Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
Archbold Tells FranklyH
He Tried To Buy a
President



everybody but which nobody has been able to
hitherto
They that traffic in mems souls in buy
ing public legislation in paying for immunity the
but only what price he asked for services to the trust
The first nsament o Archbod letters read by Mr.
Hearst four years showed how strictly nonpartisan the
Oil bought the chief United States
President Tafs state, who largely controlled
legislation affecting corporations in the United States senate 1t
bought the time the closest to Mr. Bryan and most
active his campaign
The ont was Republican and the other Democrat
The criminal did all object approve the poll
ties of either 1t required only strict fidelity the criminal
trust the part of both
the whole country stirred by the particular install
Archbod which reveals the relation of the
Standard Oil Company the Republican leader in the
United and the Roosevelt campaign of 1904
Mr.. Corteyou, who the chairman of the Republican
campaign committee that time has recently testified before
the committee that the Standard Oil Company made
contribution to the campaign fund of 1904 And had not
been for the publication Hers Magazine the latter would
have rested there Nothing would have been said done
But the publicity in the August Hearst's Magazine of Mr.
Pnrose financial dealings with Mr.. Archbod has compelled
Mr. Pcnros fight any shred patch of responsibility
that be saved from his taed He has srNen to
and has been able showthat least the part
of the $4,000 that he had for did not into his
private pocket
Mr. Archbod says that when he handed 100000 of the
money Mr.. Bliss he told HMM with the habit
of the Standard Oil board directors money
that he did want to the money unless the fact of
the assistance known to the powers that be- that to
MIR Archbold repeatedly explained unless the ansa
ton was thoroughly approved and thoroughly appreciated by
Mr.. Roosevelt
The Standard Oil Trust does money the birds
When it pays for political it wishes %
will get what pays for
That Archbod gave 100000 o Republican campaign
fund in 1904 be doubted of Archbod's
Penroe testimony and the statement in President Roos
ves letter to Chairman Coreou, dated October 26 1904
saving Il have just been informed peo
pie have contributed 100000 campaign fund.
If true must ask direct that the money be
forthwith
There only three persons living whose testimony now
admissible H. H Rogers of the Standard Oil knew but he is
dead Cornelius \. Bliss, the Republican treasurer knew
dead The three living are Roosevelt John
D. Archbold and George b. Cortelyou
Mr.. Archbod is tile head corporation which has been
convicted Of criminal practices by the unanimous judgment
the circuit and of the Judges the United States
supreme court The trust eon. If the guilt of the
criminal trust personal and all guilt said to be personal
it would attach its president and then Mr. Archbods
mony would not be accepted without corroboaon would
discredied by his bad character
But Mr. Archbod convicted as an individual but
only a corporation. that his testimony is admissible
Mr. Coreyou who has said that he of politics for
has motive to conceal the truth and has high
for ability and veracty He says Rooseves
version The letters of Colonel Roosevelt other wit
ness, speak for themselves
Archbold appeared in Washington a voluntary witness to
back up the Standard Oil Penrose alias Fan
ming in his testimony extreme hatred of Col
onel Roosevelt
The power vouchsaed penetrate the mysteries
of the Roosevelt mind find the real motive which prompted
relentless warfare against Oil Prosecute it.
prosecute it, he certainly did,
He had indicted nineteen times Illinois in 1906 ten
TIMES New York in 1907 He had $29O00OOO in
Indiana rebating and when the Judgment reversed
President Roosevelt denounced gross miscarriage of
jus ice Finally, Mr.. Roosevelt had the Oil Trust
sued under the antitrust act and decree of dissolution
entered against it.
Arehbold declares boldly that Roosevelt did all these things
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