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him why he had changed his mind on
The matter, and he said thu II was
good politics.
II told him that Mr.. Grattan had
expressed his regret at being obhged
20 take back his word, but that he
owed 90 much 10 Mr.. Barnes that he
owed il 10 his sense Of loyalty TO do
this for him. l also told Mr.. Barnes
that heretofore had always stood
up for him as a man OF his word. what
ever other failings he might have, out
that now was through with him. lie
said that he was sorry ! took the mat
ter so seriously and invited me TO
lunch" =,
"Did you accept the invitation -
asked W. II. Van Benschoten, of coun-
sci for Colonel Roosevelt.
"No." replied the defer OF bosses
81 told him ! had TO 20 back 70 the
Capital"
Opposed the Easy Boss.
Still insistent that the jury should
labor under no misapprchcnsion as
70 the righteousness Of his intimacy
with Senator Platt, Colonel Roosevelt
appropriated most OF the morning ses-
sion. He recalled another occasion
when he opposed the will Of the kasy
Boss.
MIR. Bidwell," the Colonel said, "had
been Collector Of the Port OF New
York. Mr.. Platt Senator Platt di-
rected me to reappont him. After
making an investigation became con-
WINGED that there ought 20 be change
and appointed Senator Nevada I.
Stranahan."
II was due TO his conviction OF the
immunity Of the truly righteous that
the Colonel introduced Seth Low to
Senator Platt and Benjamin B. Odell
q hoped." he said, "his relations
. might be the same as mine; that ne
would consult with them, seek their
advice. but be himself the arblter OF
his own action which action should be
for the public good
The easy familiarity, the Jovlal com
radeship which breathed from his let
tiers TO Senator Platt anC william
Barnes were assumed, the Colonel said'
that his correspondents might under
stand Just what he meant. He used
the phraseology of bossdom Just as
Ia use COW punching terms IN the
West"
II was a sad blow TO the Colonel
that he was not permitted TO tell about
all of his campaign contributions. lie
was all ready when the question came,
and got as far as mentioning glft
Of 81 sent by the widow of Spanish
War trooper, when Mr.. WINS objected.
The Colonel sighed and declared that
such gifts fingered in his memory
longer than those Of the tricks and
Perkinses.
Not Reliable on Judges.
1-& q
Colonel Roosevelt declared that the
advice Of the Easy Boss as TO men 10
be elevated to the bench was not so
reliable as on most other points. Many
times. said the Colonel, severely, he
had to disregard the suggestions Of
the Senator on such appointments.
AS Governor or President" asked
Mr.. Bowers, "was there any invisible
government on your part?'
There was not one particle OF II,
avcrred Colonel Roosevelt, in an en-
phatic monotone.
With an enthusiasm for his subject
which Justice Andrews twice tempered
with "Now. now, Colonel Roose-
Welt told of his interview with Mr.
Frick and Judge Gary in 1907, which
resulted in the absorption Of the Ten
ncssee Coal and Iron Company.
"Thc whole financial structure or the
country was tOttering and swaylng,'
he declared. his hands no less eloquent
than his voice. Appeals were coming
in by the thousand to avert this de-
struction which threatened the ordi-
nary men and women of the country"
On the advice Of the fnanciers, who
said that such action was the only
means Of stopping the panic, Roosevelt
10
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, he
said. He added that he was satisfied
that the two f.-lis were not real com
petitors.
Instead Of vanishing with a final ex-
plosion of eloqucnce, Colonel Roosevelt
melted from the stand in a haze Of
desultory questions, most of which
were excluded by the court. Except
when he just had 70 give his lawyers
some advice the Colonel spent the rest
Of the court day reading a magazine.