Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-08-28

Senator Jones tried to pin Arch
bold down to a statement as to
whether he knew hat Roosevelt
knew Of the first contribution of
100000 made by the Standard Oil
Company. Mr.. Archbold finally said
that Mr.. Bliss had Informed him
that MI. Roosevelt and Mr.. Cortel-
you were both cognizant OF the con-
dition under which the contribution
had been made.
from Col. Roosevelt thanking you for
you contribution" Senator Jones
asked Mr.. Archbold.
mo; before he came to that he
had decided OF another course, &C
cording to the correspondence as
published-that Is the alleged letter
written by Roosevelt to Cortelyou."
Outrageous attacks on the Stand
ard Oil Company" Mr.. Archbold re-
peated, dated from the refusal OF
the further contribution of $780,
000.'. He discussed at length the
prosecution Of tho Standard Oil
Company during the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, and referred particular
!" 70 . r"se at Buffalo, N. v. He said
char the United States attorney ut
BjtUai0 notified Washington OH
CiaiS mat thor0 was no merlt.tM the
case. to Justify Indictments.
~ an, told Nc anid, 'Gthuf the
word that went back from Washing
ton was: Damn the merit. Get the
Indictment"
Mr.. Archbold told Of visiting Pres
ident Roosevelt at the White House
some time later in company with the
late II. Fl. Rogers. "The campaign
was only casually mentioned." he
said. THE President said that there
had been some criticism Of campaign
contributions, but that that could not
be avoided"
Senator Penrose interrupted to
ask: Can you say whether this
100000 contribution was ever re-
turned, or any suggestion made that
1T should be r%eturned?"
NO. answered Mr.. Archbold.
n such suggestion was ever made
to me-
Mr.. Archbold identified as correct
the kilograms which Senator Pcnrose
had inserted in his speech before the
Senate Wednesday to show that VIM.
Finn had sought to get Mr.. Arch
bold's influence in the Senatorial con-
test in Pennsylvania after the death
OF Senator Quay. MI. Archbold de-
clared that he took no part in the
election and had never participated
In a Senatorial election except in a
simple, individual way"
The committee excused Mr.. Arch
bold from further testimony to-day
on condition that he would be sub
Ject to being again called in October,
alter his return from abroad.
When Archbold was excused, Sem
ator Penrose took the stand.
Senator Penrose introduced into
the record the statement regarding
h $4,000 contribution to the
Pennsylvania campaign fund Of 1904
by John ID. Archbold, and the contri-
button Of 100000 to the national
campaign fund. which he made We'd
nesday In the Senate. Senator Pen
O said he had been given to I'M
derstand at the time that Col. Roose-
velt knew Of the contribution of
100000 to the national campaign
tund by h Standard Oil Company
ana or the demand for further con-
tributions.
Il also knew Of the urgency of the
request of Mr.. Bliss to Mr.. Archbold
for the additional $15O,OOO," said
Penrose, "and his saying that the re-
fusal to give it would probably re-
suit In retaliatory measures, the the
DRY being that it threw the powers
that be-, as Mr.. Archbold calls them,
into other financial hands, and that
the Standard OIL Company would be
the goat as the popular saying is"
MI. Archbold told me-" said SEN
ator Penrose, chat his board of d.
rectors would decline to aid in the
national campaign If there was n
secrecy about tho matter-if their
accuracy was not known to Mr.,
Roosevelt and Mr.. Cortelyou."
AT these interviews was ANYTHING
said about Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude
toward so called big business?'H
'Tere was a general assurance
asked Senator Pomerene.
on the part Of Mr.. Bliss that tho
powers OF the Presidential office
would not be used in a harsh way
for demagOgic effect"
Senator Penrose said that In an In.
terview following the first Standard
OIL contribution, }, at which he was
present, Mr.. Bliss told the Standard
Oil officials that Mr.. Roosevelt and