Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-23

sevilich, II; Frances Quinlivan. 10.
The attendant to the driver Of the
I am peculiarly sorry that the most
serious cause of disagreement should
come in this way right at the end of
the session.
Il feel the most profound indiffer-
ence to the clamor of the yellow pa
pers. / think l showed it in my atti-
tude in putting the militia in readiness
| in Buffalo to meet the strike. Any
applause l get from any such source
would be too evanescent for a mo-
ment's consideration"
Governor Candidates
In another letter from Senator Platt
to Col Roosevelt in August, 1900. the
Senator discussed gubarnatorial tim
Der and said he had not yet made up
his mind whom he would select.
In a reply dated Oyster Bay. Col.
Roosevelt among other things had this
to say:
"You say that we must nominate
some Republican Who will carry ont
the wishes Of the organization and
add that i have not yet made up my
mind who mailman is OF one thing
I am certain, that TO have it publicly
known that the candidate whoever ne
NAV be Will carry out the wishes 'oi
the organization would insure his de-
feat. for such a statement implies that
he would merely register the decree of
a small body of men. 1t is not the
business of governor To carry out
the wishes of the organization unless
these wishes coincide with the good OF
the party and the of the state.
81 am a good organization man my
self as 1 understand the word organl-
cation But it is in the highest de-
gree foolish to treat any man or any
small group of men as enbodying the
organization"
The letters having been entered the
record, Mr.. WINS returned to the
question of righteousness. He asked:
Has not every man an equal right
to determine his own rule Of right
eousness and his own time for APP
plying it?"
HE has," replied the witness. IF
he has got the root of Righteousness
in him. If he is a wrong -doer. he has
not"
who is the judge. you or he?"
ct may be that have to be judge,
or him." said the Colonel heatedly.
IF had to be the judge l will give
an exact example: Senator Burton"
Objects to Emphasis
you need not" interrupted the
lawyer, who was himself interrupted
by Mr.. Bowers, who said: why not?"
Mr.. WINS replied: i object to his
manner. / do not want to be eaten
up right here now"
Mr.. Roosevelt said: Il will gesticu-
late to the jury
You can say it to the jury without
being SO emphatic replied Mr.. WINS.
Il feel emphatic about it," said Col.
Roosevelt For example two of my
earliest associates and supporters
when l became President"
Il object to it as not being respon-
sive,' said Mr.. WINS.
1T is, sir, if you will let me answer,
about the ruling Of the righteousness"
replied the witness.
The court interrupted the examina-
ton at this point. Later it continued
in part as follows:
Now during your entire term of
governor you conferred and consulted
with Mr.. Plat, did you not, as lead
er of your party?"
"The whole time I conferred and
cnsulted with Mr.. Platt with a genu-
inc purpose to do what he wished
xvheneyer T honorah1v coyIld with re-
gard to the interests of the party,
with genuine desire to keep the Re-
publican party together and minimize
the centrifugal influences within the
Republican party to prevent it from
flying asunder."
Il congratulate you upon your"
said Mr.. WINS.
That" replied the witness, hap
pened to be an expression I used at
the time in letter to John Hay in
which I spoke Of my relation to Plat
on the one side and to the independ-
ent on the other and 1 happened to
have it sent to me the other day, and
that is why I use centrifugal"
LAS a matter of fact, you have
used phrases, built them up. formu-
lated them. finally got them into ulti-
mate shape which was satisfactory to
you. have you not?''
Sometimes. Sometimes have
struck them of by accident"
"As a matter of fact you began the
formulation Of the publication of
which we complain in speeches which
you began to make as early as 1911
and the formulation was not finally