The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-31
BBYs
$4,000 WASN'T
FOR I ROOSEVELT
ARcHsoLo SENT CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSIT FOR PENRosE's STATE
CAMPAIGN.
DOCUMENT TO PROVE II
WANTS TO KNOW WHY CHARGE
OF OIL TRUST CORRUPTION Is
< LOST SIGHT OF.

ieBentatlVes gave out the following
statement from Mr.. Hearst last night:
LONDON, Aug. 3O.-The people OIL
the United States should ask theil
representatives In the United States
Senate few direct and pertinent
questions.
Why was no attempt made by the
United States Senate to probe actual
and established Standard OIL bribery
and corruption?
Why was Mr.. Archbold allowed to
ignore the instance Of proved Stand
ard OIL bribery and to make unsup'
ported allegations that had little or
nothing to do with actual corruption!
Why was not Mr.. Archbold' lbtbpet!
~ cross.examined on his testimony
and why was not the evidence inciil'
rating Government officials and in
eliminating both political parties fear.
lessly brought out?
Why was not Mr.. Archbold asked to
produce docaa.eHts TO establish the
truth OF his testimony where the Sen.
ate knows perfectly well that docu'
ments are not lacking TO establish
whatever is true in this Standard Oil
conspiracy?
Why was Mr.. Archbold allowed to
leave the country when he had given
only immaterial, inconsequential and
largely untruthful testimony and when
he should have been held not only as
the main witness, but as the chief cor.
ruptionlst?
Why were not Senator Penrose and
other culpable United States sena,
tors investigated as to their actual
guilt in this so-called Standard Oil
investigation by the Senate?
Why was Senator Penrose not ask.
ed to produce some proof in his de-
fence when the accusations against
him were based upon documentary evi.
dence and absolute legal proof?
Why were the empty assertions OF
Senator Penrose. confessed corrup.
zionist, accepted without question and
no opportunity given the victims Of
Senator Penrose's attack to. reply to
IFS assertions?
| am not partisan OF Mr. Roose.
celt. AS a matter OF fact have Meth.
er confidence In nor admiration for
Mr.. Roosevelt.
When was battling in 1908 for ex.
actly the same principles which Mr..
Roosevelt has at last appropriated as
his party programme Mr.. Roosevelt;
sent Mr.. Root, Tweed's agent and his.
into the New York State fight to at.
tack me and TO compass the defeat Of
the principles for which stood.
Mr.. Roosevelt has since denounc ed
Mr.. Root as corruptlonist, whita.: .rc
is and was then. Mr., Roosevelt has
since pronounced my programme
right, which It Is and was then! But
Mr. Roosevelt did not feel that Mr.,
Root was corruptionist until Mr..
Root had opposed him. and Mr.i'E,oosei
welt did not realize that the progress!
sive programme was right until he
saw. where he could benefit by the
popular sentiment which had been
aroused in Its support,
When and my publications we're
sustaining tho assaults OF privileged
interests for interfering with then
control Of the peoples government, we
had to sustain also the assaults OF Mr..
Root and Mr.. Roosevelt.
When and my publications we're
denounced as yellow by a chorus Of
corrupt politicians and criminal cor,
porations that chorus was swelled BY
the mellow voices of Mr.. Root and MIR.
Roosevelt attuned to harmonious &C,
cord.
But now that the principles we adj
vocated and the reforms that We
urged have become generally approved
and accepted, Mr.. Roosevelt, who was
their main opponent poses pharisaicai'
lily as their chiefost champion.
am not therefore unduly preju'
diced In Mr.. Roosevelt's favor, but
The. truth in this Standard Oil con
splracy Is not d question OF favor hut
q question OF fact.
] am not engaged In defending Mr..
Roosevelt personally. and shall la.
ter print letters which will not par.
ticularly please Mr.. Roosevelt, but |
am engagedsin giving the American
people the exact facts In regard to
|.theiSpolltical corruption with which
they are oppressed.
I5slf Senator Penrose stated that the
$4,000 sent him by Mr.. Archbold was
|Ior Mr., Roosevelt and dot for himself
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