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PAGE FOUR REVELATIONS IN STANDARD OIL LETTERS (FROM HEARST’S MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST) FAC SIMILE OF AN ARCHBOLD LETTER TO SENATOR BOIES PENROSE, OF PENNSYLVANTA, AND THE SENATOR TO THE LEFT. (< . A. A . 7- J. r ' ILImoIJFO * ffe.' * TWfeife • WK-MBkIN 1, ' pW* .. .A; [ -ijk. z/ mh ■" ■ i i // E3t Zwi ws 1 / '1 A ; >WI \ - w \\ ~■ ' ”' / \\T' _ -Z/ ♦<♦*♦* Here follow, reproduced from HEARST'S MAGA ZINE for August, a fsw of the many letters from John D. Archbold, of the Stand ard Oil Trust, to Senator Boies Penrose and others. Like the Oil Letters print ed in previous numbers of HEARST’S MAGAZINE, they are illuminating and amazing. In the previous chapters we hive seen, the widespread and powerful Influence exercised by the Standard Oil Company to secure tin election of their own reliable agents to po sitions of public trust We have seen the enormous amounts of money expended by the Standard oil Compxm in campaign contributions to control political parties and to place dependable men in public office. We have seen the same effort and the same expenditure emploved to keep faithful servants of the p ople out of positions of power where that power could be used for the protection of the peopk and for the prosecution of the illegal and op pressive trusts. Active in public life- today and active in the service of the trusts is Senator Penrose, of Pennsylva nia. At this writing there is a com. st in Pennsylvania between the ma chine led by Penrose and support ed by the Taft administration and the Progressive Republicans of the state In this contest the Standard Oil can be counted upon to come to the support of Penrose, both be cause of his l ist services and be cause of Its future necessities Senator Penrose has always been a valuable and highlv valued agent of the Standard Oil in public lif. In the t>rece<iing article we have seen how he was elected to serve the Standard of! and how he served them, and in this at' el. •*, shall set how ■ • ut . ii" the Standard Oil aid what generous ret ognition he t• < ejv, 1 lor his servlet In ixici the I'mttd States indus trial eotn'ie- i. a w. - holding a so called ‘ ino-ligation” into the J trusts. In Max of that v< -ar we find 'he t ■■ •!. r w i 11. I, I Ml. Archbold to ecnulor Boies Pen- —MAGAZINE SECTION. tose, of Pennsylvania, perhaps the most influential member of the commission. May 17, 1899. Hon. Boies Penrose, 1331 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. My Dear Senator: I don’t suppose it is at all necessary to bother you again regarding the Washington mat ter, but Mr. Wardwell is this morning in receipt of the en closed letter from the Secre tary of the Commission, urg ing him to appear before them in June. I have said to him that he need give himself no uneasiness about it, and that the understanding is clear that none of our parties are to ap pear in June. As I think I have told you, Mr. Wardwell is in poor health and is planning to leave for Europe. I have thought best, however, to send this to you out of .the fullness of precaution. Apologizing again for trou bling you in the matter, I am, Very truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. Early In 1900 the commission was hard at work on Its report. This was important, for recommenda tions wore to be made upon which laws were to be enacted. It was so important that Mr Archbold sent to Committeeman Penrose long tel egrams of instructions which the Western Union. Telegraph Compa ny obligingly carried without charge. And to make sure that there were no mistakes about It, Mr. \rehbold reputed the contents of the telegrams in letters, of which tin following is one: January 5, 1900. My Dear Senator: Corporations should not be required to make public the names or holdings of all stock holders. It is an unjust and un necessary inquisition into the private affairs of individual stockholders and serves no public good. If demanded by creditors, State laws now pro vide the means of obtaining the information. Private corpora tions should not be required to W Personal. October 13,1904. Z >gb My dear Senator:- j pleasure to hand you herewith certificate of deposit to your favor for $25,000.and with good wishes ? l am, Yours Truly, M Hon Boie3 Penrose, /> z » J? J ? j |B 1331 Spruce St., (’=^**7 i Phila., Pa. V ) A I “The J : Understand-' < ing must ? ) j ; have been s ? $ ? < ; complete ? j and the ! achieve- ? j ment notable to : ‘ warrant so ! generous a ? recognition < of Senator $ < $ Penrose’s '; J $ } “intelli- J gence and ? ? < integrity. ’ ’ } THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1912. SOME FEATURES IN HEARST’S MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST Among the interesting articles in Hearst’s Magazine for August—now on