The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

tions had been acceptable. but
that donations I'm the future
would also be highly acceptable"
(The witness cVasive reply
left Il I'm doubt whether Roose-
welt himself had knowledge OF
the contribution.)
How much did ne ask on this
third viSit?"
HE wanted n contribution of
$15O.OO0."
what did your company do
with regard TO this?"
"a meeting was held at my Of
flee and we decided we would
stand ON what we had already
DONE"
HONORABLE MIR. BLISS.
"Nou regarded Mr.. Bliss as n
man of high character, did your"
Il knew OF no man with N
higher reputation for integrity; 1
knew him for years and L trusted
him implicitly"
''YOu would have had no reason
To doubt his word il he had as
Surcd YOU that Theodore ROOSc-
welt was satisfied with your con-
tributiOn?" The chairman's queS-
ton seemingly proceeded upon
the uBwarrantcd assumption that
Bliss had said that Roosevelt
knew OF the transaction.
II most certainly would not
have doubted his word
what did he (Bliss) say when
you informed him that your COM
pany had refused to contribute
further TO the fund.-"
He informed me that 1 was
making a serious mistake. He
said that from motives of patriot
ism the company should be will
ling 60 support the Republican
candidates. Then he added. Also
speaking personally to you, I
think YOU will lose by refusing to
contribute now. There are others
who will contribute. You had
better do So"
CHAIRMAN INSINUATES.
s"After YOU declined to make the
second contribution. were you in
formed that Theodore Roosevelt
was grateful to You for not maxi
ing it?"
Il most certainly was not"
Had you any knowledge from
Bliss, COrtelyou, or others that
your contribution would be re-
turned?"
II never heard of that until a
rev days ago, when 1 read il i'm
the newspapers
The witness explained that his
reiteratiOn of the demand that
Roosevelt "be grateful for the
Standard Oil contribution was
caused by rumOrs which he had
heard indicating that the Candi-
GATE might prove ungrateful.
ArchbOld said that Bliss told
him of needs for money in States
that were regarded as doubtful.
Later on did you have any talk
with Mr.. Bliss on this subject?"
asked Senator POmcrene.
NO." answered Archbold.
Did you ever go to his Office.
hotel or homer"
Not during the campaign"
Did YOU ever see him with ref
erence To the business of that
campaign"
BLISS WILTED.
II went TO his place OF business
once after the election, when Mr..
Roosevelt and some of his bureau
heads began making his very UNI
Just attacks on the Standard Oil
Company"
MIR. BLISS THREW UP HIS
HANDS AND SAID. Il THOR
OUGHLY S1MPATHIZE WITH
YOU. L RELIEVE THE At
TACkS ARE UNJUST MYSELF.
BUT L CANNOT HELP YOU
THAT WAS SOME TIME AFTER
THE ELECTION, PERHAPS n
YEAR AFTER"
'WhO were the Bureau heads?"
Garfield and Smith (Herbert
Knox Smith). and To- their line of
attack Mr.. Roosevelt inVariabI
put his seal of approval without
frnwH Fs...n
ledge of the facts. it came 10 me
rs more than n coincidence.
Whenever any question OF IceisIa-
ton was pending or whenever any
matter was before the courts
there was always one of these re-
ports"
"Why do You say il was more
than n coincidence"
Because il always happened.
These reports were put out with
Mr.. ROOseVelt's approval ut criti-
cal times by Garfield and Smith,
who were puppets TO jump when
Mr.. Roosevelt pulled the string.
We have all these reports and il
will be written up some day. The
time is not yet ripe TO publish
them, but there never was n
more outrageous course taken by
any nation in the world"
ITO what do you attribute
these SO-cailcd unjust attackS?"
well, L don't know; 1 don't
knew"
You say YOU went to Mr.. Bliss
with respect 20 these attacks with
i'm year. Was anything then
said about these contributions or
about the promise mde by Mr..
Bliss that YOU would be given n
square deal?"
BLISS HELPLESS.
MIR. BLISS SAID THAT 1T
HUNHIIATED HIM TO ADMIT
AND COULD DO NOTHING AT
ALL"
WAS there anything said at
that time about YOU not making
Il second contributions"
"Oh, there might have been.
but Mr.. Bliss was not the man TO
say Il told you So The inference
was very plain"
Pressed by Senator PenrOsc.
Mr.. Archbold said that the sub
stance of MIR. Bliss statement Mt
that time was that it would have
been different il we had done as
he wished us to-"
SAYS HE is SURE
do you know whether Mr..
Bliss made any report TO the
national committee or TO Mr..
Roosevelt to the effect that you
or your associates had declined TO
make a further contribution?
asked Senator POmerene.
Il am sure il was so reported"
ReVerting to the PcnrOSe con-
tributiOn, ArchbOId testified that
Penrose approached him early i'm
the campaign and told him that
il he (PenrOsc) could handle part
of the contribution that 1T
WOULD SIREN CITIZEN HIM
WITH THE STATE AND Ma
TIONAL COMMITTEES and that