Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-30
FORAKER REPLIES
TO PRESIDENT
TELLS OF $4,000 LOAN ne GOT
FROM STANDARD OIL
COMPANY.
SHOWS TAFT WAS INTERESTED
IN APPOINTMENT OF OIL
TRUST ATTORNEY.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. -26.-In a long
and carefully prepared statement,
Senator Foraker last night took up
the recent charges made by William
r. Hearst and President Roosevelt,
explaining his temporary connection
with the Standard Oil company and
discussing the Brownsville incident
and his connection with the rate bill.
The first part of Foraker's statement
is devoted to consideration of
Hearst's charges and the letters the
latter quoted as passing between For
aker and ATchbold. Foraker says he
never concealed nor denied that he
was employed by the Standard Oil
that was prior to 1901. He declares
that he was employed by the Stand
ard Oil-that was prior to 1901.
He declares his employment had only
to do with affairs of the company in
Ohio, and that it had no relation
whatever with anything in which the
federal government was then inter
ested, and was ended long before it
was proceeded against in any way
by the federal government. In proof
that he was not in the company's en-
ploy after the above services were
rendered, Foraker cites that he took
part in the enactment of the Elkins
law under which the company has
been indicted and prosecuted and un-
der which the $29,24OOOO fine was
imposed.
He quotes a letter from Archbold
dated May Z, 1906. in which he is
asked if he could accept a retainer
to represent the Standard Oil in pos
sible actions against the company in
Ohio. To this Foraker replied de-
clining the offer. Foraker then quotes
the Archbold letter as to the $4,000
deposit in his favor, and other cor
respondence in that connection, show
ing that the money was to be used in
the purchase of the Ohio State Jour
nal: also a letter showing that upon
the failure of the negotiations the
money was returned to Archbold.
Foraker then takes up the Taft let
ter and Roosevelt's comments upon
it. He says eff the president in pub
fishing the letter had not withheld
the name of the man to whom it was
written, it might have been easier for
me to show that l had no response
bility for that mans action in writ
ing to him.
"The man himself would have re-
futed the impression the president
apparently seeks to create, that ne
wrote either at my instance or in my
interest. 1 have not at any time, or
in any way, sought Taft's help for re-
election to the senate
He declares that his opposition to
the rate bill was based only upon the
rate-making and commodity clauses
NOT that he was opposed to. the gen
eral policy of regulation and super
vision: His opposition was because
he believed the clauses he objected TO
wouId cause a panic of idleness and
suffering in railroad circles.
Taft With Standard oil Men.
Foraker deyotes some space to
naming certain members of the Stand
ard Oil corporation in whose cam
many Taft has recently been lie
cites Taft's commentator to Roose-
Welt for appointment of John ii.
Doyle. member of a Standard On
law firm, as United States district
iudge for the northern district OF
Ohio. The appointment, however
finally went to another man.
The Brownsville matter is also con-
sidered. Foraker says that in that
affair he had mo revenge to seek no
nersonal ends to serve, but was anx-
ions to see that common justice was
done the representatives of a NOPE
and Ioval race. every one OF whom -
bv nature a republican.
He tells of the efforts to overcome
the prejudice of the negroes against
the marty on account of this matter
and follows with discussion OF 'ne
presidents reference to the analr III
his published statement, when ne
intimates is unfortunate at this TIME