The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-16

fourth one threatened as alrcady stated, and later begun called for most drastic action upon the part or the supreme court if its judgment should bc adverse. II was asked m each of the four quo warranto cases, and such was a proper prayer that each of the four defendants be ad- judged to have forfeited and surrend- cred their corporate rights and fran chises. that they be dissolved and that the count appoint trustees to wind up their affairs and distribute their property,
 II was upon a realization of these serious and disastrous consequences, well knowing your ability as an at torney, and the respect lawyers and courts had for you throughout the state, that I sought your service. You entered at once actively upon the cm- ployment, making your own invest- cations here fin Ohio and in New York, holding frequent consultations with myself and other counsel for the company, in Columbus. Cincinnati ] sN''N Vt IN Nll'l VI ANNlllllk Atils ' NAA 'udgmcnt was sought not only as to what had been done by the standard | oil company of ohio in It's effort to ! withdraw from the trust bnt also as to what form Of future organization of the great interests of this company and of the constituent companies. should be taken that they might not hc open to any further attack
 For more than year testimony was taken at various places, full transcripts Of that evidence furnished lou and suggestions received from you as to the lines upon which 1t ought to he met.
 The testimony having been closed, the contempt case was finally sub- mlttcd to the supreme court and in December. 1900 an entry was made ] by the court, finding the defendant not guilty of contempt and dismiss I inE the proceedings
 A little later the four custer cases were also dismissed the dismissal of the latter cases heinz made by the court at tho suggestion of the then ] attorney general, Judge Sheets.
 Your employment extended over a period of more than two years during which time was repeatedly in eon- l sltatlon with you, and there was nc i phase of the litigation of which you were not fully abreast all the time and your counsel was fully appreciated hy 1 my associate counsel and hy my client and there never was a particle of ef- fort upon our part to conceal your re. l latlon to the interests we represented I So far from the attitude of the com. pany being one of a desire to evade the law ar the decree of the court. lt had faithfully cndeavored to comply there- with, and go far as tho Valentine trust l law was concerned we were not try. l ing hy suhterfure or indirection to eyade it. You understand perfectly om l desire and co-operated with lt to put those large properties on a basis of con. i formty to the decree of the court and of the law. that they might hc safely and securely held by their owners.
 Your efforts greatly contributed tC | me SUCCESS ilI tue llllRill'Ii anu lllt preservation of the property by it' owners Al the time of your employ ment and when it ceased, as t did ac. cordng to my recollection someWhorc about the first of January, 1901, there was no intimaton from any source whatever of criticism or attack on thu part of the federal government That did not come for more than four year' afterwards, and SO far as know, ant have been intimately in touch witl tho litigation and troubles of the com pgnv for % years and am still, nothing has ever been asked of or accepted bl you inconsistent with your public dut
 cs and so far as l know you have hat no relation whatever to the compan! as an attorney or otherwise for mort than seven years
 You may make any use of this lctte you see ht
 With klndest regards ] am,
 Very truly yours,
 VIRGIL r. KLINE.
 Standard oil Co.,, 26 Broadway,
 New York, Oct. I2, 1908
 Hon. J. B. Foraker
 Cincinnati, c.
 Dear Sir: am in receipt of you letter of tho Sth instant. with whicl you enclose copy of letter from Hon V. P. Kline to you under date O october 6th 1906.
 was associated with Mir Kline II the cases he refers to in his letter ant know that the statements contalne, In his letter are true.
 ! Yours truly,
 . II. E. ELLIOTT. With the publication of those letter , which added to my former statement , should in my opinion satisfy any fair minded man. l submit to the legisla . ture, as every other candidate mus do, the question as to who shall b , my successor in the senate.
 I do not mean by this statemen l that do not intend to give any turth D CT attention to the impending contes but rather that l do not intend { $ engage in any unseemly scramble. D Whatever may be the result l sha
 always be profoundly grateful for tn l many distinguished honors l have en 9 loved at the hands of the people C ) ohio, and shall always have the sal Q isfaction of knowing whether any t body else does or not that l have ur 9 der all circumstances striven to scry e my state and my country faithful r and efficiently, and whether right ( Q wrong never noro so than in rcgar