The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-21


Is TO be no quarter now All though
of that IL past and Colonel Roosevelt I
counsel Is going 10 do its best to &c
into the evidence IA a pillar of thei'
case the Bayne report on the Rcpub'
lican organization control Of ALBANY
county and city. a report which speaks
of enormous graft from State print
ing. and other matters which are fer
from savory
WINS Tries tn stem Tide.
How william NJ. WINS. Mr.. Barnes
senior counsel whose address to tbs
( jury this morning was such master
piece OF simplicity and courtesy that
scores Of people crowded to him with
congratulations, fought TO block
Colonel Roosevelt from straying back
ward through the years fought TO
prevent the coionefs war record from
getting before the jury. fought to
withhold those amazing conversations.
will he remembered for many years.
But fl was a losing night. Justice
Andrews always SmiliuglS, but very
firmly. shattered Mr. Wins objections,
declared the defendant was entitled
10 ten about the conversations with
Barnes. and SO let Colonel Roosevelt
drive home his points. that Barnes
was a frank advocate Of protecting
corporation contributors. that Barnes
believed in boss rule. ard that Barnes
had admitted that here was always
the possIbii ~ of a combination Of
orFs uizatiou Republicans and organ
iza&ton Democrats acting together "
defeat unwe.come measures
fakes Full Advantage of Chance,
You can imagine how Colonel Roosc~
welt sprauE at his opportunity. how
he sometimes outsped the guidance of
counsel, and put questions himself to
opposing counsel gnd to the justice.
how hc frowned and hdReted when
checked by objection or the Justices
upiifted hand. how he leaned towards
tie jury and seemed TO take them
into his confidence. how he dwelt upon
Barnes practical point OF view. and
mis- own championship of the high
mora}Ities; Eow his talent for the
spoken word fairly scared. how, IN
short he appeared to enjoy the whole
exciting business And then there was
the contrast. william Earnex only
few feet away. angry to tho heart n
ever a man was sometimes shaking
hts head il seeming afuazement az the
coiouet's far statements; sometimes
srnillnE asrcasttcaiiT5 sometimes Mt
ine heavy eyebrows In utter scorn.
you felt this afternoon ms il dynamite
was scattered Knee deep all over the
and might blow tho room
to bits AZ any second.
Justification Fer Statement.
The main points Of Colonel Roose-
Nelts testimony ali offered as 1usti-
hcation for the alleged libel for which
Mr. Barnes claims $4,000, were sub
stantially as follows
That at numerous times while he was
governor from January !. 1899, until
January !, 1901, he had conversations
with Mr. barnes. who was then Boss
Platts lieutenant. concerning measures
he was anxious TO have put through.
the lie gisiature
That as governor, he desired 70 do
things which senator Plat objected to
That Ar. Barnes had told him that
Senator Plat objected to the franchise
tax bills, because certain business men
or great power in New York would he
0nfavorahly affected. and that MIR,
Barnes said Senator Plat was right,
Had Contributed TO Hofh sides.
AR Barnes had told him that these
financial powers had contributed to
both parties among the heaviest being
Robert pruyu and Anthony \, Brady.
who were connected with electric power
companies
That Mr. Barnes had told that An
thonv n Brsdy contributed not rs
matter OF politics. but as matter OF
business aud II was necessary to keep
the Republican party the conservative
party or contributions would go to the
Democratic party.
That he had told Mr.. Barnes that any
corporations or individuals expecting
protection az reward for their con
trihutions would get left' while he
was governor.
That Speaker Nixon. OF the assembly
had torn up special message he
EHlta Aress
franchise tax bill and that Barnes
had tod him CNooxeveiO that he was
scottish 10 expect the speaker and Mr.
Aids Gotham T.. arbitrarily retired IN
later years., to net without orders from
the organization.
That Mr.. Barnes In two or three
conversations. justified the practice of
men contributing 10 an opposition party
OF to both parties
Mr Barnes, coming from Senator
Plat. had told him that Lou Payn
ought not 10 be displaced as superIu-
teHdent ar insurance because of PaNns
relations with certain big financial men,
and that Senator platt was right
about a.
Birds of Prey stood Together.
That MIR. Barnes had told him that
he could not get psyns successor con
drmed By the Senate because organi-
cation Democrats and orGaniSad ION He
pubicans support Tayn-
That MIR Barnes had told him Il was
necessary TO protect the big business
interests because they would not MAX
contributions To "A party falling to
protect them, and that without such
contributions organizations were inn
possible and that without bosses party
government was impossible.
That MIR. barnes had told him
the people were not 1T ~ govern
themselves. but had to he govern
al by party organizations, and
that YOU could not have organ
tzations or leaders without
money.
That Mr. Barnes changed his at
ttude GA the Agnew- Hart poolroom
bill. which bin was defeated by the
vote OF Senator Grattau, of Albany.
The above IN u mere skeleton OF the
Coloners long testimony, which Is apt
to hc continued for a least two may
be three. days more. And possibly
the mort vital part of IL WAS his
statement that Barnes, in those frank
conversations. had admitted that there
was such "A thing AS an alliance be-
tween the Republican machine and
the Democratic machine. 1t WAS just
a.