Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-02

oyster ff&tt. ~. T v ' ~. -i.. <~g,t tiQ jsff~r fo Senator Clapp. chairman oL {bc senate comraittea investigatlns <.en4n3ixn t.ontr1bufsons, in reply 10 tns 1s recent testimony Of John D. Arcnpo.oa .nd 7Se6afor Penrose regarding an ai - j-oe5 Contribution of }100000 by Mr.. f~cnhnld fo the republican campaign cf io0l The letter Is document or approxima<oly 18,0oo words, covering fj fvpewritten pages. About one-lniro of the letter is devoted to coples ol correspondence by Colonel hoossSe,.' sSers man. no7 vice, president. Senator Ho0rne and others, and to the reply of Prnei16af Roosevelt to the charge made bv Alton B. Parker In 1904 that 4}.A ron,,hIjc4u camuaiGn was financed N 1arfe measure by the contributions of bie corporations.
 Penfose Unfit for Senate.
 1he 1et<<r. in part follows:
 tTha 1ht,rre aeaInst Mir. Penrose x4+ d direct chargo This charge was nof meroly that he took $25,00o from fh4 Standard OH company. but that at 8r about the time of thus taking it, while q men,ber of committee of the een&to which was formed to invest. ekte IndrstriA1 affairs in the United Ei1t17 'o **s II, +|,''ts't +t,,s ti, < s-..t 5e.-4 nnd that he submitted to Mir. xrchtcId fiw hia approval in advance a copx of ths report of the commission. Jf ffe1e sfiL{emente are trues of course Mr. pcnrote is unfit to represent the oeooIe 1n the United States senate; and inc testimony against him is di- 1pons Without My Knowledge"
 "Ae rcesrds the statement of Mir. pcnrosa arId Mir Archbold that with n,Y consent or knowledge Mir. Bliss asked the Standard oil people for zush : sona 1. rom i'Es them # is an unquali- IT any request for funds was made from {ho Standard on company or if af4f funds H>1o received from tho Standard f|i1 company. by Mr. Bliss oc anyone tise connected with tlo na- tIons| conamItlee in 1904. it was not merely dome without my knowledge, huf ~as d,3ne against my express di- rcction and prohibition and In spite of the fact that vas assured that no no snch oebtribution had been or would ba r1eived
 fiis onIy kIIusIon to Contributions. ''1n an my corn1nunications with him ,s.4Se or ab,sr b',t ona eiecucn Tb,s was ln letter to him of Oct 2S, 1904, }n respCnFd to a request of his that should rottl5u tho services of one of fis henchfnen named Bum, of the Philadelphia postoziice, who had been recommended for removal by the civil rorrice commission because of the col- 1scfion of political assessments from amon< his eubordinafes in the post once My letter ended as follows I heys no alternative but to direct his fomova1 fWrposo you won't like this. and I aut awfully sorry, but I beg you to belieee that if it were feasible for mo to act in ang other way I would do so: and 1t is only because have no other alternative that must femoxe Bum.
 Communicated With Bliss Insrsquentiy Tn my letters to Mir. Cortelyou during the campaign the only allusion that I can find to can1palsn contribu- lions is In one In which | tell him that have heard rumor that Senator Dick of Ohio has been collecting mon- fy from oflceholders. and that If SO Ae must be warned to stop or he will get into trouble.
 T communicated with MT Bliss very lnfreduentIr and never made any allu- sion to contributions In any letter that ] wrote hirn or any conversation l had with him. From Mir Bliss. as from Mr. Cortelyou. received the explicit Hthfement that no promise had been made and no obligation entered into. directly or Indirectly. in connection with any contribution that had been ! received, or would be entered into in connection with any contribution that might be received In the future
 Never Asked Perkins for Money. T have never discussed the question ! Of contributions with Mir. Perkins save { in connection with discussing the &C., cusations brought before your commit tee l have never. directly or indirect iy, asked him for contribution, and !, did not. 60 far as can remember ask | sny human being for a contribution 1 either while was running for presi- l dent or for vice president or during \ the recent primary or since the recent j primary.
 { ls an Attack on Bliss.
 ' wish to emphasize the fact that ! ne testimony of Mir. Archoold and 3f. PenroBe in this matter is an att lack on Mr. Bliss who Is dead, and is klso unwittingly the severest possible reflection on themselves.
 MT. Bliss never asked me for fa- Ror of any kind. and all his public and private acts, so far as had knowledge Of them. were on the highest plane of 3ust and honorable dealing. MT. Bliss hever even asked me this about tho Standard oil company and never in any way alluded to the Standard oil company to me. never heard MT. Archbold's name mentioned in connec- Bon with Mir. Bliss. But year or so ,fter the election I heard report that [. Bliss had accepted a contribution
 . Mir. Rogers. alleging as his justi-
 n that this was not money from
 andard oil company but from
 gers personally, Mr. Rogers be-
 old friend and party associate
 Connection With Perkins"
 clnding. want to say a word
 connection with Mir. Per
 have known him about four
 rs ! have never in my life
 ir indirectly, asked him for 6
 On, or asked him fo assist
 shape oi. way He has al
 ufed me aud backed me up
 accord Until after the
 of Mir. Penrose in the senate
 Azed him # he had ever con-
 my campaien fund at any
 ougk was morally certain
 "a done SO,
 sthe past fourteen years. as
 remember he has but twice
 me of any matters In which
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