Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24
ATTACKS FORAKER AND BRYAN
w. r. HEARST MAKES SENSATION-
AL SPEECH AT ST. LOUIS.
Tells of Money Paid to Foraker by
Standard Oil Co. and Calls Bryan
Political JugeIer.

st. Louis, Mo. William RAN
dolph Hearst, in speech opening the
Independence party's campaign in
Missouri at the Odeon theater Friday
night answered the reply of Senator
Foraker to the letters read by Mr..
Hearst in Columbus Thursday night
and read two more letters purporting
to have been written by John d.
Archbold of the Standard Oil Co. to
Foraker
The new letters, Mr.. Hearst said
refuted the contention of the Ohio
senator that all his work for the Stand
ard Oil Co. related solely to Ohio mat
ters.
The first letter follows:
New York, January 81, 1902.
'My Dear Senator: r:-Responding to
your favor of the 25th, it gives me
pleasure to hand you herewith a GER
tificate of deposit for $4,000, in ac-
cordance with our understanding
Your letter states the conditions cor
rectly and | trust the transaction will
be successfully consummated. Very
truly yours 81. d. ARCHBOLD."
The second letter read by Mr.. Hearst
was as follows:
New York, February %, 1902.
My Dear Senator:-I venture to
write you a word as TO the bill intro
duced by Senator Jones of Arkansas,
known as S. b. 649. intended to amend
the act to protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies, etc. introduced by him
December a.
1T really seems as though this bill
is unnecessarily severe and even
vicious. Is it not much better to test
the application of the Sherman act
before resorting to a measure of this
kind. | hope you will feel so about
it and | will be greatly pleased to have
word from you on the subject. The
bill is, | believe, still in committee.
Yours very truly,
JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
A good sized audience greeted
Hearst when he began his speech. but
approval of his utterances was by no
means unanimous. Kisses were
mingled with cheers when he assailed
'ii' i''lii'Ni btiN BhlN ~ anu WI. bIN yam.
Mr.. Hearst devoted portion of his
speech to Gov. c. y. Haskell of Okla
homa, treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee, whom he charged
with having served the Standard Oil
Co. To the defense of Mr. Haskell
that another Mr. Haskell was involved.
Mr.. Hearst replied with affidavits al
legged to have been made by ex-Attor-
ney General Monnett of Ohio and AS
sistant Attorney General Bennett Of
that state, in which the name of c.
n. Haskell distinctly appears
Mr. Hearst gave his reasons for
leaving the Democratic party.
"Mr Bryan he said, lis a Shell man
at a county fair executing shell
game Where is the little ball of free
silver, of public ownership, of the
referendum? Gone.
Mr. Bryan is an astounding juggler.
He balances on one hand Belmont, the
union labor breaker, and on the other,
Gompers. union labor leader
"Mr Bryan is a political loose skin
man. You cannot tell whether he is
coming or going"
Chicago. Ill.-Gov. Haskell of Okla
homa gave out a statement Fri
day night denying that he had ever had
anything to do with the Standard Oil
Co. as charged by Mr.. Hearst at Co
lumbus.
1T IS true that Mr. Haskell was
mentioned in the records said Gov
Haskell, but instead of being ! it was
w. c. Haskell, a former United States
marshal at Cleveland. and now an em-
ploye of the District of Columbia.
Frank S. Monnett, former attorney
general of Ohio. knowing this to be
true, came all the way to Oklahoma
last year to eNonerate me during my
ca"lpaign."