Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

Says Hs Does Not Intend to Give Fur.
 ther Attention to Impending Contest
 In Ohio and Will Not Engage h Any
 Unssennly Scramble For osies-virsil
 P. Kline Says Statesman Gave Aid
 Only In Litigation In State Courts.
 Cincinnati. Nov. 16.--ln further statement, this time with certificates from the Standard Oil itself. United States Senator Joseph R. Foraker makes answer to the charges brought against him during the recent cam paign so far as they relate to his re- ceiving money from the Standard oil company. ... ".."as
 At the senator's request Virgil P. Kline of the Standard oil writes a long letter to the former declaring the circumstances under which Senator Foraker was retained by that corpora. tion. He says:
 My Dear slr--In December. 1898, at the tiHle tOu NeIe eiEptONeu pS me, INoFe was pending against the Standard oil com pany ic tho supreme court of the state of Ohio very serious and dlfncult litigation. A proceeding in contempt had been insti. tuted by the attorney general charging that company with having 'w.il,fully vio- lated the order of the supreme court d- recting 1t to withdraw from the trust agreement The company had answered, issues been made up and a considerable volume Of testimony taken. There was also pending against the Buckeye Pips Line company proceeding in quo war. ranto charginE it with being a men,bey of trust, in violation of the antitrust laws of the state. also a like proceeding against the Ohio Oil company and ths Solar Refining company. and one of a like character at that time. l think. threatened against the Standard oil Con- pany Of Ohio and which was brought in January, 1899. These were so called con. stituent~ nt~compan of the Standard oil trust. .,. .e--t.,' .s
 We'll knowing your ability as an attorney and the respect lawyers ard courts had for you throughout the state. that l sought your service. You entered at once ac- lively upon the employment, making your own Investigations here iii Ohio and iD New York. holding frequent consultations with, myself and other counsel for ths company in Columbus, Cincinnati, New York and Washington.
 There never was particle of effort upon our part 10 conceal your relation tc the interests we represented.
 Your efforts greatly contributed to the success of the litigation and the preserva. ton of the property by its owners. Al the time of your employment and whom it ceased. as 1t did, according to my rec ol.ection, somewhere about the 1st of Jan. uary. 1901. there was no intimat!on from any source whatever of criticism or at- tack on the part of the federal govern ment. Nothing has ever been asked Of or accepted by you inconsistent with your public duties, and, SO far as I know, you have had no relation whatever to the company as aa attorney or otherwise for more than seven years. Very truly yours
 VIRGIL P. KLINE.
 MT. Kline's testimony concerning Sen ator Foraker's rela tions with the com. panv is 'corroborated by M. F. Elliott attorney of New York. who was famil far with the matter.
 Senator Foraker's statement con. cludes as follows: ~
 With the publication of these letters which added to my former statements should in my opfrion, satisfy any fair minded man submit to the legislature as every other candidate must do, tho question as to who shall be my successor in the senate. s-e
 I do not mean by this statement that ] dc rot intend to give any further atten ton to the impending contest. but rather that ] do not intend to engage Tn any un' seemly scramble. t.s