The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE SAYS
STANDARD OIL co. DID
NOT AID HIM
In Campaign of 1904
Colonel Dictates Statement Cover
Ing Connections Between Funds
: and Big Business Interests Which
We're Not Prohibited From Con-
tributing.

oyster Bay, N. Y, August 19.-Colo-
mel Roosevelt today dictated long
statement covering, as he said, every
phase Of the connection between the
funds Of his campaigns in>the past and
the representatives Of big business in
terests. He specifically dehied that
either he Or his lieutenants had re-
ceived any financial assistance from
the Standard Oil Company or any Of
its agents, and he replied -t6 the charge
Of Senator Penrose concerning the dis
position of 100000 contributions
from John d. Archbold, of the Stand
ard Oil Company in 1904. '...l
He declared, that Judge Alton B.
Parker had not charged that Roose-
velts campaign funds had. been bol-
stored up by the trusts, but he said
that Parker's charge was that the
money had been improperly received
in return for threats or promises made
to the trusts
He denied the accusation as he de-
MED it in 1904. He said there was at
that lime no law against corporations
contributing to campaigns. and that
corporations did contribute to Mr.
Parker's Campaign Committee, as well
as to the Roosevelt Campaign Com
\ mittee, and ITO the Cleveland and Nc
Kinley campaigns in the previous
- presidential years.
OF the Penrose statement Colonel
Roosevelt said:
"As regards Senator Penro3a's state
ment, I have only to say that have
not, and never have had, the slightest
knowledge whether he or anyone else
during the campaign of 1904 raised
any money to be used in carrying the
state of New York.
But, as a matter Of fact, it hap
pened that in the campaign of 1904
| wrote to Mr. Cortelyou stating that
l wished no money received from the
Standard Oil Company.
e. "If any money was received from
the Standard Oil Company it was not
only without my knowledge, but in
spite of my written statement. In
1904 Senator Penrose was not the
Pennsylvania leader, and as far as
know he was supporting me, simply
as all other Senators--Senators from
Ohio, New York, Massachusetts and
Iowa were likewise supporting me.
In 1904, in Pennsylvania, if my
memory is correct, Senator Quay was
in charge. My relations with him
were always cordial and pleasant. He
never asked and l never did anything
of any kind, sort or description for
him that could not be blazoned in eve
ry newspaper throughout the coun-
try"
THE more suits against the trusts
that are brought to a successful ccn-
clusion the way Mr.. Wickersham
brought the Standard Oil and Ameri-
can Tobacco cases to a conclusion, the
better it will be for the trusts" said
Colonel" Roosevelt, tonight.
eff Mr.. Wickersham will conduct to
u SlllIlldT a. lew ulOIG Sullo
Of tine same kind, he will confer ben
efits upon ,the trusts such as all of
thom put together cannot confer upon
themselves"
Colonel Roosevelt made this state
meat when he was told that Attorney
General Wickersham had been quoted
as saving that thp Taft Administration
had done NOR to break up the trusts
and enforce the Sherman antitrust
law than had been done by the Roose-
welt Administration.
The only mct'hod Of dealing with the
trusts which was more absurd than
the present administration, he said,
was that recot kaended by the Stanley
Congressional Committee. The prop
er way to meet the question, he con-
tinued, was outlined in the Progress
sive platform, which advocates an In
terstate Industrial Commission to reg
ulate corporations.
Colonel Roosevelt dropped the work
Of the campaign today and saw no
visitors. He said he expected to see
mo one until he went to New York
Wednesday, before leaving for Wilkes
barre, Penn.