New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
Ting rebates on the largest possible
scale
oo.s Not Tell the Truth.

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Does Not Tell the Truth.
,..r,,,cb az Mr.. Archbold does not
~ truth In his interview with me.
N~ a no doubt that he does not tell
50 truth about the man who is dead
"a who living he never dared 10 &C
" .a "a he now accuses him.
',,,, bliss never spoke to mo about
.r,,y or receiving contribution from
.~ one and he never before or after
.lAction said anything to me about
oonduct toward corporations, ex-
-.n, 70 say that he knew l would act
,s,-,v and Justly toward all. and told
80, that I should never dream or act
orv other way. Neither Mr.. Bliss
~ snv one else ever suggested OF
s,ntsd ST in any shape or way the
,1os that I should take, or refrain from
ling any action in connection with
NV corporation because of any con-
trlbution whatsoever.
specifically, he never said one woro
"a about any contribution from the
standard OIL corporation. and never
ia one word TO me about proceeding
or not proceeding against the stand
a M corporatiOn. l saw Mr.. Arch
Md again and again while the De-
,sr,nnent Of Justice was contemplating
,roceedings against him always at Nh.
Archbolds request, OF c0urse), listened
"a al he had TO say. and heard him re-
,sst the same statements over and over
sss,n when | was entirely convinced
10, troy were false and directed the
Attorney General to proceed only when
4, had become evident that Mr.. Arch
Md had nothing 10 tell me which
would give any warrant for directing
the Attorney General not 10 act.
During all that time neither Mr..
.rcsbold nor any one else ever limited
20 me that the Standard Oil people had
contributed or that there was any ex-
u.etat,on by any human being that ]
,houd show favor to the STANDARD Oil.
Knew What to Expect.
Moreover, let il be remembered that
long before the campaign of 1905 | had
he'd sharp run-in with the STANDARD
Oh and had shown them just what they
could expect from me. This was WheH
va were oassing the Bureau of Cor
rorations act. l found out that the
Standard Oil people were opposing the
vassage Of the act: that two OF their
revresentatives had come down to
Washington 10 oppose il. and that they
had sent kilograms TO various Senators
and RepI esentatives against it, | got
hold Of these kilograms, published some
q them. and forced the bill through.
"Nr Archbold shows his animus in
bis rather ludicrous complaint that
darkest Africa never saw anything liz"
the persecution Of the Standard oil
,orDOraticn by the Roosevelt adnnnis-
nation and he proceeds, unwittingly. !
70 ray Messrs. Garfield and Smith the
highest praise by his bitterness tc them !
FOR their action.
I do not wonder that he feels bitter
b. The action in question disclosed all
kinds OF improper practices OH the par;
Of the STANDARD Oil Company, ana o
colossal series of rebates. A stop was |
put 10 these rebates because Of the
action Of the people in my administra-
ton, and through the action fine was
imposed BY Judge Lands on the Stand
ard OIL Company Which, if it had not
been reversed by the Appellate Divi-
sion would really have made that cor
poration smart. and even as il was 1T
forced them TO act properly.
1T seems TO me that the course Of
Mr. Penrose in this matter and the |
bringing in Of Mr.. Archbold tC testify |
bear close analogies to what, in the /
New York police situation at this time, |
would be called a "frame-up,' and this |
Is shown by the questions which Mr.. |
Archbold is asked and those he is not |
asked. He is allowed TO testify about
a dead mans statement and to make
a cruelty unjust assault upon the char
scter Cf that dead man, who / believe
~ have been on of the most honor
Able and highminded Of gentlemen. but
he has not testified TO anything about
Mr.. PenrOse In that case he would
not be testifying about hearsay gos-
sip. He would be testifying about
what he had done and said and about
what Mr.. Penrose had done and said.
1T appears that Mr.. Penrose, while