Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-24

LIKENS PLAINTIFF
TO JEKYLL-HYDE
Witncs Says Big Donations
for Campaigns Are
All Right.

- iACISE, y. Y. April 23.--Theo.
~ Roosevelt told on this, the second
day Of his cross-eXamination, about
his dealings with the bosses" his per-
sonal relations with william Barnes,
and his ideas abou; campaign funds
OF millions of dollars.
lie mentioned the slmous half mill
lion dollars which Thomas Fortune
Ryan contributed othe presidential
cause Of Alton b. Parker and swore
he never had seen a list of the names
Of the persons who helped swell the
fund of $3,0O0,O00 used in connection
with his own campaign for the presi-
dcnCy. The list contained initials OF
men whom the colonel readily identi-
fled as being allied with the country's
most powerful business and financial
interests
In speaking Of the Ryan contri-
button, the witness gave 1t as his opin-
ion that "A leader or big business who
contributes a half million dollars 20
help. elect a candidate for president OF
the United States IS prompted by the
same spirit which would cause him
to donate similar sum to a church,
and that such contributor has no
more hope of reward in one case than
he has I'm the other. Personally, he
said, he would have been very much
surprised If many masters of big bus
mess had not contributed TO the Re-
publican campaign Of 1904
Would BE "Astonishcd."
The colonel mentioned the Stand
| ard oil company and said that if tho
report of the congressional commit
tee which investigated campaign con-
II -
u. y. A.'-which the witness thought
stood for II. H. Rogers and John ID.
Archbold-h contributed to the Re-
publican fund in 1904 he was aston
lshed. He said he had given explicit
instructions against receiving any
Standard oil contributions.
Personally he emphatcally de-
| clared, he would regard just as highly
a contribution Of $25 from the sta
tion agent at oyster Bay as he would
a contribution Of $25 600 from George
| w. Perkins, who, in 1914, was a part
ner OF the firm Of j. f. Morgan Il Co.
| And he expressed the belief that there
was limit to the amount a campaign
fund should total over certain
sum, he did not know, he thought
there might be some danger
No Big Hartman Fund.
Witness swore that the late r.. Fl.
! Hartman himself had told him there
was never such thing as a 100000
| Hartman fund" He did Identify as
being his letter he wrote to Mr..
| Hartman, in which it was said I'VE
| are practical men" and that if Mr..
| Hartman thought there was any
| danger in coming to the White
| House at that time, he might come
| later and discuss a certain matter.
! Col. Roosevelt said he regarded
VIM. Barnes as Or Jekyll and Mr..
! Hyde who, like other politicians,
! had his good and bad sides" He
said he had been persistent in his ef-
forts 20 make plain as to what he
considered right and that instead of
cndeavoring TO sever the ngaments
between these "Siamese twins of poll
! ties his aim had always been to have
| the "Dr. JeEyll' in them absorb the
"Mr. Hyde.
Many letters that passed between
Mr.. Barnes and the witness were
| identified by the latter and read to
the jury In these letters the pair
| discussed the political and legislative
matters and the appointment to Of
! fices in the state government of a
number Of men. In one of the letters
| Mr.. Barnes expressed stern dsap-
! proval of a measure which proposed
| that state senators should be elected
! for four years and assemblymen for
| two, because such a condition would
give the voters little opportunity to
register approval or disapproval"
Continued Until Monday.
There will be no session of court
| tomorrow On Monday, however
/ Col Roosevelt will again resume his
testimony and submit to further
/ cross examination.
The colonel was just as active on
the witness stand today as upon the
three previous days. He moved
around in his chair. addressed his
own and the plaintiffs counsel and
Justice Andrews More than once he
| had the entire courtroom in an up
roar Some times the presiding JUS
tice himself was forced to place his
/ hand over his mouth to hide a smile.
Mr.. Barnes seemed to enjoy himself
also. on one occasion when the coll
onel was talking about bosses in
states other than this, he solemnly re-
marked that there was considerable
difference between the lttning of
the word boss in then zlu in New
York. That amused Mr.. Barnes i'm
mensely, as it did the spectators.
Mr. Barnes went to Albany tonight,
but Col. Roosevelt elected to remain
in Syracuse until Monday. A num-
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