The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-11
COLONEL ON STAND
PRESENTS EVIDENCE TO REFUrE
CHARGES REGARDING 1904 CAM
PAIGN FUND.
NEVER ASKED FOR MONEY
Colonel Swears He Never Solicited
Contributions From Harriman-De-
mands That Penrose Be Cast Out
CT Senatc-Show3 Letters.

Washington, Oct 5-Former Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt presented to
the senatorial committee investigating
campaign contributions evidence TO
refute the charges that he had sought
or accepted contributions from the
Standard Oil, e. H. Hartman. and
other financial interests in 1904. when
be was elected to the presidency.
This evidence was in the form OF let
tiers written by Colonel Roosevelt and
produced before the committee for the
first time. They were written to Cor
nelius N. Bliss and George r. Shell
don, and ordered the return OF any
contributions received from the Stand
ard Oil company, E. H. Hartman, or
others connected with the large imam
cial interests Of Wall ~eet. He also
denied that he had eve asked Harri-
man for lone cent"
Entered a Protest.
In his letters Colonel Roosevelt en-
tered a protest against asking Tor
contributions from men VINO are be-
ing prosecuted by the national gov
eminent and said that I'VE cannot az
ford to accept aid from corporations
to secure immunity, nor contributions
which will give the impression to the
public that the contributors are Sc
curing such immunity"
One of the letters said that the
Standard Oil would receive just as
much of square deal' II not num-
bered among the contributors to the
Roosevelt fund as IL it were.
The colonel branded as untrue the
statement that Hartman raised his
fund for Roosevelt's 1904 campaign,
stating that Cornelius n. Bliss really
raised the fund, and it was used In
the state. and not the national caEa-
paign.
chastised Standard OIL.
He smilingly admitted he admins
tered the "Abyssinnian treatment" to
the Standard Oil while he was presi-
dent. because it needed It." and as
serted he would treat all corporations
when they failed to obey the law In
like manner if elected president again.
In the course of his discussion OF
Senator Penroses testimony before
the committee, and his speech on the
floor Of the senate, the former presi.
dent demanded that the senator from
Pennsylvania be cast out of the Up
per house of congress because OF his
admission concerning the coItrlbu
tons he had solicited from the Stand
ard Oil and other interests
Wants Managers Called.
Colonel Roosevelt also demanded
that Charles Dewey Hilles and Rep
resentative Bartholdt of Missouri By
called before the committee and be
forced to either substantiate their
charges concerning contributions to
the present campaign, or be forced
out of public life forever" He also
advocated the subpoenaing Of Charles
p Taft, Charles r. Crane and Demo
cratic Manager McComb. who. he said.
could tell some interesting facts
about contributions to the two old
parties"
Morgan Gave $4,000.
]. Pierpont Morgan was the star
WITHSTAND a willing one-before
the senate campaign fund Investigate
ing committee here. He testified:
That he contributed s150,O00 to the
Republican war chest In 1904 in two
payments Of 100000 and $4,000. the
latter in cash.
That no contribution was asked by
Roosevelt In 1904. and that he had no
communication with anyone at the
White House on the subject.
That he contributed $4,000 to the
Republican national fund In 1905.
That he made no contribution to
the preconvention campaign of any
presidential candidate this year.
The witness was excused. subject to
call by the committee. with the COM
forting comment. You know you are
entitled TO your expenses"