Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
REPUBLICANS GET OUT THE
HOOK FOR Sen. FORAKER?

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newed his attack On Senator Foraker,
begun Thursday night at Columbus,
Ohio, reading letters to show that in
addition to the $29500 referred to
Thursday night the Ohio senator had
received $4,000 from John d. Arch
bold of the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Hearst answered the reply which
Senator Foraker made yesterday to
the letters read Thursday night, and
said:
In Republican, Style.
"Mr Foraker replies in characters
tic republican manner. He practically
admits that he did serve Standard Oil
and is proud of it, His statement is
based on letters. read Thursday night
If he had seen the letters | am going
10 read tonight he would have denied
the whole matter"
Mr. Hearst then read the following
letter:
mo &c Broadway, New York, Jan
81, 1902.-My Dear Senator: Respond.
ing TO your favor of the 25th, it gives
me pleasure to hand you herewith GER
tificate of deposit for $4,000 in ac.
cordance with our understanding
rectly and | trust the transaction will
be successfully consummated. Very
truly yours, j. ID. ARCHBOLD,
Hon j. b. Foraker, Washington
/ ID. c."
Wants Bill Looked Into.
mo. 26 Broadway, New York, Feb
%, 1902.-My Dear Senator: | venture
TO write you a word regarding the bill
introduced by Senator Jones of Arkan
sas, known as S. 649, intended tC
amend the act TO Protect Trade and
Commerce Against Unlawful Re
Istraints and Monopolies,' etc, introduc
ed by him Dec T.
1T really seems as though this bill
| is very unnecessarily severe and even
vicious. Is it not much better to test
the application of the Sherman act he
| fore resorting to a measure of this
kind? | hope you will feel so about
| it, and | will be greatly pleased tC
have a word from you on the subject
The bill is, | believe, still in commit
| tee. With kind regards, yours very
truly, JOHN ID. ARCHBOLD.
.Hon ]. B. Foraker, Washington
| d. c."
Statement Not Convincing.
"The bill referred to in this letter,
AZ hn int o.
| by Senator Jones of Arkansas in the
United States senate. Consequently
Mr.. Foraker's statement does not con
vince when he said the correspond
ence had nothing to do with any legis
lation in congress-
What the Records Show.
Washington, Sept. l9.-Congression
al records fail to show where ther
Was any bill introduced in congress
during 1900 or in the first session o
the seth congress. which was in ses
sion at that time, relating TO foreigl
corporations as referred to in the Fol
aker-Archbold correspondence. Hous
bill No 500, to which specific refer
| ence is made in the correspondence
! was a private claims bill and did no
deal with corporations in any way
There was not at that time any men
ber of the house named Price, whic
lis given as the name of Ghe author c
I, bill referred to.
Not Entered as Attorney.
ColuA as, Ohio, Sept. 19.-Hast
search of e supreme court books ha
failed to find my record showing tha
Foraker appeared for the Standard o
company in any cases brought agains
the company in 1S99ior 1890.
Another Makes Denial.
Washington, Sept. 19-When the a
tention of w. c. Haskell, formerl
United States marshal at Clevelan,
Ohio, was called to the statement {
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma that
: was he to whom Hearst referred
his Columbus speech as having rel
tions with the Standard Oil compan
, Haskell declared:
Governor Haskell is evidently mi
, taken. | never had any connectio
with the Standard company or any {
, tits officers either in a business or S
cial way I have no idea what Has
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