Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24
TOUPL|FTB BOSSES
AIM OF ROOSEVELT
Sought, He Says. to Have the
Or. JekyIF' Absorb the
''Mr. Hyde"
CASH FOR HIS CAMPAIGN
LIKE GIFTS TOA CHURCH
Expected Big Business Leaders to
Contribute. But Drew Line on
Standard Oil.

SlRNCt Sc y y April oI-Theo-
tore Roosevelt told yesterday. the sec
erd day Of hts cross examination IN
the William Barnes lighthouse nd
dollar libel suit about his dealings
with the bosses his personal rela-
fiors with Mr.. Barnes and his IDEAS
about campaign funds of millions Of
dollars. He mentioned the famous
ha)f-million dollars which Thomas
Fortune Ryan contributed TO the presi-
Dental cause of Alton r Parker. and
swore he never had seen list Of he
names of the persons who helped sven
The fund of $4,000. 400 used in .ornec-
lion with his own campaign for the
presidency.
The list contained initials Of men
whom the colonel readily identified as
being allied with the country's most
powerful business and financial inter-
ests
Like Giving to Church
~ speaking Of the Ryan coutrihu-
ton. the witness gave ii as his opin-
Ion that a leader of big business who
contributes 4 half-miIlion dollars to
help elect r candidate for President
Of the United States Is prompted by
The same spirit which would cause him
I" donate a similar sum to church,
and that such contributor has no
more hope of reward in one ca Sc than
he has in the other. Personally he
said. lie would have been very much
surprised If many masters Of big bust
ness had not contributed to the re-
publican campaign of 1904.
The colonel mentioned the Standar
pl Company and campaign contribu-
tons. too. Hc said that if the report
OF the congressional committee. which
investigated his campaign contrihli-
tons showed that H H. R and
u u. (which the witness thought
stood for II. II. Rogers and John d.
Ar-hpoid-had contributed to the re-
publican fund in 1905 he was aston
ished. He SAID he had given explicit
instructions against receiving any
standard OIL contributions
Danger in Big Funds.
Personally, ne emphatically declared,
he would regard just highly a con-
tribution of $50 from the station agent
at Oyster Bay as he would a contribu-
ton of $4,000 from George W. Perkins,
who IN 1904. was partner in the firm
of J. P. Morgan & Co., and gave that
sum. And he expressed the belief that
there was a limit to the amount cam
paign fund should total. Over certain
sum. he did not know how much. he
thought that there might be some dan
ger.
The witness swore that the late f. H.
Hartman himself had told him that
there was never any such thing as an
"sA0.o00 Hartman fund. He did
identify as being his letter he wrote
TO Mr.. Hartman, in which IT was said.
We are practical men, and that II
Mr. Hartman thought there was any
danger in coming to the White House
at that time he might come later and
discuss a certain matter.
Col Roosevelt said he regarded VIII
liam Barnes as DR.. JekyH and Mr..
HYDE" who. like other politicians. had
his good and his bad sides" He said
he had been persistent In his efforts to
make politicians do what he consider
ed was right and that instead OF en-
5eayoring to sever the ligaments be
tween these .Siamese twins of poll
tics his aim rad always been to have
the Or JekyN" in them absorb the
Nj. Hyde.
Many Letters to Barnes.
MANY letters that passed between Nj
Rarues and tho witness We're id"ltlhed
bv the latter and read 10 the jury. IN
these letters the pair discussed point
zeal and Legislative matters ana Inc
appointmeut to Offices in the state gov
eminent of number Of men. IN one
Of the letters Mr. Barnes expressed
stern dsapproval of a measure which
proposed that state senators should ne
elected for four years and assembiymeh
for two wears. because such condition
would give the voters little opportu-
nity 10 register approval or dls&p-
prevail
There was no session of court today.
Npn.I+X however. Col. Roosevelt viii
s&aiu resume his testimony and submit
20 further. crosss-e'an .iUatlon by VIII
liam ~ Wins. chef counsel for Mr..
Barnes
the colonel VAS just IS active on the