The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-27

Ohio he denies he was paid for any
service rendered regarding matters
pending in congress or before the fed
eral government, and the direct
charge that he did so has not been
made. Foraker's case is almost ex-
actly parallel to that of Senator
Bailey, of which no official notice was
taken by the senate. 1t was alleged
that Senator Bailey was paid by the
Oil trust for using his influence in its
behalf with the Texas legislature.
there being no charge that employ
ment by the oil trust influences his
actions as a senator.
But even were the charge specifi-
cally made that Foraker had been
paid for opposing measures in con-
gress hostile to Standard Oil interests.
it is not likely official investigation
would be undertaken without formal
charges having been filed with the
senate. Were the senate committee
to undertake to investigate every un-
official charge made against a sena.
tor 1t would be kept working overtime
on the job. There is hardly a sena-
tor of prominence who has not been
charged at some time or another with
being more watchful of the interests
OF capital than of the interests of
their constituents. but in the past it
would not seem that these charges
have seriously affected the standing
of the senators accused. The pro-
duction by Hearst of the Archbold
letters has placed Foraker in a pretty
uncomfortable position, but If the
facts were known it undoubtedly
would be disclosed that other senators
had received letters just as compro.
missing. And under such circumstan
ces, official investigation might be
productive of results by no means
comfortable to some of the Singing
lights of the worlds greatest deliber
alive body"
Army circles are wondering il the
Great Mystery? will be cleared when
Col. William F.. Stewart, u. S. A.
reports in Washington for examina
ton by an army retiring board. A
board of officers having declared Col
Stewart physically unfit to undergo
the 90-mile horseback ride pre- scribed
by President Roosevelt as a test fol
all army officers. Col Stewart has
been ordered from his lonly post al
Fort Grant, Ariz., to appear before q
retiring board in this city, and there
Is no doubt that strenuous effort will
be made to force him from the army
The country is familiar with the
case of Col. Stewart, of how, when he
refused voluntarily to retire he was
"exiled" to Fort Grant, an abandoned
post, refused court of inquiry an6
even information as to the nature o,
the charges against him. The onl,
information ever given the public wal
that Col. Stewart was "tempermental
~ impossible" that he was unfit te
command body of men and did moi
get along well with his subordinates
Specifications We're wholly lacking, no,
has 1t ever been explained why. ii
such extreme measures against him
were justified, he was not tried b,
court martial
The supposition has been that army
OFFICERS knew all about the case OF
Col. Stewart. but this is true. The
average army officer has no more in
formation than the average newspap
er reader. Some few high officers
officers with influence in high places
undoubtedly could throw light on the
| mystery. but 1t is obvious they do moi
care to do so. A good many officers