New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28

Q.-Was Mr.. Perkins, one Of the
contributors to your campaign, inter
ested in the Steel Corporation A
He was.
Odd you ever cause or instruct
the Attorney General to cause the
bringing of any action or the making
Of any inquiry or investigation con-
corning or against the New YORK q
New Haven Railroad Company
Seek Coloneps Own Invisible Al.
liances.
The Court think that the defend
ant has said, ~ made this charge
against invisible government formed
by Mr.. Barnes and the alliance be-
tween corrupt business and corrupt
politics in good faith. | do that. not
only believing that there was such an
alliance, but believing that 1t was
harmful to the public; that it was an
improper alliance. Therefore, | did 1t
in the public interest, and without any
malice on my part" Now, as bearing
upon that question, 1t seems to me tnat
anv competent evidence that would
tend to show that the defendant HIM
self did not disapprove of alliance be
tween business and politics did not
disapprove of an invisible government
any competent evidence OF that KIND
would have some bearing on the ques-
ton whether the charges made by the
defendant were or were not made in
GOOD faith. OF course, il is not justi-
fcation we have nothing to do with
justification.
Odd you ever hear Of the Tonnes
see Coal and Iron Company A.-Yes,
sir, have.
0.-Do you know whether the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron Company was a
competitor Of the steel corporation =!
Alt depends on what you call com
petitor.
Don't you know what COM
petitor in business Is? A.-Ihere are
different senses In which the word is
used. My understanding was that the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company was
not.
Mr.. Bowers-Now stop, please, with
that. We will be all summer trying
this case.
Mr.. Ivins-We may, cannot tell. We
did not start this game.
O.-Do you know that the Tennessee
Coal and iron Company was in compe-
t,tion with the Steel Corporation for
business in the manufacture and sale
of steel? An the time OF my &C
ton?
Q.-At any time. At may have
been some time; | do not know.
Odd you directly or indirectly at
any time or in any way authorize or
approve OF the acquisition by the Steel
CORPORATION Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company? Al did.
Go Into Campaign Contributions.
Odd you ever direct or cause the
Attorney General of the United States
10 bring an action of any kind under
the Sherman act, or otherwise, against
the American Harvester Company :?
Al cid not
Q.-Was Mr.. Perkins interested In
the American Harvester Company
Ale was.
O.-Was he one Of the contributors
Of your campaign fund In y904? A.
He was.
Q-Was he subsequently one Of the
contributors to Jour campaign fund in
1912? Ale was.
Odd you ever direct or instruct
TIE Attorney General to bring any &C
ton under the Sherman law, or any
ether law against the American Pow
der Company? Al do no remember.
Q.-Is it not fact that Mr.. Du Point
was a contributor to your fund in
1904? T. Coleman Du Pont? A.-You
have told me he was.
Q.-Do you remember who was the
chairman on the resolutions adopted
by the Republican party at the Ma
tional Convention Of September %,
1910?
The Court National Convention?
Mr.. Ivins-I mean the State Conven-
ton. Al do not remember.
Q.-Do you remember whether IL
was William A. Prendergast, Of Brook
Ign? Al do not.
Q.-Do you remember whether or
not that report indorses the admins
tration OF William Howard Taft as
President OF the United States? | want
TO show, II your honor please, that
everything went on smooth and pros
porous between Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Barnes until Mr.. Roosevelts csndi-
dacy for the Presidency; that up TO
that time there had been no conten-
ton between them, and that that was
the source, the very origin OF the