The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-19
HEARST READS MORE LETTERS About Foraker and
 Standard Oil. E0MBSHELL AMONG REPUBS Both Foraker and Archbold Deny
 the Statements. The Senator from Ohio Says He Did Not Represent Standard Gil
 While . Member of
 the senate.

St. Louis, Sept 1s.-william Ran dolph Hearst. in a speech opening the Independence Party campaign in Mis- souri at the Odeon Theatre here to- night, answered the reply of Senator Joseph B. Foraker to the letters read by Mir. Hearst in Columbus. O.. last night. and read two more letters from John D. Archbold of the Standard Oil Company to Mir. Foraker. The new letters, MT. Hearst said. refute the claim of the Ohio Senator that all his work for the Standard oil Company related solely to personal matters.
 A good sized audience greeted the New York editor when he began his speech at S;30 o'clock, but approval of his utterances was by no means unan- imous.
 Mir Hearst devoted a portion of his speech to c. N. Haskell of Oklahoma. Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, whom he charged with having served the standard oil Com pany, To the defense of MT. Haskell that another man of the same surname was involved, MT. Hearst replied with affidavits alleged to have been made by former Attorney-Generai Monett of Ohio and Assistant Attorney-General Bennett of that State. in which tho name c. N. Haskell distinctly ap- pears.
 Mir Hearst spoke about fifty min utes, and then made a dash in an au- tomobile for the union station, wh ere he took a train for Memphis. Tenn, where he speaks tomorrow He was followed at the theatre by Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts, the Presi- dential candidate of the party. Mir. Hisgen discussed the political can- paign issues raised in the party plat form and analysed the conditions which, he declared. made the formation of the Independence Party necessary. Mir. Hearst, in his speech here, to. night answered the reply which Sen- ator Foralxer made today to the let- ters read by Mir. Hearst in Columbus. O.. Thursday night.
 Mr. Hearst said, ir, part.
 "Mr Foraker replies in Repubfi- can manner. He practically admits that he did serve the Standard oil Company and is proud of 1t. His statement Is based on letters I read last night. If he had seen the letters I am going to read tonight he would have denied the whole matter.
 First Letter Read.
 The first letter follows:
 26 Broadway. New York
 January 27. 1902.
 My Dear Senator-Responding to your favor of the 25th. it gives me pleasure to hand you herewith a cer- tificate of deposit for $50.000. in ac- cordance with our understanding. Your letter states the conditions. correctly. and trust the transaction will be suc- successfully consummated.
 Very truly yours,
 J. D. Archibold. Hon. J. B. Foraker. Washington. D. c. The second letter read by Mir Hearst was as follows:
 2e Broadway. New York.
 February 25. 1902.
 I venture to write you word on the bill introduced by Senator Jones of Arkansas, known as "S. B. 649." in- tended to amend the act ITO protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monoplies." etc." intro duced by him December {.
 It really seems as though this bill ia very unnecessarily severe and even vicious. Is it not much better to test the application of the sherman act pe- fore resorting to a measure Of this kind? I hope you will feel so about it and I will be greatly pleased to have a word from you on the subject. The bill is. I believe, still in committee.
 With kind regards,
 Yours very truly,
 John D. Archbold. Hon. J, B. FOTdAeTs A5hlh6 ~ VI arhe bill referred to in this letter Is one introduced by Senator Jones of Arkansas, in the U. s. Senate Conse' ouentlv MT. Foraker's statement does not convince me when he said the cor respondence had nothing to do With any legislation in any Congress.
 '"There is no greater danger to this republic than this mighty power ot noneY employed for evil. There IS no greater criminals than those trusts fhat corrupt the public servants.
 Denial by FOraker: Cincinnati, Sept. ls.-That he had been several years ago an attorney TOT inc Standard oil Company. terminating sarvice hefore the Federal prosecution of that concern. but that such employ ment had nothing to do with matters bending or in which the Federal GOV ernment was interested, Is the sub stance of a brief statement made to- day bv United States Senator Foraker in answer to the charges made by William R. Hearst in Columous last night.
 Senator Foraker's statement follows: CT do not know whether the letters given out by Mir Hearst are true copies or not. but I assume they are, fer l was then engaged in the practice of law and was employed by the Stand ard oil Company as one of It's counsel in connection with its affairs in Ohio. where it was attacked in tbe courts and in the Legislature.
 While I do not now recall the de- tails. I remember that I rendered the company such service as could. charg- ed for 1t and was paid.
 The employment had no reference whatever to anything pending in Con- sress or to anything in which the Fed eral Government had the slightest in terest.
 That I was so employed. and pre- sumably compensated for my services. was common knowledge at the time; at least, I never made any effort to conceal the fact. On the contrary, was pleased to have people know that had such clients.
 Ut had not then become discredit- able but was considered just the re- verse. to be employed by such cor porations.
 That employment ended before my first term in the Senate. have not represented the company in any way since. In other words, have not represented the company in any way since long before it was attacked by the Federal Government, nor since