The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-31
CANDIDATE TAFT AND SECRE-
TARY HITCHCOCK SAY NOT ONE
CENT OF MONEY HAS BEEN RE.
cEIveD FROM INTERESTS"
THE DECEPTION is YELLED.
People Know That the Standard Oil
Company Could Not Have Forgiv-
en- Administration for Many Prose
cutions Promoted.

Washington. ID. c.. Oct. S1.-Littls
attention was paid by people generally
in Washington TO the announcement
that John d. Rockefeller had spoken
in favor of Taft. More attention was
paid to Bryan's charges in Ohio Fri
day afternoon that Rockefeller Is for
Taft because Taft is for Rockefeller"
1T appeared after Bryans speech.
said a leading politician at the white
house that some people were likely
to believe Rockefeller and Archbold
and their associates really. were in
favor of the republican candidate.
Every republican in Washington has
been of the secure feeling that the
Standard Oil company was opposed to
Taft The general impression has been
that the STANDARD crowd" has covert.
ly been for Bryan and would be great.
ly pleased at the Nebraskan's election
over Taft.
1t is well known that should Bryan
be elected there still would be re-
publican house and senate and a dem.
ocratic president could get but few
laws of any radical sort through a
house so opposed TO him unless he
sought to carry out the identical pol.
icies of the administration he now so
harshly assails II Taft Is elected, &C.
cording to his friends and his own
statements in private and on the
stump, he will take up the prosecu.
tions now pending against the Stand.
ard Oil company and push them TO
speedy conclusions.
Roosevelt Calls it a Trick.
Mr. Roosevelt regards the RockefeI-
Ter statement as a trick and caused
the following statement to be made
public at the white house today:
"At the white house the announce
ment Of Mr.. Rockefeller through the
press agent of the Standard Oil COM
pany was regarded with some amuse.
rent, in view of what the administra.
ton has done to the Standard Oil COM
pany and of the bitter hatred borne
by the Standard Oil company to the
administration. II is perfectly pal
pabIe and obvious trick on the part of
the Standard Oil people to try to DAM
age Taft-a trick so paIpsbIe that il
can deceive no one"
! This statement is intended to head
| off what the president believes is a
gumshoe attempt on the part of the
Standard Oil interests TO effect a
compromise with the administration
and lessen the efforts which are be-
ing put forth 10 bring that concern to
book for its alleged infractions of the
1 laU he
| " annoyed over the interview with
Mr.. Rockefeller. in which the latter
(purported To give his reasons for sup
| porting Taft
Fawning Plan TO End Suits.
In Mr.. RooseveIt's opinion. judging
from remarks he has heretofore drop
ped concerning insidious attempts of
the Standard Oil interests to call off
the government prosecutions. the be-
lated and ostentatious announcement
of Mr. Rockefeller means not only an
effort TO damage the interests of Mr..
Taft, but another fawning underhand
movement to place the administration
in position where it would be embar-
rassed in it's efforts to trounce the
Standard Oil company in the courts
and continue the suits against il for
its rebating operations which are now
being fought
! Anti-Rooseyelt men in Washington
are greeful concerning the move OF
Rockefeller and are rejoicing over
what they consider the embarrassing
| position into which he has showed the
president. Bryan's move against Cuff
fey and the Standard Oil interests in
I Pennsylvania. the production of the
| Archbcld letters and many oiher in