The Washington times., 1912-10-04
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trifing correction, Mr.. Hartman told
me that the national campaign commit.
him ! knew nothing about Il, but 1
asked Mr.. Loeb to call up Mr., Cortel-
You or Mr.. Bliss and make the request
OF them, which he did
He Denies Blackmailing.
Il want to take up now the statement
In connection with Mr.. Parker's accu-
sation in 1901. That statement has been
alluded to several times before the
committee here. I wish especially to
call the committees attention to the
repeated and continual missta atement of
what / said. II IL continually stated
that at that time I said that corpora
tons had not contributed to the Re-
publican party. ! never made any such
:satemsnt stat 2" on the contrary, II you viii
my open published statement Of No
vembsr =, you will hnd this statement. .
The gravamen OF these charges
lies IN the assertion that the corpora
trfbuting and In the Implication which
In one or two Of Mr.. Parker's speeches
has taken the form practically OF an as
sertion that they have been promised
been assured that they would receive
kind Of improper consideration, in
view Of their contributions.
No Improper Notions.
That contributions have been made
!. to the Republican committee, as con-
tribations have been made to the Demo-
cratic committee. Ia not the question at
issue. MIR. Parker's assertion 10, In
effect, that such contributions have
been made from improper motives,
either In consequence of threats or In
consequence OF improper promises d.
ents. VI '' ''s'p'-
That Is an explicit statement that
been made to the Republican committee
as they were made to the Democratic
committee. II IL an explicit statement
ISSUED by me Just prior to the election.
| uonr he "a denial was that any contribu-
or that any promise OF any considera-
tion whatever had been made In ex-
change for a contribution.
Il may add that before making that
Of Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cortelyou that
what I stated was true. ana that no
promise OF any kind, express or implied.
had been made In connection with the
rcceipi. or the request for, any contri-
81 call your attention to the fact that
at that time It was legal for corpora
| lions to contribute. The law against
their contributing was rcssed under my
| Administration in i.-9onse to the re-
commendation made repeatedly In my
messages during the next two or three
years.
Corporation Did Aid.
in 's2, 'ss. and 1900. not only, did cor
porations contribute. but their contri-
buttons. especially In 'ss. were biazoned
broadcast In the papers. I remember
for instance the fact that the Chemical
Bank. when in 's6 II contributed TO Mr..
Mckinley's campaign fund. the state.
ment was made all through the papers
calling attention to the fact that It was
the only time II ever had contributed
and II was accepted as an evidence oi
Treat patriotism on its part.
Il also want to call your attention tc
the testimony taken by the legisla tivs
insurance inyestigating committee
yqsssns Yo,sms S,,cs New YORK i 1905 page 80 tn,
is the testimony Of John A. Mccall. .,
to the contributions made py his com
pany to the Republican campaign fund
hi tSss ssfSrs fs "a: .ssR MsESes
OF Democrats coming to him demand.
ing funds.' and added that II Mr.. Tag
CART. then Democratic national chair.
| Wouiu open his DOCKS tneTe wOulC
be remarkable revelations.
"Archbold and Hartman each testi
ned that they got no improper con
sideration from me. Alike, they com
planned. not that my. Administration
wrong! They complained that the,
didn't get anything from the Admins
tration-and that's true! Archbold say
dans Bliss S.t, who Is dead, blsckmailed him.
that no such contributions be received
and. II received, that they be returned.
NOW, as to the testimony Of Arch
bold and Penrose AGAINST themselves
Penrose says he advised Archbold L
submit to blackmail. lest he incur hos
tility. He could incur the hostility onl,
OF the President, the Attorney General
or the Commissioner Of Corporations
. and he could incur that only by doinI
: something wrong. could do him NJ
more harm than a policeman can do I,
a peaceful citizen. unless he did wrong
Attack on Penrose.
ct have been a police commissioner
, and II a policeman had done to a law
) breaker what Penross did to Archbold
In giving that advice, would throw
} him of the force.
And ! hold that the Senate shout
throw Penrose out of the Senate o.
, his own statement In this matter.
"Archbold makes clear that he ex
7 pected to have some special and i'm
proper treatment accorded to him. II
said he went to Mr.. Bliss, and aske
= him to use his influence to suppress tn
investigation OF Standard OIL By tn
: Bureau Of Corporations, and that Arch
bold himself says that Mr.. Bliss re
lied that he had no influence with tn
! President. and could not help him
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