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PAGE TWO (FROM HEARST’S MAGAZINE FOR JULY) New Standard Oil Letters and Their Lessons The Standard Oil letters published in HEARST’S MAGAZINE have followed the trail of debauchery of public servants through Ohio, where United States Senator Hanna was the chief beneficiary, into Pennsyl vania, showing there the benefits derived by United States Senator Quay and Representative Sibley through the betrayal of the people who put them in of flee. Hanna is dead. Quay is dead. Sibley is in the same condition politically, having been driven out of the race for re-election by these same Standard Oil letters, and having been indicted on a charge of bribing voters. But Penrose- Boies Pen rose, the “bravo of the trusts’’—still lives. He is still a United States sen ator; still a Republican “leader’’ in Pennsylvania. And herewith is given some brief account of the trans actions between Bravo Pen rose and the Standard Oil Company, through its pay master-general, John D. Archbold. Quay Appointed by Standard Oil Governor. In view of the disgraceful dis closures concerning Quay, how ever, all of the Standard Oil’s power and money and all of Quay's political shrewdness were Hot enough to bring about the re election of Quay to the United States senate. The legislature failed to elect Quay ami ad journed without being allowed to elect anyone else. Thereupon Governor Stone, who. owed his office to Quay and who was Known as a machine puppet and a Standard Oil tool, promptly appointed Quay to fill the va cancy. Further proof of Governor Slone's illicit association with the Standard Oil (’omapny is plenti fid and will be produced in due time. After' Governor Stone had fill filled some part of his obligations to the Standard Oil by appointing Quay in defiance of the popular protest, the scene of battle shifted to Washington. The Federal Con stitution thoughtfully provided that senators should be selected by legislatures of the states when those legislatures were in session, and the United States senate had held that the governor had no right to appoint a man when the state legislature had refused to elect The Standard <hl Company, however, was i/ot bothered by any scruples or any constitutional points or any national or political policy. It needed and wanted Quay in the senate, as well as in control of the state machine. and it was determined to pay any price and to pull every wire con nected with the office at No 26 Broadway in order to accomplish this end. Politicians Costlier In Pennsylvania. The price of politicians in Penn sylvania is probably higher than in any other place in the world, and the politician without a price is scarcer in Pennsylvania than in any other place in the world. Quay was typical of these de bauched conditions and politically responsible for them; but the trusts were responsible lor Quay. They needed that kind of an un scrupulous politician, and Quay was willing to prove himself on every occasion the kind of tin scrupulous politician they needed. Quay, like Hanna. never hesi tated to draw liberally upon the gi <; t corporatiomt. Hanna was —MAGAZINE SECTION Some Features in Hearst’s Magazine For July Another “George Helm” story, by David Graham Phillips; “The 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 “The 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 “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford” stories; “The 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 sometimes appalled at the amount necessary to conduct corrupt poli tics suec.essfiilly, and in the pre ceding article we have seen him refer to such sums as "simply awful. Mr. Archbold seems to have had very much the same estimate of some of Senator Quay's requests, particularly at the difficult and dangerous period above described. Three weeks after Quay's escape by means better to be devined than described, Archbold wrote in reply to Quay’s request for funds as follows: 26 Broadway, New York. (Personal) July 18, 1898. My Dear Senator: I have your favor of the 15th and will do as you request, pro vided that you finally say that you need so much. Please ask for it in installments, as needed, from time to time, not all at once. I have your kind note aboftt Walter and will do as you suggest. Very truly yours, JNO. D. ARCHBOLD Hon. M. S. Quay, Mountville, Lancaster Co., Pa. Quay was not the only Penn sylvania political leader, not the only Pennsylvania United States senator, not the only political agent of thy trusts mixed up in these questionable banking trans actions and in the general politi cal corruption of the state. In 1895 a law was introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature requir ing banks having stale deposits to pay