The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-08


general defense put up by the Ohio
senator. but confines himself entirely
10 that part Of the address which dl.
rcctly concerns himself.
There are two OF these charges and
they were denied In vigorous language.
Both OF them were meant TO show Mr..
TAFT a, least was In sympathy with the
Standard oil crowd.
The Judge Doyle Incident.
As TO the first. Mr.. Taft says:
Senator Foraker says recommend.
ed Judge Doyle for a United states
judgeship In northern Ohio and the
president acquiesced In the recommen.
dalton when We knew that he was at
torney for the Standard oil Company.
and argues that this Is a justification
for him. while a senator OF the United
States. In accepting professional en-
ployment from the Standard on Com.
pany and In making what was In effect
n newspaper partnership with the
Standard OIL Company to control an
organ OF public opinion.
Judge Doyle held no public Office
and numbered the Standard OH Com.
pany as one among a number OF eli
cnts. ] told the president Judge Doyle
was n man OF high character and a
lawyer OF great ability and experience
and would make a good Judge. but ex-
planned what his corporate profession
al connection had been. and the presl.
dent. as between Doyle and Taylor
also an able man. preferred Taylor and
appointed him, not. as I recollect Il.
for any reason discreditable TO Doyle
but because Doyle's many corporate
professional associations would make
him less acceptable TO the public and
interfere with his usefulness as a
Judge"
Senator Forakers second charge.
that Mr.. Taft accepted favors from a
partner OF Judge Doyle and a mag
nate In the glass trust" while at Mid
die Bass island, Mr.. Taft characterizes
as ridiculous lie says he was the
guest OF the Middle Bass club. as Pres.
idents Harrison. Mckinley and Cleve-
land had been.
Hearst Hits Foraker.
Columbus, Ex-senator J. II. For.
aker OF Ohio was openly charged here
by W. II. Hearst with being an agent
OF the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
Hearst said that after the OIL octopus
had been driven from the Republican
party by President Roosevelt the
Democratic party had welcomed the
STANDARD with open arE5 and adopted
IL.
Mr.. Hearst read n series OF letters
from John ID Archbold, the Standard
OIL man. 20 Senator Foraker. In these
communications Archbold gave in
structions to the senator In regard TO
what should be done In pending legis-
latiye matters. particularly as TO bills
affecting corporations, and In two OF
the letters referred 10 Enclosures OF
certificates OF deposit. one for si5..
900 and another for $4,000.
Further Charges BY Hearst.
81. Louis.--William Randolph
Hearst went after Senator J. u. For
aker here stronger than In his Colum
bus speech.
Mr.. Hearst first read a letter in
which II was said that a certificate
OF deposit for $4,000 was inclosed
The letter purported to have been
sent TO Mr.. Foraker and to have been
signed by lain u. Archbold.
Following this. Mr.. Hearst read an
other letter said to have been signed
by Mr.. Archbold, in which the Stand
ard OIL man suggested to Mr.. Foraker
action regarding a bin introduced Ia
the United States senate by the late
Senator Jones OF Arkansas.
Gen. Dupont Resigns.
New York.-Following many rumors
on the subject which were afloat here
and In Washington. Chairman Hitch.
cock OF the Republican national com
mittee Friday night announced that
Gen. r. Coleman DUPONT Of Delaware.
head OF the bureau OF campaign speak
ors Uf the national comDlittee. had re-
signed as head OF that bureau and alsp
as a member OF the executive commit.
tee OF the national committee and that