The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-24
Roosevelt Says His Story
Before Committee
'Untruthful. -
WICKED ASSAULT
MADE ON DEAD MAN
Colonel Denounccs Moral
Standard Which Permits
Archbold to Make Infamous
Accusation Against Mr..
Bliss-He Had No Knowl-
edge of Contribution.

edge of Contribution.
OYSTER Bay. y Y. August 2s.-col.
onei Roosevelt, tonight reiterated his
declaration tina, he knew nothing of
contribution by Nj Archboid or the
Siandar- oil Dompany 10 the Republi-
can campaign OF 1905 Ho declared
mat he did not for one moment be-
lieve that Ar Archbold's testimony
nefo-" The Senate Investigating com
mittec to-day is ,ru,hfui." charged
Nj Archhold with wicked assault
on dead man and Colonel Roosevelt
further -i.clared that during many
calls which Mr. Archboid made upon
MIN while he WAS President 10 urge
him not to prosecute tho standard oil
Co'npanr. Sir. Arcnboid never referred
u ans contribution To- mis- campaign
fund, and concluded with tile sugges-
tion thJt the SeNate committee should
make both alr Archhold and Senator
Penrosc testify at once concerning
their relations while Nh renrose was
member az the Industrial Commits
sion Colonel Roosevelt concluded by
thanking both Messrs Archbold and
renrose for making it clear beyond
possibility ~ doubt TRAIT am the
man the Pcnroses ANA Archbolds Of
the country most dread in public
life"
puiciS Hcnr>n..
colonel Roosevelt said in part
Il wish 10 cell attention to the fact
thsi even It Nj Archhoids statements
arc true thcy amour; only to saying
So far as am concerned, that Nj.
Bliss told him that / had knowledge
and Approved a request for sl"0.non
from the standard oil Company. which
Was granted. md \ further request for
sl5oo0o. which was not granted This
is purc hearsay statement. and even
II made in good faith. Mould he utter
Is valual4ss
'Noi onl. did never snow anything
OF such q request ho!-.s made. but my
published letters aud kilograms show
that when tho rumor that there had
been contribution reached mo acted
at once, reiterating my demand again
and again that tho MONEY should he
Immediately returned. If it had been
given. and being assured by Mr. Cor
teiyon that tho money had no, beer.
received and would not he received.
Therefore. even on the assumption
that Nj .Archholf Is telling the truth
his testimony SO far as am con-
cerned consists Of the repetition Of
h-arsay assertions which were in
stantl. disprovcl by the production OF
my letters ana kilograms wish to
reiteratA. tina, until Mr.. penroso made
his speech l never had heard 1t suC-
aested that Mr. Archhold had con
tributed 10 the campo rn or been the
means through which any contribution
had been made
But do not for one moment be-
lave that Mr Archbold testimony Is
truthful lie apparently possesses
such a moral standard that he doe
not understand tho Infamous accusa-
ton he is making against Mr. Bliss
Mr.. Bliss IS now dead
He now SAYS that Mr. Bliss warned
him that he was making serious
mistake in not contributing the extra
amount OF money and that later on.
when the administration began TO deal
with the Standard oil people. Mr. Bliss
said it would have been different IL
they had done al inc asked them This
is an assertion that Mr. Bliss was de-
lberateiy trying to blackmail the
Standard oil Company into contribut-
ing by scarcely YELLED threats as &c
what would happen II they did no,
contribute. and that Mr. Bliss I'm effect
told them afterwards that il they had
contributed the administration would
not have proceeded against them for
violation Of tho aw-for this was all
the administration did.
calls 1t Wicked Assault.
This is 4 wicked assault on 4 dead
man whose standing and probity was
such that no human being who was
himself honest would ever impute evil
motives To him Moreover Mr.. Arch.
bold shows perfectly clearly as pub
lished reports say. that his corpora
ton had contributed in order to get
value for its sft. and that the gift
was made with the expectation OF re
cciving improper consideration
y do not for one moment believe
that Mi Bliss made any such remarks
to Mr. Archbold as Mr.. Archbold Says
For example. Nh Archbold states that
he and the late II. ii. Rogers visited
me at the White House and that then
remarked TO them tina, there had been
some criticism about campaign con-
tributions. This is a falsehood
Neither Oh that occasion or on any
other occasion was one word said
either ny me to Mir. Archboid or hy
Mr. Archbod to me about certain con-
tributions
Mr. Rogers ana MIR. Archbold called
on that occasion 10 protest against
any government action being taken
against the Standard oil Company.
If Mr.. Archbold had really believed
that Mr.. Bliss had told me that knew
OF any contributions by standard OH
or had fcli that he was jeoDardized By
having refused to make a contribution
or was entitled to immunity Tor having
made one he would certainly have
said IS much. He never broachei the
subject"
After declaring that it seemed to
him that the course of Mr. Penrosc in
this matter and IN" bringing IN OF
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