The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01

the Standard Oil company tonight in
Carnegie hall, when he read letters
proving to the public that great prices
were paid by that corporation to news
control the United States. Hearst was
heard by hundreds of people and his
enthusiasm.
my friends-Last Monday Mr.. Arch
bold attacked me quite severely for
my lack of etiquette in reading his
private letters to the peoples public
servants Mr.. Archbold did not con-
slider it outrageous for him to send
Sc cret certificates of deposit to United
States Senators and attorney generals
and judges, but he did consider it ut
terly inexcusable for me to tell you
about it,
Mr.. ArchboId became almost angry
and used near strong language and
was compelled to reply to him. l re-
proved Mr.. Archbold very gently and
for his own good, | gave him excel
lent advice. 1 told him not to lie. for
if he did l had the documents to con-
vict him. Mr.. Archbold did not take
my kind and well meant advice. He
would go ahead. he did lie and here
have the documents to convict him.
Mr.. Archbold gave out the following
statement and published it in all the
papers. He said: I am very sure that
until Hearst read the letters neither
Judge Morrison nor Judge Henderson
had any knowledge of my having writ
ten Gov. Stone in their behalf
Judge Morrison also declared that
he knew Mr.. Archbold years ago but
that he had not seen him in years,
and said Judge Morrison, ut is mex
plicable that the Standard Oil man
should have taken so deep an interest
In my welfare
Reads More Letters.
"In the light of the latter am about
to read the explanation seems simple
enough. Mr.. Archbold apparently
took so deep an interest in the matter
Of the appointment of Mr.. Morrison to
a judgeship because Mr.. Morrison
asked him to do so and Mr.. Morrison
certainly knew of Mr.. Archbold's acti-
witty in his behalf, because Mr. Arch
bold wrote Mr.. Morrison telling him
about it. You will see plainly from
the first paragraph that this letter
which Mr. Archbold wrote when in
reply to letter which MIR. Morrison
wrote. Here is Mr.. Archbold's letter.
rs Broadway, New York, Aug. 3, 1899.
Hon. Thomas A. Morrison, Smith
port, Pa.-My Dear Sir:-I am only
in receipt of your favor of August 1
and it has given me great pleasure to
write Senators Quay and Penrose ex-
ssing my earnest desire that it
may prove possible and consistant for
them to support you for the supreme
judgeship.
Very truly yours,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD."
While Mr.. Archbold studiously
avoids the truth in his public COM
munications to me or to the newspa-
pers, he apparently tried to tell the
| truth in this letter to Judge Morrison
for here is the letter that he wrote to
Senator Quay and duplicated to Sena-
, tor Penrose:
Beaver, Pa.
"Hon. M. S. Quay:
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 Smith
/ port, Pa. who is a candidate for a
| supreme judgeship. If 1t proves DOS
sible and consistent for you to support
him for the position I shall be greatly
pleased. His abilities are so well
known that I need hardly dwell upon
them. Very truly yours.
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
ArchboId Unreliable.
These letters to Senators Quay and
Penrose are obviously written as per
promise of Mr.. Archbold to Mr.. Morri-
son, and as per request of Mr.. Morri-
son to Mr.. Archbold. and still Mr..
Archbold had the hardihood to come
| out in the public prints last Monday
and declare that Judge Morrison did
not even know that he (Mr. Archbold)
! had been active in securing his ap.
| pointment. I merely cite these facts
to show the utter unreliability of any
| of Mr.. Archbolds statements. 1 can
not devote the evening to Mr.. Arch
bold's mendacity, although the oppor-
tunities are ample. ! have more i'm
portant matter to discuss.
Strikes at Standard.
have shown heretofore the peculiar
interest Of the Standard Oil Company.
| in certain United States senators and
! IN certain congressman. I have known
/ their interest in certain attorneys gen
eral and judges. intend tonight to
show that the Standard Oil company
takes similar interest in newspapers
/ and magazines and other institutions
| and industries that influence public
sentiment. The power of the Standard
Oil company is enormous. Their sys-
tematic attention to ever detail is mar
yefous. The thoroughness of their or.
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