The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24

Barness knowledge of Col. Roosevelt.
The fact In MIR WINS crowded the Colo
mel into a good many corners. but II was
Just As easy to keep him there as 1t
would have been to hold an anaconda.
Ky guile or main strength the Colonel
forced or wrlthed his way out, although
occasionally. according to BIrucs's
counsel at least. he Scared his skin a
little In doing so Mr. WINS made him
review his political life from the time
that he was Governor in 1899 and
1900 until his election as President in
1904.
Mr.. WINS tried TO impress the jury
that Col Roosevelt had been utterly in
sincere In his attitude OF such public
questions as campaign contributions and
that his relations with bosses We're die
tated by mos, selfish consideration.
Mr.. WINS displayed stern determine
ton in exposing what he wanted TO
bring out AS the remarkable idiosyn-
cracies Of tho man in his various atti-
tudes OF righteousness toward the plain
people and his unbending hostility
toward bosses. politicians. capitalists.
bankers and other persons who would
not agree with him AZ was the case
yesterday. Mr. WINS emphasized bis
point that Col. Roosevelt had adopted
tho pose of world monitor and had set
up an infallible standard OF right
that every one Who differed, disagreed
or antsgonzed him was a most nm
worthy person, ~ not actually wicked.
The CoIeners "Bossism."
He iahored hard and painstakingly
20 show that Col. Roosevelt as Governor
and President had hobnobbed with
bosses and had taken the same high
handed attitude of which he accused
Barnes. He intimated in his questions
that the Colonel was a particularly hard
handed boss himself in 1905. by die
tating the nomination of Taft and maxi
ing local bosses toe the mark.
In every way possible Mr.. WINS con-
tinued his effort to wreck Col. Roose-
velt's credibility and TO hold him up
as an insincere and untrustworthy per
son.
MIR. WINS certainly scored some points
during the day--this AT least is the
opinion of lawyers who heard the rattle
and roar OF questions and answers.
Possibly his most notable success was
In making Mr.. Roosevelt admit that he
had given pledge in 1904 not to run
again for the Presidency and that he
had not kept the pledge.
Mr. Ivins's other triumphs seemed
somewhat trivial. IL must he said. as
compared TO this. II is true that he
led Mr.. Roosevelt 10 declare that the
only evil thing about campaign funds
was their amount--that they were bad
when they were too big-and of course
Mr. WINS wanted to know right then
IL that $4,000 900 Republican campaign
fund OF 1904 was in the class Of bad
funds, and of course the Colonel said
II was not.
n is true that he led Col Roosevelt
10 take most altruistic view OF certain
large Individual contri buttons, but after
all when the flames died down and
she smoke cleared away there was not
much left.
A Mares Nest for Roosevcit.
Only once in the i've hours and a half
Of fierce cross-examination DID MY.
WINS get the Colonel ratified. This was
when he kept harping on the Colonels
tendency to repeat phrases in his
speeches and writings on what Mr.. WINS
kept terming the cause of righteous
ness
Mr.. Twins sarcastically inquired II the
Colonel had a formula for these phrases
and when the Colonel said he hadn't Mr..
Twins asked him II he knew what a
formula was.
The Colonel replied that it was some
thing you knew by rote. but didn't be-
iieve In, and Mr. WINS quick as a fash
asked him II the fact that he con-
sidered two and two made four was a
formula. The Colonel was plainly
stumped. He twisted around in his chair
and hemmed and hawed and cut the air
with his forefinger and finally admitted
he didn't know.
But there were mighty few times az
ter all when he didn't give as good As
he sent. His extraordinary genius for
detecting trouble before II got 20 him
gave him, II appeared, Just the fraction
OF q second necessary for his fast work
ing mind to develop phrase or q
speech effective enough TO ruin Mr..
lvins's question.
Take, for example. Mr.. lvins's digs
about those corporation contributions Of
1904. Mr.. WINS read for an intermina-
bic length OF time from the Plat re-
port OF 1918. which gave name after
name and amount after amount the
interesting personalities and the i'm,
inense amounts which were connected
with the campaign fund
Tho inference was clear thai Nj
Twins meant to show that Col Roose-
welt knew who was coming across,
as he put II, and that the captains ol
industry who contributed never would
have done so II they hadn't expected 20
get something out of the Roosevelt ad'
ministration.
Corteiyou on the watch.
But the Colonel was armed and ready
for this line of attack. He Knocked a.
fear and was not dismayed. Neither
did ne turn his back from the sword
Il gave him just the chance he wal
primed for---the chance to swing arounC
toward the Jurors and assure them II
that most intimate and confidential way
he can assume, that he had selecte,
George r. Cortelyou for the single anc
sole purpose OF seeing that nothing bu
untsinted money went into the part,
fund.
Moreover. he kept going on and n
and Mr.. WINS couldn't stop him. II
explained that he had made IL his husi
ness TO see that every contribute
thoroughly understood that there wa
nothing to be expected from Theodor
Roosevelt in the way OF private favor
With tho utmost JUNCTION he told IN
Jury that he had ordered CortelyOu I
send back the 800, 900 contribution sen
by Henry II. Rogers and John y, Arch
bold from the Standard oil Company
And II was impossible to survey tn
twelve faces in the jury box withou
realizing that most Of the OnOudag
county citizens who were enjoying
Joy ride along the high roads of ma
tlonal politics and high finance, We're no
less impressed with the Colonels Jus
tifcations than with Mr. Iyinss iusuud
tions.
Col. Roosevelt did not commit IN
tactical error OF denying the unden!ahl'
That il to say, he never failed 10 an
swor Yes" when Mr. Twins asked hir