Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-26

that such employment did not after
wards influence me to favor the COM
pany in legislation, is shown by the
part / took in the enactment of the
Elldns law. approved Feb. 49, 1903.
Under this statute, the attorney gen.
eral has brought, and caused to be
brought. all the prosecutions against
the Standard Oil company, of which we
have read so much, including the case
in which Judge Lands imposed the
fine Of 500, 100000. / was one of the
subcommittee of three-'Senators FL
kins and Clapp being the other two
embers-who considered that bill in
the interstate commerce committee Of
the senate, and after making such
amendments as in our judgment made
1t more effective, reported 1t favorably
to the committee, and then to the SEN
ate. where 1T was passed. Under this
Elltins law, for the first time IN inter-
state commerce legislation. the ship
pers were made liable as violators of
law and subjected to heavy penalties
for accepting or soliciting rebates or
determinations. Until that time only
the carriers were liable for such Of
fenses The bill was especially aimed
at the large corporations.
II refer to 1t and speak of its gen.
era character only to show that this
legislation, which / helped to frame and
to enact, aimed directly at the Stand
ard Oil company and the other great
corporations, is, or ought to be, con-
vincing evidence that l was not en-
ployed by the company at that time,
,3A ipAt1anpoI In the
discharge Of my public duties by reason
of the employment that had ended long
before.
But If that fact is not sufficient, the
following correspondence Is not only
additional proof, burt conclusive in It's
character, to the same effect:
"'26 Broadway, New York. May Z, 1906.
NV Dear Senator--fn the POSSIBLE
ity of an action being brought against
us in Ohio. are you in a position to &C
cept retainer from us in connection
with such n matter?
"'Your early response will oblige.
"'Yours very truly.
"'JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.
"'To Hon. J. p. Foraker, 1900 Sixteenth
street N. W., Washington, d. g.
"To which answered as follows:
Washington. D. c., May 9, 1906
John d. Archbold. Esq, No. 26 Broad
way, New York-My Dear Sir: My
duties in the senate have SO multiplied
that I found it necessary to retire en-
tirely from the practice of the law l
have not taken any new employment
for more than two years past.
Ion this account. as well as because
of my relations to the public service.
can not accept retainer in the con-
tingency named, as I would be very
glad to do If 1T were otherwise
ASSURING you Of my proper ap-
probation for the compliment involved
in the inquiry you make, remain very
truly yours. 81. b. FORAKER.
Knew II Was Coming.
For weeks prior to the date of
these letters, the newspapers were filed
with announcements threatening the
company very serious litigation and
with criminal prosecutions in the court
of OHIO 1t was in view of these threat
ened proceedings that the company
again sought to employ me; surely an
idle and unnecessary performance II
already employed. and these letters
further show that / declined such en-
ployment, among other reasons, be-
cause I could not accept the same con-
sistently with my relation to the pub
lice service
Referring to letter read in st. Lou
is by Mr.. Hearst regarding the bill
IS 649" Mr.. Foraker says:
II have no recollection of ever re-
ceiving any such letter, and most dill
igent search fails to disclose any such
letter on my files or any copy of any
answer to any such letter in my letter
book. But waving all that, the letter
shows on it's face that Mr. Archbold did
not pretend to have any right to adj
dress me on any such subject, except
as any citizen might have done.