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PAGE TWO New Standard Oil Letters and Their Lessons The manner in which the chosen representatives of the people betray their trust for money and stand with the great trusts of the coun try never has been more con clusively shown than by the publication of the Standard Oil letters. These letters prove con clusively that votes and in fluence were bartered for “certificates of deposit,’’ and that United States senators and others have betrayed their pledges for their own financial gain. These letters, published in HEARST’S MAGAZINE, have been widely read, and have awakened the people of the United States to the realization of corruption fre quently hinted at but never before proved. New and startling letters in the July number of the magazine con tinue the shameless story of the shame of the lawmakers, chapters of which already have been told in the May and June numbers. Following are a few ex cerpts from the oil letters in the July number: Editor's Note—ls you want to know who runs this Government, and how—and it is your duty as a citizen to know—you should read these Standard Oil letters. We have shown you how Standard Oil, with Archbold as its political pur chasing agent, bought control of Ohio, and now we show you how the same thing was c(one in Penn sylvania. Before we finish we will show you that this condition is typical—that the majority of the states of the Union are controlled by corrupt corporations. We have seen in the first two articles on the Standard Oil letters that the Standard Oil Company completely controlled the politics of (thio. In this series of articles we are dealing with the oil Trust, and we will see in this article and in the succeeding articles that the evil conditions which existed in Ohio are repeated in Pennsylvania. In fact, the whole of govern ment in both of those states lay in the hollow of the Oil Trust's greasy hand, and many a political palm did that same trust grease ■with its oily hand The main extender of the glad hand and the greasy hand to ser viceable politicians was the oily Mr. Archbold here in Pennsylva nia as in Ohio. Our letters in Pennsylvania are again mainly to and from Mr. Archbold, the same Mr. Archbold whom we knew and noted as '•The Political Purchasing Agent of the Trust " in Ohio. Here again in Pennsylvania are distributed the same secret certifi cates of deposit for services ren dered the trust. The political names are alone different. Instead of Senator Hanna we have Sen ator Quay. Instead of Senator Foraker we have Senator Penrose. Instead of Congressman Grosvenor we have Congressman Sibley, as characteristic samples of trust se cret service men. To make the comparison more perfect, we have in Pennsylvania, as in Ohio, an Attorney General controlled by the trust to pr -\< nt the law from ever reaching the trust. W<- have judges appointed at the instance of the trust and a Governor acting at the beck and call of the 1 rust. Quay the Engineer In Pennsylvania. We l ave a similar glimpse into the internal workings of the polit ical machine. We st>e what a con stant supply of Standard Oil is required Io make the machine run smoothly. We see Quay as chief engineer of the machine, and Archbold as the busy oiler We M the successful operation >f the machine resulting in the of Standard oil ‘smeu in Pennsylvania as in I 1 t ii- b. cin with the election ‘ ’ Sjhi.o • ■ Tin Standard <til’s wretched little political spy, as Mr. H< arst has called him. ‘The efficient medium," as *—MAGAZINE SECTION “I WILL DO AS YOU REQUEST, PROVIDED YOU FINALLY SAY THAT YOU NEED SO MUCH,” WROTE ARCHBOLD TO QUAY In answer to Quay’s demand for money, Archbold complains the sum is large, and tells Quay to ask for it in instalments. How large a sum must it have been that the Standard Oil Company asks to be allowed to pay it in instalments? Personal July 18, 189JM ' My d«ar Senator: I have your favor of the 15th, and will do as you request, provided you finally say that you need so much* Please ask (for it in instalments, as neaded,. from time to time, not all at once. I have your kind note about Walter, and will do as ( you suggest. Very truly yours/ Hon. M. S. Quay, . Mountville, ' Lancaster Co., Pa* ' •i 'i I). Archbold will soon he men tn term him. When last we encountered Mr Sibley he was acting as a re triever for the Standard Oil in the house of representatives. Mr. Archbold had been out gunning in the house of representatives for new statesmen to add to his Standard Oil bag. Mr. Sibley, faithful dog of the trust, pointed reliably in the direction of the game and stood stiff and rigid while Mr Archbold fired his cer tificate of deposit. Then Mr Sibley brought in the bird that Archbold had winged and laid it humbly at his master’s feet, and Mr. Archbold patted good old Sibley and