The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-24

many and colossal series of rebates stop was put to these rebates because Of the action of the people In my admins tration and through the action me was imposed by Judge Landis on the Standard Oil company which If 1t had not been reversed by the appellate deci- sion would really have made that cor poration smart and even as 1t was 1t forced. them to act properly.
 "It seems to be that the course of MT. Penrose in this matter and the bringing in of MT. Archbold to testify bear close analogies to what in the New York po- lice situation at this time would be called a frame up;' and this is shown by the questions which MT Archbold is asked and those he Is not asked.
 'lIe is allowed to testify about a dead mans statement and to make a cruelty unjust assault upon the character of that dead man who I believe to have been one Of the most honorable and nigh minded of gentlemen, but he has not testified anything about Mir Penrose. In that case he would not be testfying about what he had dope and said and about what MT Penrose had done and said It appears that MT. Penrose while a member of the industrial commission received the check of s25.000 from MT. Archbold and that he was serving on that commission in peculiarly confidential relation to Mir Archbold's s representative on the com lnittee being that he communicated in ad- vance to MT. Archbold the report which the industrial commission was about to make and secured his approval in advance of it's publication.
 Should Be Examined
 MT. Penrose and Mr. Archbold should both be examined upon this transaction and see if there can be any possible way in which they can explain 1t or in which MT. Tcnrose can justify himself. The transaction itself and the whole alliance between Mr Penrose and Mir Archbold and MT. Penrose's action in connection herewith, are a startling example of the workings of that invisible empire to whose reign we intend to put an end.
 These documents show that MT. Pen rose, nominally the representative of the people, was secretly and in the dark act ing as the representative of Mf. Arthbold. Mfr. Archbolds testimony shows that he sought to get and hoped to get from me and my administration some improper consideration and he comes now to the defense of his friend and ally. MT. Pen rose rar mobile fratrem-and assails me because he could not influence me; be- cause under my administration justice was meted out to him and his kind as 1T should have been rieted out.
 HIS CpIlpldlht d6 dihSt iht iS lld neither through political pressure nor use of money in politics could he eX- ercise any influence over me; and his complaint is Just. M
 T feel that the country has a right to expect the committee to refuse to permit MT Archbold to go away until he has testified to every fact within his knowledge. He should thus testify and he should thus testify now. He and Mr Penrose both should be rigor- ousiy cross examined as to the trans actions between them so as to see what explanation they can possibly give as to the correspondence between them when MT. Penrose was member of the industrial commission, and both should be examined as to all their re- lations together in previous years.
 Meanwhile, I wish to thank them both for having made it clear beyond possibility of doubt that I am the man whom the Penroses and Archbolds of the. country dread in public life"