The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
COLONEL ON SIANOI
PRESENTS EVIDENCE TO REFUTE
CHARGES REGARDING 1904 CAM
PAIGN FUND.
NEVER ASKED FOR MONEY
Colonel Swears He Never Solicited
Contributions From Harrlman-Oe-
mands That Penrose Be Cast o"t
of Senate-Shows Letters.

washington, OCl. Or VI hiCi AiSS
ident Theodore Roosevelt presented TO-
the senatorial committee investigating
campaign contributions evidence 10
refute the charges that he had sought
or accepted contributions from the
Standard Oil, E. Fl. Hartman, and
other financial interests in 1904. when
he 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 we're written TO Cor
nelius n. Bliss and George X. Smell
don. and ordered the return OF any
contributions received from the Stand
ard Oil company, E. II. Hartman. or
others connected with the large imam
cial interests of Wall street. He also
denied that he had ever asked Harri-
man for "one cent"
Entered Protest
liz his letters Colonel Roosevelt en-
tered a protest against asking for
contributions from men who are De-
ing prosecuted by the national gov
, eminent" and said that I'VE cannot al
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 II 1t were.
The colonel branded as untrue the
statement that Hartman raised MS
| fund for Roosevelt's 1904 campaign,
stating that Cornelius n. Bliss really
raised the fund, and 1t was used In
the state, and not the national cam
paign.
ChastIsed Standard OIL.
He smilingly admitted he admins
tered the "Abyssinnian treatment 10
the Standard Oil while he was presi-
dent. because 1t needed It, and as
serted he would treat all corporations
when they failed TO obey the law In
like manner II elected president again.
In the course of his discussion OF
Senator Penrose's 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 contribu
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
resentatiye Bartholdt of Missouri be
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
witness-and a willing one-before
the senate campaign fund Investigate
ing committee here. He testified:
That he contributed s150.000 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 100000 to the
Republican national fund In 1908.
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