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

everybody which nobody has been able prove
hitherto,
They have shown that in the traffic in souls in buy
ing public legislation paying for immunity the
criminal asked what party Statesman belonged
to- only price asked for services the
The first insament of the Archbod letters read by Mr.
Hearst four years showed how strictly nonparisan the
Standard Oil Trust had bought the chief United States
in President Tafts state, who largely controlled
legislation affecting corporations the United States 1t
bought the time the closest to Mr. Bryan and most
active in his campaign
The one was Republican and other Democrat.
The criminal trust did all object approve the poll
ties of either 1t required only fidelity the criminal
the part of both
Now the whole country stirred by the particular install
of which
Standard Oil Company the present Republican leader the
United States and the Roosevelt campaign Of 1904
Mr.. Coreyou, who the chairman of the Republican
campaign committee at that time has recently testified before
the STANDARD Oil Company made
contribution to the campaign fund of 1904 And ii had not
been for the publication Hearst latter would
have rested there Nothing would have been said done
But the publicity in the August Hearsts Magazine of Mr.
Penroes financial dealings with Mr. Achbod compelled
Mr. Penose to fight for any shred patch of responsibility
that be saved from his attcred lie has stryen
showand has been able showhat least the part
of the $4,000 that he had did his
private pocket.
Mr.. Archbod says that when he handed 100000 of
Mr. Bliss he told him accordance with the habit
of the Standard Oil board of directors had voted the money
that he did not want the unless the fact of
the assistance known the powers that be- that
say Mr. Archbod repeatedly explained unless the
ton was thoroughly approved and thoroughly appreciated by
MIR. Roosevelt.
The Standard Oil Trust does fling money birds
When it pays for political wishes
Will get what it pays for
That Archbod gave 100000 to the Republican campaign
fund in 1904 be doubted of Archbods
mony Penroses testimony aud President
vets letter to Chairman Coreyou dated October % 1904
saying II have just been informed that the Standard Oil PEG
pie have contributed 100000 campaign fund
trueT must askvo TO he
forthwith
There only three persons living testimony
admissible H H Rogers. of the Standard Oil knew, he
dead Cornelius N Bliss the Republican treasurer knew but
dead The three living Roosevelt John
D. Archbold and George B. Cortelyou
Mr.. Archbod is the head Of corporation which
convicted of criminal practices by judgment of
the circuit court and of the nine Judges of the United States
supreme court. The a feon If guilt of the
criminal trust personal and all guilt said personal
it would attach its president and then Mr. Archbod
mony would not be accepted without considerations
discredited by his bad character
But Mr. Archbod not convicted a individual
only corporation. that his testimony is admissible
Mr.. Cortelyou who that is politics for
has motive the and has high char
for ability and veracty He says Rooseves
The letters of Roosevelt the other wit
ness speak for themselves
Archbold appeared in Washington as a voluntary witness to
back up the Standard Oil Penrose Fan
ming in his testimony and his of Col
one Roosevelt
The vouchsaed penetrate mysteries
of the Roosevelt mind to find the real motive which prompted
his relentless warfare against Standard it.
persecute ii, he certainly did.
He had it indicted nineteen times in Illinois in 1906 ten
in New York in it fined $29OOOOOO in
Indiana for rbatng and when the judgment
President Roosevelt denounced gross miscarriage of
Justice Finally, Mr. Roosevelt the Standard OIL Trust
sued under act decree of dissolution was
entered against it.
Archbod declares boldly that Roosevelt did all these things
the Standard Oil refused the additional S150