The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-25
HEARST PRODUCES
 LIVELY LETTERS
Standard Oil Correspondence Is
 Brought to Light
MARK HANNA IS MEN TONED
Hearst Declares That He Is Endeavor- ing to Show Up the Rottenness
 of the Old Parties Com
 pared With the New.

New York, October A.-WiIiam 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 na- | tiona1 and gubernatorial candidates of the | independence party were speakers. ! Thomas L. Hisgen was delivering an ad- 1 dress when Mr Hearst walked from the i wings onto the platform. Instantly there ! was a wild outburst of cheering, the | clapping of hands and the blowing of | horns which competely drowned the voice l of the presidential candidate. MT. His | gen gracefully gave way to the national chairman of the independence party and MT. Hearst began reading the letters { At the Brooklyn meeting MT. Hearst began his speech by saying that the i Standard Oil company has been largely ] instrumental in deciding every national election for the past 20 years and then said:
 MT. Cleveland was supported by the Standard Oil company through such of | it's important representatives as the Paynes, William c. Whitney and Cal win S. Brice.
 After the Cleveland regime the Stan dard Oil company affiliated with MT. Hanna and contributed literally to his political needs.
 Their intimacy was so great that MT. 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 Oil company people regarded MT. Roose- welt with considerable distrust and dis may"
 There was a noticeable stir in the audience at the mention of MT. Cleve- lands name and 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
 MT. Hearst at the Carnegie hall meet land but the name of Mark Hanna was not omitted from his speech.
 After brief introductory address, the Standard Oil letters were read. Duty Performed.
 Mir Hearst began by referring to his previous disclosures 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 of a new party.
 T have endeavored to show the neces- sty for the measures which the platform of the independence party demands If the republic is to endure.
 ''I have considered it my solemn duty to give to the citizens of this nation the information I possessed. T have performed my duty impartially and fearlessly.
 ! My disclosures are about at an end but l have an important batch of letters tonight bearing upon matter close to the l heart of all good citizens.
 '"The independence party platform de- | cares for the election of senators by the people.
 "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 ad- vantage of this plan, but I purpose to show tonight the influences that are ex- erted whenever opportunity to secure the appointment of judges favorable to the Standard Oil presents itseI.. Before reading these letters am going to ask my friends in the audience to ex- tend to me fond farewell.
 Standard Oil Aroused.
 Information has been delicately con- veyed to me that if l stop reading letters right now all will be forgiven, but if make another damaging disclosure the whole power of the Standard oil will be exercised against me.
 "I say farewell to my friends, therefore, because I am going to read the letters.
 "'26 Broadway, December ,, 1902. 1 My Dear Governor-I am sure you will pardon any seeming presumption on my aprt in writing you on a subject in which both personally and on behalf of 1 my company. I am greatly interested. It is to urge the appointment if at all consistent. of Judge Morrison of McKean to 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 facts his familiarity with all that pertains to the great industries of oil and gas In the Independent relation they bear to the in terests of the western part of the state, make him especially desirable as a mem her of the court from that section. Hop