The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-19
Only by Desperate Fighting
Can Victory Be Snatch
ed at Polls.
TAFT CHANGES HURT
BY FORAKER EXPOSE
Leaders Fear That Senator's Fol
lowing May Use the Knife on
Election Day.
BY JAMES HAY, II.

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CINCINNATI, Sept. 19.-Republican-
ism in Ohio faces a fearful fight.
AS things stand today, defeat next
November is a possibility which must
be overcome and can be overcome only
by the hardest and most desperate fight
ing. Foraker, the enemy Of Roosevelt
and the foe Of Taft, IS dead politically.
but it is a question whether or not his
fall has dangerously lOosened the struc-
ture Of Republican strength as regards
both the State and natioRu tickets.
He is on the run, seeking come means
to bolster up his ruined career as a
servant Of the State. but his retreat
may leave a sting which viii do serious
injury TO his party. Among the friends
Of Taft. there is nov a clear and pain
full realization OF the mistaken policy
Of ever having allowed Foraker TO be
numbered as one of the Taft supporters.
The thing was done against Taft's
wishes, and would never have been ac-
comPlished had It not been for the de
sire Of National Chairman Hitchcock TO
bring It about
Foraker Explains Again.
once more assailed by William Ran
dolph Hearst, Foraker gave out another
statement this afternoon explaining how
he came to get $4,000 from the Standard
OIL Company, and denying that he ever
received money for working for the
trust in the Senate Of the United States.
His defense is that he borrowed 5000
from the Standard 10 buy a newspaper
in Ohio and make IL friendly 10 him.
He takes the position that the loan was
perfectly proper. HIS defense did not
succeed in altering the decree that he
be cast out Of the TAFT camp. The
statement covers four rypewritten
pages. and says IN part:
"a friend OF mlue-a newspaper man
informed me that ne held an option on
the Ohio state Journal TO purchase II,
according 10 my present recollection, for
Sl3J, ,9fa.He was able himself 10 aQ-
vance but small amount OF Jnls pur-
chase price. He applied TO me 10 help
him. 1 did not have enough money %
be of very material assistance, but for
the sake Of having the paper IN friendly
hands / was willing 10 advance a part
OF it. I applied 70 a number Of friends
20 see IL they would not take up the
balance Of the amount Among others
/ applied 10 The Standard OIL Company
They urSt agreed 70 loan 20 the news
paper company when purchased and re-
present recollection. the same TO be
secured by stock Of the newspaper com
pany."
Asks for More Money.
Somebody who was expected 10 go into
the enterprise dropped out, and that
made It necessary for ali the others to
increase the amounts they were pro
posing 70 advance. At the request OF
nv friend, I asked the different parties
TO increase their advances, and there
upon the Standard Oil Company did &C
c6rdfugIv increase their amount from
So. 900 TO $4,000, and sent me the letter
with certificate inClOSed as stated
u do not remember 10 have received
the letter relating TO the bill introduced
by Senator Jones Of Arkansas, but
yThnthpr I received such a letter or not,
il had no reference to any employment
of any kind from the Standard OIL Com
many or anybody else; nor did the let
fers about Smith Bennett and Judge
Burkett read by Mr.. Hearst at Coiuln-
bus, have any reference TO any employ
Neither the Standard Oil Company
nor any other company or ndlNluuot
has ever paid me a cent on account OF
any public service, not has that com
uanv or anybody else ever even sug-
gested to me any compensation or re-
ward OF any kind In consideration d
support for any bill or opposition 20 any
sill or for any action Of any nature
whatever"
Taft "Up Against It"
II Taft had stood before the state
Yesterday as the unrecOncilable oppo-
nent Of Foraker in all things. the expose
of the Senator's dealings with corpora
tions' money would have won thou
sands Of votes fo- the national ticket IN
this state. But now Taft is confronted
first with the task Of openly repudlat-
ing Foraker, and second with the work
Of answering all the arguments Whlch
Democrats in the State Will make
ogainst him, IN the effort to frame up
IN issue big enough to make the voters
forget to some extent the local option
question.
There was never any real peace be
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