Show 1 roosevelt replies to magazine slander ander SJ former president refutes statement 1 that deal was entered into between republican party and the mormon church the Desero fc news on march 3 8 addressed a letter to theo dore floo roosevelt sevelt asking him for a statement in answer to chara charges laid in current magazine M articles to the effect that a bargain bad been entered into between him and high officials of the church looking c to the political advancement of certain men and for other purposes the letter to mr NJ r Roos elfelt said in p part rt the deseret news the official f organ of the I 1 mormon church has paid no special attention tent joll to the many scurrilous articles printed fed by several mag mag akines lately and had not intended to dignify the articles printed in pearsons by a denial we now note however that it is bein quoted to some extent and feel that silence on the part of the church argan rg in may inay be construed d by sowe as an admission of the truth of the charges we would like liae very much therefore if you lave no objections if you woul kindl forward forwald d us over youl buur signature d a statement mont bf fj 1 va i f i i 1 xa A A A sa s1 f h fe what whatever dver nature you desire re garding arding the charges abo v quoted several extracts char charging ginga a deal between the mormon rmon church wid and the republican pary were quoted in the letter from pearsons ma magazine azine il ivar r ISoo sevelt answered the letter of the deseret news march 27 statin stating that li he e had received a similar letter letier from isaac russell bussell that lie jio replied to it and that i it would answer the questions submit submitted ed to him mr Roosevel ts letter to M mr russell 4 N new w york F feh ob 17 1911 my dear mr russell bussell I 1 thank you for your letter catl catling ng my attention to the charges made against me in connection with an alleged bargain with the morman church of utah the letter you enclosed clow contains contain s a quotation froth arod a magazine magazine which states that the theodore wore loosevelt Boo sevelt himself i made the bargain with wit the il i Mormon lormon church which exists to tot this higday day it itchen then continues that the church a agreed reed to deliver to fco roosevelt the electa ral vote voices of utah wyoming and idaho idabo in ahchan exchange e for three thil things 1 A cessation of the movement wd and agitation within the republican rep publican party for an amendment to the federal constitution ution giving to congress CoD gress the power r to le legis aate Bite concerning plural marriage and polygamous living 2 a defense against a reed smoot apostal and representative I 1 beof of the borman hi earach as asa a senator of te united rif cate and fur for his retention of hissett hissed his seat i t in the senate and 3 a disposition of federal patronage in U ali ah and sur rounding states in obedience to the wish of the mormon biear achy expressed to the f federal adi ad ministration through smoot it is a little difficult to know how to bo deal with 4 story like this which is not merely an outrageous lie but one so infamous so abdol absolutely t without the smallest particle of foundation that it is utterly impossible that the men making im the charge should by be ignorant 1 of the fact that they ara 13 liap ino I 1 never heard beard of this magazine maga zino article and do not know v abo ho wrote it but bub whoever did know perfectly well that lie he was lying I 1 have nover heard of the writer whose letter you duoto but he be als acab a must ICU know i that he is re repeating peati n falsehoods fals hoods the other two magazine i lae articles you quote I 1 hilive vot pot seen but if they in any shape or way resemble sem ble the one oie from f row which you quote they are equally falso false Roosevel ts letter is quite lengthy and will be continued next week |