Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-18
HIS SPEECH QUICKLY BRINGS TWO REPLIES
Ohioan Admits Working for Company While Mem
Der OF Congress, but Says it Was Considered an
Honor at That Time--.J. D. ArchboId Talks.

Cincinnati, Sept. 1S.-United States
Senator Foraker made the following
statement today in answer to the
charges made by William r. Hearst at
Columbus last night:
Il do not know whether the letters
given out by Hearst are true copies
or not, but | assume they are, for
was then engaged in the practice of
law and was employed by the Stand
ard Oil company as one of its counsel
in connection with affairs in Ohio.
where it was attacked in the courts
and legislature.
Paid for Services.
While | do not now recall the de-.
tails, | remember | rendered the COM
pany such services as | could charged
for it, and was paid The employ
ment had no reference whatever to
anything pending in congress or to
anything in which the federal govern
ment had the slightest interest.
THAT | was SO employed and pre-.
sumably compensated for my services
was common knowledge at least [
never made any effort TO conceal the
fact. On the contrary was pleased
TO have the people know | had such
clients.
Not Then DiscreditabIe.
1T had not then become discredita-
bic, but was considered just the re-
verse to be employed by such corpora
tionS
THAT employment ended before my
first term in the senate expired long
before it was attacked by the federal
government have not represented
the company in any way since
ArchboId Also Heard From
New York, Sept. 1S.-john ID. Arch
bold of the Standard Oil company
made the following statement today.
Such correspondence and relations
as may have years ago with Foraker
were entirely proper and legitimate.
"f Hearst had come to Archbold
direct it would probably cost him less
TO secure copies of Archbold's corre-
spondence than for Hearst to have
either employed or dealt with thieves. .
More Pure Fiction.
Archbold characteriZes Hearst ;
statements regarding alleged attempts
to bribe eX-Attorney General Monnett
of Ohio as pure fiction and says they
were answered and exploded long ago.
LAS to the statements alleging rela
tions between Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma and the Standard Oil com
pany and contributions through him
or anyone else to the democratic cam
paign funds, there is not shadow
of truth in them.
Hisgen Not Worth Reply.
"Mr. Hisgen's insinuations about
burning his plant are absurd and un-
worthy of notice.
Hearst Reads Letters.
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 1S.-Thomas
Hisgen, candidate of the independence
party for president, and William r.
Hearst addressed a meeting at Memo
rial hall last night under the auspices
of the local organization of the party
Mr.. Hearst read letters which he
said had been written by John d. Arch.
bold of the Standard Oil company to
Senator j. b. Foraker of Ohio. refer
ring to legislation pending in congress
and mentioning two Enclosures OF
checks, one for $4,000 and another fol
I$14.500. They are as follows:
| Discussed Campaign.
/ 26 Broadway New York, March 9
1900.-My Dear Senator: | have YOU
favor of last night with inclosure
which latter with letter from Mr.. Eli
oft commenting ON same beg to sen,
you herewith. Perhaps it would b.
better to make demonstration agains
the whole bill, but certainly the mint
lclause, to which Mr. Elliott refer,
should be stricken out, and the sam
is true of house bill No. 500, also il
Produced by Mr.. Price, in relation I
foreign corporations in which the sam
objectionable clause occurs
Am glad to hear that you think ths