The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-22
one Letter from Archbold Speaks
OF Deposit of Fifty Thousand
Dollars to the Senator's Credit.
yhat Foi aker Says.
What Foi aker Says.

ictY2SiOQ maze. FOLLOWING ~, ~ uaS .
.ater. the second letter refers to the
senator's favor for $4,000. The
third refers to, Another very obJec-
tionabie BILL" which he hoped there
would be no difficulty in killing.
The fourth is as follows:
"Tveaty-six Broadway, April ~
1900.
"My Dear Senator: l enclose you
certificate Of deposit to your favor
OF S14,5OO. We are greatly at loss
IN the matter, but I send you this,
and will be glad to have a frank
talk with you when opportunity OF
Nfers. if you so desire.
81 need scarcely again express
anr great qualification over the fav-
orable outcome of affairs.
"very truly yours,
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. J. B. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
Street. Washington, D. Z.
What Foraker Says.
United States Senator Foraker
Friday issued the following state
ment in reply to the charges made
Thursday night at Columbus by W.
f. Hearst.
81 don't know whether the letters
given out by Mr.. Hearst are true
or not, but I assume they are, Tor
was then engaged in the practice OF
law and was employed Sy the stan
dard Oil Company as one or It's couh-
se, in connection with its affairs in
\ Ohio. where it was attacked in tie
4 courts and in the legislature,
While I don't now recall the de-
tails. remember that rendered the
] company such service as l could ana
charged for it and was paid
"The employment had no refer
ence whatsoever to anything pending
in congress or to anything in which
the Federal Government had the
slightest interest.
..That | was so employed and
presumably compensated 'for my SER
vices. was common knowledge at the
time: at least never made any ell
fort to conceal the fact: on the con-
trary, I was pleased to have people
know that had such clients.
ut had not then become discred-
table, bat xas considered just The
reverse to be employed by such COR
porations."
Nsapst Replies.
Az St. Louis, Mr.. Hearst on FIJI
day night in speech said:
"Mr. Foraker replies in charac-
,eristic Republican manner. He ad,
n,ies that he did serve the Standard
OH and is proud of it. His state
rrens is based on letters read last
sight. II be had seen the. letter
am going to read tonight. be would
hars denied'the whole matter"
The. fest letter follows: ~,
-as Broadway, New York, ieauasy
81, ,+tsba:s> &C.,.
''aS Dear Senator: Responding
ta your sator of. the Gath. II gives
me- pleasure. to hand you herewith
'csrsiiscate Of deposit for $4,000 IN
accordance with our understanding
Your letter states the conditions cor
rectiy, and trust the TRANSACTION WI!
be successfully consumated. Very
truly yours.
John o. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. J.. B. Foraker, Washington
The second letter as read by MI
follows.
26 Broadway, New York,
February %. 1902.
NV Dear Senator: ! venture TO
write YOU a word re the bill intro
dpced by Senator Jones. OF Arkali-
cas- known as S. 649. intended 10
amend the Act To protect trade ana
commerce against nnIa"l"l F'-
straints and monopoies. etc. III
,rod,lrnd hv him December T.
It really seems as Though TINS ol''
is very unnecessarily severe. al"
even vicious. Is it not much better
10 test the application OF the Sher-
man Act before rcsortiMg TO Il meas
nre of this kind? hope You Will
feel so about it and | will he greatly
uleased to have a word from !ou on
the subject. The hill is. | believe
still in committee.
with kind regards, yours yer!
truly.
John D. ARCHBOLD.
"Hou. J. b. Foraker Washihs-
ton. u. c"
THE bill referred to in this letter
is the one introduced by Senator
Jones. of Arkansas. in the united
States Senate. Consequently MI.
Foraker's statement does not say
when he had anything to do in Con-
gress.
"There is no greater danger TO
this Republic than this power OF
money employed for evil. There