing the letters for
the record.' This Roosevelt does
not deny. claiming only that Knox was
wrong in his assumption that be was
writing letters only for the
record But since the citation OF
these letters in support OF his impos-
sible claim with respect 10 the cam.
oaign OF 1904, IL is evident that this
Is the only use he has ever made OF
hem. so his distinction is without a
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we're both written within week OF
he election. The money had been re.
'eived more than a month before, as
undoubtedly knew. Besides
his. there was SI4s.OO0 received FOR
he Roosevelt campsig IN that year from
he life insurance companies, and
about which Roosevelt uBdoubtedIT
,new also, but with respect 20 which
re has never made any denial. either
'y way Of want OF knowledge or OF
protest. But this 'robbinc OF the
hroud = as declared by the stanley
.ommittee. was more Crievous ofTcnse |.
han the receipt Of the 100000 from
he Standard Oil Company: for tho life
Insurance money was pledged FOR the
'eneht Of the premium holders Of the
companies. To take that money away
vas 70 rob the hopes of widows and
orphans, and 20 discrcdjt rhc insurance
business IN sn far as il was shown that
{ was possible 70 ron that business
'or partisan campaign purposes. The
nan who furnished this insurance
ucnev had hard time Of i, 20 escape
- fclon.
Considering all tho matter. +, is fair
v said that The main fact Il that
his candidate who j. declaiuliny 30
oftily against the use ~ corporation
nonef m elections was himself IN 100; ,
ne beneficiary ~ far and away the ,
argesi campaign fund IN history
II 70 ihis we add the cffronterv OF ,
sooteret : making this disclaimer thi, ,