interest. The bill was re ferred to the finance committee, which included Boies Penrose and W. 11. Andrews, known as ‘‘Bull Andrews. "Bull'' Andrews was a brother of W. R. Andrews, who was Penrose's private secretary, and was also at one time a mem ber of congress—thanks to the Quay machine. Remember all of-these gentle men, for in the Standard Oil let ters we shall meet them again. Penrose had at this time been with Quay for over eleven years, serving faithfully the machine and the trusts, which supplied the ma chine with fuel. Already we see he was on the finance committee of the legisla ture training for his present place as chairman of the finance com mittee of the United States senate, which carried with it the party leadership. It is hardly necessary to say that the bill requiring the banks Ito pay interest on state funds was never heard from after it reached I that Penrose committee. The state ; money continued to he loaned to I banks that would lend it out again to politicians. Quay continued to demand and receive subsidies from the Stand ard Oil. A sample letter in this correspondence is the letter writ ten by Archbold on September 22, Archbold was taking a vacation, but his vacation gave him no re lief from the demands of Quay. So, promptly on his return, he sends Quay the usual secret cer tificate oi deposit for *12,500. He "complied with pleasure.' so he says, and probably this is true, for certainly he did so with protit to f he Standard Oil THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. .JUL. y zu, ihiz. No. 26 Broadway, New York, • September 22, 1898. My Dear Senator: Answer to your favor of Sep tember 11 has been delayed be cause of my absence on vacation. It now gives me pleasure to in close you certificate of deposit to your favor for $12,500, in fulfil ment of promise. Very truly yours, JNO D. ARCHBOLD. Hon. M S. Quay, No. 100 States Ave., Atlantic City, N. J. Letters and telegrams and tele phone mesasges to Penrose, to W. R. Andrews and further contribu tions to Quay had kept the Penn sylvania machine rotating at its highest capacity during this criti cal period in 1899. The following letters are repro duced as examples of the Oil Trust's activity. The unusual feature of the correspondence is the appearance of a cashier's cheek instead of the customary certificate of deposit: No. 26 Broadway, New York, September 25, 1899. My Dear Senator: In accordance with request in your favor to me of the 23d, I now beg to inclose you cashier’s check, National City Bank of New York, to your favor for SIO,OOO. Very truly yours. JNO. D. ARCHBOLD Hon M. S Quay, care W. A. Pat ton, Philadelphia, Pa. May 5, 1899. Hon. Boies Penrose, Philadelphia: I would like to talk with you over the telephone tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10:30. Can you give me a call number and address on which I can call you at that time. Please answer. J. D. ARCHBOLD May 6. Hon. W. R. Andrews, Washing ton, D. C.: Your kind telegram received. Many thanks. I have had the talk. JNO D ARCHBOLD. As Quay's admission to the sen ate began to appear more and more doubtful, the Oil Trust turned naturally more and more to Boies Penrose, not only as its representative in the upper house of congress, but also as the man tq look after its affairs in connec tion with the state machine. But the trust was not yet ready to give up Quay. Quay's appeal for help to headquarters at No. 26 Broadway launched an amazing intrigue to seat this recognized representative of the trusts in the United States senate in opposi tion to the will of the people and the fundamental law of the land. “Few Letters More Humiliating to People.” I submit that in all this wretched Standard Oil corre spondence there are few letters more disgraceful to our govern ment, more humiliating to our people, than those reproduced be llow. These letters were written by John I). Archbold, who has since been made president of the Standard Oil Company, to Boies Penrose, who has since been made chairman of the finance commit tee of the United States senate. Nothing shows better the activity of the Standard Oil in defending its own—the extent of the Stand ard Oil influence, the close rela tion which exists between all the privileged interests and the pow- erfui control which these interests have over their representatives in the national government. (Personal) December 7, 1899. My Dear Senator: Referring to our conversation by telephone and your favor of yes terday, one of my associates, who is on friendly personal terms with Mr. Smith, of the L. & N., has seen him and had a very full talk. It seems that Mr. Smith had just been in Washington. He seemed 1) know that Senator Deboe will be all right. I have had a very strong letter written to both Sen ators