Show HARMON ANSWERS RS ROOSEVELT SANDUSKY 0 Nov No 5 Governor I whole of or ort Harmon Harm n devoted nearly the it h t talk hero here tonight in replying to tho til attacks made upon ullon him In Toledo tind lI d Cleveland by ly former President Roosevelt He lie said saU sal In part I With his usual recklessness ho he Roosevelt talks about a matter mattor of o which ho he bas has not the lie slightest knowl knowledge knowledge edge and makes maltes what can caa only be willful on matters mallers with which ho lie had nothing to do I have publicly said agal agai nand again that not a dollar of taxes was ovad Oad evaded cd ed nor a single rebate in any an forum form paid while I was receiver of oC the Cia Cin Cincinnati I Hamilton Dayton Daton railway rail war I und lind my m statement Is Js corroborated by Mr Thomas the tie general traffic man manager I ager 3 or the of oC officer officer I fi er in charge chargo of oC tho the tax depart department ment vont and Morrison R B Wait Vall the so solicitor S of or tho railroad Tho The statements to the tho contrary ore downright lies concocted by b a le Ic legal gal satellite of George B D Cox for tho the purpose of repetition by my m opponent rent nent n nt who has fully Cull his mas master masto masto ter to by retailing them on tho the stump paying no notice to tho time facts stated by b myself and tho the officers above men amen mentioned toned As I was wa a court I have havo no motive motivo to deprive tho the state of f any allY lawful 1 I ful taxes and could not have done deno so if Ir I had hall wished Mr fr word Is not good roo to ad anything but wider cir dr circulation to t these lies and ho lie ought hi tU be e ashamed to do hat hilL Tho The government has obtained an injunction against time tho practice nf of re rc rebating rebating bating hating in which the tho Santa Fo Fe Rail Railroad Railroad Railroad road company compan was 18 engaged The In Interstate commerce commission re roo reported ported that tho time railroad hind had contin continued tho the practice In favor of tho the Col Colorado Colorado orado Fuel Iron company compan one omie of the tho most offensive trusts In the coun country country country try As Paul Morton thon then a member of Mr cabinet had hall been the hood head of the traffic department of tho the toad lOad during the tho period perl d covered by bytho b bytho tho report President Roosevelt ap appointed appointed pointed two Democratic lawyers lawers F FN FN N Judson Judon and myself to ti h Investigate and report what course courso should bo be talen taken After ACter careful consideration and reading the tile evidence taken by bythe h byth the th commission we nc advised that the tho injunction had ltd been violated the tho re ro rebates bates amounted to more than 1 and that both in law and anh in fact the officers In charge of time the traffic traffic I fic tic department were responsible Wo Ve ro therefore required a rule re requiring requirIng quiring these to show cause why wh they ther should not be he punished for foe contempt of the Injunction We V did not name Mr rr Morton or any nn other officer effic r but recommended proceedings fi them all alike Tho The president after much delay and insistence upon our proceeding against the tho corporation only and none of Df tho the flatly re ro refused fused to allow allo us 1111 to take talco any all other othor course couro We Wo then thon both resigned because wo we considered that such a course would be ho a mere intro mockery of oC justice In I that connection wo we urged ur ed the phrase guilt Is always personal Thereupon Mr Roosevelt direct cd el 11 ho the attorney Horne general to proceed I against the time corporation alone and a subordinate In the tho department of or Jus ins Justice Justice tice was sent to meet moot tho timo formidable formidable able ablo array arra of counsel counse which such a company always puts forth |