The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-26
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can be produced supporting any such
charge that can not be as fully and
satisfactorily explained as has been
explained the letter about the Jones
bill and the proposed purchase of the
Ohio State Journal.
This brings me TO Mr.. Taft's let
ter. and what the president has said
in his comments on the same.
If the president in publishing the
letter had not withheld the name of
the man TO whom IL was written ii
might have been easier for me to
know that ! had no responsibility for
that mans action in writing to him.
The man himself would have refuted
the impression the president apparent
ly seeks TO create, that he wrote eth
er at my instance or in my interest. |
have not at any time. or in any way.
sought Mr.. Taft's help for reelection
to the senate"
Defends Stand on Rate Bill.
AS to the rate bill. Mr.. Taft says
OF me in his letter enumerating the
reasons why he could not accept an
Endorsement for the presidency if
coupled with an Endorsement of me
for senator:
He has opposed the vital policies
and principles of the administration,
and adds as another reason that
would not vote for the rate bill. al
though requested to do so by the Ohio
legislature.
Mr.. Taft knew | had never opposed
the policy of supervising and regulat-
ing interstate carriers and interstate
commerce. He knew that my opposi-
ton to the rate bill was not because
l was opposed to the general policy of
regulation and supervision, but only to
some features of the methods 1T was
proposed by that measure to employ.
| This bill contained some provisions on
account of which / disliked to vote
against, and SO stated in the senate,
but 1t contained others that seemed To
me so vicious that could not doubt
that it will bring upon US panic, idle,
ness, suffering. and distress. Already
the commodities clause has been held
I
most respectable courts in the coun
try. 1t is commonly acknowledged
that it will be an absolute disaster tc
the whole country IL the Supreme
court should reverse this decision"
Mr.. Foraker quotes many other
points in which he saw faults In the
bill apparently large enough to guar
S~ ~
the wishes Of Ohio leaders.
Says Taft Endorsed "oII Man."
Mr.. Foraker then turns to Mr.. Taft's
opposition to the Standard oil people
He says that the latter now want.
cast from public life all who have hac
the slightest relations with the grea,
trusts. He says that a month ago
however, Mr.. Taft was the guest o.
c. T. Lewis, attorney for the STANDARD
Oil, and that he travelled on the grea
lakes with Mr.. Richardson, a promi
nent magnate Of the glass trust. ant
OF the officers OF the company o
which Doyle & Lewis were attorneys
Mr.. Foraker then says: Three years
ago the president had occasion to ap
point United States district Judge fol
the northern district Of Ohio. and Mr.
Taft, knowing the abilities and higi
character Of John H. Doyle OF thi,
Standard Oil Arm OF Doyle & Lewis
did not hesitate to recommend him Il
the president in strong language To-
appointment to that judgeship.
THE Standard Oil relation to Judg.
Doyle, then well known to Mr.. Taft
did not prevent him from recognizing
his high character and general fitness
, for such q sacred trust. and happier
to know. as did Mr.. Justice Moody
who was then attorney general, tina
the president, on the recommendation
of Judge Taft, was intending to ap
point Judge Doyle. and would hav'