The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-20

Nbel suit late this afternoon was NAT
tho Jury must not permit the Repub-
rcan machine to accomplish it's pur-
nose q destroying Col. Roosevelt. be-
couse Col. Roosevelt mex to President
wilson is the nations guide in the
crisis which has arisen out Of the
great war abroad.
The last plea-that Col. Roosevelt
q. well as the President u be a
staff upon which the American people
.r. TO lean in these dark hours OF in
,.rnational anarchy and must not be
broken by wicked and selfish men at
the time the country needs him most
was delivered by Mr.. Bowers with
extraordinary fervor and solemnity.
After an ali day argument in which
hs pictured Mr.. Barnes with strokes
familiar to the Coronels brush. pic
tured him a. q crafty. constituencies.
dollar seeking politician: in which he
drew q shining portrait Of the Colonel
As a hero for the right, a hater OF in
faulty. q defender Of the people n
an implacable enemy Of the peoples
enemics, Mr.. Bowers put aside what
evidence was or seemed applicable to
the case and cast back through his
tory TO George Washington.
Calls T. r.. Guide TO Nation.
lie named the great men of epochs
who. to his mind, had done most
toward establishing a free nation and
maintaining true liberty-Washing-
tor. Patrick Henry. Hancock. Madison,
Franklin, Hamilton, Lincoln, Seward,
Stanton. Sumner. Grant. Sherman,
Farragut-and finally came TO the
name Of Roosevelt.
Here was a gallery of national fig
ures every one OF whom, In Mr..
Powers's meaning. had finished n vital
and patriotic task save one. Theodore
Roosevelt. And the work remaining
TO lie lone by Roosevelt was the guild
ance OF the nation in the new respon-
..hll!ty which has come out Of the
Geat war.
THAT responsibility said NJ. Bow
ers lis now before us in a form which
REQUIRES action of the utmost moment
70 this nation. That action will be de-
|,erirlneI by Woodrow Wilson, the Pres
ident Of the United States. Among
those closely following as IA guide OF
the nation is the gentleman | represent
in this action.
TIL purpose of this action Is not con
fined 10 the mere enmity of the plain
IN. Il is a purposed act of the ma
chine to destroy Mr.. Roosevelt's useful
ness TO the people OF the nation.
"Ex-President. Ex-Governor OF our
s,ate-the peoples true representative!
bowers Appeals to Jury.
"Jurors. VIII you let him be broken
down and destroyed?
stand, stand for him! Stand for
the people, Give no vote to accomplish
the purpose sought by this action!
And now my work is done. ! have
assumed the responsibility OF counsel in
N4S case because. and only ]
felt 1t my duty to the public TO do so
The responsibility passes from my
hands to yours. Meet it with a clear
conscience, such as has guided my poor
efforts, and then Theodore Roosevelt
VIII remain a power for good during
his allotted period of life"
Mr., Bowers finished his summing ur
by reading ABRAHAM Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address from a charming little
book written by Mary Raymond snip
man Andrews. wife of the Justice pre-
siding over the libel suit.
He had spoken slightly more thar
three hours and a half. At the age oil
g. he had essayed hi he himself re-
rartod IS the most important work OF
his life. with intellect and legal acu'
men undimmed, with no trace OF an ex'
hanStiye i've weeks showing in mental
o. physical expression he had placed
Col. Roosevelt before the jury In the
hes, possible light and he had put Mr
Barnes before the jury in the worst
possible light.
Tries 10 Convince Jury.
With skin in every shade OF infer
enc and suggestion he had sought 10
convince the jury that enough evidence
mai beca left to prove that Mr.. Barnes
co.rurtly ard treacherously worked
VIII Charles + Murphy to elect Will
lam ]. Sheehan as United states SEN
alor In lall and only released his grill
o. he Republican organization wher
S'e"hdu'S election was hopeless and
NItu, indeed, IL was impossible to cleo,
any Independent Democrat.
's.ng all OF the force and impressive
ness he could bring to bear, he hac
ued to show the jury that there was
,oohsh evidence TO prove that Mr.,
Danes was working secretly To get cam
p'sll contributions from Democrats II
ps business and had admitted that Il
vas he duty Of the Republican organ
NH'!on to protect big business as n con
"ntration for bipartisan contributions.
rs a result OF his efforts and thu
rulings Of Justice Andrews Col. Roose
N'N goes before the jury with a little
ghlihcation and considerable mitigation
/" the alleged libel for which Mr.
>TNes demands $50, 900.
IT Barnes's turn will come to-mor
TOW when william NJ. WINS sums up fol
VIZ plaintiff. Long argument at the be
shhlng Of the morning session consumed
so much time hat II was impossible Il
Ky both closing addresses into one day
Mr WINS will commence his address a
"a, NJ. and expects to tall
s'oa' three hours.
Roosevelt Faces Attack.
This much Is certain. Col. Roosevelt
"m nave to endure probably the mos
I,a.nihg attack he ever faced. Mr.
Nhss whole heart Is in the case. III
.''hlfes the Colpnel's wonderful per