New-York tribune., 1908-09-25

what I ought to come over and see YOU. f,Xen.s ~
And think playing no small hand % and,IMh and wahl
to dN E0w % Tsshg5 sp Pre se Eo not e No
can safely predict the nominee, and guess l nay M
got hold of the real situation as closely as any
II you need me for any purpose telegraph me
and 1 will come over. Sincerely yours ,,Yrv
JOSEPH c. S1BLEf-
The word Rep cannot possibly mean rep
utable We are positive on that point. 1t might
possibly mean rep-rehens pe, but II more plup 1ro
ably means Republican. me above letter un-
doubtedly relates to g Republican senator pus
DO not as I have said before imagine .ra' ,
these great corrupt corporations whlcn i MAN. ne
investments in the peoples representatives are
partisan institutions
WATCHING POLITICAL WEATHER VANE-
This next letter shows how they ready
to take advantage of any turn in any election,
and to have their candidate chosen, no matter
whether a state goes Democratic or hepuolcan'
(PersonaI.l
November 80. 1898.
Mr.; n. F. Clark Pittspnrg,. s.u,., Pa - - ,.rA
gone Democratic which will give her Democratic
United States Senator to succeed Faulkner, ! write
intimation ma Of his intentions in respect candi-
dacy for this place. There is probably no man IN IN
more capable and honorable Senator than he If
s the has aeson % TO n 9m tell h @
would be greatly interested in having him make an
to extend any aid that may be in our power 1
would like to hear from you just as promptly as
tS confer with him; either persopaily BY teIs-
phone at once will be glad to have You do SO,
Very truly truly, 'i' JOHN D. ARCHBoLD.
Can you not that it makes difference
to these great corrupt corporations which of the
old parties wins ? Can you not see that the Re-
publican party is heads and the Democratic
party is tails and the game is heads you lose
and tails the corporations win? Can you not
see that the only thing these corporations inter
ests are afraid of is new party, an Independent
party?
If you cannot see that let me read ycu this
last letter:
October 81. 1904
John P. Elkin, lawyer. Indiana, Pa
Mr. John Archbold. New York Ny dear sir:
In the county of Lancaster, Pa, the regular Re-
publican ticket is being opposed by an independ-
Ben W W Griest. Secretary of the Common
wealth. under Stones administration is the leader
friend Your people have some interests in Ian
caster County and if you would get them to take
JOHN P ELKIN.
Their particular friends are the leaders of the
old parties, Democrats or Republicans, and their
corruption funds are for the leaders of the old
parties, Democratic Republican. and their
dread is of the independent voter and the In
dependence party.
Go forth, my friends, to battle. You have
mission to perform. AS our fathers fought to
found this government and make it free and
pure, do you fight to restore the government
to its former freedom and purity. Make no
fusion with fraud, no compromise with corrup-
ton
Whip from out the temple of your government
the corrupt corporations and the debauched old
parties, which have pandered to them. And
tablish party based on the old American
ideals of honesty and integrity and the eter-
nal truths of the Declaration of Independence
The reception given to Mr.. Hearst when he
entered the hall nothing compared to the
cheering when he ended his speech. 1t was ten
minutes before any semblance of order was OBJ
tanned so the convention business could go on.
Columbia s. c., Sept. 25-Ex- Senator John L.
McLaurin. of South Carolina, was communicated
with by long distance telephone at 1:15 o'clock
this morning at his home in Bennettsville S. c.,
and the Hearst charges were read to him. Mr..
McLaurin said he had no recollection of the
letter dated No. 26 Broadway. December IL,
1901 in which reference was made to a dis
agreeable experience with T." Neither did Mr..
McLaurin remember he said, the letter dated
Bennettsville. S. c., May %, 1902 in which it is
said he could beat Tillman IF properly and gen.
erously supported"
AS to the letter of introduction to the vice
president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company
Mr.. McLaurin said that he recalled it very read
lily. He said that as president of the Bruins
wick & Birmingham Railway he desired an in
to the Knickerbocker Trust Company
as that institution was trustee of the bonds of
the railroad, and he desired an interview with
Mr.. Eldridge in that connection.
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