The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-02
Brands Penrose Unfit TO
Hold Peace i'm Senate and
Denies the Charges Made
Against Him.
PRODUCES LETTERS
TO SUPPORT CLAIM
Famous Hartman Contro-
versy Reviewed at Length
BY Roosevelt-Lie Given
TO Archbold.
tNationaI News Association,

NEW YORK. Sept. denying
therein every allegation OF John ID. Ar
ohbold and Senator Boies Penrose
that he sought. or was cognixant of
contributions by the Standard Oil
Company TO his campaign of 1904:
branding Peni ose as unfit to hold .
seat in the United States Senate. and
reviewing in detail his part in all mat
ters connected with the controversy
raised by the accusations OF Penrose
and Archbold. Colonel Roosevelt last
Fight made public his letter to Senator
Clapp, chairman of the committee in
sestigating campaign contributions.
The letter. which bears the date of
August 2sth. was written after the
Senate committee declined TO have the
Colonel appear before it last Monday.
as he requested.
The statements of Archbold and PEN
rose. Mr.. Roosevelt brands as .'injuri-
Gus gossip at third hand instead of
merely at second hand"
Was Direct Charge.
The charge against Mr.. Penrose."
he declares, was in direct charge.
took $4,000 from the Standard Oil
Company. but that at or about the
time of taking il. while a member of
the committee of the Senate which
was formed to investigate Industrial
affairs in the United States, he was
in constant communication with Mr.
Archbold on the subject, and that he
submitted to Mr.. Archbold for his ap-
proval in advance copy of the report
of the commission.
IF these statements are true" he
continues. "of course. Mr.. Penrose In
unfit to represent the people In the
United States Senate. and the testi-
mony against him is direct
In the next sentence he takes a veil
ed slap at the Senate committee for
not taking up the charge against Pen
rose. as follows:
Apparently. however, the commit
tee is investigating not this charge
against Mr.. Penrose. which was sus-
tanned by direct evidence. but Mr.. Pen
roses countercharge which was sus-
tanned by no evidence at all and only
by the repetition of secondhand Cos
sip"
Called FaIsehood.
The Archbold statement that with
his consent of knowledge Cornelius
Bliss. then treasurer of the RepubH-
can National Committee, asked the
Standard Oil Company for 100000,
Roosevelt AYERS is IAN unqualified
falsehood." Supporting his defense,
the Colonel includes in his letter cop
les of his letters to Mr.. Cortelyou. his
campaign manager, in 1904: ordering
him not to accept any money from the
Standard Oil: also a telegram TO Mr.
Cortelyou asking him IL his desires
had been complied with. In reply Cor
telyou told him. the Colonel says, that
no contribution had been received
from Standard Oil or would be receiv-
ed
The Colonel recalls the candidacy.
IN opposition to Cortelyou. of Senator
Penrose. for chairman of the Repubi-
can National Committee in 1904, and
his selection of Cortelyou He says. II
was not willing to have any men whom
! did not know personally and in
whose probity ] did not have entire
confidence as head of the committee"
In connection with his relation with
Penrose. the Colonel asserts he spoke
of contributions TO the Pennsylvania
Senator but once and then when he re-
fused to retain one OF Penrose's bench
men, a certain Bum, employed in the
Philadelphia postoffice. after the latter
had been recommended for removal by
the Civil Service Commission for col
lecting political contributions from
fellow employees. A copy of this letter
to Penrose is included.
The Colonel takes up the aIlusion
before the Senate committee to the
charges of Alton B. Parker. Roose-
yelt's opponent for the Presidency in
1904, that the Republican National
Committee had blackmailed corpora
tons into making campaign contribu-
tons and promised immunity If the
contributions were made. Colonel
Roosevelt reproduces his reply to
these charges in a statement dated
November 4. 1904. in which he de-
scribed them as false" and mon
slrous." In this statement is SEN
tence of pertinent interest in view Of
the nature of the recent fight between
Roosevelt and Taft for the regular
Republican nomination:
VI cannot understand how any hon.
orabIe man, a candidate for the high
est Office in the gift of the people. can
take refuge not merely in PERSONAL
ties, but in such base and unworthy
personalities.
The Hartman Incident.