The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-29
ROOSEVELT WILL
HIT BACK HARD
Colonel Is Preparing Answer to
Archbold's Charge.
ASKS CONGRESS TO BE HEARD
requests Permission to Appear Be-
fore Senate Committee, But That
Body Cannot Hear Him
Before October 1.

Oyster Bay, Aug "a terrific on
slaught against his accusers before
the senatorial committee investigat-
ing campaign contributions Is to be
launched by Col. Roosevelt to clear
himself of the insinuation that he con-
nived at getting Standard Oil support
In the 1904 run for the presidency.
The ex-president. stung by the
blockade put up by the senate COM
mittee against his appearing before
II, said that he will write out a com
prehensive defense embodying all he
intended saying before the inquisi-
torial body. In II he will bring out
correspondence that passed between
him and various statesmen, showing
their relation to the Standard Oil com
pany and on his part, the firm adher-
ence which he says he as president
maintained against corporation infu-
ence.
VIII Attack Oil Trust.
A sharp attack upon the Standard
Oil company for it's attempt to frus-
trate the administrations prosecution
against 1t will form a conspicuous part
Of the colonels assault. The ex-presi-
dent has been delving into administra-
tive records to spring letters that
were written to him by agents Of the
oil octopus. He intends, so he said,
to use some OF these letters to bring
out clearly the sinister attitude Of the
Standard Oil toward the government.
Mr.. Roosevelt has received no di-
rect word from Senator Clapp in re-
Spouse to his telegraphed request for
permission to appear before the in
vestigating committee, but he did
learn, through his campaign secretary
In New York, o. X. Davis, that the
committee would not be able to hear
him before October 1.
Roosevelt 10 Aroused
Davis telephoned that Senator
Clapp had conveyed information by
telegraph that he could not assemble
the committee today and that the
colonel would have to wait. This put
Mr.. Roosevelt In a militant mood. He
dictated a statement telling of his In.
tent to spread his defense before the
country In detailed fashion. In the
course Of his statement, the ex.presi-
dent let IL be known that Saturday
night he had held a secret conference
at Sycamore Hill with George B. Cor
telyou, chairman OF the Republican
national committee In 1904 and that
Cortelyou had backed up all that
Roosevelt said in his utterances con-
corning the Standard OIL company in
the last few days.
Mind you" quotb the colonel in
relating the visit OF Cortelyou, Il have
never said at any time that there was
no contribution made by the Stand
ard Oil in 1904. | want that made ex.
plicit What ! have said all along,
and in this Mr.. Cortelyou bears me out.
that | took a stand against the &C
oeptance Of Standard OIL money and
ordered any contribution it might have
made instantly returned. | was in.
formed that my wishes had been com.
piled with. Mr.. Cortelyou told me
that | was exactly right; that had
written to him just as said, against
accepting the Standard Oil money and
had directed its return II any contri
button had come in. Mr.. Cortelyou
says he knows Of no Standard Oil
money being taken for our compaign.
Mr.. Cortelyou supports everything u
have said in my statements concern.
ing the Standard Oil. / asked him
down here merely to talk it all over
again and we found that our memories
exactly agreed as to the circum.
stances"