Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24


ton by STANDARD Oil or had felt he
was jeopardized by having refused to
make a contribution or was entitled
to immunity for having made one, he
would certainly in one of these calls
have said as much. He never preached
the subject.
HE merely said, over and over
again, that Mr. Garfield and Mr.. H.
X. Smith We're treating him unfairly,
and he denied. over and over again,
that the Standard Oil ever got any
rebates or ever received anything that
was not absolutely proper And he
would keep on with those denials,
even when / would tell him | had in
my possession reports from the bu-
reau of corporations and the secretary
of the interior which conclusively
showed that Standard Oil had been
taking rebates on the largest possible
scale. as
"Inasmuch as Mr.. Archbold does
not tell the truth in his interview with
me, | have no doubt he does not tel
the Truth about the man who is deat
and who living, lie never dared to ac
eGse as lie now accuses him. s
Mr.. Bliss never spoke to me abou
asking or receiving contribution
from anyone and he never before OIL
after the election said anything to me
about my conduct toward corporations
except to say he knew / would act
fairy and justly. toward ALL and
told him | should never dream of act
ing any other way. Neither Mr.. Bills!
or anyone else ever suggested or hint
ed at, in any shape or way the idea
| should take or refrain from taking
any action in connection with any
corporation because of any contribu
ticn whatsoever. A
Specifically, he never said, one Wore
TO me about any contribution from
the Standard Oil Corporation and new,
er said one word to me about pro
ceeoiag VI not proceeding against tht
Standard Oil Corporation. ] saw Mr.
Archbold again and again while tn,
department of justice was contem
plating proceedings against him (al
ways at Mr.. Archbold's reauest. o
eourse), listened TO all he had to sa,
and heard him repeat tho same state
ments over and over. again when
was entirely convinced they wer
ftlse and directed the attorney gener
al to proceed only when it had hecom
evident Mr.. gEchhpld had nothing t
tell me wlaghfwohdkiva any warran
for directing the attorney general no
to. act y = A y4lsea
During all that time neither Nj
Arehbold. nor any one else ever hint
ed to me the STANDARD Oil people ha.
contributed or that there was any ex
pectation by any human being
Should show favor to the Standard Oil
Moreover, let it be remembers,
that long before the campaign of 10
l had had sharp run in with TIN
standard Oil and had shown them jus
Miat they would expect from me
Thls was when we were passing til,
bureau of corporations act. | fount
out that the Standard Oil people wer,
opposing the passage of the act tina
two of their representatives had com,
down to Washington to oppose it, ant
that they had sent kilograms to vari
Gus senators and representative,
against it. / got hold of these tele.
srams, published some of them ant
forced the bill through.
Mr.. Archbold shows his animus in
his rather ludicrous complaint Darkest
Africa never saw anything like the
persecution of the Standard Oil Cor
poration by the Roosevelt administra :
ton, and he proceeds, unwittingly, to
pay Messrs. Garfield and Smith the
highest praise by his bitterness to
them for their action. / do not Won
der he feels bitterly. The action in
question disclosed all kinds of improp-
er practices on the .part of the Stand
ard Oil Co.. and colossal series OF
rebates. A stop was put to these re-
bates because of the action OF the peo-
pie in my administration and through
the action a fine was imposed by
Judge Lands on the Standard Oil Co.
which, if it had not been reversed by
the appellate division, would really
have made that corporation smart, and
even as it was. it forced them to act
properly.
1T seems to me the course of Mr..
Penrose in this matter and the bring
ing in of Mr.. Archbold to testify bear
close analogies to what, in the New
York police situation at this time.
would be called a frame up. and this
is shown by the questions which Mr..