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PROOFS OF THE CORRUPT ALLIANCE BETWEEN
HEARST'S MAGAZINE EXPOSES BY ARCHBOLD LETTERS THE APPALLING
£?X.?pr i al July 18, 1898. 'X
■ My;dear j Senator: 1
I thave’yourj favor. ; o f *the 15th,land willTdo as« you I
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request, provided';you finallyrsay thatjyou needlso much.»please'ask I
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f orMitfiiniinstalments; as needed, from;tirne^to*tirne,tnot7'alVat "once.
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PENROSE TRAIL
TO26BROADWAY
15 MADE PLAIN
REPEATEDLY
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Records Show He Sent Advance
Copies of Industrial Commis
sion's Report to Archbold for
the Approval of Standard Oil.
HEARST’S MAGAZINE for
July and August has es
tablished so thoroughly
the direct connection between
Pennsylvania and Ohio political
leaders with the Standard Oil Com
pany that little is left to be done
to demonstrate beyond all perad
renture a corrupt alliance of many
years' standing between the oil mo
nopoly and the Federal government
Itself.
It is to prevent further exposure
of this stupendous fact that Senator
Penrose now is striving desperately
to shift to others responsibility for
the grave offense against public de
cency which is exhibited In the lat
est revelations concerning his rela
tions to the Standard OH Company.
For whatever purpose the $25,000
contributed through John D Arch
bold. now president of the Standard
Oil Company, to Senator Roles
Penrose in the presidential cam
paign of 1904, the fact remains that
he received the money only after
he had entered into an agreement
with the Standard Oil magnates re
garding affairs at Washington.
Penrose Sent Advance
Report to Archbold.
It is also shown in this same cor
respondence that Penrose, as chair
man of that potentially important
commission, actually sent to Arch
bold for approval a copy of the in
dustrial commission's report before
it was submitted to congress or
otherwise made public.
Epistles written to Penrose and
Quay show that the late Dr. Thom
as R Hard, who had been elected
to the s.-nate from California only
a short time befor. the letters were
written, was expected to join the
Standard Oil forces in the senate
through the influence to be brought
to bi n upon him by the Atchison.
Topeka ,v Santa Io railroad.
As it turned out, however. Dr.
Bard was an honest man. and was
too wary to be caught in the trap
set for h'm by Quay and Penrose.
Likewise it is shown in this same
connection that the president of the
Louisvillt ,v x. ’ • ra Iroad had
been listed by Archbold to swing
two votes from Kentucky- those of
Senator Lindsay, Democrat, and
Senator Deboe, Republican to
QuaC- support. The m ord -how s
that Deboe whs delivcted. but that
Senator Lindsay was m t
Thi following additional letters
bearing on the subject, and which
havi beep published exclusively in
Hear t - Mag iitine. throw a cleat
ligiti un tin. must bruseii puliti at
Hon?< Boies Penrose, . , „ . |
July 3b1901 0 I
Phila<Helphia,.<Pa. I
Dear;Senator; , ■ ' I
Following the lamentable |
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Sena torr Kyle, -we are very/strongly I
a f the op intone that you. sho ul dk t alee it he
Chairmanship of Mthe industrial’ Commission.
¥his seemsiemineiitly^fittingirom every"
point of- vievr: Your nW e_s Chairman xould
undoubtedly^giveto the report’axeeptionAL
assurance of_integrity and intelligence
youtareiiheiranUxng Senatorial -member of the
Cowmiss ion: thei intere Sts"* of youv state are
‘•pre - eminent’ in the matter,-and lastlyj.and-
not unfairly, -we. make it’as a
strong^personal request.
Mayi 14venture to ask for an affirmative
answer*by ■ wire<s we may do wEiat seems
possible ■ to. aid’ in the. mat ter,
"With kind;regards., I am
Very-truly yours,
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1912.
Some Startling Revelations
dflL Standard Ort
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pl nature to hand ypy
for $25,000.and with
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Hon Boles Penroa* r
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T'\. - ''L.L-" .mi'tlt.s !" nt’ I'liliib'
. »G,- r .- ’ . W have 'i‘rii tin- enormous amoim;.
moiii'v l 'X|>”mh<l h\ th. Slamhird <>l i ..
pany in campaign contributions to conti
political parties ami to place dependal
' llpMsir men in public office.
e SPen th? same efl'n
p'" : ' ■• Senator Penrose has ami the same ex pemlltll I’.’ 'I
■■ ■■ P’-iyed to keep faithful servau
WWMMf “Kent of the Standard of the people Out of positions
flflHSn Oil in public life. . 1 f ,
HMHi power where that power eoubP
’ BflE EMfll " Sei * ,< " ,llf ' P ro,|,(-t > on °f die people and for ti
prosecution of the illegal ami oppressive trns
have seen the people's property ami t
wHBt public welfare handed over in favors and prr
leges to the Standard Oil trust and other ti</<
and we have seen the trusts use some part of th
corruption in the history of the
United States.
General instructions thus were
issued to Penrose by Archbold:
January 5, 1900.
My Dear Senator:
I have today telegraphed you as
follows:
"Corporations should not be
required to make public the
names or holdings of all
stockholders, it is an unjust
and unnecessary inquisition
into the private affairs of indi
vidual stockholders and serves
no public good. If demanded by
creditors, state laws now pro
vide the means of obtaining
the information. Private cor
porations should not be re
quired to make public items
of receipts and expenditures,
profits and: losses. A state
ment of assets and liabilities
is all that can benefit the pub
lic. Items of receipts and ex
penditures, profits and losses
can only benefit the compet
itors.”
Sorry to learn today of the
report of the committee in the
Quay case, but still hope for
favorable action by the Sen
ate.
Very truly yours,
JOHN D.'ARCHBOLD.
Hon. Boies Penrose
Washington, D. C.
Then Archbold shows satisfac
tion with Penrose’s services in this
letter:
26 Broadway. New York.
February 21, 1900.
Hon. Boies Penrose.
Senate Chamber, Washing
ton, D. C.
My Dear Senator:
I have your kind note of
yesterday with enclosures,
which latter I beg to return
herewith. WE THINK THE
REPORT IS SO FAIR THAT
WE WILL NOT UNDER
TAKE TO SUGGEST ANY
CHANGES.
With many thanks. I am,
Very truly yours,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
Archbold told Quay in the sub
joined communication why Pen
rose should be made chairman of
the Industrial Commission, which
had been formed at President Mc-
Kinley's request to investigate
Just such combinations as the
Standard OH Company:
July 3, 1901.
My Dear Senator:
The death of Senator Kyle,
chairman of the Industrial
Commission, at this critical
juncture, makes it very im--
portant that the place be
filled by a man abreast of the
times at to our industrial and
commercial evolution. We
think that Senator Penrose
should take the place. He it
the ranking Senatorial mem
ber of the commission, and
Pergonal
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Uy dear Senator
I have your kind favor
appreciate highly your effort wit
Commission, with reference to Mr*
We are advised to-day that the ex
over until to-merrew. I am nakin
effort to-day to reach Senator Fa
case, and hope to do so. We shtll
Guffey’s course inthle whole matt
I have favorable word
With kind regards, I am,
Very trujf
Boies Penrose, J
Washington, D. C.
rlon. Poiej Penrose,
Senate Chamber,
’Washington, D.
My dear Senator;
I have your kind note
latter I beg to return you here*
fair ’.hat *c will not undertake to 3uj
w 1 th many thank? , I im
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