Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
TAFT ANSWERS FORAKER.

Albert Lea, MINI, Sept. CIV. II.
Taft Saturday gave out the following
statement in reply to Senator j. B.
Foraker
First, Senator Foraker says in his
statement that ! recommended Judge
Doyle for United States judgeship
in northern Ohio and the President
acquicsced i'll the recommendation
when we knew that he was attorney
for the Standard Oil Co. and argues
that this is Il justification for him
while Il senator of the United States in
accepting professional employment
from the Standard Oil Co, and in
making what was in effect a news
paper partnership with the Standard
Oil Co. to control an organ Of public
opinion Judge Doyle held no public
office. and numbered the Standard Oil
CO.. as one among a number of clients.
| told the President that Judge Doyle
was a man of high character and
lawyer of great ability and experience,
and would make a good judge, but cX-
plaincd what his corporate professional
connection had been. and the Presi-
dent. as between Doyle and Taylor.
also an able man, preferred TAYLOR and
any reason discreditablc to Doyle. but
because DoNlc'S very many corporate
professional associates would make
him less acceptable to the public and
interfere with his usclessncss as
judge.
Second. Senator Foraker refers to
my alleged receipt OF favorS from G.
r. Lewis. partner of Judge Doyle and
l,n 1nsiu a n {.
as a mngnatc in the glass trust as
parallel, with and in a measure justi
flying his relations to the Standard Oil
Co. already described. IF the facts
were exactly as he gives them I would
be content to submit the justice of the
parallel to the american people with
out comment. but the facts are not as
ne stated them ] visited Middle Bass
as the guest of the Middle Bass Club
az Presidents Harrison Mckinley and
Cleveland had done. General kcifer
invited me as the spokesman of the
club Mr.. Lewis was president and L
carried out the will OF the club i'm maxi
ing arrangements. | did not travel in
Mr.. Lewis private car. He rendered
it but / declined it. | hired special
car from Hot Springs to Toledo from the
1ulllllill company III f'' a. way "h'
paid. therefore. Is fares to the ohio
River and - fares to Toledo at the
regular tariff for a special together
with fares for bcrths. Mr.. Lewis join
ed us with his private car when we
were half way to Toledo and | spoke
from the platform at stations because
his was the end car, but had my own
car and used it and paid for it. The
Middle Bass Club advised me that it
would sec to my ferrage from Toledo
to the Middle Bass and secured for the
purpose a power boat of Mr.. Richard
son, who was member of the Middle
Bass club I did not know Mr.. Rich
ardSon or what his business was when
I went aboard his boat did not know
and do not know now, that there is q
glass trust. or Mr.. Richardson's rela-
ton to it if it exists. | accepted his
courtesy as rendered on behalf of the
club whose guest | was. ! am indebted
to the members of the Middle Bass
Club numbering over 100, for their
hospitality. but the attempt to connect
me with the Standard Oil Co. and the
glass trust-if there is-throuGh the
Middle Bass Club is ridiculous ana
shows the extremity in which the au-
thor of the statement finds himself