Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-06
DENIES HE SOUGHT
TRUST AID IN 1904
ROOSEVELT REPLIES TO ALLEGA.
TloNS OF JOHN D. ARcHBoLD
AND SENATOR PENRosE.
IGNORANT OF CONTRIBUTION
ColoneI's Letter to Senator Clapp,
Chairman of Committee lnvestigat-
ing Where Campaign Funds
Came From, Made Public.

Came From, Made Public.
New York City.-Denying therein
every allegation of John d. Arch
bold and Senator Boies Penrose that
he sought or was cogniZant of con-
tributions by the Standard Oil Co. to
his campaign of 1904; branding Pen
rose as unfit to hold seat in the
United States senate, and reviewing
in detail his part in all matters con-
nected with the controversy raised by
the accusations of Penrose and Arch
bold, Col. Roosevelt made public his
letter to Senator Clapp, chairman of
the committee investigating campaign
contributions The letter which bears
the date of August 2S was written
after the senate committee declined to
have the colonel appear before it re-
Gently as he requested. The state
ments of Archbold and Penrose Mr..
Roosevelt brands as Injurious gossip
at third hand instead of merely at
second hand"
Raps Senator Penrose.
THE charge against Mr.. Penrose," he
uttIuIts WAS ulTetl Charge. luls
charge was not merely that he took
$4,000 from the Standard Oil Co, but
that at or about the time of taking il,
while 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 sub
mitted to Mr.. Archhold for his approval
in advance copy of the report of the
commission.
"If these statements are true" he con-
tinues, "of course Mr.. Penrose is unfit
to represent the people in the United
States senate and the testimony against
him is direct"
Yelled Slap at Committee.
In the next sentence he takes a veiled
slap at the senate committee for not
taking up the charge against Penrose, as
follows:
Apparently, however, the committee is
investigating not this charge against Mr..
Penrose, which was sustained by direct
evidence. but Mr.. Penrose's counter
charge which was sustained by no evil
dence at all and only by the repetition
of second hand gossip"
The Archbold statement that, with his
consent or knowledge, Cornelius Bliss,
then treasurer of the Republican nation
al committee, asked the STANDARD Oil Co
for 100000 Roosevelt AYERS is IAN un-
qualified falsehood." Supporting his de-
fense the colonel includes in his letter
copies of his letters to Mr.. Cortelyou, his
campaign manager in 1904 ordering him
not to accept any money from the Stand
ard oil; also a telegram to Mr.. Cortelyou
asking him If his desires had been COM
piled with. In reply Cortelyou told him.
the colonel says, that no contribution had
been received from Standard Oil or would
be received.
Includes Copy of Letter.
The colonel recalls the candidacy in OPP
position to Cortelyou of Senator Penrose
for chairman of the Republican national
committee in 1904 and his selection of
Cortelyou. He says:
'T was not willing to have any man
whom l did not know personally and in
whose probity did not have entire conf
dence as head of the committee"
In connection with his relations with
Penrose the colonel asserts he spoke of
contributions to the Pennsylvania senator
but once and then when he refused to
retain one of Penrose's henchmen a GER
tain Bum, employed in the Philadelphia
postoffice, after the latter had been rec
commended for removal by the civil serv-
ice commission for collecting political
contributions from fellow employees. A
copy OF this letter to Penrose is included.
Takes Up Parker's Charges.
The colonel takes up the allusion be-
fore the senate committee to the charges
of Alton B. Parker, Roosevelt's opponent
for the presidency in 1904 that the Re-
publican national committee had black
mailed corporatio into making cam
paign contributions and promised inn
munity If the contribution We're made.
Col. Roosevelt reproduces his reply to
these charges In a statement dated No
vember 4. 1904, In which he described
them as false" and "monstrous.' In
this statement is "A sentence OF pertinent
interest, in view of the nature of the re-
cent fight between Roosevelt and Taft
for the regular Republican nomination:
II cannot understand how any honor
able man. candidate for the highest Of
flee in the gift of the people can take
refuge not merely in personalities but in
such base and unworthy personalities" "
Reviews Hartman Controversy.
Col. Roosevelt reviews at great length
the Hartman controversy, introducing IL
with letter which he wrote TO Vice Pres
ident Sherman in 1906 this letter includ-
ing a copy of Gov. Odell's letter to Roose-
velt dated December 10, 1904. All the
other now famous Hartman letters are
reproduced including the you and l are
practical men" missive, the motive being
to prove that Roosevelt never asked Har-
riman for campaign contribution as Mr..
Hartman was said to have alleged and
10 show that Hartman was never con-
suited by the colonel on the subject OF
prosecution of the railroads and that
Roosevelt refused to comply with the re-
quest OF New York financial interests
voiced by Hartman that Chauncey De-
pew or James Hazen Hyde be designated
as American ambassador to France. The
colonel relterates that his message as re-
garded the interstate commerce 1ommis-
sion in 1904 was not changed, despite the
importunings Of Hartman.
Ignorant of Contributions.
Referring again TO the subject of cam
paign contribution, Col. Roosevelt makeS
fiat denial of the inference of John d
Archbold that he (RoosevelD through
SNON~N~~-~N-N-~~-NN.~NSN
Noisy Mail In the Future.
Washington, ID. C.-Urban users