Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-17
Twisting of Facts
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and he was given a position. This
is nc more than have done for many
en- service men before aud since that
date. At the time I got him the
! position it was before I had been
nominated for the assembly of New
| York State, almost two years before
became assistant secretary Of the
navy and while a Dem ocratic admin
istration was sitting in Washington.
at so happened that l was not
consulted concerning the making of
the oil leases. I did not know they
were being considered until after
/ they were accomplished facts. With
! reference TO the Teapot Dome lease
IN particular I never knew that 1t
was contemplated to lease Teapot
Dome. I never knew Mr.. Sinclair
was negotiating with the government
/ on any matters, and I heard of the
| lease only after It was announced to
the general public.
practically all of this appeared in
the testimony nearly five months ago
Furthermore, all financial affairs Of
Mrs. Roosevelt and mine are ut the dis
posal of the committees in the Senate.
They can have the complete list of ev-
cry dollar we have had or expended
since the war.
Il did not inherit my money. / made
it myself before the war. l was max
ing before the war. in n business / had
largely built up myself, more than 20
times my present salary. / gave 1t up
and went into political life for exact
~ the same reason that / went to the
war. My wife. who incidentally, like
the rest of US. served in France,
strongly advised me to go into poll
tics, though the sacrifice In money
bore particularly on her.
Every crook should be punished re-
CARELESS of politics or position. Equal
Iy crooked. however. with those who
take brides is he who, cloaking him
self in congressional immunity. will
fully misrepresents facts in an en-
deavor to injure an innocent man. Re-
CARELESS of politics. such man should
be held to account"
Representative, Stevenson's state
ment replying to that Of Mr.. Roose-
welt said:
I'm reference to Colonel Roosevelt's
charge that l have slandered him or
his folks. the record will show that /
have used only the facts testified TO by
him and his brother, drawing infer
ences where they left it indefinite.
II desire Colonel Roosevelt and Mr..
Sinclair to answer me this question:
For what did Sinclair pay Archie
Roosevelt $4,000 and latterly s15,-
900 a year as testified to by Colonel
Roosevelt at Colonel Roosevelt's re-
quest when Archie himself admits
hat during the last year he did prac-
tically nothing"
This went on during the whole
time that the Teapot Dome business
was negotiating and Archie admits
on examination before the senate
committee that he did practically
nothing during the year 1928.
WAS this enormous salary. three
times the salary of the assistant
secretary of the navy-charity, or
what was 1t, and why was it in
creased from ten to fifteen thousand
dollars? am not making the
charge, [ am asking the question.
Colonel Roosevelt, asserts that the
American people should drive me out
of public life. / invite him to come
down to South Carolina and can
vass my district with me in joint
debate on whether he or should re-
tire from public life. / have been in
public life "a years and have met
all corners and am prepared to deal
with Colonel Roosevelt on even terms
anywhere, anytime"