Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
Archbold Tells Frankly How
He Tried To Buy a
President


hope viii Disclosure experimenting.
They have furnished legal proof of political practices which
everybody but which nobody has been able TO prove
hitherto
The, have shown in traffic mems souls, in buy
ing public legislation paying for immunity the
criminal asked not what party statesman belonged
but only what price he asked for services to the trust
The first nstament of the Archbold letters read by Mr..
Hearst four years ago strictly nonparisan the
Standard Oil Trust had bought the chief United States
President Tafts who largely controlled
legislation affecting corporations in the United States senate It
bought time the closest to Mr. Bryan and most
active his campaign
The on a Republican and the other Democrat
The criminal did all object to approve the poll
tics Of either 1t required only strict fidelity to the criminal
trust the part of both
the whole country stirred by the particular install
Of Archbod letters which reveals the relation of the
Standard Oil Company the present Republican leader in the
United and the Roosevelt campaign Of 1904
Mr. Coreyou, who the chairman of the Republican
campaign committee that time has recently testified before
the Standard Oil Company made
contribution the campaign fund of 1904 And if it had not
been for publication Hearst Magazine the latter would
have rested there Nothing would have been said done
But the publicity in the August earst's Magazine of Mr.
Penroe financial dealings with Mr. Archbold has compelled
Mr. fight any shred patch of responsibility
that be saved from his tatred lie has srven to
showand has been able to showhat at least the larger part
of the $25O0O that he had for did into his
private pocket.
Mr. Archbod says when he handed 100000 of the
money Mr. Bliss he told HMM with habit
Of the Standard Oil board of directors who had voted the
that he did give the money unless the fact of
the assistance known to the powers that be- that to
say Mr. Archbod repeatedly explained unless the ranac
ton thoroughly approved and thoroughly appreciated by
Mr.. Roosevelt
The Standard OIL Trust does fling its money the birds
When it pays for political favos wishes to know that it
win get what it pays for
That Archbod 100000 o Republican campaign
fund 1904 be doubted of Archbods tcsti-
mony Penroes testimony and the President
We IS I flo COr'pl VOu
saving 81 have Just been informed that the Standard Oil PEG
pie have contributed 100000 campaign fund rs
If true must ask to direct that the money be returned
forthwith
There only three persons living whose testimony now
admissible H. H. Rogers, of the Standard Oil knew but
dead Cornelius Bliss the Republican treasurer knew, but
dead The three living witnesses Colonel Roosevelt John
D. Archbod and George b Cortelyou.
Mr. Arcbbod is the head of corporation been
convicted of criminal practices by the unanimous Judgment of
the circuit and of the nine judges of the United States
supreme The trust felon If the guilt of the
criminal personal and all guilt said personal
II would attach its president and then Mr.. Archbods
mony would be accepted without confederation would be
discredited b, his bad character
Arehbold convicted as an individual but
only a corporation that his testimony is admissible
Mr. Coreyou who has said that he is of politics for
ever motive conceal the TRUTH and has high
for ability and veray He says that Colonel Rooscvels
The letters of Colonel Roosevelt the wit
ness, speak for themselves.
Archbold appeared Washington voluntary witness to
back up the Standard Oil agent Penroe alias Fan
ming his testimony and show his hatred of
onel Roosevelt.
The power vouchafed penetrate the mysteries
Of the Roosevelt mind to find the real motive which prompted
relentless warfare against the Standard Oil Prosecute
or prosecute ii, he certainly did.
He had it indicted nineteen Illinois in 1906 ten
times in New York in 1907 He had fined $29OO000O in
Indiana for rebatng and when the judgment reversed
President Roosevelt denounced it "a miscarriage Of
Justice Finally, Mr. Roosevelt had the Standard Oil Trust
sued under the antitrust and decree of dissolution
entered against it.
ArcbboId declares boldly that Roosevelt did all things
because the STANDARD Oil refused the additional $50
600 Treasurer Bliss TO the Standard Oil apparently
the only question of importance about any statesman Is
.e,yba i his rice? Archbod under oath his belief