The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-06
Roosevelt Tells How Barnes
and His Machine Dominated
New York Law Makers
Necessary to Keep
Down the "Rifraf'
General Primaries Opposed for
Reason That 1t Threatened
Rule by Party Machines.
Bad Day for Barnes

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Syracuse. II. n, Mas ST.
Colonel Roosevelt sprang back
into the ring late this after
noon to take final swing mt
Mr.. Barnes and he put all he
had into the punch.
He told the jury that he had
straight from Barnes him
self that Legislators and public
ofIaciais were forced TO do the
viii Of the Republican machine
and were driven ont of public
life II they refused
Ee gave this testimony. the most
sensational Of the whole trial. inn
mediateiy after his own lawyers had
produced evidence that bills to elm
mate wasteful printing had been
killed by Republican leaders. and at
ter they have proved that thousands
of dollars were handed by the J. b.
Lyon Company TO Mr. Barnes Jour
nal Company for no apparent rea-
cor except that Mr.. Barnes political
Influence had TO be paid for.
Maacrfaiiss In Politics.
With all the vim and vigor of his
foreeful personality, the Colonel as
sured the jury that MIR. Barnes, by
his own statements. had admitted
that he was eminentiy materfalissic
in politics, had sneere6 at the notion
of the :rinraff'' attempting anything
without boss rule. and had discios-
nd the secre. workings and the wheels
within the wheels of the party poiiti-
rai machine Mr.. Roosevelt tesu-
lnony, every word of which snapped
with intensity. electrified the cour.
room and aroused all hearers from
the sleepiness induced by hours on
essential, but dull. printing evidence
His anai appearances on the stana IN
hts own defense was the GROWING
achievement of his lawyers IN Try
ing 10 show that there was dieta-
ZION between Barnes, the ooss' ahd
Mr.. Barnes. the beneficiary from
printing graft. -.
Beating time with forefinser TO tne
fAu of every word, Colonel RooseveH,
,si.xing straight at the jury, recal'e''
[Mr. Barnes explanation as TO why
i was possible for the late senator
Thomas c. Plat to be an easy
aos.. AS Barnes confided 1t to the
|x,olonel. the explanation was Simple
enough. Most legislators and puohc
omcals hal sense enough without
xnecinc orders from Plat or othe'
hn.sea to do what the machine eN-
|nected OF them. or take their pun
..hment. They quickly found out Tor
|,neYnselyes that unless they kpucSieu
|arA.r the boss will they could no.
rst their bills passed. they conid
=, ~e, denominations for offlee ana
|rhrv could no. get sharc 81 cam
n.syn cash. As Mr.. Barnes drew the
lecture TO the Colonel. Plat, Inc
snrewd and implacabie, stood smiling
IN ta.e deep background as ne n
|,~ntE projected his viii this WAY ana
|,n.s IKE the waves OF the wireless.
frns very heart of the boss business
s. the Colonel reported Barnes SEN
I,iments. war expertness In admins
sersng the absent treatment
lntcsasc Dramatic Eject
Iraxfne. III you please. what was
- dramatic effect OF this testimony
cr : topic dearly loved by the mar
v.,or. The Justice ceased TO make
note. Of printing facts and hgures.
"a turned toward the Colonel ap-
-.r.nfly easer TO catch every word
4. aded meaning. The jurors, in-
n,ly stirred, leaned forward. cups
- their ears, smiled, frowned anc
s.sr,aved the keenest interest. Mr..
~ rres nj his counsel table, sitting
sar. Ne could not see the witness.
wasa study in scprn ana anger NJ
fare frankly revealing the tnousn.s
MAJ made his eyes Hash ana MS hps
curl. ....,,ad a. a.4s
y AZ after Mr.. Bowers. with craIt
- ss1s 80 a Ia the founda-