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uted to the compaign or been the
means through which any contribu-
tions had been made.
Dead Men Tell No Tales.

But do not for one moment be-
lieNe that Mr.. Archbold's testimony is
uuthlui. He apparently possesses
such moral stand that he does not
understand the infamous accusation
ne is making against Mr. Bliss. Mr..
l5l'ss is now dead. But during the Sew
en- years that elapsed before Mr. Bliss
death after MIR Archbold claims he
made the contribution in question Mr..
Archbold never brought up any state-
ment of this kind
He now saws that Mr. Bliss warned
hlm that he was making a serious mis-
take in not contributing the extra
amount of money and that later on
when the administration began to deal
with the Standard Oil people, Mr..
Bliss said it would have been different
II they had done as he asked them,
This is an assertion that MIR. Bliss
was deliberately trying to blackmall
the Standard Oil into contributing, by
scarcely veiled threats as to what
would happen if they did not contrib
ute. and that MIR. Bliss in effect told
trlbuted the administration would not
have proceeded against them for vio-
latlng the law-for this was all the
administration did.
This is a wicked assault on a dead
man whose high standing and probity
was such that no human being who
was himself would ever impute evil
motives to him. Mr. Bliss was in
capable Of conduct such as Mr. Arch
bold imputcs to him. And / cannot
too strongly denounce the haseness of
making such an attack upon an hon
orahle man who is now dead and
whom Mr.. Archbold never ventured to
assail while living.
Moreover Mr.. Archhold shows per-
fectly clearly. as published reports say,
that his corporation had contributed
In order to get value for its gift and
that the gift was made with the ex-
pectation of receiving a proper con-
Sideration.
The Isetort Courteous.
II do not for one moment believe
that MIR Bliss made any such remarks
to Mr.. Archbold as Mr.. Archbnld
says. For example, Mr. Archbold
states that he and the late H. II. Rog-
ers visited me at the white house and
that l then remarked to them that
there had been some criticisms about
campaign contributions This is a
falsehood. Neither on that occasion
nor on any other occasion was one
word said either by me to MIR. Arch
bold or by MIR. Archbold to me about
campaign contributions.
Mr., Rogers and Mr.. Archbold
against any government action being
taken against the Standard Oil COM
panN. This was one of a number of
calls which Mr.. Archhold made on me
TO try to prevent action against the
standard Oil company by the bureau
of corporations under the department
"f the interior and by the department
of justice. If MIR. Archbod really be
lieved that Mr.. Bliss had told him that
knew 0f any contribution l,1, Stopd
ard Oil or had felt that he was ieopar-
dized by having refused to make a
contribution or was entitled to i'm
munity for having made one. he would
certainly in one of those calls have
said as much. He never hroached the
subject.
He merely said. over and over
again. that MIR. Garfield and Mr. B. X.
Smith We're treating him unfairly and
he denied, again and again. that the
Standard OH ever got any rebates or
ever did anything that was not abso-
lutely proper. And he would keep on
with these denials. even when / would
tell him that ] had in my possession
reports from the bureau of corpora
tions and the secretary of the interior
which conclusively showed that the
Standard Oil had been taking rebates
on the largest possible scale.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Archbol does not
tell the truth in his interview with me.
have no doubt that he does NOT tell
the truth about the man who is dead
and who living. he never dared to ac-
cuse as he now accuses him.
Bliss Was Silent.
Mr.. Bliss never spoke to me about
asking or receiving contribution
from any one. and he never before or