praised his faithful service. The co-operation of hunter Archbold and good dog Sibley was not an accident. Hunter Archbold had picked out faithful Sibley for his good hunting points and reliable* char act er. Hunter Archbold had early rec ognized good dog Sibley's devo tion to “corporate and vested in ter ’Sts," and his fine nose for pry ing into other people’s business and detecting weak and approach able statesmen. Hunter Archbold had promptly realized how “efficient a medi um " on the hunting grounds at Washington Sibley could be and had taken an active interest in placing good dog Sibley in the house of congress, where he could do effective work for the Stand ard Oil Company. Sibley a Valuable Man to Play Spy. The peculiar value of Mr. Sibley to the trust is made clear in the following letter: March 29, 1900. Gen. Willis J. Rulings, Pittsburg, Pa. My Dear Sir: Responding to your favor of yesterday, I think you will readily see that we :an not take the ini tiative in such a matter Could you ask Sibley to go to the pres ident on it? I think he would be as efficient a medium as could be employed Very truly yours, JNO.D. ARCHBOLD Mr. Archbold and the Standard Oil Company did not like to "take the initiative in doubtful mat iters. Sibley had no hesitation about taking the initiative or any thing else, for that matter, and Oo Sibley was found to he. as Mr i Archbold says, “as efficient a medium as could be employed “ Mr. Sibley reported on Con ! gressmeri. reported on Senators, and reported on Presidents He ismaked and spied and wrote all ’hat he had learned to Mr. Arch- I bold. In the previous article we have ’seen him at work in the house |of congress. In subsequent arti cles we shall read his reports on the President of the United States and his eager willingness to bring the first officers of the Republic within the range of Mr. Archbold s activities. In the present article we shall I observe reproduced in fae simile Mr. Sibley's report written and IHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1912. (FROM HEARST’S MAGAZINE FOR JULY) - ml Part of a letter from Sibley, the busy Standard Oil spy, to Archbold, the Trust’s Polit ical Purchasing Agent. SOME FEATURES IN HEARST'S MAGAZINE FOR JULY Another “George Helm” story, by David Graham Phillips; “ Lhe New Woman and the Old,” by the famous Italian historian, Guglielmo Ferrero; “If Glasgow Were Running New York City,” by Hon. Frank L. Cohen, Master of Works of the Scotch city; “Divorce Versus Democracy,” by the brilliant essayist, G. Chesterton. Another instalment of “ Lhe Inside of the Cup,” Winston Churchill’s now celebrated novel, illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg; “Captain Kidd in Wall Street,” by George Randolph Chester, author of the M Get-Rich-Quick W allingford” stories; “ Lhe Autobiography of Admiral Dewey,” and reviews of art, the stage, science, finance and politics by the best writers. • THE JULY NUMBER IS NOW ON SALE AT THE NEWS STANDS signed in his own hand of his spy ing operations in the s'enate, his description of his efforts to earn the approval of his trust masters set forth'in such detail as almost to resemble an itemized bill. There are many such reports, many other instances of keyhole watching and tale hearing from Mr. Sibley to Mr. Archbold. But the one that we reproduce here will give a sufficient example of Mr Sibley’s assignments and ac tivities. The others will be repro duced in due time. Joseph C. Sibley, Chairman Committee on Manufactures. House of Representatives, U. S. Washington, Feb. 26, 1900. My Dear Mr. A Yesterday I had a long' talk with a friend in the senate whom you know I have always regarded as one of the strongest men in that body. ‘ Mr.*B., a Democrat.” He is wholly and unalterably op posed to the Prest. s and Gar field's policy vs. corporations. I think he is prepared to make a great fight against the vicious principle that the Govt, can open my books or reveal my trade se crets because some one thinks I am engaged in making too much money. He has the courage and the abil ity to make a legal argument on the floor of the senate second to no man of that body. Had you ought not to have a consultation with him some day? One great man at the proper time would be a ‘‘tower of strength and safety.” He comes nearest today to be ing the leader of his party of any one man in it. If you want to see him, I think I could arrange for him to call, when in N. Y. I put in all day yesterday in the Dem. Cloak room of the senate and I guess I an swered about 25 different sena tors ‘' What is the trouble in Kansas?” I told them that ‘‘it was an attempt to nullify the law of Supply and Demand.” The Cotton Growers could as well with their surplus crop this year demand some Spinners to pay last year’s prices. That in creasing the production from 6,000 bbls, to 40,000 per day meant a surplus, and in oil as in cotton the surplus fixes the price of the whole crop. If you think of anything for me to do let me know, but I guess the members of the H R., including the speaker, pretty well under stand the situation. I could quietly give away a dozen or two more of the little books. I have bought and given away many copies of Lloyd’s ‘‘Newest England,” and I think it is doing good work. If at any time my long scribbles annoy you, chuck them in the bas ket, but one has, at times, to pour out wrath somewhere, and I make you the victim. Sincerely yours, JOSEPH C. SIBLEY. P. S.