Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-22

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Aug. 22.-"I hit
hard; never hit if l can help it, but
[ never hit SOFTLY" said Colonel
Roosevelt today in referring to his
reply of last night to Senator Pen
roses statement.
Colonel Roosevelt said he would
make no further comment on the Pen
rose statement at this time, taking
the ground that he had disposed of
the matter so far as it affected him.
He had come to Wilkesbarre primed
for the senator's statement, having
brought with him bundle of letters
and other documents which he had
collected before his departure in the
expectation that Penrose would at
tack him.
An attack on Senator Penrose was
made by Colonel Roosevelt after he
had read the senator's statement in
the senate. The eX-president quoted
from letters and kilograms which he
sent to George B. Cortelyou. chairman
of the republican national committee
in 1904 to prove that no contributions
had been accepted from the Standard
Oil company.
Mr. Penrose and his allies and the
entire crowd of crooked politicians
and crooked financiers who have at
tempted to make these attacks upon
me-" said Colonel Roosevelt, have
made them and are making them not
only knowing they are false, but be-
cause they are false and because they
at this time represent, are the only
forces which the crooked politicians
and crooked financiers OF the country
nave really to fear"
In reference to the charge made by
Senator Penrose that heavy cam
paign contribution had been received
from Mr.. Archibald in behalf of the
Standard Oil company, Colonel ROose-
Welt read from copies of letters which
he said he had sent Mr.. Cortelyou in
the latter part of October, 1904, in
which he said he had been informed
that the STANDARD Oil people had
contributed 100000 to the campaign
and he told Mr.. Cortelyou that If II
was true that such contribution had
been made the money should be re-
turned at once. He wrote that lin
view of the open and pronounced op'
position of the Standard Oil companj
to the establishment of bureau OF
corporations, one of the most import
ant accomplishments of my admins
tration, do not feel willing to accept
its aid, | request therefore that the
contributions be returned without
further delay
Mr.. Cortelyou informed me- said
Mr.. Roosevelt, that no contributions
had been received from the Standard
Oil people and that none would be re-
ceived. If any contribution was re-
ceived it was against my explicit ana
reiterated directions as set forth IN
these letters
Colonel Roosevelt then quoted from
an open letter issued just prior TO the
1904 election by Mr.. Cortelyou, saying
that every contribution was maze
without pledge or understanding re-
garding the policy of the admlnistra'
ton.
POLITICAL BLACkMAlL
PENRosE DECLARES.
Washington, Aug. 22.-In care
full, deliberate speech in the senate
late yesterday, Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania, replied to the charges
made regarding a certificate OF de-
posit for s25, 900 sent him by John d.
Archbold. of the Standard Oil COM
pany. in 1904.
Senator Penrose admitted receiv-
ing that sum from Mr.. Archbold but
said it was part of contribution OF
s125,0OO made by Archbold to the
republican national campaign fund
100000 of which amount he said,
went to the republican national COM
.nitree and s25 200 for himself to use
in Pennsylvania.
president Roosevelt had been ad-
yised of the contribution" Senator
Penrose declared. He said that later
Cornelius n. Bliss, then treasurer OF
the national committee, asked for an
other contribution of $150,OO0 from
Archbold and his associates inter
ested in the STANDARD Oil company"
"The demand was urgent, insistent-
I may say imperative. and it was rep
resented it came direct from Presi-
dent Roosevelt declared Senator
Penrose, forcefIlly.
William Finn, Roosevelt leader in
Pennsylvania, was scored by Senator
Penrose. The senator charged that
in 1904 Finn offered him and Israel
W. Durham 100000 or $4,000
900" if they would favor his candi-
dacy to the senate TO succeed Sena-
tor Quay. Senator Penrose read
what purported to be copies of tele-
grams to show that Finn asked John