The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-20

issued a signed statement admitting
that he had received the money, but
ccntending that his actions had been en-
tirely legitimate. as he was paid for
services rendered before the Ohio courts
and the Ohio Legislature and not in the
United States Senate.
Falls Like Thunderbolt.
This admission fell like a thunderbolt
in the Taft camp. and II was evident
from the start that Taft and his friends
would break with the Senator. Yester-
day at noon Senator Dick arrived in
this city and went 10 see Foraker.
From there he went to Taft and then
once more to Foraker.
Last midnight It was current gossip
that Dick had not succeeded in saving
Foraker and that Taft would repudiate
him.
Today Senator Winthrop Murray Crane
Of Massachusetts arrived and had a talk
with Judge Taft. Later Crane. Dick.
and Foraker had a conference at For
akeer's Offices From there Crane and
Dick went TO see Taft. And it WAS
after this final conference with Taft
this afternoon that Crane and Dick took
the finaI message to Foraker, that ne
meeting Tuesday night The writing
of the letters by Foraker followed. He
was allowed TO get out of it in this
way, as he had seen yesterday the i'm
possibility of speaking with Taft and
at the same time doing Taft any good,
and had said that, II Taft objected TO
his being there, he would not appear.
Taft did object, and the break came.
No Statement From Taft.
Although no official statement was
given out at the Taft headquarters
this evening. 1t can be said on the
highest authority that the decision 10
prevent Foraker speaking before the
league Tuesday night was reached ear
" yesterday, few hours after he had
admitted that he had taken money
from the Standard oil Company, the
trust Roosevelt and the present Ad-
administration had fought so fiercely
Thus is an end put to FOraker's ca
reer in Ohio politics. the arena which
he entered soon after the war as the
hero Of tie young men in politics. the
brave. the fearless, and the powerful.
And. as he is ruined in Ohio, he will
have little weight elsewhere.
It is not known here whether the
Republican national committee vii
cancel the dates II has made for hin
TO speak in other States, but the gen
eral impression is that such action vii
be taken.
AS has been pointed out before In
these dispatches, it matters little
whether Foraker is innocent or guilty
whether he worked for the STANDARD
Oil along proper lines. whether he IN
fiueRced the course Of trust Legislation
in the Ohio Legislature, or whether
he went further, and helped the cause
along In the Senate. The fact remains
that he got the money from the cor
pOratiOn, and any statesman who has
done that stands a small show in the
middle West in these days.
Claims Justification.
His answer may be, as he claims, CT
entire Justification of his taking the
money. It may be also that, as ht
claimed in the second statement, the
one issued today. he had a perfect right
to- borrow $4,000 from the Standard
The people do MT care whether he wa'
within his rights or beyond them. The
public is convinced that he infringed or
its rights when he took the money. Thai
ends the argument for the people. and i
ends Foraker.
Taft broke with him only after view
ing the matter in every possible light
He knew when the charges were ad
United by Foraker that the time for th'
break had come. but he wanted to Civ
the Senator every chance. However. TIT
messages carried from Foraker to Tai
by Dick. and the counsel Of Crane
showed no way out of the difficulty, anC
II became necessary for the Presiden
tial candidate to let the country know
he did not take his stand with Foraker
Foraker Hangs On.
Foraker did not give in until the last
moment When he was seen at
O'Clock this afternoon and was asked
whether he would preside at the meet
ing Tuesday night, he said he could
not tell. That was when Dick was
having his last word with Taft and
Crane. Two hours later Dick had seer
Foraker and Foraker had written tht
letters quoted in this dispatch.