—ln Re power to fix R. R. rates. Mr. B. is for giving power to make rates, but will fight the idea of a separate court. I was sorry not to be able to change his views on that topic. The ‘‘Mr. A.” to whom the above letter is addressed is. of course, Mr. Archbold. The “Mr. B.” whom Mr. Sibley describes as “a Democrat” and as a “great man” is conclusively proven by Standard Oil docu ments to be none other than Bai ley, of Texas. We see Sibley revealed in his regular occupation, spying and tale-bearing for the Standard Oil, laboring for the Standard Oil in terests. arguing for Standard Oil causes, distributing “little books” “quietly” and displaying his eager willingness to serve the trusts in any way. "If you think of anything for me to do. let me know,” says Mr. Sibley, and probably there was nothing that Mr. Archbold could think of that th? servile Sibley was not ready to do. We have seen him in past chap ters decoying for Mr. Archbold, templing fellow congressmen into the snare. We have seen him now ‘‘put ting in all day in the Democratic cloak room of the senate." lobby ing for the trust, though under pay from the people. We have seen him distributing trust literature which Mr. Arch bold stands ready to substantiate with certificates of deposit. Quayism Only a By-Product of Oil. We see him sounding out. sena tors, reporting satisfactorily on Senator Bailey and offering, in case Mr. Archbold is willing to see Senator Bailey, ‘‘to arrange for him to call when in New York." Finally, we see Sibley confident ly reporting that he guesses the "members of the house of repre sentatives and the speaker pretty Harley- Davidson Efficiency Reliability Small cost of up-keep is proved daily by Atlanta Gas Co. 11 County Policemen, Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co., E. P. Ansley Realty Co., Dozier & Gay, and others Ask Them 7 Departments of U. S. Govern ment Use Them Gus Castle Sells Them 93 North Pryor Street well understand the situation ” The usefulness of Mr. Siblev m the Standard Oil and the w av , and means of his election having been made clear, the .judgment of Mr. Archbold having been justi fled, let us turn to other and ’more important phases of the corrunt politics of Pennsylvania. Quayism has become a word to be handed down in American his tory. It means the same thing i n relation to state and national gov eminent that Tweedism means m relation to city government. The essential purpose of this article is to prove by convincing facts and Standard Oil documents that Quayism was merelv a hv product of the Standard Oil Com. pany; that Quay himself would never have been possible except for the corrupt and unscrupulous activity of the big interests Back of Quay stood the criminal trusts supplying the with which he debauched the politics of Pennsylvania. Quay was mad" by the trusts, supported by the trusts, directed by the trusts, and relied upon by the trusts to do a grade of work that even the more self-respecting servants of the trusts would not consent to do. Sibley was the trusts' sneak and spy. Quay was the trusts' bully and bravo. There was no vile or violent deed that he would not commit for his trust masters, and in serving them he often plun dered and foraged for himself in such a desperate way as to bring him within the clutches of the law Quay knew that he could do this with safety; that he was too useful to the trusts for the trusts to abandon him, too dangerous to the trusts for the trusts to desert him. When Quay came within the clutches of the law, the trusts rose superior to the law and rescued him. When Quay’s villainy caused him to be rejected by the state legislature as a candidate for sen ator, the trusts rose superior to the legislative body of the state and caused him to be appointed by their private trust governor. When the senate of the United States repudiated Quay and re fused to recognize his stained and soiled credentials, the trusts rose superior to the United States sen ate and sent Quay back to sit among them, elected by the crimi nal power of corrupt money, a tri umph of desperate and debauched politics over a subject people (In next Saturday’s Georgian more of the interesting Standard Oil letters will be printed.)