The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
FORAKER DENIES
He SHAPED LAWS
FOR OIL MONEY
Discussing Hearst Charges,
Say Standard Paid Him Only
for Legal Services.
SAID TO HAVE RECEIVED
CHECKS FOR S29, 900
Texts of Letters from Archb0Id
on Which Charges Were
Founded.

the statements made by William Ran
bus last night, based on letters at
tributed to John D. Archbold, that he,
Foraker. a accepted money from the
Standard Oil Company to influence
legislation in Washington. Senator
Foraker said:
1T do not know whether the letters
given out by Mr.. Hearst are true copies
or not, but I they are, for I
was then engaged in the practise of
the law and was employed by the
Standard Oil Company as one of its
counsel in connection with its affairs
in Ohio, where 1t was attacked in the
courts and In the Legislature.
II rendered the company services.
charged for them and vas paid.
"The employment had no reference
whatever to anything pending in Con-
gress or to anything in which the Fed
eral government had the slightest in
terest.
Proud of His Clients.
II never made any effort to conceal
Tie 1dCt. vi Lie Contrary was
pleased to have people know that 1 had
such clients.
THAT employment ended before my
first term in the Senate expired. I
have not represented the company in
any way since"
In the letters, said to have been from
Archbold to Foraker, read in Columbus
by Mr.. Hearst, reference was made to
the Enclosure OF two checks, M for
SIS, 900 and one for $14,00 After say
ing the letters referred TO pending
federal legislation. Mr.. Hearst contin-
ued:
Text of the Letters.
II am now going to read copies of
letters written by John D.. Archbold,
chief agent of the Standard Oil, an In
innate personal representative of Mr..
Rockefeller and Mr.. Rogers. These
letters thave been given me by a gen
tleman who has intimate associations
with this giant of corruption, the
Standard Oil.
mo. 26 Broadway, New York,
March 9. 1900.
49, Sol oI
it would be better to make a demon
stration against the whole bill, but Ger
tainly the ninth clause " " = should
be stricken out, and the same is true
of House bill No. 500, = p in rela-
ton to foreign corporations, in which
the same Objectionable clause occurs.
Am glad to hear that you think
hat the situation Is fairly well in
hand. Very truly yours.
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j. B. Foraker, Washington,
D. c."
"No. &c Broadway. New York,
March 26, 1900.
Hon. J. B. Foraker, Washington, DC:
Dear Sir-In accordance with our
understanding. 1 now beg to enclose
you a certificate of deposit to YOU
favor for $4,000. Yours very truly,
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
Asked to XIII Bill.
'2e Broadway, New York.
February 16, 1900.
my Dear Senator-Here is still an
other very Objectionable bill. 1 hope
there will be no difficulty in killing it.
"Am anxious to hea from you as to
the situation as a whole, Very truly
yours, JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
Hon. J.. B. Foraker. Washington,
d.. c."
100 Broadway, New York,
April II, 1900.
"My Dear Senator-I enclose you
certificate of deposit to your favor of
s14,50O We are greatly at a loss in the
matter, but 1 send this and will be
very glad to have a rank tai with
you when opportunity offers, if you so
desire. Very truly yours.
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j. B.. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
street. Washington, D.. c.
Mr.. Hearst charged that the naming
of Governor Haskell. political pay
master of Standard Oil" as chairman
of the platform committee at Denver,
and as treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee. proved the oil
trust had gone over to Democracy.
The Hearst charges were made dur
ing a meeting which was addressed by
Thomas l.. Hisgen, the Independence
party candidate for President.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-John D.
Archbold, vice-president of the Stand
ard Oil Company, was not at his Office
today, and other officials OF the COM
pany said they knew nothing Of the
charges made by William R. Hearst.
M. F. Elliott, general solicitor, said he
had no information about the letters
alleged by Mr.. Hearst to have been
written by Mr.. Archbold.
FRANKLIN, Pa, Sept. 1S.-Former
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley today
denied most emphatically that he had
ever written a letter to John D.. Arch
bold, vice-president of the Standard
Oil Company, telling Mr.. Archbold that
he had warned President Roosevelt
not to offend the Standard Oil Com
pany. 81 never a n such thing
in mind" said Mr.. Sibley.
DR.. WATSON TO ADDRESS