The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-19
FORAKER ANSWERS HEARST'S CHARGE Admits He Was Once Attorney for Standard Oil o., But Before Federal At
 tacks Began. CONCERNED OHIO AFFAIRS No Record of Senator's Having Rep resented Trust Publicly In
 Cases Brought in
 1SS0-90.
CONCERNED OHIO AFFAIRS

Cincinnati, Sept. 1s,-That he had
 been several years ago an attorney
 for the Standard oil company. termin' ating such service before the federal prosecution of that concern began; but that such employment had nothing to do with matters pending In congress or In which the federal government
 was interested, Is the substance of a
 brief statement made today by United
 States Senator Foraker, In answer to charges made by William R. Hearst in
 Columbus last night Senator Forakers
 statement follows:
 "I do not know whether the letters
 given out by Mir. Hearst are true copies or not. but I assume they are, for
 was then engaged in the practice of the
 law and was employed by the Standard
 oil company as one of It's counsel In
 connection with it's affairs In Ohio,
 where it was attacked in the courts
 and fin the legislature, While I do not
 recall the details. remember that l
 rendered the company such service as
 l could, charged for 1t, and was paid.
 "The employment had no reference
 whatever to anything pending In con. gress. or to anything in which the fed
 eral government had the slightest in.
 terest.
 That was so employed and pre-
 sumably compensated for my services
 was common knowledge at the time. Al
 least never made any effort to con
 coal the fact On the contrary. I wa,
 pleased to have people know that hat
 such clients. It had not then become
 dlscredltable, but was considered Jus the reverse to be employed by sucl corporations.
 That employment ended before m! first term in the senate expired. hay not represented the company in an. way since. In other words have no represented the company in any wa. since long before 1t was attacked b. the federal government, nor since be fore, with full general knowledge. was reelected to the senate" Columbus, O., Sept. 1s.-Hasty scare 1 of the supreme court books has faile 1 to find record showing that Senate Foraker appeared for the Standard O N company in any of the cases brough against that company in 1889 or 1890. Franklin. Pa. Sept. 1S.--Ex- Repre- Y sentative Joseph c. sbley today denie \ emphatlcal,y that he had ever writte II letter to John D. Archbold. vice. pres ident of the Standard oil compan, \ telling Mir. Archbold that he had warn Il ed President Roosevelt not to offen fl the Standard oil company. ''T neve N had any such thing in mind." said Nil Y Sbley.
 M New York, Sept, Is.--John D. Arch N bold of the Standard oil company mad N the following statement today: VI Such correspondence and relation M as I may have had years ago wit MI Senator Foraker were entirely prope N and legitimate.
 HI "Mr Archbold characterizes M MI Hearst's statements regarding an a N legged attempt to brbe Attorney N General Monnett of Ohio. as pure fit I tion. and says they were answered an N exploded long ago.
 H "As to the statements alleging rels fl tions between Governor Haskell of Ol a lahoma and the Standard oil compan. Il and contributions through him or an M one else, to the democratic campaig fl fund, there is not a shadow of truth
 them
 M "Mr Hisgcns nsinuatons abo, III burning his plants are absurd and UT IN worthy of notice"