sale at the news stands- are: "Startling Revelations in Standard Oil Letters,” "The Autobiography of Admiral Dewey, Ihe Inside of the ( up,” bv A\ insfon Church ill: ‘‘ Are We Better or Worse Ilian the Age Ancients?” by Guglienio Ferrero; ",America s- < hance in New China, by Dr. W u l ing-fang; “The Store of George Helm.” by David Graham Phillips; “Captain Kidd on Wall Street,” bv George Randolph Chester; “My Father (W. T. Stead) and Spiritualism,” by Estelle W. Stead, and reviews of Science, Art, Finance and Politics by the ablest writers. THE AUGUST NUMBER IS NOW ON SALE AT THE NEWS STANDS. make public items of receipts and expenditures, profits and losses. A statement of assets and liabilities is all that can benefit the public. Items of re ceipts and expenditures, prof its and losses can only benefit the competitors. I. beg to acknowledge also with many thanks your favor of January Ist, the enclosures accompanying which I beg to return you herewith. Was very sorry not to see you here last week, but, as you know, I was away on a little vacation. Sorry to learn today of the report of the committee in the Quay case, but still hope for favorable action by the Senate. With thanks for all your courtesies, I am, Very truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. Hon. Boies Penrose, Washington, D. C. <'an anything show more clearly than this correspondence that the institution which was being inves tigated was itself' conducting the investigation; that it was deter mining what witnesses should be called and when, and that it was further determining what should be incorporated in the report of the commission and what should not be incorporated in that report. Mr. Archbold read carefully the report made in deference to his de sires as to testimony and in ac cordance with his suggestions as to recommendations. Mr. Archbold read the report and gave it the sanction of his personal approval. Read the following hearty in dorsement of the report made a full week before the report was made public: 26 Broadway, New York, February 21, 1900. Hon. Boies Penrose, Senate Chamber, Washington, D C. My Dear Senator: I have your kind note of yes terday with inclosures which latter I beg to return herewith. WE THINK THE REPORT IS SO FAIR THAT WE WILL NOT UNDERTAKE TO SUG GEST ANY CHANGES. With many thanks, I am, Very truly yours, Jno. D Archbold. The above letter deserves to be studied with the utmost carefulness and thoughtfulness. Observe that the date of the letter was February 21. 1900. The first report of the commission was not sent to con gress until the first day of March. 190a, but eight days before the re port of the commission was sent to congress it was submitted to Mr. Archbold and was returned to Sen ator Penrose, read and approved by the head of the particular trust that had been under investigation. Among the distinguished and un prejudicial patriots whose names were attached to the report to give it weight and value was William J Lorimer, who has since lost the hazardous seat in the United States senate bought for him by the trusts. The Hon. John .1 Gardner, of New Jersey, another public friend of the p. ople and secret friend of the trusts, also signed the docu ment. Remember Gardner. In the course of the Standard i >ll correspondence we will meet him again ‘ The industrial commission in an excess of zeal went even further than the telegraphed advice of Archbold on the question of per mitting the corporations to keep the names of their stockholders secret. On the first page of the report we find this: “It should be kept clearly in mind through all the discussion that great capital or a great combination of capital has no necessary relation to monopo ly, although it seems that a vir tual monopoly may be secured from the influence which comes from great capital.” The commission reported against overcapitalization, but deckled that the Standard Oil Company was not overcapitalized. It defended the trust for selling oil cheaper abroad than in the United States on the ground that such a policy was nec essary to capture the market. Mr. Archbold is not only a moral man, a deacon in the church, but i patriot. So juht before leaving his office to take, part in the patriotic ceremonies of the Fourth of July he wrote the following letter: July 3, 1901. Hon. Boies Penrose, Philadelphia, Pa. My Dear Senator: Following the lamentable death of Senator Kyle, we are very strongly of the opinion that you should take the chair manship of the Industrial Com mission. This seems eminently fitting from every point of view. Your name as chairman would undoubtedly give to the report exceptional assurance of integrity and intelligence; you are the ranking Senatorial member of the Commission; the interests of your State are pre eminent in the matter; and, lastly, and we may hope