The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
HEARST LETTERS
 HAVE SHARP STING
Independence Leader Reads
 Some More Salty Epi8tes
POWER OF STANDARD 0lL
Letters Are Exhibited That Show, as Hearst Says, the Attempt of Stand ard Oil to Subsidize Writers
 and Publishers.

New York, October S1.-(Special.)- .)-Wil- liam R. Hearst delivered a speech at Car negie hall tonight. After commenting on Mr. Archbold's attack upon himself last Monday and quoting from the statements made by MT. Archbold that neither Judge Morrison nor Judge Henderson has any knowledge of his (Archbold) having writ ten Governor Stone in their behalf, MT. Hearst read the following letters:
 "26 Broadway,
 New York, August B. 1899. "Hon. Thomas A. Morrison, Smithport,
 Pa:
 My Dear Sir-I am duly in receipt of your favor of August 1, and it has given me great pleasure to write Senators Quay and Penrose expressing my earnest desire that IL may prove possible and consistent for them to support you for the supreme judgeship. Very truly,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." Then followed a letter written by MT. Archbold to Senator Quay and duplicated to Senator Penrose:
 Hon. M. s, Quay, Beaver, Pa:
 My Dear Senator-It gives me the greatest possible pleasure to testify to the eminent ability and fitness of the Hon. Thomas A. Morrison of Smithport, Pa, who is a candidate for supreme judgeship. If 1t proves possible and con- sistent for you to support him for the position l shall be greatly pleased. His abilities are so well known that 1 need hardly dwell upon them. Very truly,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." The letter addressed to Hon. Boies Pen rose, Philadelphia, was an exact duplicate of the Quay letter.
 Archbold Unreliable.
 After commenting on these letters as be- ing obviously written as per promise of Mr Archbold to MT. Morrison and as per request of MT. Morrison, MT. Hearst said that he cited these facts to show the ut- ter unreliability of any of MT. Archbold' S statements.
 Dismisslng MT. Archbold from his address by saying that he could devote the evening to MT. Archbold's mendacity. MT. Hearst continued:
 T have shown heretofore the peculiar interest of the Standard Oil company in certain United States senators and in cer- tain congressman. I have shown their in- terest in certain attorney generals and judges.
 T intend tonight to show that the Standard Oil company takes a similar in terest in newspapers and magazines and lecturers and other institutions and in- dustries that influence public sentiment "The power of the Standard Oil company is enormous Their systematic attention to every detail is marvellous
 Standard Oil Control.
 If the Standard Oil company shall suc- ceed in securing control of the officials of the peoples government, the ma chinery of justice and the channels of publicity, they certainly will have the people entirely at their mercy to be ruled and robbed as the Standard Oil sees fit In addition to controlling newspapers, however, the Standard Oil company m fiuences certain industrial publications by contributions as this letter will show
 '26 Broadway, October l. 1902 MT. R. H. Edmonds, Baltimore:
 Dear Sir-Responding to yours of the 9th it gives me pleasure to inclose you herewith certificate of deposit to your favor for 5000, covering a years sub scription to the Manufacturers Record. Truly yours, JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." T have looked up the subscription of the Manufacturers Record and l find that it is $4 a year. Consequently MT. Arch bold was either subsidzing the Manufac- turers' Record or he was subscribing for 750 years. There is no mention of any advertising done by the Manufac- turers' Record or any legitimate news paper business performed, The 5000 is distinctly termed a subscription. l see that it is definitely stated as a year s subscription, so that there is no possibil- ity of 1t being thing than a subscrip- tion."
 Met Subsidizing.
 The following letter is illustrative of the methods of subsidizing lecturers and teachers:
 ''26 Broadway, New York Prof. George Gunton, fl Union Square, City:
 Dear rofessor-Responding to your favor it gives me pleasure to inclose you herewith certificate of deposit to your favor for S5000 as an additional contri- button to that agreed upon and to aid you In your most excellent work. 1 most earnestly hope that the way will open for an enlarged scope as you an tcipate. Very truly,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." we have seen, therefore, that the Standard oil company endeavors to In huence magazines, newspapers, lecturers and every medium of publicity for their political and financial purposes.
 Letter on Wider Plan.
 'T will now read a letter which indicates a still wider and more comprehensive plan and one of even greater danger to the free press and the free speech which are the cornerstones of our republic. This letter Is from Joseph c. Sibley. It is