The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-21
THE FORAKER INCIDENT.

mere are reasons why f1nal tudg-
ment upon the remarkable conduct Of
United States Senator Foraker of Ohio
and the Standard OIL company should
be postponed until all OF the evidence
Is before the people, Owing to the
swift momentum Of politics in this
country, especially in presidential
year. II Is not at all unlikely that the
incident will drive MIR. Foraker into
private life but that popular conse-
quence does not justify one In hasty
conclusions of a too sweeping charac-
ter.
The purpose of Mr.. Hearst In maxi
ing public the letters. which have
mysterously come into his possession
Is to expose an unholy alliance be-
tween the Standard OIL company and
leading politicians In both political
parties. in order that he and his party
inuS pIpnt Wy tlt att isthNIIik dSlut
the possibility that something has
been done which should not have been
done, the fact cannot be overlooked
that william Randolph Hearst Is not
just the man lovers of good govern
ment would pick out for a task OF that
character. He has boxed the compass
OF political and commercial conduct
He has always been ready to make
any kind of political deal He has
been with Tammany and against t.
He has fused with the republicans and
fought them He has all Of the time
been for Hearst and for what Hearst
happens to stand. As member of
congress he steadily disregarded his
duties. As the editor of string Of
newspapers he has persistently catered
to the lowest passions of mankind and
of womankind Sensationallsin has
been his stock In trade. SO much for
the prosecutor in the case.
To aid him In his campaign
against the two older political parties
Of the country and in behalf Of his
own privately financed political organ
ization he has the mistaken suspicion,
which has been awakened by Thought
LESS and frequently reckless criticism
Of capital. As The Journal Courier
has said upon many occasions, when
eminent men we're holding forth upon
the popular theory of predatory
wealth and It's malefc beneficial
res, the danger of the crusade lay,
not in bringing to book SHINING cor
! porations, which Is not difficult
thing under the law, but in encourag-
ing a general belief that the possession
of more money than comprehends
ones daily needs Is guarantee OF
misspent ability, Mr. Hearst, who Is
no fool whether he be knave or not
plays deliberately upon this now too
general belief with reference to the
possession Of money and looks to 1t to
aid him in designs and purposes which
otherwise have little to commend
them to thoughtful people. No mat
ter what the real facts are In the case
and they are not yet known in full
1t Is no time to enter q final Judgment
More mistaken attacks on capital and
additional interpretations of an impul-
sive character possess the power to
kill off returning confidence entirely.
On the other hand, both Senator
/ Foraker and Mr.. Archbold admit that
they had a perfect understanding as
to the use the latter was to make
of the formers great ability and innu-
ence. The genuineness of the letters
Is admitted by both, and the amazed
| public cannot put reel inclined, and &c
be justified in the inclination !, to de.
mand at once the completion of the
story though told by Mr.. Hearst, II
is a shocking thing to learn through
genuine correspondence that senator
Of the United States, whether his pur
pose In accepting fees WAS legitimate
or not, technically did go far forge
that high moral conception Of his Of
flee which should always pertain
as to make himself liable to seriou.
criticism and expulsion from publ,
life. The incident gives a new inter
est to the break in the relations of tn,
president and Mr. Taft with Senate,
Foraker and the refusal OF both t
have political dealings with him W,
can but await with breathless interes
further revelations before accepting
as final what is clearly insinuated