New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
Dickered with Platt
for Nomination for
Governor.
WOULD UPHOLD
ORGANIZATION
Meant to Stand by the
Leaders SO Long as
They Were Straight.
TELLS OF HIS TAXES
Colonel Keeps His Temper, but
Resents Hints of Casuistry
and Empiricism.
Prom s,sr corr-spond.n, o, N. rrisun.)

From stsT Correspondent ~ Th- Trsune)
Syracuse. April 22.-Hugely pleased
with the result Of his days examina-
tion in the $4,000 libel suit brought
against him by William Barnes. Theo-
dore Roosevelt stepped down from the
witness stand to-day. He had appeared
70 enjoy almost every minute OF II, and
betrayed no qualms regarding its con-
tinuation tomorrow.
The Colonel had reason 70 be
pleased. More than once he had thrown
off all restraint and spoken his mind
in vigorous fashion 10 the jury. With
the smile of cat protuberant with
canares, he had heard letters read
which showed him juggling with such
political prestidigitators, as Senator
Platt, Benjamin B. 0dell and Lemuel
f. Quigg. And the court smiled with
him. Two points in the persistent,
purposeful examination which William
VI. Wins thrust at the Colonel for
three hours and ffty-Ave minutes got
under his skin-that he was a casuist
in regard to his own powers Of choos-
ing between right and wrong and an
empiricist when criticisng the same
function in another, and that his
memory was fallible.
81 attack iniquity and wrongdoing,"
asserted the Colonel with swelling
chest, "but try to choose the time for
the attack when I can get the bulk OF
the people to support me. You can
only accomplish permanent reforms
when you can educate the people up TO
the point OF standing By you"
Stands for Righteousness.
'TYou stand for righteousness? In
terjected Mr.. WINS, benevolently.
81 do"-with glistening smile
"and l believe emphatically you must
have a due regard for opportuneness
as to the time and method of attacking
iniquity, but for righteousness you
must stand, regardless OF support, just
as did as Governor"
Mr.. Ivins's next question cut in
sharply-"Does that apply TO Mr..
Barnes as we'll as to you?'
at does"-just az incisively.
"Did it in 1912? Has not every man
an equal right with you TO determine
what time best suits him TO attack
evil?"
"He ha. II he has the root OF right
eousness in him. If he is wrongdoer
he hasn't"
who's the judge"
Colonel Roosevelt almost leaped from
his chair. Clenching his fists he
brought them down on his knees.
Thrusting his flushed face forward, he
shouted: at may be that have TO be
the judge"
Mr.. Wins, who had been sitting
quietly, one hand cupping his chin,
jumped up and raised a protesting
hand.
"Its a responsive answer" reminded
the Colonels counsel
"I don't object to his answer" re-
piled Mr. WINS; 81 object TO his man.
ner."
"Ill say this 70 the jury"-an-
nounced the Colonel.
"You needn't say it so emphstically,"
directed Mr.. WINS, and the witness fell
suddenly silent.
His Memory Fallible.
The curt. almost sullen 81 don't re-
member" which the Colonel flung back
time after time while Mr.. WINS was
prodding him about legislation at AL
bany seemed TO show irritation of an
entirely different order.
"Your memory is fallible after all,
isn't it?" asked Mr.. WINS, in accents OF
pleased surprise.
"My memory is fallible." the Colonel
admitted. with the CLINT Of teeth show
ing dangerously.
Aside from Mr. lvns's quiet tapping
home of the text Judge not" and the
reflection on his memory, the ColonePs
day was delightful one. In the morn
ing. when he was on the stand less than
an hour, he was under much more Sc
we're restraint than IN the afternoon.
The mperiOus boss bouncer and the
lawyer with more than forty years ex-
perence in the wiles of witnesses were
feeling each other out. Nor was all the
craft on the part of the attorney.
Colonel Roosevelt did not fly his true
colors until the Afternoon session was
well along. Meekly during the morning
he submitted while Mr.. WINS guided
him along the course OF his early
career, flushing and responding just 10
the correct degree when the goad bit a
trihe and falling easily back into the
old gait.
How do you know that substantial
Justice was done?" inquired Mr.. WINS,
after a question relating TO Rooseyelts
legislative investigation OF the office OF
Sheriff of New York County.
Because | did II and / did my best!"
cried the Colonel. with flash of the
fire tha, was TO become unruly later.
Mr.. WINS Immediately took up Mr.
Roosevelt's Msyoralty campaign and
witness relaxed The next few ques-
tions and answers were conversational.