The Boise citizen., 1908-12-04
The STANDARD IN OHIO
qF GREAT MONOPOLY HAS Been in BUCKEYE
POLITICS FOR MANY YEARS

W Il the American Magazine and therein every month can be
d one or more articles Of interest every public
ous The December number comments upon the welnown
v of the Standard Oil Company Ohio politics or the past
~. Years and we present herewith portion of the article
1tis satisfaconsad the Phlosopherto reflect that the
m of 1908 will go down into history eventless 1t
a one time as Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan would succeed
r amiabe effort keep all thinking Of it Mr. Hearst
ted them by contributing food for thought that the most
ad appetite could resist In my opinion food the
oc has great need Of remember President Eliot saying
m wears ago that influence the greatest evil of
mes Most of u.s. suspect agreed with him The trouble has
m to put our finger say that this and this the way they
IT, to make as clear that Congress and Congressman
hing used private purposes Mr. Folk made It clear few year
,m that St Louis was being robbed
Is useless to try to stir the people Of this country action
Won can prove your You win election by exploiting ss
rn Show me- is the motto OF the United States not OF Miss
@ alone WE'LL Mr. Hearst has shown us concluslyey the ma
ev Of secret influence With these documents re-
cnuc with sufficient accuracy the interesting process by which
Standard Oil Company Of in this as in other meth
M M concern is merely the perfect ypeams to make and
e laws defeat and elect candidates according to Its needs
There seems to exist Broadway what may be called the Poht
Committee its head the able and experienced wee president
the concern Mr. John D. Archbod This committee collects III
k about innending legislation and elections and has
md as to its safety sanity To take care OF those D
and candidates which do measure up to the test ta IS 40 m
nonize with its interest employs agents Naturally oo"
the principle of the concern this matter and employs the De
because 1t pays to nave the DS CHEMIST '
der the best sellers the buyers the lawyers the best po
States Senator's preferred! Senator Foraker shown h
a letter bv Mr. Hearst have looked after the interests o w
Standard Oil Company in the Senate OF the United otateS m
years. receiving large in return-both genuee @"
Mr. Ahbod however does not appear have been sasea VIII"
one Senator He evidently known to be IN the aD " 80
ing them for at least one of his correspondents approaches INN
subject Of investing in the election of gentleman whom ne ~
be counted the Standard purpose III .ie
Mr. Hearsts document shows that Mr. Archbod uses ue
collects and the agents he employs ably ana esuaii5
Hes Mr. Foraker that this law won't do and that they calo
for this man-tfat is he gets his money worm "e ~
mSenato as he does when invests in pipe lines anu 0 ~
But we We known for years-sad the Reporter oln
Ohio and it doesn't surprise Senator ForaNer st9 b
the Standard succession in that state MI NO' LIs
sending money in politics for nearly thTN Se" ~ hear
began it as early almost as he began to take rebates +
ay Senator Pavne of Ohio said the floor OF le o 60
years ago that when he was candidate tor the o'ne ~
No instihaon no association, coubllaio" III w ~ n
bbing about his defeat aoeut to so large az ~
urom6Isb i os tbe Standard Oil CompaHy Senator "!'o
tered this remark as proof that it could not DC ~ ~ tht
the Sente fifteen wears later 18S6 was due 10 inc '0
Standard Oil Company as the Republican party and ls
his party charged The scandal OF MS e .- t4,al
vas of the greatest of that day-so g. , thoish
said on the floor of the Senate that there were ,ithop
that theaduission of Mr. Payne his continuance ~ ~ T
nvesig,ou marked the lo7,-soar mark of the oFad's -
States itself Everybody in Ohio knows that senate s
| the friends of the Standard Oil Company Of Mr.
paper men at least have forgotten how, d " attorney
rockefeller Mr.. Hanna tried IN 1871 70 ~ IN the trls
general David R Watson to Withdraw his sun Oe - ha,
the cynical argument he used to persu"ue e owe
been in politics lonp enough to know that no man IN Mr.
The public anv th;no Mr. Foraker Inherited N ys
anns duties though idea that e,s. Nor Kind OF re
hecks as Mr. Foraker has They had no nseu
nuneration - his Who'll
Not MANY months ago had iluinlnans usss caadi
subject with man of great importance IN ;" me "Fo,
pirate there ever was one His anba1ess ,so 70
about contributions to campaigns funds 1ou " make ther
@so'i M ssi threatens. as s's'.'so o' want = . a' ss q
Omhnen or any like favor, we simply e' GU