The Washington times., 1912-08-22
Colonel Says Aid From Standard Oil Company Was Posi-
lively Refused-He Also Demolshes Defense Put
Up BY Attorney General Wickersham.

do not wish any public statement
made about this matter or to take
any steps that would seem as I
would cast any reflection upon the
Standard OIL people or their mo-
tives in making the contribution.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Telegram to Mr.. Cortelyou, October
20, 1900:
Has my request been complied
with7 I desire that there be no
THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT.
"Mr. cortelyou then informed me-"
continues the statement. "that there
had been no contribution received
a 5S% ns Ss"S ss reaeyps o psNpnf IF anS
contribution was received. 1t was
against my explicit, reiterated objec-
tion as set forth in the letter and
to wSieh letters ReTs fo9ifp %ii sag IN tsse Mr.
Cortelyou informed me that my d.
rections would be complied with. and
no contribution would be accepted
% %over ane the apsea phone IN in response to
question of mine, Mr.. Cortelyou stated
that he had, at the time. made this
statement to me, and that his memory
circumstances OF the occurrence.
Neither when the Department Of
Justice decided to conduct it's suit
against the standard Oil trust nor
trust. nor when It proceeded against
the Tobacco trust, nor on any other.
occasion when any other suit was un-
dertaken, nor in connection with any
piece OF legislation. nor in connection
with any appointment, nor in connec-
tion with any other act of any other
kind by the Administration, did any
man ever come to me or approach me
favor, or that any action be done or
left undone because OF any contribu-
tion to the campaign.
Calls Them Crooked.
"Mr. Penrose and his allies and the
entire crowd of crooked politicians and
crooked financiers who have attempted
to make these attacks upon me have
made them and are making them, no.
only knowing that they are false, but
because they are false, and because
they know that the forces behind me,
and which at this time I represent, are
the only forces that the crooked poiit-
icians and the crooked financiers Of the
country have really to fear. They know
that the triumph OF the Progressive
cause, and only the triumph of the
sive party. means the elimination from
politics OF the Penroses, and means
driving from their intrenchment in both
business and politics the powers OF
Pii'NSSS Se~A os N''S SNea'N0'S
Oil Company.
Naturally these men. aided by the
newspapers they control, will stop at
nothing in order to rid themselves OF
the only enemies they really fear, and
the measure OF their h5tred should also
be the measure of the support given
to rIs By every honest man."
Mr.. Roosevelt came here to attend
the silver Jubilee Of Father J. J. Cur
ran. the priest beloved Of the miners.
On the occasion of his tour through
the central and eastern portion of Penn
sylvania in the primary campaign, city
after city, and town after town, tried
to out-do each other in crowds and en-
thusiasm.
Antitrust Law Hopeless.
Colonel Roosevelts attention was
called to this statement He said:
"As stated in my previous statement.
the result of the Northern Securities
case, although we really did accom-
rlished something, was one OF the things
that convinced me that the antitrust
law of itself was absolutely hopeless as
a method of dealing with the trust
problem.
"Mr. Wickersham's method OF con-
Quoting the final proceedings against
the Standard OIL and Tobacco trusts
was such that the result has been to
the immense advantage Of these trusts
and the disadvantage of the general