Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

serves, Slmpl1fleS, and II his name happens
to be remembered it will be as that of one
who selishly, thinking to help only HIM
self, wore out his strength and power in
working for others.
The intelligent man should see both
sides of every question, the good in that
which seems absolutely bad to heignorant.
We should see the evil in the conditions
OF TO-DAY in order to hurry forward the
better time.
For those that want to know of the mod
ern conditions, there is information in the
extraordinary series of hitherto unpub-
lished letters from the files of the Standard
Oil Company, which are now appearing
from month to month in "HearSt'S Maya
zine
Readers whose minds are serious and
who want to know how this country is
ruled. and why that which we call a repub-
lie piles up millions for a few and neccS-
sity for many, owe it to themselves to read
those letters in the current number of
HearSt's Magazine and in the issues that
are to follow.
Among the letters published this month
you find a member of Congress, Sibley,
humbly asking Archbold, of the Stand
ard Oil, IF you think of anything for me
to do, let me know" and you find this man
obeying his masters orderS-hiS REAL
master the Standard Oil, and paying no
attention at all to the public, the master
that hires him and pays him.
You find the Standard Oil ruler, Arch
bold, showing his appreciation of an
humble servant by fighting for him in the
elections, by writing to former president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad and to
others, recommending the humble public
official as one to be relied upon by organ
lied money
In the same series of letters you find that
the faithful watchdog, Sibley, writes to
Archbold that he must interest himself in
Senator Bailey, of Texas who is prepared
to make a great fight against the vicious
principle that the government" can open
the books of corporations and investigate
them.
These letters that reveal our system of
government based on organized finance
give to the intelligent man picture of life
and conditions and influences at work
that nothing else can give.
You find a man like Bailey, of Texas
whose character is now known to YOU.
thanks to this newspaper, recommended
to the Standard Oil in these words:
HE has the courage and the ability to
make legal argument on the floor of the
Senate second to no man of that body.
Had you ought not to have conSulta.
ton with him some day?
One great man at the proper time would
be tower of strength and safety
"He comes nearest to-day to being the
leader of his party of any man in it,
And you soon find that the Standard Oil
does indeed end it worth while "to have
consultation with him some day."
You find the Standard Oil agreeing TO
supply a great amount of money to n
United States SenatOr-an amount so great
that even the Standard Oil requests an ar
rangement ito pay it in instalments.''
HearStS Magazine fac-similes the lei
ters of Archbold. In one letter to Scna-
tor you read:
st now gives me pleasure to enclose
you certificate Of deposit to your favor for
$12,500, in fulfillment of promise"
In another letter to the same Senator
YOU read:
''My dear Senator:
In accordance with request in your
favor to me of the 23rd, | now beg to en-
close you cashiers check National Civ
Bank of New York to your favor for
$4,000. Very truly yours,
"JNO. D. ARCHBOLD."
When the Standard Oil hasn't con-
venient paid employe of the people to use
as a messenger to the President or to 9TH
erS it employs other tools.
The trusts wanted a certain Senator
elected and the Standard Oil agent, always
ready to oblige those that can be relied on
to betray their trust to the people, writes.
sked our people to do everything they can
he Santa Fe.''
case, as you see, the power of railroad
ltrols public men and some votes and some
rs is to be used to put into the United States
other man that will serve organized money
the public.
blications of these Standard Oil letters in
Magazine is great service to the public and
how how the people are controlled and be-