The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-30
HEARST DECLARES lRCHI.
BALD HAS NOT TOLD
WHOLE TRUTH
standard Oil investigation by the
senate?
Why No Proof
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Why No Proof?
Why was Senator Penrose not ask
ed to produce some proof in his de-
Tense, when the accusations against
him were based upon documentary
evidence and absolute legal proof2
Why were the empty assertions OF
Senator Penrose, confessed corrup-
ZIONIST. accepted without question. and
no opportunity given the victims Of
Senator Penroses attack 70 reply TO
his assertions
I am not a partisan of Mr.. Roose-
velt's. AS IA matter OF fact | have
neither confidence in, nor admiration
for. MFR. Roosevelt
When vas battling in 1905 for
exactly the same principles which Mr.
Roosevelt has at last appropriated az
his party program. Mr.. Roosevelt sent
Mr. Root. TweeCSs agent, and HIS, into
the New York State fight to attack me
and to compass the defeat of the pr1n-
ciples for which 7 stood.
Colonel Secs 1t Now.
Mr. Roosevelt has since denounced
Mr. Root a corruptionist, ~hlch
he ia, and was then. Mt Roosevelt
has since pronounced my program
right, which 1t is. and WAS then. But
Mr.. Roosevelt did not feel that Mr.
IL
Root had opposed him, and Mr.. Roose-
Welt did not realize that the progress
sfve program was right until ne saw
who're he could benefit by the popu-
lar sentiment which had been aroused
in it's support.
when I and my publications were
sustaining the assaults of priViiesed
interests for interfering with taeir
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 chorus 81
corrupt politicians and criminal cor
porat ions. that chorus was sweiled ~
the mellow voices OF MI ko"t "iio
Mr. Roosevelt, attuned 10 harfnom-
Gus accord.
But now that the principle we ad-
vocated and the reforms that We
urged, have become generally 80
proved and accepted, Mr.. Roosevelt.
who was their main opponent, poses
Enthusiastically as their chiefes, cham
pion.
am not, therefore. undniy prejo-
diced in MIR Roosevelt's favor but
the truth in this standard Oil con-
spiracy il not IL question of :aN"i
hut a question of fact.
Giving FActs
am not engaged in defeno:ng hr.
Roosevelt personally, and / shau ldler
print letters which will not ?artitt
larlv please Mr. Roosevelt: but am
engaged in giving the Americaa peo
ple the exact facts in regard - the
political corruption with which they
are oppressed.
If Senator Penrose stated that the
twenty-five thousand dollars sent him
by Mr.. Archbold was for Mr.. R'ose-
Welt, and not for himself, he stated
what was not true, I have waited
several days for Senator Pen-ose to
tell the truth. but he Is apparently
unwilling to do so, and | aIa going
10 tell the truth for him, as | prom
Used to do.
The twenty-five thousani dollars
sent Senator Penrose in a secret Ger
tiflcate Of deposit by Mr. Arcnhoid,
was for Mr.. Penrose's own use in his
personal Pennsylvania campaign.
Senator Penrose acknowledged re-
ceipt OF the twenty five thousand dol
lars certificate of deposit. and re-
ferred specifically to Mr.. Archbold's
letter of October 18th, in which the
certificate was enclosed. Furthermore
Senator Penrose signed the acknnwl-
edgnent as chairman OF the Pennsyl-
vnnia State committee, and wrote in
doing so upon the official stationery
OF the PENNSYLVANIA state cpmlbit-
tee.
other Standard OIL co1trIJul.osis
were solicited, and employed ~ other
committees IN tht campaign 81 s04.
out this particular certificate - dt-
posi- wa. secured by Senator Penr,se
for mis- own use In his own State, hnd
have The documents 10 prove LIZ
IL Senator Penrose should rrl, a4y
fart her falsehoods shall ne Glad 10
disproy4 them. hnt sufti Gent srr IA.
da is TIE evil thereof.
W. X, HEART