The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-23
Still on the Witness Stand and Giving His Tes-
timony to Suit Himself, With no Atten-
ton Paid to the Attorneys
TRIAL TO GO into COMING WEEK
Political Story is Not Confined to New York
State, But Rambles Around All
Over the United States.

When court reconvened Roosevelt
was immediately recalled for further
cross examination. Roosevelt began
with testimony regarding events to-
ward tho close Of Ids suhernatorial
term. The start was quiet and calm.
WINS sought to bring out that bills
authortsing big printing contracts
were passed during Roosevelts term.
Il don't remember" Roosevelt am
swered.
rs your failure Of memory because
Mr.. Aids was chairman OF the ways
and means commattee?"
1T was not" he replied In his high
smile. "My contact with him was
purely propositional. did not confide
with him as with Mr.. Higgins. con-
flded fully and had great confidence
in his Judgment"
| "Diin't you soc Mr.. Alds In the
tsarne weyi~
'In all formal ways, yes."
I'm 1899 and 1900 was their ohicfal
! leadership of state committee Drcvid-
ed for by law?"
| 4 think not"
who was the nominal leader Of
the democratic party?"
1.-The leadership was in partition.
David B. Hill was tho upstate leader
and Mr Croker the city leader. with
Mr.. Croker growing in power every
year."
Ivins read letter by Roosevelt
which stated that Judge VanWyck,
! opponent for governor, was an honor
able man, although backed by Croker.
Croker was a domineering autocrat
and the Issue was on Crokerism," the
letter read. "He turned down an ex-
cellent judge for denomination"
David B. Kill had not retired from
public life but was prominent enough
| to win Judge Parker his nomination
for PRESIDENT he said. "Mr. Barnes
was not OF the same political import
ance as Mr.. Platt and Mr.. Odell," al
ded the colonel
"When you wrote your autobiography
in 191a, you didn't.. regard him in the
Same way at Platt3'
Il did, but particularly did not
| wish to make any wanton and mali
reious attack upon Mr.. Barnes. Il IL
| had been written as an appeal to the
voters of New York to get r1d Of the
| dominence Of Mr. Barnes In the poll
81, + never meant to make any at
tack upon Mr. Barnes when could
! avoid It. When attacked Mr.. Barnes
it wasn't wanton. l avoided uIneces-
sary attac1zs upon him"
fvans caught to shsw that In RDose-
ve1tis autobiography and the alleged
nbellous attack upon Barnes, the COL
onel used the term Invisible govern
! u1en''-lffted the charge hon his auto
biography.
did you ever pub1fcly attach or re-
fer to any invisible empire after your
return from Africa"
Not that I remsmbsr," said the
I colonel.
did you ever made an issue Of the
dangars Of invisible sovernment?'
! Eyes, not usihs the words invisible
government or empire
'sYes. I attacked the thing itself In
a special message to congress, recon-
! men ding a law fer publicity of cam.
paign contributions. remember
discussed it with Francis J. Heney OF
! California"
! 'Tt was started by Perry Belmont
and Heney%
! .T don't remember Belmont in it."
! Prior to that did you ever call the
attention Of the voters of the country
| to the dangers Of invisible government
and necessity for publicity OF CAM
pafgn contributions? "
'T don't remember whether before
or afterward. I think the legislation
! was passed in 19oS.'
'*The publicity of campaign expendt
lures" added the colonel, was only
small feature of the evils which
was opposing"