Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26

ling OF these two letters together With "
comments calculated, IL not INTENDED, to
convey the impression that the one had
reference to- the other, and that they .
constituted evidence that It was Tor, for
money received trying TO inhu iess,
of Mr.. Arctbold. The dates OF the
two letters show tliat the money was
sent almost a month prior to the letter
about the Jones bill.
This Iii Itself would ordinarily be
enough to disconnect the two, In the
8avera sc mind, but have already
3stowI, In a former statement that the
certificate of deposit was sent on ac-
count of the proposed purchase OF the
i Ohio State Journal. and that the pro-
position to purchase being abandoned,
lit was returned on the 4th day OF Feb
E ruary, only q week after 1T was re-.
sceiyed.
SENATOR INTRODUCES LETTERS.
Mr.. Foraker here introduces letters
to verify his statement as to the news
Il paper proposal. He continues:
If Mr.. Hearst had read these accom-
Spanying letters, particularly that from
+ Mr.. "A rch bold, of Jan. 81. and my LETT
ter Of Feb. s. returning the money. he
would have known that the certificate
Eof deposit had no reference whateyer
TO the Jones bill or any other bill.
Il Mr.. Hearst states that In his speech
sat Columbus that the letters had been
furnished to him by gentleman
whose name he would not give for fear
the Standard Oil com patly might per-
secute him. 3I s KS
these missing letters. Perhaps, II he
found them, he did not furnish them
TO Mr.. Hearst. In any event. perhaps
X the omission to read them WAS made
8becanse9Sif read they would have de-
sfeated the object to be accom- lished.
However tina t may be, this correspond
sence surely and conclusively disposes of
that matter
PRICE BILLS.
Until now, have not made any
statement about the letter Mr., Hearst
read at Columbus from Mr., Archbold
70 me. dated March 0, 1900. calling my
attention to two bills introduced in the
Ohio legislature by Mr.. Price. I have
delayed saying anything about this let
ter because, having no recollection on
the subject, I have been trying to as
certain if received the letter, and
what / did with lit. or did on account
Sof 1t. I cannot find any trace of such
q letter In my files or of any answer
in my letter book. havet5not been
able to communicate with Mr.. Price,
he has stated in a public Interview
that he abandoned the bills because
Gov. Nash told him that Senator Han
ma and 4 were both opposed to the
measures, and feared itnight damage
President McKinley's interest In the
campaign on which we We're then en-
tered. II the bills should be insisted
upon Mr.. Prices statement suggests
i to my mind that in all proba bilitys I
referred the letter to Gov. Nash.
33 In any event, I know that took
no action with respect to itsor any other
bill pending in the Ohio legislature at
that time or any other time since 1
became a 1nember Of the senate, March,
a, 1897.
In no instance since that date have
i sought to Influence any legislator on
any subject, except by argument in
open. d
{9a While II have occasionally heard
from Mr.. Archbold during the period
that has elapsed since the termination
of my employment in the early part
of 1901 IL do not recall receiving any
letter from him, except the one. relat-s
ing to the Jones bill, and that had no
reference to pending bills or to any.
thing with which I had any official
duty to perform. In any event, he never
addressed me on any subject since my
employment, except only as any other
tiCl
might have done, and there was never
a suggestion from him, or from any
body else that was under the slight
est obligation to support or oppose any
proposed legislation In behalf Of that
company; nor was there ever a sug-s
gestion by anybody that should re-
.ceive any compe nsation or reward of,
any kind whatsoever on that account,
And. what Is true in this respect as to-
the Standard Oil company, is also, and
equally, true, as to other trust. COR
poration or person. Notwithstanding
that the president says in his answer
to Mr.. Bryan OF Sept. 20 that was
a representative and defender of COR
porations In the senate, there Is not
a word OF truth in any such statement
whether made by him or anybody else,
and there Is not a scrap Of evidence
that can be produced supporting any
such charge that cannot be as fully
and satisfactorily explained as has
been explained the letter about the
Jones bill and the proposed purchase Of
the Ohio State Journal.
MR. TAFrTs LETTER.
brings me to Mr.. Taft's letter
and what the president has said in his
comments on the same.
If the president in publishing It had
not withheld the name Of the man to
whom 1t was written, 1t might be easier
for me to show that5I am not RESPONSE
BILE for thatsman's action.
The man himself would have refut-
ed the impression the president appar-
emily seeks to create. that he wrote i
either at my instance In my interest.
/ have not at any time or in any way
sought Mr.. Taft's help for reelection
to the senate. AZ Y 81 FL
When Mr. Taft's candidacy for the
presidency was first announced, was
surprised to learn from the newspapers
that the program of those having
1t in charge. involved my elimination
from public life. }5s,5 Fl
HARMONY PROPOSITION.
4 An open declaration OF war. such as
the elimination proposition involved,
naturally brought controversy and
strife when there should have been only
peace. Finally Mr.. Cox announced a
harmony proposition--,raft for presi-
dent, Harris for governor. and me for
senator. He did that on his own mo
ton; not only was there not q request
but contrary to my desire. Never
theless l publicly announced that II 1t
expressed the Wish of the Republicans
no one would support Taft more than T..
Ihereupon Mr.. Burton gave out an
interview in which he stated that Mr..
Taft would not accept from the Re-
publicans Of Ohio any endorsement of
the presidency If coupled with an en-
dorsemen of ME for the senatorship.E
am repeating from memory and do 1
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