The Washington times., 1920-06-18
HARDING BRANDED
RO0SEVELT4FAK|R"
Republican Nominee Now EN-
barrassed by Bitter IT. r." A.
tacks Made In 1912.
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mate. Senator Harding 10 TO be
quoted as replying that he never mao
assailed the Colonel personally.
The Harding managers have pre-.
pared to circulate widely an editorial
in the Marion Star on the day woro
WAS received OF Colonel Rooseveits
death. The authorship OF this editor
isl, which Is in eulogistic vein' Is
ascribed to Senator Harding person
ally.
As evidence of the thorough recon.
| ciliation between Colonel Roosevelt
and Senator Harding the Harding
managers are prepared TO make much
OF the fact that the Senator intro
duced the bills which Colonel Roose
welt drafted providing for universal
military training and for the eniis,
ment OF a volunteer division OF which
Colonel Roosevelt was TO be the
leader.
STANDARD OIL AID RECALLED.
One OF the bitterest editorials
| printed by Senator Harding was
comment on the revelations OF the
Hearst newspapers about the Arch-
bold payments and Standard OIL po-
litjcal activities The editorial, head
| ed where T. II. Missed His Chance
dealt with the revelation that stand
ard oil had contributed $125.OOO 10
Roosevelts 1904 campaign fund. in
part. II read:
Suppose Colonel Roosevelt's state
ment Is true that he ordered the CON
tributions returned? Does any man
believe that IL would not have been
| returned? He was more than a party
head. He was the President OF the
United States. His wish was
kingly command. Surely. Mr. Cor
telyou, who left the Roosevelt Cabi-
net to head the Republican commit
tee and conduct the campaign would
have carried out the order or MS
chief. If Roosevelt meant all he says
" hat a record he would have in the
letter OF Cortelyou returning the
hundred thousand and the proper re-
ceipt for the same!
.EVIDENCE AGAINST COLONEL"
"Supposing the Colonel really meant
to refuse the Standards money or
truly meant to have 1t returned?
what an opportunity he had for pos
ing and advertising! 1t would have
been worth the hundred thousand and
yet he turns and brands Secretary
Philander c. Knox as liar because
the latter said the Colonel told him
he had written the letter ordering the
money TctuTHtu 'dAi'i -
pended). to make the record straight
1--WE do not profess to know all
the truth about the controversy be-
tween Mr.. Archbold and Mr.. Roose-
welt. and as to whether or not the
activity OF the Roosevelt Admins
tration against the Standard was ex-
pedited by the refusal OF Mr.. Arch
bold and associates to come across
with the supplementary contribution.
but the combinative evidence Is
against the Colonel.
THE Standard was the only truSt
toward which the T. r. Admnistra-
ton was markedly hostile. The
Beef Trust was given a clean bill OF
health.
OTHER TRUSTS LET ALONE.
"It was Garfield who made the
unique discovery that the meat
barons were doing business at
loss. The Sugar Trust was undis-
turbed The Tea and Coffee trusts
had no grounds for complaint. The
Harvester Trust was encouraged Rs
an infant industry. and T. r. was
godfather at the christening of the
Steel Trust. And yet the STANDARD
was the only one OF the bunch that
minimized competition by lowering
prices. Mr.. Archbold has some inter-
esting testimony in reserve"
The bitter Harding comments on
Colonel Roosevelt continued to appear