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PROOFS OF THE CORRUPT ALLIANCE BETWEEN
HEARST’S MAGAZINE EXPOSES BY ARCHBOLD LETTERS THE APPALLING"!
ferional July 18, 1898.
■ Mytdear.? Senator; I
1 Ifhave*your*favorlfhave* your*favor 7 of *the .15th, land willYdo' r as syou I
request, providediyou thatjyoulneedJso}much*wPleaseTask I
foriitiSintfinstalnients, as needed,
Hhave your!kind j
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youlsugges
Very/truly,your
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Mountville,
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PENROSE TRI
IS MADE PLJIN
REPEATEDLY
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 ho done
to demonstrate beyond all perad
venture 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 tn 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 Oil Company.
For whatever purpose the $25,000
contributed through John D. Arch
bold. now president of the Standard
Oil Company, to Senator Boies
Penrose in the presidential cam
paign of 1304. 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
• t was submitted to congress or
otherwise made public.
EpLstles written to Penrose and
Qua\ that the late Dr Thom
as R. Bard, who had been rh-cted
t<» the senate from California only
a shot I time befor* th* letters w ere
w ritlen was *\| eete<| to i->in the
Standard •h' be . ~ in r . M -imh
through the inti;, m. to b. brought
to bear upon hi by if. \n hison.
Topeka .V Sa nt.. I » • , • ..., ( |
As it turned out, however, Dr.
Bard was an honest man. and was
too wary to be caught >n the trap
set for h'm by Quay and Penrose.
Likewise it i- si wti m this .-.inn
connection that th< pi-.si.but of th
laillisl 111- A N.ISI ’ •. - i-i
been isted In A i lib t «i-.g
two votes from K- ntiu ki i1,.,-, ~,
Senntoi Lindsay. I> no. mt n-,1
Senator Ijclxm, K p.ib... ~i m
Qua t - aiippo) t The ■m .
that Iteboe was d- lit - ■ •hut t-. -t
Senator l.in-lsit- was not
Tin following adiiiti'-nu I-tt
bearing <-n tin- subject, and « ii
hare been pul . ,-h- rl -X- lusiv- ,\' u
Hearst s Mag .rm. ihi-.w a .t- ~
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Hon e * Boies, Penrose, w
{ July 351901<»
Ph i 1 adel ph i Pa.
My £Dear Senator; ,
Following the > lament able
’ of Senator. Kyle, we are very/strongly |
a f the op iniorvi that $ you should<t ake 11 he
Chairmans Kip o£ & the 1 Indus tr i altCoflimi ss ion.
sseems’eiMinentlyifxttingifrom evex-sr
point
undoubted the report ept iona.!
assurance of„ integrity 1 licence
you^are^the.ranking Senatorial member 7 ofHhe.
Cowiiss ion: t st-sb of you.v7.stdte. r are
/pre-eminent in the tnjtif er ,> and lastly^jdnd-
» ;
Isiayivce’ n hcrpe not unfai r ly; ve ma]ce it’aS a
strongjpersonal request,
i
MayJl.sventure to ask foran affirmative
. aii3wer»by'vire,j i«;tp,at -we may a o -wfurt aeenu
possible, tora-id m the matter.
Vi th kind* regards., lam
Verv-truly yours,
I
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY. AUGUST 24. 1912.
Some Startling Revelations i
* Standard Oil!
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Personal*
< My dear Senator:- 1
In
pleasure to hand
f° r s2s,OOO«and with
Hon Boles Penrose...
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I •■-■'i t; Hi,. S' .in.; (),i (■ ll |)ip.in\ to
<,’■ ■■■<■■ A '<•' Hie lhe ec'.Hloli ol their own reli;iMe
tlAelll' t • of public trt|>L
'''''lt Illi' e’lollllOlls .1 .'IIOIIIII A o'
money . .\p"inl.<l b\ the Standard Oil ( om
political prrti.s and to place dependable
men
the
A Senator Penrose bas and the same expenditure ('lll-
ploy. <1 to keep faithful servants
mOiHMl agent of the Standard ot tile people Ollt of positions t)f
MMmMMt ImM| < til in public life. . .. , ' ...
where that power could be
used tor the protection of tae people and for thJ>'
proseent ion tin* illegal and oppressive trust A|
WaffiHk 0 l l!|v '' seen the people's property and
public welfare handed over in favors and pAvjj |
leges to the Standard Oil trust and other trusts,
and we have seen the trusts use some part of that
— -
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 he made chairman of
the Industrial Commission, which
had been formed at President Mc-
Kinley's request to Investigate
just such combinations as the
Standard oil 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 as to our industrial and
commercial evolution. We
think that Senator Penrose
should take the place. He is
I the ranking Senatorial mem
ber of the commission, and
Personal * ’
Uy dear Senator
I have your kind favor 0
appreciate highly your effort with
Conur.isaion, with reference to Mri
We are advised to-day that the exa. c *
over until to-morrow. I am making
effort to-day to reach Senator Fai f
case, and hope to do so. We
Guffey’s courss inthle whole matte r
I have favorable word f r
With kind regards, I am,
fr 4
Very
Boies Penrose, f
Washington, D. C,
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Hon. Boies Penrose, ‘
Senate Chamber,
’ F
Vashington, D. C.
My dear Senator;
/
I have your kind
' y r:ch latter I beg to return you hereWj»
rair that we will not undertake to 9ug (? ,
With many thanks, I jun
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