The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-07
The SECRET OF 4.
WHY ROOSEVELT FIGHTS STAN
DARD OIL COMPANY.
It Refused to Give Him as Much
Money as He Demanded for His



| The New York World of Frida
published the following:
i Early in the 1904 campaign tn
Standard Oh Company, as we'll a
other trusts, railroads, banks an
large corporations, received re
quest to contribute to tae Republican
campaign fund. This request wa
ignored, Henry H. Rogers being re
sponsible for it's refusal
Later. when the se':cud call To-
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 the
financial support Of Standard Oil
secured. This appointment was
made by Mr.. Rogers to be kept q,
No. 26 Broadway, the Standard Oil
building, and Mr.. Cortelyou was in
formed that both Mr.. Rogers and
John D. Archbold would be pleased
to see him. Mr. Cortelyou, finding
that Mr.. Rogers was not to meet
him alone but that Mr.. Archbolu
was alone to be present, concluded
it would be safer and more discreet
not to 80 himself. The appointment
was kept by Cornelius N. Bliss,
treasurer Of the national commit
tee.
At this interview Mr. Rogers ac-
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, but
said that while Mr.. Roosevelt'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 vio-
lent letter denouncing the Standard
On Company and directing the re-
turn OF the contribution. This let
ter is on Mr.. Cortelyou's hle, and a
fcopy of it is kept by President Roose-
welt for the purpose Of making il
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 Mr.. Archbold know, in like man.
ner with other contributions.
Later in the campaign, when Pres
ident Roosevelt bacame scared about
the result and about the time that
he summoned Edward H. Hartman
to Washington and induced Mr. Har-
riman to raise s260,000 for the cam
paign fund, 6, further request was
made Of the Standard OH people.
At the time Of the 100000 con-
tribution Mr. Bliss expressed his dis
satisfaction with it's 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. Rooseyelt;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 Presidents
instructions to return the first CON
trioution had not been complied
with and that Mr.. Roosevelt must
have known all along that the s1oo-
900 which he repudiated had not
only been accepted but used.
In view Of this fact he declined
to accede to the request for a fur
ther s250.o00, or for any further
sum, and denounced Mr.. Roosevelt
for seemingly trying on the one hand
to secure contributions from the
Standard Oil Company and on the
other hard to make political capital
by denouncing the company.