The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-05
OIL Company by the Roosevelt Admins
tration.

OIL Company by the Roosevelt Admins
tration.
The Abyssinian Treatment.
1T Is perfectly true Mr. Roosevelt
administration did administer the Abys-
sinian treatment to the Standard Oil
Company. because 1t needed it, and II
ever were President again and the Stand
ard Oil Company or any other company
acted in that way would give it the Abys-
sinian treatment again. and would be-
have as | behaved with the Standard Oil
Company, except that now think should
be successful In getting passed the kind
OF law which then repeatedly asked for
but failed TO get passed and which would
have enabled me to deal effectively with
corporations of the stamp Of the Standard
Oil Company"
Col Roosevelt then referred to Mr..
Archbold's statement that he had gone to
Bliss after the Roosevelt administration
had begun 10 attack the Standard Oil
Company and Mr.. Bliss had said il was
matter of regret but that he had no
influence with Mr.. Roosevelt.
That statement is only Partially, true
great influence with me. l had the great
est regard and respect for him. Any
statement ever made to me by Mr.. Bliss,
or any statement he might have made
would have received my most careful
and respectful consideration. and the
consideration given with the earnest
hope that would find it proper to do what
he desired"
Why They Are "AEainst Me-"
.Iwould also like to call your attention.
. continued Mr.. Roosevelt, TO this fact:
All of these men who testify against me
testify that ! refused to do or did not do
anything improper in their interest. and
they are all now opposing me; they are
( for one of the candidate es a gainst me those
Of them who are left: They are all hostile
TO me. They all testify that under my
administration nothing improper was done
for them: and they absolutely know that
nothing improper ever will be done for
them under mo. and they are against me. "
Mr.. Roosevelt asserted that the Stand
ard Oil people knew in 1904 Just exactly
what they had to expect of him.
Il had my brush with them back in
1903" said he. when pushed legislation
through Congress establishing a Bureau
of Corporations
Referring to the contribution Of $3.50, ,0OO
by j. Il. Morgan. Mr.. Roosevelt declared
that Mr.. Morgan too had reason to know
in 1904 just what might be expected of his
administration.
Il knew" said the witness. that Mr.
Morgan had felt very much aggrieved
over the bringing Of the Northern Securi-
ties suit and ] understood that he had
expressed himself adversely in very
strong terms TO the action took during
the anthracite coal strike and had sup
posed they were hostile TO me. had
not known that he had contributed to
my campaign fund and wish emphatically
TO corroborate what Mr.. Morgan has said.
Neither Mr.. Morgan nor any body speaking
for him ever mentioned to me that Mr.
Morgan or any Of his associates had ever
contributed and they never hinted at
there being any reason of any kind why
| should show any favor to Mr.. Morgan
or to any one else connected with Mr..
Morgan for any reason of that kind"
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that Mr.. Morgan had felt that ! had not
hostile 70 me. / first heard OF Mr.. Nor
gan's contribution through the testimony
Yesterday; did not know that he had
contributed
Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion to nav a
high tribute to Mr.. Bliss. declaring that
no man had rendered services of greater
value to the country and more entirely
disinterested. He had never made a
request of him, Mr.. Roosevelt testified,
unless it was one or two minor appoint
ments.
II should say" added Mr.. Roosevelt,
that he recommended men to to me for
appointment just about as frequently
as Grover Cleveland did. Mr.. Cleveland
Speaking of charges that have been
made that money was improperly, used