The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-05

paign. and protest most earnestly against
men whom we are prosecuting being asked
to contribute to elect a President who will
appoint an Attorney General to continue
these prosecutions.
Four years ago Mr.. .Cortelyou returned. as
I am informed. any money forwarded BY
any one who was being prosecuted or pro-
cceded against nv the national Govern
ment or who had any personal interest
whatever In any matter pending before the
Administration. At that time j was In
formed that money had been contributed
70 the national campaign by representatives
OF the Standard OIL Company. and wrote
the following letters
Here Mr. Roosevelt quoted the letters
that he has already made public in part
instructing MIR. Cortelyou TO return the
Standard Oil SI0O, 600 contribution II any
had been made These are the letters
that Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. Archbold charge
were written for the record after the
National Committee had spent the 500. 900
and had been turned down on the second
request for sl5o.Oo0
One of these letters shows that Mr..
Roosevelt did not intend to discourage
Mr.. Cortelyou from obtaining oontribu-
Of the Cortelyou letter was omitted in
the recent staten sent by Col. Roose-
welt TO the Clapp committee.
Warns Against Hartman Money
After quoting that and other COM
munications 10 Cortelyou Mr. Roose-
veIt's letter to Mr.. Sheldon in the Taft
campaign ends with a warning against
his accepting any Hartman or Stan ndard
Oil Dloney.
Col Roosevelt also had discovered
In his records another telegram in ad-
dition to the two letters and one tele-
graphic despatch that he had already
disclosed as having been sent by him
to Cortelyou in October. 1904 This
day on which he wrote his second letter
ordering Cortelyou TO return the Standard
Oil money. This message reads:
Greatly desire that before leaving for
Washington request contained IN my letter
Of yesterday be complied with
Mr.. Loeb, Col. Roosevelt's former SEQ
rotary. had accompanied him into the
room and had taken a seat Immediately
behind the witness chair A secretary
containing the Colonels original letter
files. 1t was apparent from the beginning
that the Colonel meant bsiness and that he
was prepared to back up his statements
with original documents if necessary.
Senator tlaPP got the % words Now In
mouth when the Colonel stiffening up and
bracing his shoulders, interrupted with:
Il beg your pardon. Senator. but would
you be willing that l should take up in
succession the different charges made?'
Yes said the chairman.
In the first place. began Mr.. Roose-
welt. Il want to call your attention TO this
fact: That there IL no testimony against
me except in the form OF hearsay evidence
hearsay statements Of men who are dead.
Mr.. Archbold and Mr. Penrose give what
purport to be statements Of Mr.. Bliss,
W n nf Nr
Odell and the other gentleman as to the
Hartman fund is testimony as to what
they heard Hartman, who is dead. say
Mr.. Roosevelt then jumped to the
letter published recently in Hedrsfs
Magazine written by former Represen-
tative Sibley of Pennsylvania to John d.
Archbold of Standard Oil.
Didn't Invite Archbold Voluntarily.
THAT letter" said Mr.. Roosevelt. Bit
ing his words of in his sharp. character
istic way. in substance states that Mr.
Sihley came down to see me and speak
to me about seeing MIR. Archbold and
! that said would be delighted to see
him. and asked Mr.. Sibley to bring Mr.
. Archbold to luncheon. ! do not remem-
Der any conversation with Mr. Sibley
at which MIR. Archbold's namc was men,
toned, but ! do remember his coming
on two or three occasions about the Stand
ard Oil Company and it is perfectly pos
eible he did bring up Archbolds namer
Il certainly did not volunteer TO ask
him TO bring Mr.. Archbold down to zee
me. Any statement made to Mr.. Sibley
was made in answer 10 MIR. Sibleys re-
quest that | should see any Of the men
that he named, and To all such requests
whether made by Mr. Siblay or any,
one else. always answered that ] would
gladly see any one whom they chose TO
bring down who had anything serious to
speak Of with me.
Now, ] do not remember Mr. Sbley
ever speaking TO me about Mr. Archbold,
and as a matter of fact | rather doubt
It he did speak to me about him. But
Senator Bourne ] do remember asking
me to sec Mr.. ArChbold, and | saw MIR
Archbold with Senator Bourne on two
or three occasions. and on one occasion
at my house in Oyster Bay.
Senator Bourne brought Mr.. Archbold
TO lunch. so that if Mr.. Sibley had made
such a request ! should doubtless have
answered 1t in exactly the way he de-
scribes.'
Would See Any Ono who Called.
Here Col. Roosevelt paused long enough
to extend an emphatic fist toward the com
mittee.
Il wish now to put this as explicitly
as know how While | was President
II any man, trust magnate. labor leader.
socialist. prizetighter, lawyer. clergyman
had any business with me and wanted
TO see me always saw him and if thought
there was anything 10 be gained from the
standpoint of the public service in seein z
any man, then. without waiting for him
TO ask. l would send for him,
"If am elected President, a year hence
II Mr.. Rockefeller or any one else wanted
to see me / will see him. and more than
that. If | have anything to ask in con
nection with the public service of Mr.
Rockefeller or Mr. Gompers or MIR
Mitchell or MIR. J. Pierpont Morgan or
any one else will send for him myself
and ask him about it
A hum of approval swept over the
crowd in the room.
During my term Of service as Presi-
dent" continued the Colonel, raising
his voice and emphasizing every word
with bang Of his hand on the chair
lit happened that did not send for any
representative of the Standard Oil Com
pany on my Swn initiative. II was always
on the request of somebody that | should
see them. but there were plenty of trus,
magnates for whom ] did send. ! say
trust magnates ] mean railroad kings
or men of that stamp. | think | sent for
Mr.. Picrpont Morgan: | certainly saw him
in connection with currency Legislation
which W" We're trying to get through al
some period Of my career. | do not
remember the exact date. but remember
sending for him.
II have always acted and always shall
act upon the theory that if, while in public
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