The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-18
Leader Hints That FOraker JuggIed With
 Standard OiI
ALLEGES THAT CERTAIN
 BILLS WERE KILLED
Hearst Produces One Letter From Mir. Archbold to MT. Foraker In Which
 Big Check Was Enclosed
 With Thanks for Services.

Columbus, O., September T.-Thomas L. Hisgen, candidate of the independence party for President. and William R. Hearst addressed a meeting at Memorial hall tonight under the auspices of the local organization of the party. MT. Hearst read letters which he said had been written by John D. Archbold of the Standard oil company to Senator John B. Foraker of Ohio, referring to legisla- tion pending in Congress, and mentioning two inclosures of checks. one for $l5000 and another for S14,5Oo. MT. Hearst said:
 We claim that the republican party has been for a long time the beneficiary of trust corruption and that the dem ocratic party has only waited an oppor- tunity to share it's sisters profitable in- fanny.
 We claim that the democrats are to- day eagerly competing with the republi- cans for trusts favor.
 "We claim that when Theodore Roose- welt whipped the Standard oil out of the republican party the democratic party welcomed the convicted criminal with open arms. We claim that the democratic party killed for MT. Rockefeller the fat ted calf and that there is more rejoicing over this one sinner, who has joined the democratic cause, than there is over the hundreds of thousands of honest, faithful citizens who constitute the democratic masses.
 | T am not here with empty assevera- tons, but with legal evidence and docu- mentary proof
 .I am now going to read copies of let
 ters written by John D. Archbold. chief
 agent of the Standard Oil an intimate
 personal representative of MT. Rockefeller
 and MT. Rogers
 Mr. Hearst then read four alleged let ] ters from Mir. Archbold, addressed to Senator ForalSer. dated March 9, March 26, Febuary IS and April F, 1900, respee- lively The first refers to two bills, one mentioned as house bill No. 800, in rela- ton to foreign corporations. against which he desired a demonstration made. Fol- lowing it, r days later, the second let ter refers to an enclosed certificate of deposit to the senators favor of $o,oOo. The third refers to another very objec- tionable bill," which he hoped there would be no difficulty in killing.
 The fourth was as follows:
 "26 Broadway, New York, April l1. lsoo. My Dear Senator-I enclose you cer-
 tlfeate of deposit to your favor of sl4'5oo. 1 We are greatly at a loss in the matter. | but 1 send you this, and will be glad to i have a frank talk with you when oppor- l tunity offers, if you so desire. q need scarcely again express our l great qualification over the favorable out
 come of affairs. Very truly yours,
 JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.' 1 Hon, J. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth 1 street Washington, D. C.. 1 "rhere my friends is some documen-
 tary evidence of how bills are decided to i be unwise and unconstitutional and some l intimation of the causes that lead to the defeat of such bills.
 q will now read you the conclusion Of ] q letter written by MT, Slbley, who was a 1 representative of Pennsylvania from the lower house of Congress Mind you, a representative of Pennsylvania-tha is his title. but in fact he is representative. 1 believe. of the Standard oil company. "rhe letter was written to MT. Arch bold and relates how MT. Sibey told MT. Roosevelt that he should be careful how he offended the Standard Oil, and that he could not afford to depend merely upon the support of the people,
 This is the conclusion of the letter: TOT the HTSl llIlle Tn my llle lOlu the President some plain, if unpalatable. truths as to the situation politically, and that no man should win or deserve to win who depended on the rabble rather than upon the conservative men of affairs.
 "I don't know as he really liked all l said, but he thanked me with apparent heartiness.
 Anything you may desire here in my power please advise. Sincerely yours. JOSEPH C. SHELBY You, gentlemen. l, MT. Hisgen, all of us, the rabble; seekers after offices cannot depend on us; they need the con- servative citizens, those magnates of the great criminal trusts.
 Here is another and finer letter con- cluded MT. Hearst:
 ''26 Broadway, March 20 1903. My Dear Senator-We are surprised 1 beyond measure to learn that Smith W. Bennett, brother-in-law Of F. s. Ben nett. recently attorney general of Ohio. is in the race for the attorney general ship of Ohio on the republican ticket Bennett was associated with Monnett in the case against us in Ohio and would like to tell you something of our ex- perences and impressions of him. gained in that case. If you know him at all, I am sure you will agree that his candl- daey ought not to be seriously considered from any point of view.
 "I would esteem 1t favor to have a line from you on the subject. JOHN D. ARCHBOLD" Successful School Opening.