New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

r-cpOsed transaction was recalled that had gone
entirely out OF my mind n,,r--inforrned
me that he held an option on rhe Ohio state Jo1Tr
purchase & eeeTng able y hEse to GsGS
vance but small amount OF this pnrShase 3 lave
.noae money TO be Of very material assistsnsse
but Cor the sake Of having the paper !, an,
n1Sss 10 number Of friends to see If they wolfe
no. rsk UP ,es s the standard oil Company
They first agreed 20 loan 10 Ine ne sss 600 ac-
eo-dnS to NV present recollection. the same c 70 ee
secured by stock OF the newspaper mp eSterprise
dropped out and that made it necessary Iof G e
o1seTs :, sdaGee At the request Of friend
asked the different parties 70 sS on Company
tfd accordingly increase their amount from s$o:oG ~
20 ssesvy taf at IT was thought at that time thai
the transaction would be immediately t1e end of
mere lay the whole transaction fell to the gronna
because other people had sfeppe9 N i The draft to
the Standard OF Company had no @dp of proSt
from II and never made any charge on aeco1nts of
30 ANYBODY am at the osaaV Sc9,,se it is in
abe to produce the correspondence. e+ ar II for
my flies in Washington and esnn0 Qns g9' am able
the present but an, conndent tt IN exact accord
with my enber to have received the letter re-
latins TO the bill INTRODUCED by Sea5 S Letter or
Arkansas. but whether receVeo Sccr OF any
kind from the Standard OIL Company r, or az and
s te nor s qla fhg Tesd bs Mr. Hearst at Gon6Hss
have any reference TO any eIio of Outstanding Mr.
Archboid's objection to him. and woufo bad rot
yoTed Judge Busk Kebbo,d Judge Bu1kett was a
personal well as political frienG % time he was
bod. ''0' "''l'l 1870 ~. on,v employment
ever had by the Standard Oil COMPANY vas az s I'd
forth in my Statnena ct 10 their affairs Ohio
nj will be remembered that the sta1aarI 1 was
5tsre vi IN The supreme Court which made II mes
esssry for the company 10 reorgsBiD which DELAYED
their reorganization. and proceedings Wpnttt in
the Surrenie Court to enforce the former decree am
for other relief 1t was then thaL Witch was in
The hands of competent counsel but 10 w. the
the whole situation the &c f company and the
case against it. the decree OF the the
the records in the with view to aGDss f tIy
sanansny how in my opinion it could mos , a a M
proceed comply with the oroeeS o. as to not
,-joIate anv law or any judgments rms WI of
VOWED frequent consultation with me aII,,5;no,s
the cor1nan nv the examination OF the ,Ir
records the judgments and DEGREES u 81 6one not
70 eade law and the DEGREES of the courts out -
oo 5, Will nnected with this had relation to
snyThfn whatever pending in Congress OF 20 i,,
crested in the slightest degree; did ANYTHING
connected with the employment relate 10 oi
with any duty cf mine as a senator. o.,1+ NJ all
The conpanv finally concluded, as result .; % az
the Investigations and consultations ano au' ~ tho
reorganize by Incorporating under the laws o. 'i
State of New Jersey ana my 80, So 49, Io the COM
psny since. - 49, r--i+tan me
On anv subject since that time have oeen NIot t
only "a any citizen might write to any ssi,o,
.itb -rhou ne was acquainted concerning peilulils
1eefsssfon that affected him or his interests elu
Fe,, .be Yirne my service ended have never peeil
under any obligations TO the company nor the COM
aany under any obligation TO me 49,
Neither the Standard OIL Company nor any otleI
,omnsny or individual has ever paid me 2 cent on
aceoYnt of any public service, nor has mat COM
psnv or ANYBODY else ever even suegeSttu 70 i5e
snv compensation reward Of any klno IN cousin!
.r..;or ~ support for any bill opposition 10 any
hin or for any action OF any nature whatever
A short time after giving out the above state
rent senator Foraker was in long distance tele-
rb,,a communication with Washington, after
which he gave out the following:
Since debating the foregoing, my clerk has found
au6 read 10 me the telephone The foiloWlng
letter which is confrmatory of what said above
about returning the $4,000: ooo
Washington, January T. 1902