not unfairly, we make it as a strong personal request. May I venture to ask for an affirmative answer by wire, so that we may do what seems possible to aid in the matter. With kind personal regards, I am, Very truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. Mr. Archhold, Ponrose being unable to accept, then worked for Colonel Clarke, recommended by Penrose. Rend the following: August 19th, 1901. My Dear Senator: My attention is called to the fact of the appointment of Sen ator Thomas R. Bard, of Hue neme, Cal., as a member of the Industrial Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the res ignation of Senator Mantle, of Montana. I have further infor mation that a determined effort will be made at the meeting early in September by the Dem ocratic and disgruntled mem bers of the Commission to make political capital against the so called trusts. If Senator Bard can be counted on for sensible action in regard to this ques tion. an effort should be made to have him present at. the meetings. It is very desirable also to have him favor Colonel Clarke for the chairmanship. Can you reach him. and will you do so? Very truly yours, Jno. D Archbold. Hon. M A Hanna. Tin’ Standard Oil Company has been called one of the gr. itest or ganizations in th. world. The ex tent i>f its organization is begin ning to be seen through th., facts revealed in these Standard oil let ters. It organizes national and state governments in its interests and even goes so far a- to secure appointments of minor officials. The faithful l’< nros is the 'gent through which the Standard Oil - operates not only in the United States senate, but in the state sen ate of Pennsylvania. A certain E. W. Smiley, appoint ed originally as chief clerk of the senate, of Pennsylvania at the in stance of the Standard Oil, is now subject to reappointment, and Mr. Archbold writes Senator Penrose urging him to secure the reap pointment of Hon. E. W. Smiley and presents "his qualifications” for the position. Mr. Archbold "will estbem it a personal favor" if Senator Penrose will aid in Mr. Smiley’s re-election. 26 Broadway, New York, November 24, 1902. My Dear Senator: I mest earnestly hope that it is in the line of your intention and desire to favor the reap pointment of Hon. E. W. Smi ley as Chief Clerk of the Senate of Pennsylvania. His qualifi cations for the pc c "‘ion need no word, I am sure iny hamjg. I will esteem it u personal fa vor if you will aid in his re election. Very truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. Hon. Boies Penrose, 1331 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Needless to say that the “per sonal favor” was granted and that Mr. Smiley’s "qualifications” were regarded as sufficient, since the Standard Oil Company indorsed • him, Mr. Archbold and the Standard Oil conferred substantial rewards upon their political servants. They distributed their secret certificates of deposit in small or large amounts, according to the impor tance of the character,of the serv ice rendered. Little congressmen like Grosve nor got certificates of deposit for a thousand dollars. Big genatois like Foraker received certificates of de posit for $15,000. The Standard OU was liberal, but discriminating: ex acting. but always appreciative. The congressmen from Pennsyl vania received their certificates of deposit dulv proportionate to their services, as* the follow ing letter ad dressed to Congressman Stone will show: (Personal) October 11, 1888. Hon. C. W. Stone, Warren. Pa. My Dear Sir: Referring to our conversa tion of yesterday, it now gives me pleasure to enclose you ceT tificate of deposit to your favor for $2,000. I have also written the letter suggested. Truly yours, Jno. D. Archbold. The largest certificate of deposit yet mentioned is contained in the following letter sent to the Hon. Boies Penrose at his home address in Philadelphia and marked per sonal: 26 Broadway, New York, (Personal) October 13, 1904. My Dear Senator: In fulfillment of our under standing, it gives me great pleasure to hand you herewith certificate of deposit to your favor for $25,000, and with good wishes, I am, Yours truly, Jno. D Archbold. Hon. Boies Penrose, 1331 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. In publishing this letter we re lieve the Standard till of all charges of ingratitude. It gives Mr. Archbold "great pleasure" to hand Mr. Penrose a certificate of de posit to his favor for $25.09(j, Mr. Archbold adds his "good wishes," and says to the senator that the certificate is "in fulfill ment of our understanding." The understanding must have been complete and the achievement notable to warrant so generous a r< ogntion of Senator Penrose's “intelligence and integrity,” A A luxurious J ,(?S f train to the Rockies ! 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