The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-30
HEARST SPEAKS
 ID WORKINGMEN
More Letters Are Read to Show
 Standard Oil Workings
ATTACKS HERMAN BIDDER
Hearst Declares That Ridder Is Hos tile to Union Labor and Says John E. Lamb Is a Strike
 Breaking Agent

New York. October 29-Arguments di- rected to workingmen and trades union ists, arraigning the republican and demo- cratic parties, made up a speech delivered by William R. Hearst in Cooper Union tonight for the independence party Two letters from John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil company to the late William j.. SewsH. United States senator from New Jersey, bearing on what MT. Hearst called the indifference of Representative John J. Gardner of New Jersey chair man of the House committee on labor, ito the demands of plain everyday working men" figured in the speech, and two other letters were read by him which he explained were written by H. D. King, auditor of the national democratic com- mittee. to D. M. Parry, president of the Manufacturers association, and to John Maxwell, secretary to MT. Parry, respec- lively. MT. Hearst said that the letters to Mir. Parry congratulated him upon his reelection as president of the association. and upon the adoption by the association of MT. Parry's "anti-labor union policies"
 The letter to MT Maxwell, MT. Hearst further said. referred to the fight of the Manufacturers association against the Typographical union and against the eight-hour bill in Congress"
 The letters from MT. Archbold to Sena- tor Sewell follow:
 "26 Broadway, Dec. 20, 1899. Hon William J. Sewell, Senator
 Chamber, Washington.
 My Dear Sir.-We are informed that it is the purpose of the industrial com mission which has been taking testi mony for a period of several months regarding industrial corporations to make a preliminary report at an early day to Congress which will probably serve as text for discussion there.
 'It seems very important that this report should be wisely and conserva- lively shaped. Representative John J. Gardner of Atlantic City, N. J., is a member of that commission, and we think 1t very desirable, indeed, that you should have word with him on the subject. We have no doubt from what we know of him and coming from the locality he does, that he will treat the subject judiciously and sensibly, but, 1 say, it seems very desirable to be as sure as possible.
 Trusting you can find an opportun- ity of speaking with him on the sub 1ect, and with kind regards, l am very truly yours, JOHN D. ARCHBOLD."
 ''26 Broadway, October 12, 1900. ITO the Hon. W. J. Sewell, Camden,
 N. J.
 My Dear Senator-I have your kind favor of yesterday and beg to thank you very sincerely for your prompt atten- ton to the matter hope 1t will be pos sible for you to come in some time with MT. Gardner, but if that is not pos sible, will be greatly pleased to see him at any time, as suggested. Very truly, yours. JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." Mir. Hearst made an attack upon John E. Lamb. vice chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, and read what he said was sworn affidavits in support of his charges. He said in part:
 "In the place of MT. Haskell, as treas urer, the democracy has appointed MT. Ridder, who is almost as hostile to union labor as MT. Haskell was.
 But that is not all. MT. Lamb, the vice chairman of the national commit tee, second only in importance to Mr Mack himself, is strike breaking agent and attorney for street railway corpora tions, and he broke the back and de- stroyed the organization of the Street Railway union in Terre Haute exactly as Belmont and MT. Farley broke the back and destroyed the organization of the Street Railway Mems Union of New York
 T make no statement that I have not the legal evidence to prove Here the speaker read an affidavit by John Hag4 erty, who was treasurer of the Central Labor union of the city of Terre Haute.