The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
w. R. Hearst Reads Letter
From ArChboId Suggesting
Action in Senate - Also
Sends Check.
OHIO SENATOR ADMITS
RECEIVING LETTERS.
Claims He Never Made Any
Pretense of Hiding His At
torneyship - ArchboId Also
Confirms Letters.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 19.-William
Randolph Hearst, of New York, in
speech at the Oden last night declar-
ed that Senator Joseph Benson For
aker. of Ohio, in addition to receiving
certificates for $14,500 and $4,000
from the Standard Oil company, was
paid $4,000 in one chunk for services
which, the speaker asserted, had to
do with certain legislation pending
before congress.
Hearst read letters, purporting to
show dealings between John d. Arch
bold, of the Standard Oil company and
Senator Foraker.
In the next breath Hearst branded
Charles N. Haskell, governor of Okla
homa, a "hireling of the Standard Oil
company" He branded him the go
between for the democratic party and
the Standard Oil company. the man
who makes the bargains with the cor
rupting oil trust
The New York editor read the court
records of Ohio on Haskell. who was
chairman of the platform committee
at the Denver convention. showing
HaskelIs alleged connection with the
Standard Oil company
The speaker read from a bill of in
formation, numbered 1924 on file in
the supreme court of Ohio. in which
F. S. Monnett, then encouragement
of Ohio, made the charge that Has
kell and others connected with the
Standard Oil company attempted to
stop his prosecutions Of the company
by the offer of bribe of 100000.
Says Monnett Disputes Him.
Governor Haskell made a reply to
Monnett's accusation, declaring that
it was another Haskell. with a resi-
dence similar to his, who was connect
ed with the deal and not himself.
Hearst says Monnett disputes Haskell.
Calls Bryan a Traitor.
Hearst also paid his respects to
Bryan. He took occasion to reiterate
his previous statement that Bryan
asked him for his support this cam
paign in return for a like service from
him to Hearst next election. when the
latter could be a candidate He de-
clared Bryan "a traitor" had gone ov-
er to the Standard Oil company with
the other democrats. Without coming
out plainly, he called Bryan the equiv
alent of liar about three times in
his address.
'Mr. Foraker replies in characteris-
tic republican manner" said Hearst
in opening his speech. HE practical
iy admits that he did serve Standard
OIL and is proud of it. His statement
is based on letters l read in Ohio. II
he had seen the letters l am going to
read tonight, he would have denied
the whole matter"
Mr.. Hearst then read the following:
26 Broadway, January, 20, 1902
My Dear Senator: Responding to
your favor of the 25th. it gives me
pleasure to hand YOU herewith certi-
ficate of deposit for 1000, in accord
ance with our understanding. Your
letter states the conditions correctly,
and l trust that the transaction will
be successfully consummated. Yours
very truly,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
26 Broadway, February 25, 1902.
To Hon. ]. B. Foraker. Washington,
ID. c.: Again, my dear Senator, l ven-
ture to write you word regarding
the bill introduced by Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, known as IS. 649," in
tended to amend the act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful
restraints and monopolies, etc, intro
duced by him December f. 1t really
seems as though this bill is very un-
necessary severe and even vicious. 1t
is not much better to test the applica-
ton of the Sherman law instead of
resorting to measure of this kind? I
hope you will feel so about it. and
will be greatly pleased TO have a word
from you on the subject The bill is,
believe, still in committee. With
kind regards, very truly yours,
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD.