The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-03

The attorney for the Standard Oil Co.
has published long letter In which he says
the Company Ia not taking sides in the pre-.
,ent election. On the other hand Mr.. Law
SOD, who CLAIMS to be on The "inside" as to
the facts publishes the following In the
Novembe number tf Everybodyl Maya
rise. The Mr.. Rogers referred to is the
coat leptisl agent Of the Standard OIL Co.
Now, what will happen II Judge Parker
10 elected?
in answering will not guess-I vii state
facts, thlpgs know to be facts.
Theodore Roosevelt, while President Of
the United States, refused to allow Stan
dsrd on to run him, and Star dard OH got
hotter and hotter; but, not daring to rage
openly, how they did spit ne On the
quiet" II have listened once, have
twenty times while Mr.. Rogers raved at
that - we'll, WON'T use his exact Ian.
gusge, 1t wouldn't be respectful to our
President, At last, as liz all such cases,
there came an absolutely no.-to-be. borne
trsmpling on STANDARD OH dignity, and
Theodore Roosevelt was on the 'Systen's'
blacklist until eternity. Mr.. Rogers called
me to New York In connection with some
other business. found him In terribly
excited mood. What do you think thst
fellow Roosevelt has done nowf Young
John Rockefeller telearsphed him to give
an audience to Archibold on the trust mat
ter. Roosevelt saw he had US ard played
come Of tis dirty politics. He sent for the
manager Of the Western Associated Press
and had him sgree to publish the telegram
In the West, keeping 1t out Of the Eat and
to publish Il as having been sent by Mr..
Rockefeller instead Of that unthlnking boy,
and, ofcourse, you have seen 1t In the pap
ere; Its everywhere how be kicked STAN
dsrd OH out Of the White House. That
10 his last insult to us, ard we will defeat
him at any cost
"from that time on Mr.. Rogers able
brain WAS working day and night, first to
get John Hay to run against, Roosevelt,
next Root, then Uncle Mark Hanna; but
owing to one Of those complicated eniar.
clements that old Dame Fate no a and then
retls out Of her crochet basket to the be-
wildeiment Of slick mortals, his Efforts
went for naught, and he was compc lied to
fall back on . more dangerous and expen-
penslve plan, He laid out on his campaign
table the most available what worlds Of
eel-skip, political plcty those two words
cover y Democrats, and 1t didn't tske him
long to make bis selection Of = man who
would, II President Of the United Slater,
allow those who put him there to run the
shop When his selection was made be
called in his. faithful hired mar, Senator
Pat McCarrep, OF Brooklyn, N. y, aud
gave bis orders, the same kind Of orders as
he gave for the purchase Of an oil-well, or
the knocking In the head Of . business
rival, or the iettl,g up Of an Am,lgamsted
knock -down-and. drag out - GO here.
Go there Buy this" Sell that. Bill
ly Sbethan to captain that company, ard
Dave Hill to dig that mine Ia short or
der the venture was all covered to its flo.
ality, and there has ntver been q clip ola
cog or the ungesricg OF q wheel that was
not forHen and pro, led for To nv to
bsik part Of his game posted b ysn In
Of the 81. Louis convention, snd
we all know how he upset their plans 10
he committee, but we also know 1t to, L
bu, the pressure Of one nager on one but.
on At 20 Broadway and the gold telegram
Episode 10 put things back into The smooth
.unting groove.
We all know Of the kick.up Ia New
l ork city between MccArren ard the Tam
many leader, but . pressure ofa thumb on
mother button II % Broadway, and The
rated antagonists found II possible TO live
q the same world without nyipg at each
,thefs throatf.
EVERY mar,elsd At The eafe With
Hhich the various Iiyslrios 10 Democratic
,oiitios Ia New York State were subdued .
o make unanimous Jadge Herrlcks romI
ALTON for governor. iecuid give you. had :
the spscs, thousand and one Of he mar.
els which this 'sys,sm' Ia performing 10
be present campaign, and which will have
or their hnlsh the srdden purchase Il
~ doubtful states few davs before cleo {
ION, anc--ihe annihilstion q Theodore J
Ard hls ambitions. and bell for I
be America people !,
IL :rss, you viii reconsider your deci- q
ION 10 vote fer Judge Parker and th.' Jos q