Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-08

The SECRET OUT.
WHY ROOSEVELT FIGHTS STAN.
DARD OIL COMPANY.
IL Refused to Give Him as Much
Money as He Demanded for His
Campaign Four Years Ago.

Campaign Four Years Ago.
The New York World of Frida
published the following:
Early in the 1904 campaign tn
Standard Oil Company, as well q
other trusts, railroads, banks an,
large corporations, received a re
quest to contribute to the Republica,
campaign fund. This request wa
ignored. Henry II. Rogers being re
sponsible for it's refusal.
Later, when the second call fol
campaign funds was made, Mr.
Cortelyou, chairman of the Republ:
can national committee, sent wore
to Mr.. Rogers asking for an appoint.
ment at which the existing con
ditions could be explained and tn,
financial support of Standard Oh
secured. This appointment wa,
made by Mr.. Rogers to be kept n,
No. 26 Broadway, the Standard Oil
building. and Mr.. CorteIyou was I'm.
formed that both Mr. Rogers and
John ID. Archbold would be please
to see him. Mr.. Cortelyou, findius
that Mr.. Rogers was not to meet
him alone but that Mr.. Archboid
was alone to be present, concluded
1t would be safer and more discreet
not to go himself The appointmen,
was kept by Cornelius n. Bliss,
treasurer of the national commit.
tee.
At this interview Mr.. Rogers &C.
cused Mr.. Roosevelt of ingratitude
and recalled many past favors from
the Standard OIL Company to Re
publican candidates and campaign
funds. Mr.. Bliss admitted that Pres
ident Roosevelt might have acted
harshly toward the Standard Oil, bur
said that while Mr.. Rooseveit's first
term was constructive" his second
term would be conservative"
Replying on these assurances Mr..
Rogers and Mr.. Archbold made a
contribution of 100000.
This contribution coming to the
knowledge of President Roosevelt. he
wrote to Chairman Cortelyou a VIC
lent letter denouncing the Standard
On Company and directing the re
turn of the contribution. This let
ter is on Mr.. Cortelyou's file. and =
fcopy OF 1t is kept by President Roose-
welt for the purpose of making ii
public If ever the facts OF this Stan
dard Oil contribution became
known.
The contribution was not returned
Not one cent was paid back. The
same was used, SO far as Mr.. Rogers
and MIR. Archbold know, I'm like man.
ner with other contributions.
Later In the campaign. when Pres
ident Roosevelt bacame scared about
the result and about the time thar
he summoned Edward H. Hartman
to Washington and induced Mr.. Har.
riman to raise s260.000 for the cam
paign fund. further request was
made of the Standard Oil people.
AT the time of the 100000 con-
tribution Mr. Bliss expressed his dis.
satisfaction with its size and said
that the amount should be several
times as great. At the time OF the
third request the definite sum of
s250.000 additional was asked for.
In the meantime Mr.. Rogers had
learned of Mr.. Roosevelt's letter to
Mr.. Cortelyou and of the direction
to return the first 100000. He de-
clined to give any more money and
recalled the fact that the President
instructions to return the first con.
tribution had not been complies
with and that Mr.. Roosevelt must
have known all along that the 500
900 which he repudiated had no
only been accepted but used.
In view of this fact he declined
to accede to the request for a fur
ther $250,00O, or for any furthe
sum. and denounced MIR. Roosevelt
for seemingly trying on the one han,
to secure contributions from tn
Standard Oil Company and on tn
other hand to make political capita
by denouncing the company.