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Stanley of Kentucky Shows Up Perkins
Following is an Associated Press
dispatch: Washington, D. C, Aug.
13. Tho personal and political re
lations o Colonel Theodore Roose
velt and George W. Perkins, former
ly of J. P. Morgan. & Co., were bit
terly attacked on the floor of the
house today by Representative A. O.
Stanley, of Kentucky, who is chair
man of the steel trust Investigation
committee.
In a speech supporting his bill to
make the reports of the commis
sioner of corporations available for
congress, Representative Stanley
charged that Roosevelt had protected
tho harvester trust from government
prosecution, and described Perkins
as tho "go-between" of "big busi
ness" and the government.
Representative Stanley's charac
terizations of the former Morgan as
sociate were exeremely bitter. He
dwelt at length on the absorption of
tho Tennessee Coal and Iron com
pany by the United States steel cor
poration, and charged that Perkins
had been able to secure from Her
bert Knox Smith, former commis
sioner of corporations, Information
which denied congress. The new
progressive party came in for an ex
tended discussion at the hands of
Stanley.
"I hear that this new party of pro
gressive capitalism," he said, "will
sing hymns between the tirades of
Roosevelt and the platitudes of Per
kins and that Perkins Is to be choir
leader. I would suggest that theyi
parapnrase the war cry of the Tur
kish Janazaries and adopt with slight
modification as the battle hymn of
tho 'Faith from Wall street tho
chant of the Turkish genies:
" 'Allah, Allah, Mammon is Allah.'
" 'There is no God but Mammon
and Morgan is his prophet.' "
In his attack Mr. Stanley said:
"For several years the chief in
termediary between big business and
thoso who were invested by the ex
ecutive department with the duty of
investigating it has been a gentle
man by the name of George W. Per
kins. "For years this fanatically ardent
partisan has broken through all re
straints which deter better men. and
hag unhesitatingly sacrificed every
other obligation to society and to
himself in the secret service of his
party.
"In 1904 Mr. Perkins In his eager
ness to aid his party and his hero,
Mr. Roosevelt, actually donated $50,-
uuu 01 otner peoples' money to tho
good cause. Ho gave his personal
check to Mr. Bliss and was reim
bursed by chock of tho New York
Life Insurance company No. 7023
payable to J. P. Morgan and com
pany. Tho proceeds of this check
were traced to Mr. Perkins and for
this Imminent service ho was ar
rested undor a warrant charging him
wmi grana larceny.
"Perkins knew the consent of the
policy holders was necessary to save
this appropriation of their funds
from the guilt of common larcony
and that consent was not and could
not have boon obtained.
"Who were those pilfered policy
holders? Tho most pathetic and
helpless figures in this vale of tears.
Tho young mother wrapped in tho
black habiliments of woe, prostrate
upon tho now made grave of her
once loving lord, orphans wailing the
name of father above the silent dead.
Ho robbed the widow of her slender
patrimony and snatched the last
crumb from tho pinched fingers of
helpless childhood. In all the loath
some annals of greed and graft there
Is nothing so sordid and pitiless aB
tho creatures who did it.
. "This man escaped a prison coll
fby the skin of his teeth, for having
picked the pockets 01 a snroua ior
tho use and benefit of the republi
can party." Representative Stanley
declared that later Mr. Perkins came
to Washington an "envoy extraordi
nary and minister plenipotentiary
from J. P. Morgan & Co., tho har
vester and steel trusts." After re
citing that Senator Hanskrough was
at that time demanding an irivestiga-
Ltion of tho International Harvester
company, Stanley said:
"It was to stay the department of
justice and to silence the demands
of Senator Hansbrough and to solicit
the aid of the commissioner of cor
porations and of the president of the
United States that Mr. Perkins made
his unhearlded appearance in the
city of Washington. Here he re
mained for weeks, oscillating be
tween the department of commerce
and labor and the White House with
familiarity of a friend and the in
solence of an ally. Upon the com
missioner of corporations he ex
hausted all his nower of cajoling and
coercing. He reminded him of his
great services and unique liberality
to the party and the precious and
long standing friendship which had
been so beneficial to the house of J.
