The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
ARCHBOLD LETTERS
READ BY HEARST
Produces Correspondence of the
Standard Oil Magnate at
New York Meeting
Doodle Dee Chief Says Cleveland
Was Supported by ROcke-
feIIer's Company

NEW YORK. Oct 24.-WilIiam r.
hearst read more Standard oil letters
tonight at two mass meetings. one in
brooklyn and the other at Carnegie
hali Manhattan. Thomas /. Hisgen, the
party's presidential nominee: John T.
graves, vice presidential candidate;
clarence J. Shearn, candidate for gov
efhor, and other speakers preceded
hearst at the Carnegie hall meeting.
Al the Brooklyn meeting Hearst be-
gan has speech by saying that the
standard oil company has been largely
instrumental in deciding every national
erection Tor the last 20 years, and then
said:
Mr. Cleveland was supported by the
standard oil company through such of
us important representatives as the
Baynes, William c. Whitney and Cal
Nln > Brice. The servile Sibley showed
his dog like devotion TO the company
by becoming a democrat in that cam
paign."
Hearst began by referring to his pre-
Vlous disclosures regarding so called
standard oil letters, and in commenting
thereon said:
L consider it my solemn duty to give
the citizens of this nation the infor-
nation 1 possess.
Il have performed my duty Impair
tally and fearlessly.
My disclosures are about at an end,
but / have an important batch of let
lers tonight bearing upon a matter
close 10 the heart of all good citizens.
Before reading these letters 1 am
going TO ask my friends in the audi
snce TO extend to me fond farewell.
Information has been delicately con-
veyed TO me that If / stop reading let
ters right now all viii be forgiven,
but If I make another damaging dis
closure the whole power of the Stand
ard oil win be exercised against me.
i say farewell TO my friends, there
fore, because I am going to read the
letters.
2s Broadway. Dec 8. 1902.
Ny Dear Governor am sure you
VIII pardon any seeming presumption
on my part IN writing you on sub
ject in which both personally and on
behalf Of my company / am greatly
interested 1t is 10 urge the appoint
ment, II at all consistent, Of Judge
Morrison of McKeen 10 the supreme
court bench, vice Mitchell, deceased
Judge MOrrisOn's character for ability
and integrity needs no word at my
hands, but aside from these great con-
sideratiOns his Familiarity with all that
pertains 10 the great industries OF oil
ana gas in the important relations they
bear 10 the interests of the western
part Of the state make him especially
desirable as a member OF the court
from that section. Hoping that il may
prove possible for you to taVorably
consider Judge. AIOrrison's appointment
] am, with very hlgh regard, sincerely
yours. JOHN -. ARCHBOLD-
Hon. William A. Stone, Harrisburg, Pa.
Il certainly do not intend to attack
the judiciary.
I do not intend to make the slight
est comment upon this letter But /
feel at liberty to inform the public
that Judge Morrison is today a MEM
Der of the superior bench of Pennsyl
vania and that he reached that high
position either through his ability and
integrity or through his familiarity
with gas and oil.
our company as Mr.. Archbold |
phrases It, had interested itself in
other judges before. Yes, indeed. The /
oil and gas interests in the western |
part OF the state were so important
TO our company that it needed sew
eral judges.
Mr.. Archbold had written other let
ters TO Governor Stone, and here is one
of them.
Hon. William A Stone. Harrisburg,
Pa.-My Dear Governor: VIII you per-
NIT me TO say that If il seems con-
sistent for you TO appoint Judge John
HendersOntof Meadville. Pa. to the va
cancy on the supreme bench caused by
the death Of Judge Green, il viii be
10 me. ] am sure / need not occupy
your time with any argument as TO
Judge HendeI&0n's fitness. either as TO
character or legal qualifications.
With high regard, i am truly yours,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
1--WE observe from this letter that
any discussion of a judges character
or legal qualifications is waste of
the governors valuable time. What
our company IS interested in his IA
miliarity with gas and OIL
Here again II may be remarked
casually that either because of his
character, and legal qualifications or
because Of his familiarity with gas and
oil Judge Henderson also occupied a
position on the superior court OF Penn
sylvania
Now We finally come to a batch of
correspondence Of much interest and
81 significance. I will read it without
comment:
26 Broadway. Sept. 2s, 1893.
lPersonal)
Hon. John P. Elkin, attorney general,
Harrisburg. Pa--My Dear Mr.. Elkin:
Responding to your favor of September
25. il gives me pleasure to inclOse you
herewith letters OF introduction. from
Mr.. William Rockefeller, Mr.. J. W
" eaver TO Mr.. II. Mex. TwOmbley. We
hope the letter viii be Of service. Very
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
March IS. 1900
Hon John EIkin Indiana Patel
egram received. VIII do as requested.