The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-20
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OF ALLEGED Libel


thoritatively stated. however, that
this rumor was without foundation.
Mr.. WINS began his address by ex-
planning to the jury the subject of Ii
bel and that which pertains thereto.
He continued:
Outlines Roosevelt's Career
"We must consider the occasion out
of which the alleged libelous matter
arose. The occasion was antecedent
to the primary election in this State
last fall. Who were the principalsf Z
The defendant while member of the
Assembly in the early SOS established
q reputation as an author. He at that
time had begun to make himself fac
tor In public affairs. He had more in
fluence than any single newspaper"
Mr.. Twins then outlined Col. Roose-
velt's political career and added:
During all this time he continued
to be fluent with his pen and gradually
became the greatest factor in American
politics. ~
After pointing out that Mr.. Barnes
and Col. Roosevelt were both educated
at Harvard, Mr.. WINS discussed at
length the manner in which they had
entered public life.
When Interests Began to Diverge
"When did the interests of the prin-
cipals in this action begin to divergei"
Mr.. WINS went on. "Irl tell you. 1t
was during the gubernatorial campaign
Of 1910. We do not intend to 60 into
that break just at this time. 1t is
enough to say that controversy arose
over who would control the convention.
The result was that Col. Roosevelt was
the victor and he obtained control Of
the Republican party at that time. The
Republican party failed at the election,
however.
"In 1912 the defendant left the
party and the details of the great cam
paign between Col. Roosevelt Mr.. Will
son and Mr.. Taft are well known to
you. Now, to show you how many
people had confidence in COL Roose-
Welt, more than four million voters also
left the party with him."
Says Colonel Held Malice
Mr.. WINS then discussed the ques-
tion of whether Col. Roosevelt har-
bored any malice toward Mr.. Barnes.
"We intend to show that he did
hold malice by showing that ibelous
statements were issued by him during
a period covering several years."
Mr.. WINS dwelt upon the Legality
of the position as chairman of the Re
publican State committee, which Mr..
Barnes occupied. He then went into
an explanation of the last guberna-
torial campaign and read the state
ment upon which the suit is based.
care the allegations true or are
they not - he asked. "If they are
the plaintiff has no standing in this
court. If the allegations are false then
it is the duty of you gentlemen to
pass upon the question of damages. In
this connection / believe the court will
instruct that there is no privilege to
defame any man.
Great Historian and Author
Mr.. WINS referred to Colonel Roose.
velt as zone Of the country's great
est historians and authors" Then he
said:
"He used a combination of his
magnificent command of the English
language and his experience in politics
to make this attack.
"I shall show you that with his
control of publication at least four
million persons and probably more had
access to the newspapers of this couu-
try in which the statement was print
ed. Because he was the most powerful
political and intellectual factor in the
United States, he was able to secure
wider publication Of his remarks than
any other citizen could.
Colonel Meant Nothing Personal?
"Now he is here and he will have
to prove his own truthfulness to your
satisfaction. An answer has been filed
to the complaint. Yesterday in the mo-
tion to dismiss, counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt said nothing personal was
meant to Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy
in the allegation and that those names
were what might be termed Algebraic
terms. want you gentlemen to pay
particular attention to the evidence
offered by the defendant and determine
for yourselves whether anything per-