The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-18
Produces Letters He Says Were Written by John D. Archbold Enclosing
 Checks.
REASON FOR BILLS DEFEAT
Letters Ask That "0bjectiona ble" Bills Be Killed and Checks for $29,5oo Fol
 low in Natural
 Sequence

Columbus, O., Sept 1I,-Thomas h Hlsgen. candidate of tho Independence party for President and William R. Hearst addressed < meeting al Mem oral hall tonight under the auspices of the local organization of the party. Mir Hearst read letters which he said had been written by John D. Archhold a of the Standard oil company to Senator !. R Toraker of Ohio. referring to leg islation pending in congress and men tcning two inclosures of checks, one for Sl5,o00 and another for st450o Mir Hearst said
 We claim that the republican party Z has been for long time the henenci- ary of trust corruption and that the democratic party has only waited an . opportunity to share it's sisters profit able infamy.
 T am not here with empty asser- tons but with legal evidence and doc lmentary proof. 'I am now going to read copies of letters written by Mir John D. Arch bold. chief agent of the Standard oil. an intimate personal representative of Mir. Rockefeller and Mir Rogers These letters have been given mo by gen tleman who has intimate associations with this giant of corruption, the stan dard oil, but whose name may not divulge, lest he be subjected to the per. secution of thls monopoly,
 "26 Broadway, New York, March 2. 1900
 My Dear Senator have your favor of last night with enclosure which lat fer with letter from Mir. Elliott com ' menting on same. beg to send you herewith. Perhaps ,t would be better to make 3 demonstration against inc whole bill, but the ninth clause to which Mir. Elliott refers should he stricken out and the same ls true of House Bill No. 800 also introduced by Mir Price. in relation to foreign cor porations in which the same objection able clause occurs.
 Am glad to hear that you think that the situation is fairly well in hand,
 Very truly yours.
 JOHN n. ARCHBoLD" "Hcn ], B, Foraker, Washington, D. C.
 "cs Broadway, March 2s. 1900. Hon ]. B. TorakAr, 1900 Sixteenth St.. "Washingtop, D, C.
 Dear Sir: In accordance with our understanding l now beg to enclose you a certificate of deposit to your favor nnd obIige Yours very truly,
 JOHN D, ARCHBOLD."
 "2s Broadway New York
 "Tebruary ts, 1900. My Dear Senator: Here ia still all other very objectionable bill It is so 3outra geous aa to be ridiculous but it needs 10 be looked after, and hope Am anxious to hear from you as to the situation as a whole.
 Very truly yours,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.p Hon !. B. Foraker. 800 Sixteenth Street. Washington, D, C."
 You will see, wentlemen, that these letters are not read at random, but they have natural sequence, here is tho next;
 "e6 Broadway, New York,
 April IT, 1900 My Dear Senator: enclose you certificate of deposit to your favor oi s14,b00. We arc greatly al a loss in tbo matter, but send this and will be glad to have a very frank talk with you when opportunity offers. if you go de- sire.
 'I need scarcely again express oul great qualification over the favorable outcome of affairs
 "very truly yours,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." Hon, ]. E. Toraler. l15o Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. 6.
 There. my friends is some docu nentary evidence of how bills are de cided to be unwise and to be uncon stitutional and some lntimation of tn causes that lead to the defeat of suci bills.
 T will now read you the conclusion of d letter written by Mir. Sibley,, wh' was q representative from Pennsyl vaniH. from the lower house of con gross. Mind you. representative from Pennsylvania---tha is his title but in fact he Is a representative, Q the Standard Oil company.
 ''T'he letter was written to Mir. Arch bold and relates how Mir. SibIey tol, MT, Roosevelt that lle should be care ful how he offended the Standard Oi and that he could not afford 10 depen merely upon tho support of tho people This Is the conclusion of the letter nFor the first time in my life l toll the president aome plain If unpalstabl truths as to the situation politically an that no man should win or deserve | win who depended upon the rabbi rather than upon the conservative me ct affairs,
 'I don't know ss be really liked al l said. but he thanked me with appar ent heartiness
 f"AnythinE you may desire here | my power please advise,
 HEincerely yours,
 JOSEPH C, SHELBY"