The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-22
FORAKER TO REPLY TO-DAY
To the Presidents statement-He Grows
Very Bitter Toward Taft.

CINCINNATI, Sept. Ex-senator Foraker
heard Of the Roosevelt statement about
8 o'clock tonight. He was sitting on
the veranda Of his house in East Walnut
Hills when newspaper men called with
a copy Of the statement. The Senator
looked worn. 1t was apparent that the
strain which he has been under for the
last few days is telling on him. The
Senator listened to a summary Of what
the President had said and then re-
marked:
Il shall not make any statement to-
night. want to read the charges over
and 1t is possible that l may want to look
up some documents. l certainly shall
reply in the morning and perhaps more
fully later.
But, Senator" somebody sugges ted.
wouldn't you like to have your reply
ia at the same time as the statements?"
Il am not so particular to be in the
Presidents company said the Senator.
MIR. Foraker intends to fight. He feels
that both Roosevelt and Taft have driven
him into corner where 1t is absolutely
necessary for him to turn in self-defence.
His friends are hopeless that he will be
able to make any Roadway against the
popular feeling against him, but they say
that IL the Senator is only able to stand
up under the strain he will at least show
Roosevelt that he cannot handle fire
without being burned. The attacks have
fallen 90 hard and fast on the Senator,
though. that his friends fear that the re-
markable spirit which has made him a
most dang erous political opponent for a
uuartervof a century will be broken. The
Senator has not been in good health for
several manths.
Mr.. Taft, when he was told that the
President had issued a long statement
on Foraker, said: "1s that so?"
Mr.. Taft read the statement, but de-
clined 10 comment on it. He recalled
however. that hs had written the letter
Incorporated In 1t
Mr.. Foraker's attitude was becoming
defiant even before the news OF the Roose-
welt statement was taken to him. A
delegation from the National League
OF Republican Clubs, old friends. called
on him to-day to pay their respects. The
Senator was very bitter in his remarks
about Mr.. Taft. He told the delegation that
he was sorry that he had withdrawn
from the platform at tomorrow nights
meeting. He added that he thought 1t
was cowardly of Mr.. Taft to have forced
y 0tm on. lUt otIdtOT duueu tnaJ ne
would liked to have appeared at the meet
ing and defended himself at length.
Mr.. Roosevelt has urged Mr.. Taft from
the first to come out n ~repudiate Fora
ker. The President saw In the Hearst
disclosures a opportunity to inject
into the ~cen.Gaign a really live issue and
that is undo. bteily his chief purpose
in coming out with his present blast.
MI. Taft declined absolutely to come
out with a personal attack on the Senator.
He said to one man:
Il would not hit Foraker when he il
down ven II it would win me all the votes
In the United States
Among other reasons which Mr.. Taft
had for refraining from making a per-
sonal attack on the Senator was ihst
Foraker, when he was Governor of Ohio,
really gave Mr.. Teft his first opportunity
in life. He appointed him a Judge in
the Superior Court Of Cincinnati.