New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-06
Repeats to Libel Jurors
Plaintiff Stood for
Machine Rule.
SAYS HE ADMITTED
DEMOCRATIC DEALS
Defendant Continues Effort TO
Connect Albany Leader with
Printing Scandal.
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From star Correspondent q, Tho tribunal
Syracuse, May b.1"The rifrraff cant
be trusted to handle political affairs
with propriety."
The Senator CPlstt) doesn't bully.
He doesn't have TO bully"
The words were the words Of Barnes.
but the voice was the voice Of Roose-
welt. The Colonel mouthed and gloated
over tho syllables as he shot them at
the jury to-day in defence of the $780,
600 libel action brought against him
by William Barnes. Precious they
were beyond all price-those words he
had taken from Mr.. Barnes and now
laid across the back Of their author.
Justice Andrews's amended ruling as
to the value Of evidence on points not
specifically pleaded WAS what brought
Colonel Roosevelt back to the stand to-
day with his postscript. And If the
ruling of the court can be stretched so
far, he has something to tell the jury
tomorrow about the relations he was
informed existed between Mr.. McCabe
and Mr.. Barnes, both of Albany.
Mr.. Barnes's handy little Zine a
day" book which says that he had only
one private conversation with Gov
ernor Roosevelt didn't weigh with the
Colonel at all. He remembered lots Of
conversations. That is, he remem-
bered that the conversations were nu-
merous and occurred, some in 1899 and
1900, and some while the Colonel was
President. The subject of party gov
eminent and boss rule, the Colonel de-
clared, came up again and again.
According 10 Colonel Roosevelts rec
objection, Mr.. Barnes considered IL to
be question Of boss rule or riffraf
rule. The Albany man recited to the
Colonel the menace to property that
lay in the alternative and, referring
specifically to Senator Plat spoke Of
the intangible power which made the
boss absolutely monarch over all well
brought up underlings.
Never Questioned Orders.
Legislators and executive officers, ~
they knew what was good for them, the
witness said Barnes told him, never
questioned orders. If they did, their
political careers were promptly snuffed
out
1t was kindly advice that Mr.. Barnes,
Of Albany, gave 10 Mr.. Roosevelt. of
the United States, in those friendly
DAYS of long ago. Related yesterday in
the tense, vigorous manner Of the re-
cipient, who spurned some words and
dwelt on others. the counsel assumed
sinister significance.
After the election of Governor
Hughes. Colonel Roosevelt testified,
Mr. Barnes took up the matter OF
direct primaries with Roosevelt who
was then President. Cunningly the
witness stressed his words as he pict-
ured to the jury the boss who sought
TO allay any tendency to revolt IN the
President of the United States by
prejudicing him against direct primary
legislation and in favor of organization
rule.
Direct primaries, Oolonel hooseNelt
declared the Republican leader told
him. threatened the existence of party
organization. and the Democratic and
Republican organizations had agreed to
unite in fighting the menace.
Owing to the severity of his cold
William VI. Wins, senior counsel for
Mr.. Barnes, was not in court at the
afternoon session, and William L.
Barnum was at the head Of the plain
tif's counsel table. It appeared to be
AZ this redoubtable batter Of ex-Presi-
dents that the Colonel's malicious little
filings were aimed
Colonel Dodges Objections.
By combining himself strictly to con-
VIBRATIONS with Mr.. Barnes the Colonel
lodged most Of the objections thrown
in by Mr.. Barnum His remark about
Mr.. Barnes and the governing ability
Of the people was one OF the rev
nbrases Mr.. Barnum succeeded in rul-
At the suggestion OF the court cross
examination of the Colonel was post