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Standard Oil Sibley as an Intermediary
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How He Went From Archbold to Roosevelt
From Hearst 's Magazine for
November
i Fun her tart^n § Facts Concerning the Diplo- IH J
matic Work Which Mr. Archbold’s Good ill H
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' IM I’eiovv io a rac-sini>.:<' ol a letter written by Kooseveii. to f ”
* SHU Archbold in April, 1904, in which he answers a request of the oil IIBBK , $&&&' I
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’’■k hope was justified. Mr. Archbold’s brother-in-law was promol JHHftii
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Roosevelt in IUU4. .
The disclosures of conniption
of lawmakers and of the use of
corporation cash for the selfish
perversion of justice, as shown
by the publication of Standard
Oil and other coirespondence in
HEARST'S MAGAZINE, have
roused the land.
In HEARST'S MAGAZINE
FOR NOVEMBER, now on sale
at the newsstands, Mi 1 . Hearst
shows some of the activities of
Standard Oil Sibley.
The following extracts give an
idea of how the big corporation
used Mr. Sibley in 1904:
IN the previous issue of Hearst's
Magazine was printed the first
of a series of letters from Mr.
Sibley to Mr. Archbold, relating to
President Roosevelt.
Mr. Sibley was one of the authorized
and recognized agents of Standard Oil
in public life. Mr. Archbold was the
authorized and recognized rep’esenta
tive of tile Standard Oil Company in all
political matters —the director of the
Standard Oil Company s political pro
gram, tiie employer of serviceable poli
ticians, and th general manager and
maniuuiutor of tie- Stand:-. - Oil Com
pany's finances in politic l ,.
Air, Roosevelt was the president of
lilt' United States
Ta.- statement that M . Sibley was al
olive the authorized and recognized
agent of tile Standard Oil Company i
i.i no sense an exaggeration. The read
■ r has only to recall the Standard Oil
documents which have already been
published and to consult one or two
which wilt non be published to realize
■ >'w thoroughly was Mr. Sibley both
■e authorized agent of the Standard
oil Company and the recognized agent
of that corporation.
That Quiet Talk.
At pre.-ent Wf are endeavoring to es
blish the fact that Mr. Sibley was the
admitted intermediary between the pol
iticians and the Standard oil Company,
that he was —as we have said—“the
authorized and recognized agent of the
Standard Oil Company in public life."
Mi. Sibley, then acting as ambassa
dor extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary of the Standard Oil. had
culled upon the president to discuss the
attitude of the Standard oil Company,
apparently with relation to the coming
campaign.
The reader win »member that Air.
Sibley had reported to Mr. Archbold
that “tiie president a>- delighted to
know that he had been misled as to the
attitude of the Standard oil Company."
Some one had evidently informed the
I'restdent that tin Standard oil Com
pany was hostile to him and ills renom
iwtion. and the president was "dellght
! to know that the report wa- un-
After Mr. Sibley, properl) empowered
| WHITE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON. April 26,1904.
| My dear Mr. Archbold:
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I am in receipt of your letter of the 25th, and shall
I
carefully take up the name or your brother-in-law with the
hope that I can promote him.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. John D. Archbold,
26 Broadway,
New Tork.
by the Standard Oil Company, had es
tablished an entente cordiale between
the representatives of two formidable
powers—the president of the United
States and Mr. Archbold of the Stand
ard Oil Company—the president, to
quote Mr. Sibley further, “urged
strongly’’ that Air. Archbold “come over
and meet him,” and said that he want
ed Air. Archbold at luncheon, where he
could have “a quiet talk” with him.
Mr. Archbold, on the contrary, was
not apparently eager for the "quiet
talk” at this time.
He had apparently telegraphed Mr.
Sibley that he could not come and Mr.
Sibley had written in reply: “Your tel
egram received. Sorry you can’t run
over for a day. If you can’t run over
this week, van you come next?” Mr.
Sibley had assured Mr. Archbold that
he need have no doubts about his wel
come. “You will get a first-class re
ception and will have a great surprise,”
Mr. Sibley had promised with a confi
dence based on his own pleasant expe
rience.
Mr. Sibley had also warned Mr.
Archbold that "in official life the in
vitation of the president is regarded in
the nature of a command.”
Still Mr. Archbold had not responded
to the invitation.
What v.as the reason for Mr. Arch
bolrUs reluctance? What was thecause
of his deliberation and delay?
Apparently Air. Archbold was not
anxious to confirm in person at that
time the treaty which Ambassador Sib
ley had negotiated.
Tiie letters do not delinitely say that
this was the cause of Mr. Archbold’s
reluctance, but as the reader peruses
the letters produced in this issue he
will inevitably come to the conclusion
that this is the true explanation of Mr.
Archbold’s hesitancy.
The Diplomatic Sibley.
Mr. Sibley said in his letter printed
in the last issue: “Should you wish to
meet him (the president) or wish not
to do so. please tell me and I will make
excuses or arrangements as you indi
cate.”
The diplomatic Sibley, ambassador of
the Standard Oil Company, ready to
serve the great power ho represented’in
any manner required, was apparently
called upon to make "excuses” rather
than "arrangements.” We will note this
from the following letter, written three
days later, by Air. Sibley, minister
plenipotentiary of the Standard Oil
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1912.
Company, at Washington, to Air. Arch
bold, prime minister of the Standard
Oil Company, at New York:
Joseph C. Sibley, Chairman,
Committee on Manufactures,
House of Representatives, U. S.
Washington, January 9, 1904.
My dear Mr. Archbold:
Your letter at hand this a. m.,
and I went to the white house
with it thinking although it was
marked personal it was meant to
show him. He is as tickled as a
boy with a new pail' of red top
boots. He still wants you at
lunch. I told him that inasmuch
as now there was a perfect un
derstanding ail arottnd that a
meeting- would not be necessary
(thinking you probably would
not wish to come). He wanted
me to tell you. however, that he
wished you to come over as early
as possible and for me to come
with you, and yet I do not know
as I would hurry unduly.
He told me Aldrich called yes
terday and had told him just
about what I had told him as to
the friendly attitude of the S. 0.
Co. Aldrich told him also that
he did not know as it would do
for Mr. Archbold to come over, as
it would cause comment. I told
him (acting on the belief that
you did not wish to come) that I
thought he, Aldrich, was right,
but Teddy seemed to be deter
mined that he would have whom
he pleased. I think if you don'J
want to come that in a week or
two you can write me another
letter postponing the time and let
events shape up.
For the first time in my life I
told the president some plain, if
unpalatable, truths as to the sit
uation politically, and that no
man could win or deserve to win
who depended upon the rabble
rather than upon the conserva
tive men of affairs. I don't
know as he really liked all I
said, but he thanked me with ap
parent heartiness.
Anything you may desire here
in my power please advise.
Sincerely yours.
JOSEPH C. SIBLEY.
Mr. Archbold had obviously answered
Air. Sibley’s letter of January 6. and
this answer had been delivered to Mr.
Sibley "this A. M..” viz., upon the morn
ing of January 9. Mr. Sibley promptly
"went to the president with it." think
ing, wit'n due diplomacy, that “although
it was marked ‘Personal’ it was meant
to show him.”
Tiie effect of tiie communication upon
Mr. Roosevelt was apparently as great
and aS pleasant as Mr, Archbold had
wished It to be. and Ambassador Sib
ley. reporting to Air. Archbold, says of
the president: "He is as tickled as a
boy with a new pair of red top boots!”
Air. Archbold had not confirmed by
his personal presence in Washington
the treaty provisions which Ambassa
dor Sibley had negotiated between the
representative of tiie United States gov
ernment and the representative of tin
Standard Oil Company, yet M.. Arch
bold had apparently said much in bis
letter to Air. Sibley to reassure the
president upon tiie attitude of the
Standard Oil Company.
The president still wanted Mr. Arch
bold’s presence "at lunch,” but Mr. Sib
ley diplomatically informed the presi
dent that "inasmuch as now there was
a perfect understanding al) around, a
meeting would not be necessary."
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Sibley Again Writes.
We hear nothing more from Ambas
sador Sibley until January 26. when he
forwu..,.s tiie following letter to Air.
Archbold from Washington. The 1< t
ter is an important one In many ways,
although perhaps not as entertaining as
some of Mr. Sibley’s other effusions.
It gives an idea of why tiie specially
favored candidate of the Standard Oil
Company had been willing and why Mr.
Archbold had nut been willing wholly
to commit himself by a personal pledge
In that proposed "quiet talk” with Mr.
Roosevelt:
John C. Sibley. Chairman,
Committee on Manufactures,
House of Representatives. U. S.
Washington, Jan. 2G, 1904.
My dear Archbold:
The situation here seems to be
settling toward Roosevelt as the
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John I). Archbold.
candidate of the party. There
seems to be no doubt that Hanna
is out of the running. No leader
has yet appeared and now we are
all looking for the band wagon.
The Democrats who two weeks
ago were hopeful are now in the
•‘slough of despond” because of
Bryan's attitude and with such
division they can not win. It
looks more like Roosevelt for
i four years more than at any pre-
I vious time. Hanna is ill and is re
• ported in a bad way and I am
informed by one who knows him
I well (Grosvenor) that he will not
be in the race.
You can set it down for a fact
that from this end of the line it
seems to be, in vulgar parlance,
‘‘a cinch” for Roosevelt.
I have not been to the white
house for ten days for fear he
would ask me when you were
coming to luncheon with him. I
had an hour’s ta?.» with him ten
i days ago or more, and I talked
plainer to him than any one has
' probably talked to him since he
i became president, and he seemed
to take it well.
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH C. SIBLEY.
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Li t no citizens imagine, furthermore-,
no matter how much tiny may disap
provt of Mr. Roosevelt’s action in ne
gotiating tor tin political support of
the Standard Oil t'ompany. that a man
like Mr. Roosevelt is to be considered in
the same thought with such Standard
Oil rascals as Quay ami Sibley and
Pei:i'o‘e, or with such Standard < til
agents as Forukcr untl Hunnu, or with
such Standard < til managers and ma
nipulators as Archbold.
As tiie editor of this magazine lias
said before, he believes Mr. Roosevelt
to lie ,ui absolutely liom-si man.
The worst that can bo said of Mr.
Roosevelt is that in- is a wily and some
what unscrupulous politician, taking
advantage of every opportunity ami in
viting Ute support of every influence to
advance his aims and his ends.
The letters that have been produced
in these articles and that will be pro
duced have been published witiiout hos
tility or without friendship to .Mr.
Roosevelt, or to any other individual
concerned.
In the December number of Hearst's
Magazine vzill appear Sibley’s report on
the president after the election of ISO 4
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