The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-01
TAFT DENIES CHARGES
ISSUES A STATEMENT REPLYING
TO ACCUSATIONS BY SEN.
ATOR FORAKER.

Albert Lea, Mimi, Sept. 2S.-While
passing through here on his special
train, w. H. Taft gave out formal
statement on the charges made by
United States Senator Foraker and
made public Saturday morning. The
statement, which declares the accuse
lions against him to be baseless, was
given out by Mr.. Taft while on his
way to Minneapolis. The candidate
goes into details in explaining the
charges made by Foraker and contra
diets fatty much that the Ohio senator
said.
Following is the text of the state
ment as given out by Mr.. Taft: .
81. Senator Foraker says in his
statement that l recommended Judge
Doyle for a United States judgeship
in northern Ohio and the President
acquiesced in the recommendation
when we knew that he was attorney
for the Standard Oil Company, and ar
CUES that this Is justification for
him while a senator of the United
States in accepting professional en-
ployment from the Standard Oil Com
pany and in making what was in eff
feet a newspaper partnership with the
Standard Oil Company to control an
organ of public opinion. Judge Doyle
, held no public office, and numbered
the Standard Oil Company as one
among a number of clients.
Il told the President that Judge
Doyle was a man of high character
and a lawyer of great ability and ex-
perience and would make good judge,
fessional connection had been, and
the President, as between Doyle and
Taylor, also an able man, preferred
Taylor and appointed him, not as |
recollect it, for any reason dis
creditable to Doyle, but because
Doylo's very many corporate profess
sional associations would make him
less acceptable to the public and in
fere with his usefulness as a judge.
AS to Alleged Favors.
"2. Senator Foraker refers to my
alleged receipt of favors from C. T.
Lewis, partner of Judge Doyle and
Mr.. Richardson, whom he denominates
as magnate in the glass trust as
parallel with and in measure justify
ing his relations to the Standard Oil
Company already described.
IF the facts are exactly as he gives
them would be content to submit the
justice of the parallel to the Ameri-
facts are not as he states them.
visited Middle Bass as the guest of the
Middle Bass Club, as President Har-
rison. Mckinley and Cleveland have
done General Keller invited me as
the spokesman of the club. Mr. Lew
is was president and carried out the
will of the club in making the arrange
ments.
Il did not travel on Mr.. Lewis pri-
ate car. He intended it, but l de-
clined it. l hired special car from
Hot Springs to Toledo from the Pull
man Company for $50 day and paid
therefor, eighteen fares to the Ohio
River and twenty-five fares to Toledo
,at the regular tariff for a special, to-
,gether with fares for berths. Mr..
Lewis joined us with his private car
when we were half way to Toledo and
| spoke from the platform at stations
because he was the end car. but
had my own car and used it and paid
for it.
, Travels as Clubs Guest.
"The Middle Bass Club advised me
that it would see to my ferriage from
Toledo to Middle Bass and secured for
the purpose power boat of Mr.. Rich
ardson, who was a member of the
Middle Bass Club. / did not know
Mr.. Richardson or what his business
was when | went aboard his boat.
did not know and don't know now thai
there is glass trust, or Mr. Richard
sons relation to it, if it exists. | &C
cepted his courtesy as rendered OF
behalf Of the club whose guest | was
81 am indebted to the members o
the Middle Bass Club, numbering owe
one hundred, for their hospitality, bu
the attempt to connect me with The
Standard OIL Company and the glas!
trust-if there Is any-through thu
Middle Bass Club is ridiculous ant
shows the extremity in which tn,
authOr Of the Statnmpnt f,1dc hipnrolf