Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
Great Contributions

In speaking of the Ryan contribution
be witness gave il as his opinion that
ader of big business who contributed
half million dollars 10 help elect can
mate for President of the United States
prompted by the same spirit which
nad cause him to donate a similar sum
b a church, and that such a contribution
has no more hope of reward in one case
han he has in the other. Personally, he
aid he would have been very much sur
Grsed If many masters of big business
| had not contributed to the Republican
ampaign of 1904.
The colonel mentioned the Standard Oil
| Co. and campaign contributions, too. He
said that if the report of the congress
aoaal committee which investigated his
anpaign contributions showed that III.
L r. and ~. D. A."-which the witness
bought s, BOD for H. H. Rogers and John
Y Archbold-had contributed to the Re-
nblican fund in 1904 he was astonished.
said he had given explicit instruc-
nns against receiving any Standard Oil
A1ntribution.
Limit Desirable
Personally, he emphatically declared, he
would regard just as highly contribu-
ton Of s25 from the station agent AT Oys-
ig Bay as he would a contribution of
G.oN from George w. Perkins, who in
N was a partner in the law firm of J. P.
morgan & Co. and he expressed the be-
ts. that there was limit to the amount
+ campaign fund should total. over a
esrtain sum-he did not know how much
me thought there might be some dam
ger. The witness swore that the late =.
Hartman himself had told him that
mere never was any such thing as a
t&,oN Hartman fund. He did identify
being his a letter he wrote TO Mr..
hartman in which it was said we are
TACTICAL men," and that if Mr.. Hartman
thought there was any danger in COM
Ing to the White House at that time he
night come later and discuss a certain
natter
JekyiI and Hyde
Vol Roosevelt said he regarded Will
lam Barnes as DR.. Jekyl," and he.
4e other politicians, had his good ana
Na bad sides He said he had been
Tsistent in his efforts to make politi
3lls DO what he considered was right,
So that instead of endeavoring to sever
4s hsaments between these ''Siamese
|ns Of politics. his aim had always
ven 10 have the .'Dr. Jekyl" in them
s'sorb the Mr.. Hyde
Aany letters that passed between Mr..
Snes and the witness were identified
Se latter and read to the jury. In
letters the pair discussed political
legislative matters and the appoint
@sat to state Offices of a number of men,
one OF the letters Mr.. Barnes express
stern disapproval of a measure which
opposed that state senators should be
sscfed for four years and assemblymen
TWO, because such a condition would
sse the voters little opportunity to reg
ser approval or disapproval"
No Session Saturday
mere VIII be no session of court to-
p'row On Monday, however. Col.
r0oseVelt will again resume the witness
sho and submit to further cross-exami-
s' uon at the hands Of William NJ. WINS,
-s' counsel for Mr.. Barnes.
.Ae colonel was just as active on the
less stand today as upon the three
~ days. He moved around in his
~ ~ addressed his own and the plain
oouhsei and Justice Andrews. More
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