The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-08
A LEAF FROM PAST
S0HE NORE STANDARD OIL LET.
TEgS given OUT

SUMf kUkE SihNDAhU UlL LEI
TEgS GIVEN OUT
INTERESTING READING
Correspondents Of McLaurin With
. Chief of the Great Octopus
Shows that 1t Had No Use for Sen.
ator Tillman and Was Anxious to
Defeat Him.
In the December number Of the
Hearst magazine a letter from Sena-
tor J. L. McLaurin to John D. Arch
bold, the active business manager
CT the Standard Oil Company, was
published. This letter 10 followed by
the public action in the January num-
ber OF several letters that passed be-
tween McLaurin. Archbold and others
Some Of these letters speak Of the
campaign in this State made by Sen
ator AcLaurin In his effort to estab-
l.sh the commercial Democracy,
which brought on = rupture between
SenatorTillman and himself anG
which resulted finally in the retire
ment Of AcLaurin. From these let
ters 1t will be seen that Senator Nc
Laurin in his fght against Senator
Tillman was backed by the Standard
Oil Company, which was anxious to-
have Senator Tillman defeated.
In introducing the letters Hearst
says In the last chapter We bsheld
Senator AcLauhin, a Democrat, writ
ing Mr.. Archbold and conveying GER
tain information regarding Mr..
Roosevelt's expressions Of hostility
toward the Standard Oil Company.
This information was not sent be-
cause Of NcLaurin's Democratic hos
tility to Mr.. Roosevelt, a Republican.
The reader will see from letter
published later IN this article tha'
McLaurln personally liked Roosevelt.
Senator McLaurin's warning to Mr.
Archboid was therefore merely an
act Of non-partisan sevotion to the
Standard Oil Company to enable Ar.
Archbold inteiligently to consider the
best interests Of the Standard OH
Company in thu impending election.
Senator McLau-in was out OF office
at the time, bu* he remembered past
favors" and had 2l lively sense OF
favors to come.
What all the favors were that Sen
ator HcLaurin lad .eceived from the
Standard Oh Company we cannot tell.
but what some OF them are we can
tell by McLau-!n's own correspon-
dence. In the frst letter to be pro-
duced In this series Mr. Archbold
merely acknowledges the courteous
call Of Senator Mos-aurin. Apparent
ly no mutually advantageous associa-
tions had az yet developed between
these two gentlemen. Senator Nc
Laurin had perhaps heard from fel-
low senators OF Mr.. Archbold's be-
neyolent disposition and naturally
wanted to establish agreeable rela-
tions with 80 noted political phil
antropist Senator McLaurin had
announced his coring by the follow
ing letter, but r. III 2 misundel-
standing had M y. Mr. Archbold.
February 13,1900.
Ny dear sir:
am very sorry indeed to have
missed your call on Saturday. On
receipt Of your favor Of the Sth,
which indicated that you might come
on Monday, Immediately wrote you,
telling you that I would not be here
on Monday, as 1t was = holiday.
do not usually come to business on
Saturday, and as no suggestion was
made Of your calling then, I did not
advice you. am very sorry.
will, Of course. be glad to see you
any day except Saturday. I am con-
templatins q little absence OF ten
days or two weeks, to leave here pos
ably about q week from now.
Very truly yours,
Jno. D. Archbold.
Hon. J. L. NcLsurln.
Washington. D. G.
Commenting on the above letter
Hearst says there Is no mention In
the letter OF any requirements on the
Fart Of Senator AcLaurin, but Mr.
Archbold seems to realize that Sena-
tor McLaurtn did not call upon him
merely for the purpose Of inqui-1ng
about his health SO although NO re-
hss health. SO that although no re-
ouirements are mentioned the letter
Of Mr.. Archbold Is 80 friendly that
Il Senator McLalrin has any re-
ouirements, he will be deprived of
.ny hesitation about expressing them
! at an early date. And surely enough
IN the next letter Of the series We ind
that Senator McLaurin mas had re-
ouirements all along, and is moving
to bring them to Mr.. Archbold's at
;ention through a common friend. Mr.
| Grasty. Mr.. Crasty knows benevo-
lent Uncle Archbo!d's establishment
where embarrassed politicians can
pawn their independence and receive
such Accommodations as are required
He knows how eager Uncle Archbold
Is to do business with any good polit-
lea! risk and he was willing therefore
to present Senator McLaurfn's case
to Uncle Archbold. which he did on
February 10. On FEBRUARY ls after
the call OF Senator lcLaurin Mr'
Archbold answered Mr.. Grasty as for
lows:
February 10, 1900.
Mr.. Thos. P. Grasty,
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