Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
Started In 1910 Campaign.

When did the interests of the prin-
cipals in this action begin to diverge?"
Mr.. WINS went on.
I'll tell you. 1t was during the
gubernatorial campaign of 1910. We
do not intend to go into that break
just at this time. 1t is enough to say
that controversy arose over who
suit was that Col. Roosevelt was the
victor, and he obtained control of the
republican party at that time. The
republican party failed at the election,
however.
in 1912 the defendant left the party,
and the details of the great campaign
between Col. Roosevelt Mr. Wilson
and Mr.. Taft are well known to you
Now. to show you how many people
had confidence in Col. Roosevelt. more
than 100000 voters also left the party
with him
Mr.. Wins then discussed the ques-
tion of whether Col. Roosevelt har-
bored any malice toward Mr. Barnes.
I'VE intend to show that he did hold
malice by showing that libelous state
inents were issued by him during a
period covering several years.
Mr.. WINS dwelt upon the legality of
the position as chairman of the re-
publican state committee which Mr..
Barnes occupied. He then went into
an explanation of the last guberna-
ment upon which the suit is based.
Are the allegations true, or are they
not?' he asked. IF they are, the plain
tiff has no standing in this court. II
the allegations are false, then 1t is the
duty of YOU gentlemen to pass upon
the question Of damages. In this con-
nection,. I believe the court will in
struct that there is no privilege to de-
fame any man"
Mr. Wins referred to Col. Roosevelt
as "one of the country's greatest his
torians and authors"
Then he said:
He used a combination of his mag
nificent command of the English Ian
guage and his experience in politics to
make this attack.
Says 1000, 900 Read Statement
y shall show you that with his con
troll OF publication at least four mil
lion persons and probably more had
access to the newspapers Of this coun-
try In which the statement was print
ed. Because he was the most powerful
political and intellectual factor in the
United States he was able to secure
wider publication of his remarks than
any other citizen could.
Now he is here and lie will have to
prove his own truthfuIness to your
satisfaction.
An answer has been fled to the
complaint. Yesterday in the motion
to dismiss. counsel for Col. Roosevelt
said nothing personal was meant To
Mr. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy in the allie
cation and that those names were
what might be termed algebraic terms
| I want you gentlemen to paw narticu-
| lar attention to the evidence offered
| by the defendant and determine for
| yourselves whether anything personal
! was meant.
IT. WINS then added
I'VE come into court under tho pre.,
, principle of liberty. the quality unor
which this action rests. We come in
not only for ourselves, but for the
benefit of all mankind''
William II. Van Benschoten of "a,
| Roosevelts legal staff. opened the de-
| fendants case. He said in mart.
'Mr. WINS referred to the fact that
yesterday was the anniversary of the
! shot that was heard around the world
| and that shot was fired in the cause ~
| liberty 1t was fired as nrotest
! against corrupt government in Ene.
| land.
! col. Roosevelt. having been a citjze,
of this state nearly all his life. Ger.
tainly had a right to stand up and de.
! mand good, honest government
! Coming down to 1914. the LAWYER read
| a series of sentences dealing with cor.
ruption in the government of New
| York, such AS III the prisons, the pad.
! ding of payrolls. differences of graft
| stealing of public moneys, and so on
| The sentences he read, counsel said
| were copied from Mr.. Barnes. news.
paper, the Albany Journal.
Counsel then read editorials from the
| U-Ontinued on Second Paoe1