The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-29

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WAS anything said about his attt-
tude toward so-called big business'!'
asked Pomerene. I
Big Business Was Mentioned.
There was q general assurance on
the part OF Mr.. Bliss that the powers
Of the presidential ONCE would not be
used in q harsh way for demasosic
effect" ...- sF
Senator Penrose said that In an in
terview following the first Standard
Oil contribution, at which he was pres
emit, Mr.. Bliss told the Standard Oil
officials that Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Cortelyou had been advised of the
first contribution and were extremely
solicitous about their complying with
his request for a second contribution"
Senator Penrose declared he told
Mr.. Archbold that he was making q
mistake In not making the second con-
tribution. and that Mr.. Archbold
agreed with him. r.
The senator explained that he be-
lieved If Mr.. Bliss, who was In close
touch with MT. Cortelyou and Mr.
Roosevelt, said the national commit.
tee needed money, that 1t really was
in need. '.. .t-
Tells Of Talk with Roosevelt. -r
Senator Penrose said he never had
discussed STANFORD Oil contributions
With Mr.. Cortelyou. but he believed
the subject of contributions had come
up casually In conversations he had
had with President Roosevelt. both be.
| fore and after the election of 1904.
While no direct reference was made
to the contributions in 1904, l believed
that the president was cagnizant Of
the habit of the Standard OIL company
to contribute to every campaign since
1885," said Penrose.
He was positive that Mr.. Roosevelt
never had suggested to him that the
Standard OIL money be returned. He
again referred to the letter which
President Roosevelt wrote him. thank
ing him for his extraordinary efforts"
Senator Pomerene obtained a promise
that the letter would be inserted In
the record.
Originally TOR Roosevelt.
Senator Penrose said he had been
one OF the original Roosevelt Support
ers, and had called the state conven-
ton In Pennsylvania In 1904, which
was the frst state convention to de-
clare for President Roosevelt's renon-
nation.
Senator Pomerene asked Senator
Penrose about the report Of the In
dustrial commission, which, according
to one of the Archbold letters, was
sent to Archbold in advance.
IF that report was sent" said Sen
ator Penrose, and / have no way Of
telling whether II was or not, II was
probably one OF some hundreds sent
to Pennsyivanians who had testified
before the commission. I make II a
practice to send data to citizens of the
state who are interested.
TT was sent as I might send infor
nation to John Mitchell or any other
labor leader II he asked for it,
Attended Few Meetings. a
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to do with the report OF the commits
sion, and that he attended few of its
meetings.
Senator Penrose declared he re.
ceiVed no contributions other than the
single one OF s25, 900 from the Stand,
ard Oil company in 1904 and that he
received none in 1908 campaign.
"WaS that $4,000 solely for politi-
cal purposes?" asked Senator Oliver.
Yes, 1t was used to poll the largest
possible Republican vote in Pennsyl,
vania."
Infinitely Base Says Colonel.
New York, Aug 24.-"InEnitely
base" is Col. Roosevelt's latest char.
acterization Of Senator Penrose. made
in the hall outside the Outlook Offices
Senator Penroses statement" said
the colonel that George w. Perkins
underworld my primary expenses for
| 81, 10000 or any sum even remotely
resembling 1t Is a deliberate and will
full falsehood, which he knows to be
such when he makes It.
"Mr. Penrose," he added, would do
well not to attribute to others the in
finite baseness which actuates him,
| self.
The statement that my letters and
kilograms to Mr.. Cortelyou we're writ
ten for the purpose Of going into the
record and we're not genuine and we're
not accepted by Mr.. Cortelyou as gen
uine is a deliberate and wilful false
hood which he knows to be such when
he makes It. III ."+
mfr. Penrose's attitude in this mat
ter symbalises his habitual attitude
which has finally brought him to dis
aster In Pennsylvania, for he Is never
able to understand that other men
are not actuated by his own ,incurable
baseness Of soul. r,..-v &c. .r., .
Z Refused OIL Contributions. go,
"My first letter, written as soon az
I heard that the Standard Oil people
had contributed and explicit and un
equivocal In It's terms was written on
October 26. Not hearing from these
letters wired Mr.. Cortelyou on Dc
tober %. I then received from Mr.
Cortelyou the statement that my
! wishes would be complied with and
that no contribution from the Stand
ard OIL people had been or would be
received. ~
"Jt any such eontribution vas "a