Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20

might not with equal propriety have
been made by me fIOm my seat in the
house
Talked to 20 or so Senators.
Il discussed freely the pending meas
ure with twenty or thirty senators,
whose friendship Justly claimed. and
| wish the committee would call them
all to testify as to my relations with
them. | merely explained to them what
the general effect of this law would be-
Sibley explained that there was
lack of comprehension on the part of
many people who were in favor of the
proposed law, among them being Secre-
tary Garfield.
Speaking again to the reference in
one of his letters to the proposed visit
of Senator B. to New York, he said:
Senator B., in discussing the mat
ter With me, asked me questions about
pipe lines that | was unable to answer
because | was not familiar with thai
branch of the business as l am with the
manufacturing end. I told him that if
he was in New York any time soon |
should arrange to have him see persons
who could give him the information
that ne desired. l never said anything
more to him about the matter and he
voted contrary to my views.
Referring to cipher telegram among
the Hearst letters. Sibley took occasion
to comment on the fact that the date
had not been given. At the time this
message was written, he said, he had
been a member of congress for three
years. He explained that since 1879,
until his retirement from the oil bust
ness in 1910, he had possession of a
copy of the Standard Oil cipher code,
along with other associates. The codes
changed from time TO time. and he
turned his OWL code in when he re-
tired from business.
Archbold Wanted to See Bailey.
Mentioning for the first time the
name of Senator Bailey, Mr.. Sibey said
that he had received a letter from
Archbold. stating that he would like to
have talk with the Texas senator He
never arranged the meeting or the in
terview.
One day Senator Bailey said to Sib-
ley: There is not a man on the face of
this earth, representing any interest,
that I am unwilling to meet They
may come to me in the committee room
or any place else and if their PROPOSE
ton is proper I will support it. There
is no man. however rich or powerful,
or any man too poor that ] will not
listen to him will give a hearing to
Mr. Archbold or beggar."
There have been good many harsh
things said about Mr.. Bailey and there
have been stories to the effect that ]
financed him in his land operations"
said Mr., Sibley. Il never gave him u
dollar. But | did advise him to buy
land in Texas. He said to me: For
your political convictions, have no re-
spect, but ! have great confidence in
your business Judgment He bouoht
800 acres of cotton land and sold two
thirds of it at profit of over 100000.
Most Damaging Letters Printed.
Commenting on the Hearst letters.
Sibley said that the public couldn't
form a correct opinion of them in tbe
form in which they had been given to
| the public. His letters to ArchboIl
were not accompanied by Archbold's
replies and Archbold's letters to him
were not accompanied by his replies.
If they were they would show exactly
what was transpiring and give in its
true light his relation to the whole
matter. Whoever selected these letters.
he said. picked out the ones that were
most damaging and might most unfa
Norably impress the public mind"
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