The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-16

done by tbe Standard Oil Company of Ohio In it's effort to withdraw from tne trust. but also as to what form of flu ture organization of the great lhter- ests Of this company, and of tHe con stituent companies, should be taken, that, they might not be open to any further attack.
 TOT more than year testimony was taken at various places, full transcripts of that evidence furnished you, and suggestions received from you as to the lines upon which it ought to be met.
 The testimony having been closed, the contempt case was finally submit ted to the Supreme Court, and. in De- cember 1900, an entry was made by -the court. finding the defendant not guilty of contempt and dtsmissing tho
 A little later. the four custer cases were also dismissed, the dismissal or the latter cases being made by the court at the suggestion of the then Attorney General. Judge Sheets,
 Your employment extended over a period of more than two years, during which time I was repeatedly in consult phase of the litigation Of which you were not fully abreast all the time. and your counsel was fully appreciated by my associate counsel and my client. and there never was a particle of effort upon our part to conceal your relation to the interests we represented.
 70 Tar from the dLLlLuQe or the COIn- pany one of desire to evade the law or the decree of the court. 1t had faithfully enueavored to comply there with, and, so far as the Valentine trust ing. by subterfuge or indircction, to eVade 1t. You understand perfectly our desire and co-operated with 1t, to put these large properties on basis of conformity to the decree of the court and of the law, that they might be safely and securely held by their Your efforts greatly contributed to preservation of the property by its owners. At the time Of your employ ment and when 1t ceased. as 1t did, where about the first of January. 1901, there was no intimation from any source whatever of criticism or attack on the part of the Federal government. That did not come for more than four years afterwards, and so far as know, l have been intfmatel% in touch with the litigation and troubles of the still, nothing has ever been asked of or accepted by you inconsistent with your public duties. and so far as know you have had no relation what ever to the company as an attorney years.
 You may make any use of this let
 With kindesf. regards. am,
 Very truly yours,
 Virgil P. Kline. M. F. Elliott. Esq., New York City, New
 York:
 Dear sir-I herewith enclose a CODY of letter from me to Mir, Virgil F. Kline dated October 5th and his am swer thereto. dated October 9th. These letters are self explanatory.
 While you did not have anything to do personally. so far as I am aware. with RUnnlnv0nAnf familiar at the time with all the other facts stated by Mir. Kline.
 If your recollection as to them Is in accord with his. l would be, very much oblFged if you would write me a let ter so stating. and give me authority to use it in connection with Mir Kline's letter.
 I hope you will not think that am imposing upon you in making this re- quest, but will undtrstand that, under the circumstances. l naturally hesitate to speak of either the character. or
 Very truly yours sa::.,s etc: Standard oil Company. 26 Broadway
 New York October 12 1908 Hon. J. B. Foraker. Cincinnati. O.:
 Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your let ter of the sth. inst. with which you enclose copy of letter from Hon. " P. Kline to you under date of October g.
 was associated with Mir. Kline in the cases he refers to In his letter and know that the statements contained in his letter are true.
 Yours truly ,,,,.
 With, the publication of these let ters. which, added to my former state ments. should. In my opinion. satisfy any fair-minded man. submit to the Legislature IS every other candidate must do. the question as 10 who shall be my successor In the Senate.
 do not mean bF this statement that [ do not intend to give any further at tention to the impending contest. but rather that I do not intend to engage in any unseemly scramble.
 Whatever may De the result I shall always be profoundly grateful for the many distinguished honors I have cn- toyed at the hands of the people of Ohio. and shall always have the satls- faction of Knowing whether anybody else does or not, that have under all circumstances striven to serve my State and my country faithfully and efficiently, and. whether right or wrong never more SO than in regard to those questions in connection with which have been criticized.