Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-02

rendered u public service Of high inn
portance and | hope he will publish
all the letters dealing with this mat
ter which he has in his possession
III Mr.. Hearst, or anyone else. has
any letter from me dealing with the
standard oil affairs. | shall be de-
lighted to have it published; and II
any one can suggest any question as
to any letter ! have ever written or
received on the subject and Will give
me- the approximate date, Will at
once try to look it up and if ] find II
will publish II.
~ wish 70 emphasize that the tcs-
testimony or Mr.. Archbold and Mr.
penrose in this matter is an attack
on Mr. Bliss. who is dead and
is also unwittlngly the severest pos
siDle reflection Of themselves.
Mr.. Bliss never asked me for a fa-
vor of any kind, and all his public
and private acts. So far as had
knowledge OF them, were on the
plane of Just and honorable dealing.
Mr. Bliss never asked me once about
the Standard oil Company and never
in any way alluded to the standard
oil Company to me. ! never heard
Mr Archbolds name mentioned in
connection with Mr.. Bliss. But a year
or SO after the election, ! heard a re-
port that Mr.. Bliss had accepted "A
contribution from Mr.. Rogers. alleg
ing as his Justification that this was
not money from the Standard oil
Company but from Mr. Rogers per-
sonally. Mr.. Rogers being an old
friend and party associate of his.
Colonel Roosevelt after dehnding
the character of Mr. Bliss continues:
MIR. Archbolds testimony can only
mean that Mr.. Archbold had made
his contribution in the hope of get
ting some special consideration to
which, as a matter of fact. he was
not entitled. that he believed If he
had made the extra contribution he
would have had this special consider
alton, ana that Mr.. Bliss thought so
too.
Mr. Penrose says that he, n mem
Der of the republican committee and
a United States senator, advised Mr.
Arch bold that it would be n mistake
for the Standard oil Company not to
and If they did not make
liberal contributions, they might in
eur hostility in certain quarters. Sure
~ no more extraordinary testimony
was ever submitted by a United States
was testifylng in his own behalf IT
ambodies a far worse accusation
against him than | ever should have
dreamed Of making.
This language is precisely the |
ansuage that might be used by a
police officer in big |
,ity in advising the proprietor of a
awbreaking liquor saloon or gam
,lng house, TO contribute literally I
because otherwise he might incur !
lostilites in certain quarters. If this {
anguage were proved against the /
POLICEMAN he would be removed from
he police force, and as ii is admitted
" the senator, he should be removed
rom the senate.
In concluding | want to say a
word about my connection with /
ieorge w. Perkins. | have known
lin about fourteen years. have
Iever in my life. directly or indi
cctly asked him for a contribution
r asked him to assist me in any 1
hape or way. He always assisted me
nd backed me up of his own accord.
NTH after the statement of Mr.. Pen
ose in the senate. | never asked him
he had ever contributed to my
ampaign fund at any time, although
WIS iiloidllN certain tHdt ne Hdu
one 80.
During the last fourteen years, as
n as | remember, he has but twice
ooken to me of any matters in which
e was Interested +
The first time was at the very be-
inning of our acquaintance. when
as governor of New York He then
ime to Albany and protested against h
y signing certain bill for the limi- '
ltions of the aggregate amount of
snrance that an insurance company
,uld assume. After investigation, |
me to the conclusion that his pro-
st was Just, and refused to sanction
le bill
ION the other occasion. he came to
e TO ask that | consider the report 4
the bureau of corporations. as welll
that Of the attorney general. be- f
re taking final action In the Har- t
'ster trust matter. On both occa- I
ons he came to me simply as hun v
eds of others men of every descrip- Il
IN have come to me. l.
Il have, myself, but once asked Mr.. !,
srltlns for any favor and that was +
favor to the public, when ] APP q
'inted him chairman I. of the PAIL a
des Park commission, some twelve
thirteen years ago, while | was p
vcrnor Of New York b
The provisional committee Will u
eedily make public the statement !,
the moneys that Were collected and =
cnt in the primary campaign last /,
ring. Since the national progress r.
'e convention. the New York com II
ttee, as Judge Hotchkiss informs
e, has spent about $4,000 with te
lich the entire committee has been r
sanized. N
1T is no longer legal to accept con II
buttons from corporations. Aside
,m this matter OF corpoiu. ons my lc
itnde as to contributions hew is 81
ccisely what ii was in 1904. and TO
II not be changed. | dc not u.dw T.,
g line against size and never shall.
e conditions impose. first that a,
e contributions shall be received
thcut any kind of promise or obli- u,
iicn. expressed or implied and le
'ond, that the money shall be spent ~
honest fashion and only for legiti- W.
tie expenses. ID
Il have no sympathy with the pro- la
sails TO limit contributions to $4,000 Ct
$4,000 or TO any other sum. If ST
2 virtue of party is so frail that di
viii weaken il the contributions is
q 10000. it will also weaken if II q
under Slu,O00. 1t is morally as D
4 To solicit or accept $40 for i'm
'per reasons as $4,000.
TO limit contributions IA <In mn