The Washington times., 1908-09-30

sibly elucidation might be Of public in
terest. He Erieved deeply at suggestion
that maybe he might be able 10 tell Ist
how Mr. Hearst got the letters. He
knew nothing about IT, Did he suspect
some stenograp apher had transcribed and
sold the contents of A series Of note
bOOks2 Really, he had no views Had
the company taken ste1s to prosecute
anybody? He didn't know. Was il
likely TO do so later? He couldn't say.
Too Much PerveTsion.
There is so much perversion ar1 mis-
representation" said the official. that
nothing is ever given out here save in
printed form. by authority, so that We
can keep copy OF It and guard against
misrepresentation"
Couldn't I manage TO get something
given out in answer 10 my questiOns2''
NO; there Is nothing 10 give out be-
yond what has already been said in
statements by Mr.. ArChbold.'
Are any more statements likely to
be issued soon?"
You can't ever tell anything like
that; it's mighty uncertain; but there's
none today"
Standard OIL doesn't have much to say
for itself. but It isn't so unconcerned
about what other people say about 1t.
as Il affects to be. In one room were
to be observed several bushels Of news
papers, and the mail carrier brought in
a bushel or two more while the official
was explaining why he couldn't explain
anything Three youths were clipping
things about STANDARD Oil and various
related interests out Of them. They
seemed to be very human young men,
too, for they blIthely borrowed Gig
arettes from each other, and Quarreled
a bit over who should have the comic
supplements OF the Sunday papers
These. when the question Of property
rights was settled, were carefully
slowed away in a special drawer for
future reference. They talked about
Buster Brown and Fluffy Ruffles,
whistled n new air from an uptown
stage, and wefe as natural as could be
The room was equipped with cabinets
full Of filing cases, and in these. it was
apparent, the literary harvest of their
scissors work was 10 be filed away.
Recently published fragments from
the literary works Of Mr. Archbold
justify the conclusion that standard Oil
knows a political campaign is afoot
/ leastwise. it has usually been informed
of such things I'm past years. But 1t
does-'t admit anything Of the sort
Everybody Is Suspicious
But 10 get back. When everybody is
suspicious Of every man in politics. and
when suspicion goes farther than con-
viction would have gone a few years
back, it's ticklish business guessing the
erect which election returns will show.
There's time enough for forty Murchi-
son letters TO be printed before the end
Of this campaign or for a regiment OF
Burchards TO talk too alliteratively
Without an issue, IL is hard to locate
any definite drift Of opinion. The wise
forecasters are making no forecasts,
1 hut shake their heads and assure you
that nobody can tell what II all means
The president OF one OF the biggest
richest, and most intelligent labor or
gdnlZationS in New York said to me:
I'm going 10 VOC for Debs; so are
lot of our fellows"
'How's that2"
we think 100000 votes for Debs
would scare these old parties into at
least putting an issue into the next
, campaign They haven't any now
With no choice, why not vote for a
scare to EN-. Watch our ~aunt on
e!rCtion night"