Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-27
REPLIES
TO FORAKER
CHARGES
ACCUSES SENATOR OF
MISSTATEMENT OF FACTS
Candidate Says He Used Pri-
vat6 Car, Which He Paid
For at Regular Rate, on
Trip to Lake Erie,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased WIrsl
Minneapolis, Sept 26.-The fourth
day of William H. Tafts speaking
campaign ended here tonight with the
delivery of his views in favor of pos
tai savings banks and in opposition
to the Bryan theory regarding gov
ernment guarantee of bank deposits
Taft will rest from his labors here
tomorrow and continue with his whirl
wind methods Monday.
Judge Taft today made answer to
the criticism of himself by Senator
Foraker. He had recommended
Judge Doyle, private individual for
judge because of Doyle's great profess
sional attainments and high charact-
president that Doyle had acted as
attorney for the Standard Oil COM
pany and other corporations.
The president had chosen to ap-
point Judge Taylor instead. AS to Mr.
Foraker Mr.. Taft commented that he
'argues that this is a justification for
him, while a senator of the United
States, in accepting professional en-
ployment from the Standard Oil COM
pany and in making what was in ef-
feet a newspaper partnership wita
the Standard Oil company to control
an organ of public opinion"
As to the second charge of Mr. For
aker, that Judge Taft rode to Middle
Bass in the private car of Mr.. Lewis
and on the yacht of Commodore
Richardson of the alleged glass trust,
Mr.. Taft said that he used a private
car which he paid for. and that the
boat he rode on was that provided
for by the Middle Bass club, whose
guest he was at the time. Mr., Tafts
statement follows:
"FiPst. Senator Foraker says in his
sttste .ntn. That I'recommended Judge
Doyle for United States judgeshlp in
Northern Ohio and the president ac-
qulesced in the recommendation when
we knew that he was attorney for the
Standard oil company and argues
that this is a justification for him
while a senator of the United States
In accepting professional employment
from the Standard Oil company and
in making what was i'm effect a news
paper partnership with the Standard
Oil company to control an organ of
public opinion. Judge Doyle held no
public office and numbered the Stand
ard Oil company as among a number
of clients. l told the president that
Judge Doyle was a man of high char
acter and a lawyer of great ability and
experience and would make a good
judge, but explained what his cor
porate personal connection had been,
and the president, as between Doyle
and Taylor also an able man, pre-
ferred Taylor and appointed him. not
as | recolect it for any reason dis
creditable to Doyle but because
Doyle's very many corporate profess
sional associations would make him
less acceptable to the public and
might interfere with his usefulness
as judge.
Second, Senator Foraker refers to
my alleged receipt of favors from c.
r. Lewis, partner of Judge Doyle and
Mr.. Richardson, whom he dominated
as a magnate In the glass trust, as
parallel with and in a measure justi-
flying his relations to the Standard Oil
company already described. If the
facts were exactly as he gives them
/ would be content to submit the JUS
tice of the parallel to the American
people without comment, but the facts
l.. Bas 1 Vic
Middle Bass as the guest of the Mid
die Bass club as Presidents Harrison.
Mckinley and Cleveland had done.
General Keifer invited me as the
spokesman Of the club. Mr.. Lewis was
president and carried out the will Of
the club in making the arrangements.
| did not travel on Mr.. Lewis car. He
rendered 1t. but | declined It. l hired
a special car from Hot Sprfhgs to To-
ledo from the Pullman company for
$50 day and paid them for eighteen
fares to the Ohio river and twenty
two fares TO Toledo at the regular
tariff for a special. together with fares
for berths. Mr.. Lewis joined us with
his private car when we were half
way from Toledo and ! spoke from his
car at several places because his was
the end car, but l had my own car
and used 1t and paid for IT, The Mid
die Bass club advised me that II
would see to my ferriage from Toledo
to Middle Bass and secured for the
purpose a power boat of Mr. Richard
sons. who was a member of the club.
| did not know Mr.. Richardson or
what his business was when | went
aboard his boat | did not know and
don't know now that there is glass
trust or Mr.. Richardson's relation to
it, IL II exists. ] accepted his courtesy
as rendered on behalf OF the club,
whose guest | was | am indebted to
the members of the Middle Bass club,
numbering over 100, for their hospi-
tality. but the attempt to connect me
with the Standard oil company and
the glass trust--if there Is one
through the club is ridiculous and
shows the extremity in which the au-
thor Of the statement finds himself
After a night ride from Des Moines,
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