Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
Comes Back at Foraker With
New Letters Written by
Oil Official
THE $4,000 CHECK
Hearst in Speech in St. Louis Accuses
Bryan and His Party With Catering
to tho Oil and Other Trusts-Ex-
plains Break With tho Nebraska
Man. .

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 19.--William r.
Hearst, in his speech here last night,
answered the reply which Senator
Foraker made to the letters read by
Mr.. Hearst in Columbus, Or Thursday
night.
Mr.. Hearst said in part:
"Mr. Foraker replies in characters
tic republican manner. He practically
admits that he did serve Standard on
and is proud of it. His statement is
based on letters / read last night. Ii
he had seen the letters l am going to
read tonight he would have denied the
whole matter
The first letter follows:
"26 Broadway, New York. Jan. 81,
19O2.-My Dear Senator: Responding
to your favor of the 25th, it gives me
pleasure to hand you herewith certifi-
cate of deposit for $4,000 in accord
ance with our understanding. Your
letter states the conditions correctly,
and l trust the transaction will be
successfully consummated. Very truly
yours, j. d. ARCHBOLD.
Hon. ]. 3. Foraker, Washington,
D. c."
THE second letter. as read by Mr..
Hearst, was as follows:
go Broadway. New York, Feb. %,
1902.-My Dear Senator's l venture to
Iiy,o Ga hill in =
treduced by Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas, known as S649. intended to amend
the act TO protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and mon
opolies, etc. introduced by him Dec. 4.
at really seems as tho this bill is
very unnecessarily severe and even
vicious Is 1T not much better to test
the application of the Sherman act be-
fore resorting to measure of TINS
kind? / hope you will feel so about
it, and 1 will be greatly pleased to
have a word from you on the subject.
The bill is, believe, still in commits
tee. With kind regards. yours very
truly, JOHN D. ARCtBolAD.
Hon J. B. Foraker, Washington,
d. c."
was 0CndIOT VOUCS 0i''
"The bill referred to in this letter Is
the one introduced by Senator Jones
of Arkansas, in the United States SEN
ate Consequently Mr.. Foraker's state
ment does Lot convince when he said
the correspondence had nothing to dc
with any legislation in congress.
There is no greater danger to this
republic than this mighty power OF
money employed for evil. There are nc
greater criminals than those trusts
that corrupt the public servants.
The republican party has long been
maintained by these criminal combina-
tons. The democratic party has long
wanted to be tempted by these corpor-
ations.
"When Bryan was nominated in 1896
I had just reached success with my
New York paper pondered all night
what / should do. stood everything
TO lose and nothing to gain. did not
believe in free silver, but I did believe
in democracy. decided to make fight
for Bryan.
"My material successes crumbled
advertisers threatened to Withdraw
their patronage if I continued to sup
port Bryan The deficit for October
1896, was $15S,OO0. But we did not sur
render"
Mr.. Hearst then gave his reasons for
leaving the democratic party
MIR. Bryan" he said, SIS a shell man
at county fair executing a shell
game.
MIR. Bryan is an astounding Jug
gler He balances on one hand Bel
mont, the union labor breaker, and on
the other Gompers, the union labor
leader.
Is Not Angry at Bryan.
Mr. Bryan is the political loose
skin man. You can not tell whether he
is coming or going.
MIR. Bryan charges that l am angry
at him because he did not support me
for the presidency. That is not true.
The independence party was formed
to restore genuine democratic govern
ment, genuine American government.
L am in this party because I find in
it better and truer democracy than