Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-29
Has His Good and Bad Sides,
Like Other Politicians, Thinks
Defendant in $4,000 Libel
Case.
CAMPAIGN FUNDS AIRED
Former President Tells About
His Dealings with "Bosses."
His Personal Relations with
the Plaintiff ard Big COntri-
buttons to Party Treasures.

| Syracuse, n. Y. April 23--Theodo,e
Roosevelt told on this, the second day
of his cross-examination, about his
dealings with the BOSSES" his personal
relations with William Barnes, and his
IDEAS about campaign funds of millions
of dollars. He mentioned the famous
half n million dollars Thomas Fortune
Ryan contributed to the cause Of Alton
r. Parker, and swore he never had seen
n list of the names of the persons who
helped swell the fund of SO, 5000 used
in connection with his campaign for
the presidency. The list contained the
initials of men the colonel readily iden-
titled as being allied with the country's
most powerful business and financial
Interests.
In speaking of the Ryan contribution
the witness gave it as his opinion that
n leader of big business who contri-
butes a half IL million dollars to help
elect candidate for President OF the
United States Is prompted by the same
spirit which would cause him to dom
ate a similar sum to church, ana that
such n contributor has no more nope
of reward in one case than he mas IN
the other. Personally he said he would
, have been very much surprised If many
, masters of big business had not con-
, tributed to the republican campaign
Of 1904.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
The colonel mentioned the Standard
Oh company contributions. too. He saio
: that If the report cf the congressional
low ct yrl tod
paign contributions showed that III II
l r." and a. u. A"-which the witness
thought stood for II. II. Rogers and JohI
l D. Archbold, had contributed TO tne re-
1 nuhlican fund in 1901. he was astonished
e He said he had given explicit lnStrUc
:, tiors AGAINST receiving any Standard Oh
! contributions.
4 Personally. he cmphatically declared
: he would regard Just as highly a con
: tribution from the station agent at OE
9ter Bay as he would contribution o
n 5000 from George w. Perkins VINO II
y 1904 was "A partner in the iirn oil d.
a Morgan e. co. And he expressed the oe
l. lief that there was a limit to the amour
|. n campaign fund should total. over
1t certain sum- he did not know how mucf
e he thought that there might be som
IT, danger
> THE "HARRIMAN FUND
The witness swore that the late +. II
- hartman, himself had told him tina
:. there never was any such thing as
e $4,000 Hartman fund" He did ider
"A tify. as being his letter he wrote
70 Mr.. Hartman in which it was said NV
"a are practical men," and that if Mr. Hal
riman thought there was any danger
in coming to the White House at tina
time. he might come later and discus
certain matter.
Colonel Roosevelt said he regarded WI
liam Barnes as OR. Jekyll and NJ
HYDE who, like other politicians ma
his good and his bad sides" He sal
he had been persistent in his efforts
make politicians do what he consider'
g was right. and that instead of endeavo
ing to sever the licamonts between tines
"Siamese twins in politics" his aim ha
- always have to have the "Dr. Jekyl
in them absorb the Mr., Hyde
MANY letters that passed between NJ
Rarnes and the witness were identiti'
~ by the latter and read to the jury
~, these letters the pair discuss political al
;, legislative matters and tho appointing
tn number Of men In one of the lette
nc Mr. Barnes expressed stern disapproN
o. Of measure which proposed that sta
~ senators should be elected for -four yea
or and asserrblymen for two, because SUI
10 n condition would give the voters lit
pt opportunity to register approval or al
IL approval
d. T. r. ON STAND MONDAY
lie There will be no session of court
n morrow. on Monday, however, Color
tie Roosevelt will again resume the witnc
ms stand and submit to further GRO:
se examination at the hands of William
Wins, chief counsel for Mr.. Barnes.
le The colonel was just active on I
m witness stand to-day as upon the thu
of previous days. He moved around in
en- chair. addressed his own and the plat
as tiT's counsel and Justice Andrews. No
ire than once he had the entire court no,
me in an uproar Sometimes the presidi
ers Justice. himself, was forced to place
es hand over his mouth to hide a smile
he Mr.. Barnes seemed to enjoy hims
re- also ON one occasion when the color
yes was talking about bosses in States oil
all than this. he solemnly remarked Il
mr. there was considerable difference
10 | tween the meaning of the word hos
,ry I'm them and i'm New York That anus
Mr. Barnes immensely. as it did
spectators
ONLY once did the colonel exhibit a
outward sign of fatigue. That was
will ward the end of the proceedings WI
lss he placed his elbow upon the judg
eai bench beside him and bent his head o'
zen to one side until 1t rested upon his hal
aw He remained in that position while a