P. Morgan & Co. and to the adminis
tration of Roosevelt.
"On this occasion," concluded Mr.
Stanley, "the colonel assumed the
same relative position toward the
masters from Wall street that the
Lord assumed toward the devil. The
Saviour said: 'Get thee behind Ma
Satan,' and Roosevelt said: 'I will
stand in front of you, O steel trust;
I will silence the voice of public
clamor and I will deliver to you,
bound and helpless, the industrial
dominance of tho south,' and for that
service, worth multiplied millions to
the United States Steel corporation,
it has not been lacking in gratitude
from tho day of merger until this
good hour. Perkins and Gary,
brothers of the steel corporation,
have been absolutely at the com
mand of the ex-presldent of the
United States.
"They were with him In the old
party and tjiey have stayed and sup
pprted this political 'Punch and
Judy' performance lately pulled off
in Chicago In wtiich they fantasti
cally figure. Roosevelt, McCor
mick and Perkins play their little
parts, find their exits and entrances
and take their cud from the insolent
combination of pqfytical and financial
highbinders which did not hesitate
to roo a .grave for tho campaign
fund in 1904, and which is now en
trusted with the duty of providing
provender for the 'bull moose.' "
WELL, WHERE?
"I see that a scientist is Investi
gating the origin of tho houn' dawg
song. A man curious enough to
wan u lu M.110W wnere tnat originated
Is a fool!"
"That's right. I wondor where it
did originate." Houston Post.
THE EVIDENCE
"I thought VOU told mtx Vrti. r
paying for an auto?"
"So I was."
"I don't see any auto?"
"You haven't Ipoked in the right
place. Go look in my grocer's
garage." Houston Post.
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310 When First I saw the Love-
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INSTRUMENTAL
311 A Trip to Niagara Cornish
An inspiring composition of sterling
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mian uiri" Balfo PnnVnTni
287 Home to Our Mountains, from poSukt
"II Trovatore" Verdi 316 Dan
288 How So Fair, from "Martha" 316 (1
Rus." ?. " .ffl,. 3" At Sundown (Reverie) .'... .Wilson
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284 FlSweV Song z'WW' A SclSnndrSSi. llmt fr
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290 ItwasNot So'to '-rV' W-om AnJH hls seller by the composer
291 I-vV-a-So"h" 2?Sa5!l5SMcatt& Aguero
292 LuVlaby;,from'EVmini.?:..Er "effecUvo"1 WaltZ numben Very
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294 O Thou Sublime, Sweet Even- 322 n n,fSi0d nS3, -
intr Star from "Tan nhnnoor" J Homo Guard Greenwald
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299 Soldiers' Chorus, from "Faust" Hon rattlInS-spIHted composl-
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302 Though tottn From ' Sor? "LlStSiSJft" n?S,tee8' GreenId
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Lammermoor" Donizetti 328 MnrmnH r rr, u
303 Toreador Song, from "Carmen" J i iWu? little ReVerie.' ' 'KImba11
tfizet 329 Moonbeams on the Lake
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ml Plantation Medley of Southern
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Popular Southera tunes arranged to
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304 Bye Bye Sweet Heart (March
Ballad) Wood
Very beautiful song in March time.
305 How'd You Like to Be My
a Bea.uV;,V "...Phil Burt
A sweet Httlo love soncr.
30G I've a World of Love in My
332 Royal Medley (March) Snow
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333 Shower of Roses (Reverie) ....
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a wJ!: : :. E"i3 335 Twentieth Gen
308 Vision of Eden fsmfl March. Morris
.77. IT. Monnetf rvJ Popular march Number.-
, One of tho prettiest sacred soniK S3aSS,M0 ?Uns Richmond
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shine 7 7. . Wonrt 7 W1?P0R Er Up (March and Two
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