Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-24
Seems to be a Tool or Standard
OIL Co.
He GOT CHECKS.
onc Letter from Archbold Speaks
OF deposit of Fifty Thousand
Dollars to the Senator's Credit
What Foraker Says.

Hearst charged the Republican part,
with being the beneficiary of IN,
trust corruption. He said he ha,
regal evidence and documentar,
proof. Hearst then read four letter,
from Archbold, John ID. Rockefeller,
r,ght-hand man. to Senator Foraker
OF Ohio, who is now a member O.
The United States Senate. The frs
'ctter refers to two bills, one men
toned as house bill number 500. fl
relation to foreign corporation,
against which he desired a demon
stration made. Following it. II day,
later, the second letter refers to tn,
senator's favor for $4,000. The
third refers to Another very obiec.
tionable BILL" which he hoped ther,
would be no difficulty in killing
The fourth Is as follows:
Twenty-siX Broadway, April II
1900.
MY Dear Senator: enclose yo,
ceroncatc OF deposit to your favo.
OF $4,000. We are greatly at a los,
III the matter, but send you this
and will be glad TO have frank
talk with you when opportunity of.
fers, if YOU so desire.
need scarcely again express
our great qualification over the fav.
orable outcome of affairs.
Very truly yours,
JOHN ID. ARCHDOLD.
Hon. J. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street, Washington, ID. c."
What Foraker Says.
United States Senator Forake
Friday Issued the following state.
sneee in reply to the charges made
Thursday night at Columbus by "
r. Hearst.
Il don't know whether the letters.
given out by Mr.. Hearst are tru,
OF not. but | assume they are. foi
was then engaged in the practice o,
law and was employed by the Stan.
dard Oil Company as one of its coun.
sci in connection with it's affairs in
Ohio. where It was attacked in TIL,
courts and In the legislature
While l don't now recall the de.
tails. remember that rendered the
company such service as could and
charged for 1t and was paid
The employment had no refer
ence whatsoever to anything pendin,
In congress or TO anything in which
the Federal Government had tn,
slightest interest.
That was so employed an6
presumably compensated for my ser.
vices. was common knowledge at the
time; at least I never made any ef.
fort 10 conceal the fact: on the con.
erary, | was pleased to have pcopl,
know that | had such clients.
1T had not then become discrcd
table. but was considered Just tn,
reverse to be employed by such cor.
poratlons."
Hearst Replies.
At ST. Louis. Mr.. Hearst on Fri.
day night in a speech said:
Mr.. Foraker replies in charac
teristic Republican manner. He ad.
mits that he did serve the STANDARD
OIL and is proud Of It. His stat,
ment is based on letters read las
night. II he had seen the letter
am going to read tonight. ho woul,
have denied the whole matter"
The tirst letter follows:
"26 broadway, New York. Januasy
81. 1902.
My Dear Senator: Respondinf
TO your favor of the 25th. it give.
me pleasure to hand you herewith
certificate Of deposit for $4,000 /:
accordance with our understanding
Your letter states the conditions cor
rectly. and trust the TRANSACTION will
be successfully consumatcd. Yer,
truly yours,
John o. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. j. Il. Foraker. Washington
u. c."
The second letter as read by MIR
Hearst was as follows:
&c Broadway. New York.
February 25, 1902.
My Dear Senator: | venture I,
write YOU n word re the bill intro
duced by Senator Jones. of Arkan
sas. known as S. 649. intended tt
amend the Act To protect trade anc
commerce against unlawful re
straints and monopolies. etc. in
troduced by him December 4.
II really seems as though this bill
Is very unnecessarily severe. an,
even vicious. Is it not much bette
to test the application of the Sher
man Act before resorting to a meas
ure of this kind? hope you will
feel so about IL and will be great,
pleased to have a word from you ol
the subject. The hill is. believe
still in committee.
With kiud regard. yours YER
truly.
JOHN ID. ARCHBOLD.
ton, n. c."
The bill referred to in this lette
is the ono introduced by Senate
Jones. of Arkansas. in the Unite,
States Senate. Consequently Nh