Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
'MACNESS IN THE CITY THROWS MORE BRICKS
Deserter Arrives in Washing Hearst Reads Another Batch
ton Under Guard. of Letters.
WIFE ACCOMPANIES HIM IARCHBOLD THE WRITER
Goes Philadelphia for Delivery Standard Oil Recommendations for
Naval Officials the Bench.
THE PRISONER TALKATIVE SHARPLY
Louisville
Getting Of With of
Discharge
ARCHB0LD THE WRITER
Standard Oil Recommendations for
the Bench.
SPEAKER IS SHARPLY REBUKED
Auditor Objects to Bringing in the
Name of the Late Grover
Cleveland

| NEW YORK October 24.-William Ran
dolph Hearst read more Standard Oil
letters tonight at two big mass meetings.
one in Brooklyn and the other at Car
negie Hall, Manhattan, at which the ma
tional and gubernatorial candidates of the
| independence party were speakers.
| Thomas l.. Hisgen. the party's presi-
Dental nominee: John Temple Graves.
vice presidential candidate; Clarence J.
Shearn, candidate for governor, and other
speakers preceded Mr.. Hearst at the Car
negie Hall meeting. and they were en-
| Enthusiastically cheered throughout their
speeches. but 1t was apparent that the
audience awaited the appearance OF Mr..
Hearst and the promised reading of the
| Standard Oil letters
Mr. Hisgen was delivering an address
when Mr. Hearst walked from the wings
| on the platform. Instantly there was Il
wild outburst of cheering the cIapping
of hands and the blowing of horns which
completely drowned the voice of the pres
identlal candidate. Mr.. Hisgen grace
fully gave way to the national chairman
OF the independence party, and Mr..
Hearst began reading the letters.
At the Brooklyn meeting Mr. Hearst
| began his speech by saying that the
| Standard Oil Company has been largely
| instrumental in deciding every national
election for the past twenty years, and
| then said:
Mr.. Cleveland was supported by the
Standard Oil Company through such or
| us important representatives as the
Paynes. William c. Whitney and Calvin
S. Brice. Sibley showed his devotion to
the company by becoming a democrat
| in that campaign.
| After the Cleveland regime the Stand
ard Oil Company affiliated with MIR.
Hanna and contributed literally to his
political needs.
Their intimacy was so great that Mr..
! Hanna and the representatives of the
Standard Oil Company are found in their
| correspondence to be addressing each
| other by their first names.
when Mr.. Hanna died the Standard
Oh people regarded Mr.. Roosevelt with
considerable distrust and dismay.''
The Speaker Rebuked.
There was a noticeable stir in the audi
enca at the mention of Mr.. Cleveland
name, and a voice shouted
Don't drag in the names of the dead:
let the dead rest in their graves"
| This was the only interruption of the
kind Mr.. Hearst at the Carnegie Hall
| meeting avoided using the name of Mr..
Cleveland, but the name of Mark Hanna
| was not omitted from his speech. After
brief Introductory address the Standard
OH letters were read. The first one pur-
| ported to be addressed to former Gov
Stone of Pennsylvania and was signed
by John d. Archbold of the Standard
on Company. In the letter the writer
| urged the appointment of Judge Morri-
son of Mckeen, Pa" to fill a vacancy
on the supreme court bench The second
| letter was also directed to Gov. Stone
and asked the appointment of Judge John
| Henderson of Meadvile Pa. to the su-
| preme court bench. Both men were ap-
| pointed, said Mr.. Hearst.
/ Mr. Hearst read four more letters, all
| of which were addressed to John P. Ell
| kin. former attorney general of Pennsyl-
| vania. In these letters, which were also
| signed by John D. Archbold. the writer
spoke of certificates of deposit made out
to the recipient of the letters, one for
5000 and another for $4,000 1t was
explained in the letters that the Enclosures
We're intended lin fultillment of our un-
! derstanding." Another of the Elkn let
| ters referred to a bill before either the
House or Senate" which, the letters said.
| should be killed.
| Il will make no comment on these let
ters." said Mr.. Hearst, 'as they explain
themselves
Former Disclosures.
!, Mr.. Hearst
| began by referring to his previous dis
| closures regarding so-called Standard Oil
letters. and in commenting thereon. said:
i have endeavored to show clearly the
corruption of the two old parties and the
need for new party.
Il have endeavored to show the neces-
sity for the measures which the platform
of the independence party demands il the
republic is to endure
Il have considered 1t my solemn duty
to give the citizens of this nation the in
formation | possessed.
Il have performed my duty impartially
and fearlessly.
My disclosures are about at an end,
but L have an important batch of let
ters tonight, bearing upon a matter close
to the heart of all good citizens
Independence Party Platform.
The independence party platform de-
clares for the election of senator's by the
people. l have fought for that reform
for over twenty years, and I am happy
to see that the necessity for it is now
universally recognized.
The independence party platform also
calls for the election of all judges by the
people.
There are many sincere and patriotic
citizens who do not, as yet, realize the
advantage of this plank, but i purpose
to show tonight the influences that are ex-
erted whenever opportunity to secure the
appointment of judges favorable 10 the
Standard Oil presents itself.
Before reading these letters l am going
to ask my friends in the audience to eX-
tend to a fond farewell.
Information has been delicatey con-
veyed to me that if l stop reading let
ters right now all will be forgiven. but
ii / make another damaging disclosure
the whole power of the Standard Oil will
be exercised against me.
Il say farewell to my friends, there
fore. because l am going to read the let
terS.
Judges Appointment Urged.
''.26 Broadway. December D. 1902.
my Dear Governor: / am sure you
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