The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-31
STANDARD OIL TRICK.
President Says Rockefeller Is Trying
to Beat Taft.

Washington, Oct. 31.-The follow
ing official statement has been issued
from. the White House in connection
with the declaration of John D. Rock
efeller for Taft for president:
"At the White House, the an
nouncement of Mr.. Rockefeller
through the press agent of the SIAM
dard Oil company was regarded with
some amusement in view Of what the
administration has done to the Stan
dard Oil company and of the bitter
hatred borne by the Standard Oil
company to the administration. 1t is
a perfectly palpable and obvious trick
on the part of the Standard Oil peo-
pie to try to damage Taft-a trick so
palpable that it can deceive no one"
Macl<'s Comment.
New York, Oct. 31.-Democratic
National Chairman Mack. after read
ing the statement at the White House,
where it was said some amusement
was caused by the announcement of
Mr.. Rockefeller, in view of what the
administration had done to the STAN
dard Oil company, said:
"The White House statement is its
own answer. The bargain was made
between Taft's managers and Rookie
Teller and concerns the possible future
administration of Mr.. Taft and not
what the present administration has
or has not done to the Standard Oil
company"
Replying to another printed article,
in which it was charged that Mr..
Rockefeller had been persuaded to
indorse Taft at the instance of the
democratic national committee, Mr..
, Mack said:
1.-The statement is ridiculous and
absurd on the face of it and has al
ready been sufficiently answered by
me-"
No Money From Oil.
New York, Oct. 31.-After reading
the statement of Norman E. Mack, in
which the Democratic national chair
man charged that the Republicans
had received a contribution from the
Standard Oil company, chairman
Hitchcock dictated the following:
s"The statement that the Republican
national committee has received fin
ancial assistance from the Standard
Oil company is absolutely false. The
committee has not received directly
nor indirectly from that organization
or any of its officers a single dollar"
Supplementing his formal statement
in a talk with the newspaper reporters
Chairman Hitchcock said: mot doll
lar from that source the standard Oll
company has been received by the Re-
nubIican national committee. The whole
statement is absolutely without founda-
ton. Not a dollar has been received
from any officer connected with the
Standard Oil company.
"WheQ our sworn IlSl Oh cOulTlDulOiS
| ia published after the election accord
ING TO the state law it will show the
| faIsity of the charge that the Repubh-
can national committee has received a
dollar from any corporation, any trust,
or any officer of any corporation OF
| trust"
Taft Discusses 1t.
| Ruffa1o Oct. 31-At the convention
/ hall meeting here Mr.. Taft took up the
| Standard Oil subject.
| INV Bryan is greatly troubled said
he. 'iabout my attitude toward the
trusts. and even more SO by the an an
| me If the Standard Oil company were
| anxious to bring about my election l
| should take it that the last thing tnat
would be done would be to advertise It's
| sunnort of me. Therefore this publ
| cafion which Mr.. Bryan is now making
| so much of, it seems to me, has but ut
tle significance in attempting to show
| that the Standard Oil or any other
| trust because it hopes for immunity
from me is supportlns me- 1nol 10 no'
| the way things are DONE
| sDThere is a gentleman from your city
with very lively MISUNDERSTANDING
| even more lively as the responsibility OF
the campaign grows upon MN, s.a ne na5
| Ri company contributed large
emount to the Republican campaign
| fund. I am in a position TO state with
| great emphasis that neither the stand
ard Oil company nor any one connect
Cd with it has contributed a single
cent"
| In comparing the remedles Tor eViis
| in trusts proposed by the Democratic
nartv with Republican policies, Judge
saThe administration is prosecuting
| the Standard Oil company and it In
| tends to continue the prosecution until
that mart which may be evil is stamp
| ed out"