The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-25
CONGRESS WORKS WITHOUT QUORUM IN EITHER BRANCH Everybody Is Happy That tn eTrying Session Is
 Nearing End
REPUBLICANS ARE
 STILL UP IN ARMS
Penrose and Archbold Have Furnished Plenty of Material for Roosevelt and Finn to Work on
 During the Fall
By c. F. STEWART

Washington, August Especial. )-- Congress worked today with less than a quorum in either branch of the body made up in enthusiasm. Everybody Is thankful and happy that the long and trying session is nearing an end. The democrats are going home feeling sure that the party will win a great vic- tory in the national election and with more real first class campaign thun- der for consumption in the coming fight than they have ever had The general disruption of the republican party and the great anxiety of both factions to tell all 1t knows and then some on the other faction is bringing to light every day new and more start ling evidence of the republican party leaders cooperation. coalition and combinations with the trusts of the country in past elections.
 Penrose and Archbold
 Senator Boies Penrose and John D. Archbold. the real head of the stan dard oil company, have joined the great throng of eminent Americans who come under the list of great liars l have met" and they have. inasmueh as 1t was up to them to tell one, ac- cording to T. R. put over a good one that is calculated to keep that dis- tinguished patriot. Bill Finn of Pitts burg. and the Colonel busy all fall de- nouncing 1t as absolutely false and unworthy of belief.
 Penraea him So1f dae1aras fhat ho la- just begun to enlighten the country and that he proposes to take rank as an enlightener of some class before he gets through. The investigation is to continue right along after Congress adjcurns and other sensational events and revelations as to campaign contri- buttons and methods are promised.
 The coiones albi, termed The Planted Letter" written on October 2G 1904 only few days prior to the election and after all campaign contributions had practically been spent is scoffed at by the party leaders here.
 He IS trying to becloud the situation now, and is himself doing the cuttlefish stunt by trying to divert attention 10 the real issue in denouncing Archbold for bringing a dead man into the contro- yersary,' declared a prominent member
 
 yirtuous protestations his moral twisting and squirming the colonel got Sl25.000 from the Standard oil for political purposes in 1904, and that money was used in his election and he knew in advance 1t was to be used in his election. It was not paid back. On the contrary more was de- nlanded and refused and his letter of Oc- tober 2C. was a 'stall' pure and simple for future purposes and the very promptness with which it was produced IS in Itself a suspicious incident In connection with the whole affair
 Growing More Bitter
 A family fight is the very worst type of fight there Is and the two wings ot the republican party continues to grow more bitter toward each other and in She determination of each to utterlN destroy 'the offending portion of the party. they have no time 10 devote to their ancient enemy, the democrats. who appear to have comparatively speaking, clear road to q clean sweep of the House. the Sen ate and the presidency.
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