Proctor and Ross, of Ver mont, which I hope will have some influence with them. I have not as yet found any ground of approach to either Senator Tur ley, of Tennessee, or Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana. I have a possibility as to the latter, which I will know of tomorrow morn ing, but it is not sure. Unfor tunately, Mr. Flagler was South. I communicated with him at once by telegraph after Mr. Quay’s visit. I earnestly hope that the out come will be all right, and will be glad to aid continuously in any way that I can. We all feel rather disappointed over the pres ident’s treatment of the corpora tion, or so-c lled trust question. I inclose you a bit of today’s Wall Street gossip on the subject. I have taken the liberty of tele graphing you today, with refer ence to the appearance of our Mr. Howard Page, to answer a re cent adverse witness before the Industrial Commisison. The wit ness referred to, George Rice, is so erratic and ridiculous as to de feat himself with anybody who would give his testimony careful consideration, but I think, aside from its unfairness to us, there is a possible political point in hav ing it answered. Very truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. Hon. Boies Penrose, Washington, D C. The battle between the trusts and the people is on. Quay with his Oil Trust division is endan gered. Smith, commanding Mor gan's L. & N. railroad column, is ordered to the front. He has re connoitered and reports Lindsay doubtful but Deboe all right. Proctor and Ross are ordered to be in readiness for action. Flag ler is hastening from the South with reinforcements, and in all the excitement Archbold, commis sary general, stands coolly and does not neglect to interest him self in such details as adverse wit nesses before the Industrial Com mission. (Personal) December 11, 1899. My Dear Senator: I have your kind favoi - of Sat urday. We appreciate highly your effort with the Industrial Commission with reference to Mr. Page's appearance. We are ad vised today that the examination is put over until tomorrow. I am making a further special effort today to reach Senator Fairbanks on the Quay case and hope to do so. We shall not soon forget Guf fey’s course in this whole matter. I have favorable word from Mr. Flagler. With kind regards, I am Very truly yours, JNO. D. ARCHBOLD. Hon. Boies Penrose, Washington, D. C. The hat lie rages. Commissary General Archbold decorates Pen rose upon the field for loyal ser- vice to the trusts in regard to the | Industrial Commission. Fairbanks’ column has been summoned and Flagler with his reinforcements, like Sheridan, is “only twenty miles away." Let the people tremble. The Hessians of the trusts are hasten ing to the scene of action. But amid all this evidence of trust heroism one man fails. Guffey has deserted. How painful I Gen eral Archbold will “not soon for get Guffey's course in this whole matter.’’ Guffey has the remains of a conscience and so is no fit soldier for the Standard Oil. But what is the latest news from the front? December 13, 1899. My Dear Senator: I have been doing what I can and hope that some influence has gone especially to Senator Fair banks that will have some effect. I just at this moment had a call from our friend, General Charles Miller, of Franklin, Pa., who has asked a personal friend of his from Indianapolis, Ind., who knows Senator Fairbanks very well, to go to Washington at once and see what he can do. I most earnestly hope that mat ters are progressing more favor ably than the newspaper accounts seem to indicate. Very truly yours, JNO. D. ARCHBOLD. Hon. Boies Penrose, Washington, D. C. When congress assembled after the holidays the committee of five which had the Quay case in hand reported against permitting Quay to take his seat. The report was based on purely constitutional grounds and made no reference to the treasury scandals in which Quay had been implicated or to his corrupt relations "with the trusts. On January 5, after the receipt of the report, Archbold wrote Pen rose. saying: “Sorry to learn today of the committee report in the Quay case, but still hope for favorable action in the senate.’’ The Oil Trust had good reason to hope for the senate, but Sena tor Hanna's presidential ambi tion saved the day for decency in that body. Senator Hanna, whom the Oil Trust thought it owned, and whom it had owned to the moment of his Quay revolt, ran off to Ohio, leav ing the Oil Trust lacking just one vote in the senate to reseat its dis credited representative. Depew, whom the Oil Trust reached through the New York Central, was in favor of Quay. Senator Fairbanks, whom we have seen Archbold trying so desper ately to reach, voted for Quay. So did Deboe, as delivered by Mor gan’s man Smith. So did Foraker. Penrose, Platt. Scott, Sewell, Mc- Laurin, Spooner, all of whom have appeared or will appear in the list of Standard Oil proteges or pen sioners. Quay went back to Pennsyl vania, anil, supported by Standard Oil campaign funds, started a movement to get control of the legislature in a manner which sur passed in insolence, in outrage, in audacity, all of his previous cam paigns of corruption. The result is a matter of history today. Quay and his supporters made a majority out of a mi nority. At what material cost is known only to the dispensers and the recipients. At what moral cost is known to every citizen of the state. Quay’s return to the senate was a scene of triumph. Great quantities of American Beauty roses adorned his desk and his chair. Senators of both parties and trust lobbyists who knew no party crowded around him. and Deacon Archhold sent him the following letter with his benedic tion and’ a more material contri bution enclosed : 26 Broadway, New York, October 30, 1902. My Dear Senator: I duly received your favor of the 26th. Not because we think we should, but because of your enticing ways, I inclose you cer tificate of deposit for SIO,OOO. I have heard that you have recently j said some disagreeable things about me, for which I think you ought to be ashamed. Very truly yours, JNO. D. ARCHBOLD Hon. M. S. Quay, Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, Pa. Fortified Hills Is Proving Attractive To The People With The Pay Envelopes IN spite of the unpleasant weather, great interest in Fortified Hills has been shown by prospective home-builders. Greater interest would be evi denced if people only realized the beauty of Forti fied Hills, its accessibility and, best of all, the easp with which a valuable home-site may be obtained. Fortified Hills is properly named. This prop erty is much higher than other portions of the city. Sixty years ago it was covered with breast works for the defense of Atlanta. No little senti ment would be connected with the ideal, peace ful life at Fortified Hills. This section has in correctly been called “ West Atlanta Park.” Mr. E. W. Grove has spent several hundred thousand dollars in the substantial development of Fortified Hills. He is determined that this section shall lack nothing which will make it ideal for homes. City water was arranged for at an ex pense of $6,000. Cement sidewalks, sewers, electric lights, telephone connections combine with the parks, drives and handsome fountain to make For tified Hills a beautiful, convenient, modern site for homes. Fortified Hills is not made beautiful simply to sell. It will always he beautiful. All property owners sign an agreement for the maintenance of the parks and drives. This means only an annual payment of 7 l-2c per front foot by each purchaser and Mr. Grove pays the same sum on all unsold property. And the money is paid to and handled by committees of the residents in each “place.’’ The construction of the Bellwood Avenue via duct will greatly benefit this property. As this viaduct is now under course of construction, For tified Hills is to receive the benefit, not wait for it. Because Fortified Hills is a beautiful residence section many people fear to investigate. If they could but understand that this section is for the homes of men. or women, whose pay envelopes contain from $25 to S4O or SSO a week, they would not hesitate. The terms will convince even the most cautious that the desired home may be a reali zation, not a castle in Spain.' The river ear line, at the corner of Broad and Marietta streets, will take you to Fortified Hills. But twenty minutes from the city hall, it is con venient and accessible, yet free from the dust. Fortified Hills is on the river car line, twenty minutes from the city hall. You can tell it when you get there by the beautiful stone gateways to the “places’’ with the delightful parks in the cen ter. You can tell it by the ,trees and the shrubbery and the flowers. Captain J. T. Mills is at ’trie office on the property, and will he glad to shew the property and plats to those who are in terested. It's a nice Sunday afternoon ride, and you'll enjoy the quiet and beauty of Fortified Hills. The prices and terms were made to fit the pay envelopes which contain from $25 to S4O and SSO. Turman, Black & Calhoun, Agents Successors to S, B,Burman & Company and Chas, H, Black 203-208 Empire Building, Atlanta, smoke and noise of the city. Once there, it will be hard to re turn. Fortified Hills is a section of beaut v. Investigate Fortified Hills. It is worth your while. If you have longed for a home within the com pass of your weekly pay envelope, your probelm is solved. Fortified Hills is for the home-builder and the terms will fit your pay envelope.