Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-22
Full Force Of the Roosevelt Lit
efay Style Turned Loose on
Foraker in Defense of Taft's
Position.
CANDIDATE REFUSED TO
CONSIDER COMPROMISE
Presidents Statement a Driv-
ing Effort to Line Foraker
Forever as the Servant and
Protector of "Law Defying
Corporations. "

IBy Morning JOurnnl Special Lsased Wire. !
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. 21.-Late
today Secretary Loeb gave to repre-
Sentatives of the press a formal state
ment by the president which was call
ed forth by the recent exchanges be-
tween William r. Hearst and Senator
Foraker of Ohio. Mr.. Hearst in pub
lie utterances had accused the senator
with relations with the Standard Oil
company In connection with his duties
as a senator and his attitude as a rep
resentative of republican policies and
professions. In today's statement.
President Roosevelt makes another
appeal for the support of Mr.. Taft and
declares that his defeat would bring
lasting satisfaction to but one set of
men, namely to those men who, as
shown in the correspondence publish
ed by Mr.. Hearst, We're behind For
aker. the opponent of Mr. Taft within
his own party, and who are now be-
hind Governor Haskell and his asso-
ciates, the opponents of Mr.. Taft in
the opposite party"
The statement embOdies a letter
written by Mr. Taft to friend in Ohio
on July 20, 1907, in which the present
republican candidate for the presi-
dency refused to acquiesce in the
plan of the Ohio state central commit
tee to endorse Mr.. Taft for the presi-
dency and Mr.. Foraker for reelection
to the senate i'm a single resolution
The president points out that Mr.
Taft's attitude has been always direci
ly opposed to that charged against
Senator Foraker by Mr.. Hearst re-
garding the money interests. The
president cites the Brownsville affair
as a case where the agitation was
phase of the effort "by the representa-
tives of certain law defying corpora
tions to bring discredit upon the ad-
ministratiOn."
1t was he says, in large part mo
genuine agitation on behalf of col
ored men at all.
Some History Making Documents.
President Roosevelts statement fol
lows:
''In view of Mr.. Hearsts disclosures
about Senator Foraker, / make public
the following letter written b. Mr.
Taft on July 20. 1907 to a friend H.
Ohio, prominent in Ohio politics, who
wrote him before the meeting Of the
state central committee asking wheth
passing resolution endorsing Mr.
Taft for president and Mr. Foraker fo1
senator in the interest of harmony. A
copy of this letter was submitted to
me at the time, but after the origina'
had been sent. 1t was not intendec
for publication but it was understood
that IL necessary it would be pub
lished.
Il personally know that the strong
est pressure by various leaders was
brought on Mr. Taft at that time to
consent to the proposed arrangement
and he was informed by leading men
from other states that If he would con
sent TO this arrangement all opposi-
tiOn on the part of Mr. Foraker and on
the part Of some of Mr.. FOraker's in
fluential friends in the senate and else
where would cease and that Mr.. Taft's
nomination for the presidency would
be assured
Taft Refused Foraker Compromise
"But Mr.. Taft declined for one mo-
ment to consider any possible advan-
tage to himself where what he re-
garded as a great principle was at
stake. His attitude on this question
as we'll as on countless questions con
vinced me that of all the men of this
union. he was the man pre-eminently
tit in point of uprightness and char
acter, for fearless and aggressive hon
esty, and in fitness for championinP
the rights of the people as whole, to
be president.
Senator Foraker has been leader
among those members of congress of
both parties who have resolutely OPP
posed the great policies of internal re-
form, for which the administration has
made Itself responsible, His attitude
has been that OF certain other public
men, notably (as shown in this same
correspondence published by Mr..
Hearst) Governor Haskell OF OKLA
h0ma There Is a striking difference
in one respect. however, In the present
positions of Governor Haskell and
Senator Foraker. Governor Haskell
stands high in the councils of Mr..
Bryan and Is the treasurer of his ma
toinal campaign committee. Senator
Foraker represents only the forces
which, In embittered fashion. fought
the nomination of Mr. Taft and which
were definitely deprived of power
within the republican party when Mr..
Taft was nominated. The publication
Of this correspondence not merely JUS