The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1908-19??, 1908-09-24
SERIOUS SCANDAL
INVOLVES FORAKER
HEARST PRODUCES LETTERS TO
SHOW REPUBLICAN SENA-
TOR WAS IN EMPLOY
OF STANDARD OIL.
Evidence is AccumuIating TO Destroy
Confidence in the Republican
Party - Bryan's Chances
Are Improving Daily.

Cincinnati, Sept 1S-That he had
been several years ago an attorney
fer the Standard Oil Company, term
mating such service before the fed
eral prosecution of that concern, but
that such employment had nothing
to do with matters pending in con-
gress or in which the federal gov
ernment was interested, is the sub
stance of a brief statement made to-.
day by United States Senator Fora
ker in answer to the charges made
by William r. Hearst in Columb bus
last night
John d. Archibold, of the Standard
OIL Company. made the following
statement today at New York:
Such correspondence and relations
as I may have had years ago with
Senator Foraker were entirely proper
and legal. If Mr.. Hearst had come
to Mr.. Archibold direct, it would
probably have cost him less to secure
copies of Mr.. Archibold's correspond
ence than for Mr.. Hearst to have
either employed or dealt with thieves.
Mr.. Archibold characterized Mr..
Hearst's statement regarding an al
legged attempt to bribe former Attor-
ney General Monett of Ohio as pure
fiction, and says that they were an
swered and exploded long ago.
LAS to the statements alleging re-
lations between Gov Haskell of Ok
Iahoma and the Standard Oil Com
pany, and contributions through him
or any one else to the Democratic
campaign fund, there is not a shad-
ow of truth in them.
''Mr. Hisgen's insinuations about
burning his plant are absurd and un-
worthy of notice.
Mr.. Hearst read letters which, he
said, had been written by John d.
Archibold of the Standard Oil Com
pany to Senator J. B. Foraker of
Ohio, referring to legislation pend
ing in congress and mentioning two
Enclosures of checks, one for SIS, 200
and another for $14, 500. Mr.. Hearst
said: I'VE claim that the Republi-
the beneficiary of trust corruption,
and that the Democratic party has
only waited an opportunity to share
its sisters profitable infamy.
Il am not here either with empty
assertions. but with legal evidence
and documentary proof. I am now
going to read copies of letters writ
ten by John D. Archibold, chief agent
of the Standard Oil, an intimate per-
sonal representative of Mr.. Rookie
feller and Mr.. Rogers.
"These letters have been given me
by gentleman who has intimate as
sociations with this giant of corrup-
tion, the Standard Oil, but whose
name / may not divulge, lest. he be
subjected to the persecution of this
monopoly.
New York, March 9, 1900.
" Hon. J. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street, Washington, D. c.:
My Dear Senator-I have your
favor of last night, with inclosure, |
which letter, with letter from Mr..
Elliott, commenting on same, I beg
to send you herewith. Perhaps it
would be better to make a demon |
stration against the whole bill, but |
certainly the ninth clause, TO which |
Mr. Elliott refers, should be stricken |
out, and the same is true of house
bill No. 55, also introduced by Mr.. |
Price, in relation to foreign corpora !
tions, in which the same objection
able clause occurs.
Am glad to hear that you think
that the situation is fairly we'll in
hand. Very truly yours.
(Signed) John d. Archbold.'
New York. March IS. 1900.
:. Hon. j. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street, Washington, D. c.:
Dear Senator - In accordance
with our understanding, I now beg
to enclose you check of deposit to
your favor for $4,000. Kindly ac-
knowledge receipt and oblige. yours
very truly.
(Signed) John D. Archbold.'
New York, Feb. Is. 1900.
!" Hon. ]. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street, Washington, d. c.:
- My Dear Senator-Here is an
other very Objectionable bill. 1t is
so outrageously ridiculous. but 1t win