Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
I-ETTERSi0IHE:EDIT0R
ROOSEVELT AND PENRosE

To the Editor of The Telegraph:
l have read with keen interest the
to Colonel Rooseyelt's unjustiiable and
undeserved attack on him. The Tele-
graph and its readers have not forgot
ten the part | played in the national
But your readers do not know that to
Senator Penrose our party was indebt-
brought about through my efforts. par
ticularly in 1904 and 1908. But Colonel
Roosevelt knows the value of my work,
under Senator Penrose. as the Colonel
well as verbally, on several occasions.
| am now, as in the past, a most en-
velt but l cannot remain silent when
he assails man he owes more to, for
services rendered to him personally as
well as to our country at large, than
Senator Penrose is entirely too modest
in his claims of service to Colonel
fine himself to the superb result in the
State in 1904 and 1908. Senator Pen
rose, as member of the executive COM
mittee of the national committee, in
Colonel Roosevelt was the most inter-
ested man in the nation, with Senator
on whom the young chairmen, Cortel-
you, in 1904, and Hitchcock, in 1908,
leaned upon for guidance during the
crucial periods of both campaigns. Not
only did the chairman lean upon him,
but also the heads of every division of
those two. great battles. OF these facts
| speak of what / personally know from
my own experience and my, observations
of the interest we all felt in his pres
ence at national headquarters. per-
value of his great service: In the very
midst of the campaign which the la
mented General Kerwin and myself
famous "Appeal to Reason" a paper
published in Kansas not far from Bry-
ans home in Nebras ka, and which as
sailed our candidates In the most savage
manner, accusing them of being the
agents of the Pope and the advocates
of everything desired by the Roman
Church in this country, our source of
warfare supplies was cut off, on the
plea that funds were too scarce to af-
ford the. few thousands necessary to
Appeal to Reason" which was being
circulated AMONGST all patriotic socie-
ties and all Protestant ministers and
crushing effect. The moment General
Kerwin and l called Senator Penrose's
us to go right on with the work and
he would be personally responsible for
the expense. | make no exaggerated
claim in saying. to your readers that
mel Roosevelt than that by Senator
Penrose in the case cited. Indeed, his
of the master of politics, Senator Quay
who, in 1888. selected General Kerwin
to organize the left wing of the army,
with which he won T. great political
battle Where has gone Colonel Roose-
velt's boasted square deal for all man
kind?" that he assails his friend. Sena-
tor Penrose, for doing that which had
he not done would Justify his condemn
ing him. Colonel Roosevelt, by his Oft
repeated code of honor, would and
should be the first to condemn Senator
Penrose If he had broken his promise to
President Taft. given long before he,
Penrose. had even a hint that Colonel
Roosevelt desired the nomination. The
man who, without the best reason un-
der heaven, breaks his word to a man
filling the position that President Taft
flled is not fit to represent the great
State of Pennsylvania in any position
much less that of the United States
Senate That Senator Penrose should
be elected by a huge majority. In order
that he continue the bayonet in the
ton, is in itself more than good reason.