The Washington times., 1908-09-18
FORAKER ADMISSION
EMBARRASSES TAFT
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where it was attacked in the courts and
in the Legislature.
While 1 do not now recall the de-
tails. 1 remember that rendered the
company such service as 1 could, cllarg-
ed for il and was paid.
The employment had no reference
whatever TO anything pending in Con-
gress or 60 anything IN which the Fed
eral Government had the slightest in
terest
THAT 1 was so employed and presum-
ably compensated for my services was
common knowledge at the time, at least,
/ naver Tsade any effort to conceal the
fact. On the contrary, l was pleased to
have people Know that / had such cli-
ents
1t hSd not then become discreditable.
but was considered just the reverse, TO
be employed by such corporations.
Ihal employment ended before my
first term IN the Senate expired / have
not represented the company in any way
since"
When 9lSed if there was anything
further be wished to say, the Senator
replied:
NO; the statement explains every
thing fully
Taft Is Silent.
Taft refused to make any comment.
Among his friends, however. it is freely
admitted that now, when the public
mind is inhamed against corporations
and vindictive toward any legislator
who has been In the employ of a trust.
especially when he could use his polit-
ical power for the advancement Of rhe
trust, nothing could do the national
ticket much more harm than shls airing
Of the Foraker-Standard OH AFT Hiation.
There were many among Taft's friends |
VINO argued from the outset that the |
best politics was 10 refuse q reconcfiia-
lon with Foraker. that his strength 1
IN the State had gone from him, and
that he was a burden rather than -
help, because he had become known as i
the foe OF the Roosevelt policies BUT I
party harmony was the object in this /
state which has been grOaning under /
its weight OF faCtiOnalism. and TO pro-
mote peace Foraker was put before the /
country DIS a friend Of Taft and the /
national platform Hardly had that
been accomplished when this blow fell.
Foraker May Explain.
What VIII be done can not be fore
told at this time There is a chance /
that at later date Foraker may be /
able TO explain the ugly looking part Of /
the affair. As matter Of fact. he may
have been entity free from all blame |
in It. but the public conscience IS not /
engaged IN splitting hairs in such mat |
ters. The hue and cry Is that any man 1
VINO has been touched by corporate in
be cast out.
Senator Bailey, Of Texas. had the I
IShl or MS life against similar charges /
IN 1eNas, and. II may be noted, the 1
charges against him were not as heavy
as those against Foraker Bailey won
because. In addition 10 the proofs OF 4
he was able TO bring for
ward, he had am immense personal pop /
n =
rather demigOd 20 the masses.
But here Foraker is I'm another light
lie is regarded as q losing man Tbara-
fore, his position is more unpleasant.
IIGGruhcauon than otherwise would DO /
the case.
Not Common knowledge"
Foraker's statement, explaining his
with the Standard. is at
tackled on one point. It is denied by
many Republicans that there was any
common knowledge" OF Foraker's rep
resenting the trust IN the manner SET
forth by the Archbold letters.
On the contrary, it is said that no.
body in the Republican organization
knew Of his relations with the com
2any- Republicans high in the States
politics are authority for this state
ment-
by a gentleman who has attended /
the daily sessions Of The Ohio I.erfsIs-
luEs Ior the past twelve years. II was ,
sald thal Foraker never appeared be-
fore any Committee of the .iezfs1ar77-a Z
20 protest against any bill Affecting tho
Standard. The obvious inference. there /
Iore. Is that he worked by writing let
tiers instead of by making arguments /
orally. Q
NEW YORK. Sept IS.-Srands ID OnI
today IS silent on the charges made last /
night at Columbus by William Randolph /
Hearst that Senator Foraker has been
in the pay OF John y. Archb0ld oFI
standard oL, for the purpose of killing
legislation tnimiCaI 10 The interests OF \
the big corporation.
At 26 Broadway Il IS declared that Mr..
ArchbOld Is away on his yacht. and that 4
the office has not been able 10 ger in /
touch with him 10 ascertain whether or
not the letters and receipts read bv Mr..
Hearst are true.
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