Show FORAKER AGAIN COMES TO FRONT Ohio Senator Sums Up the Charges Against Him and Discusses Legal Ethics READY TO APPEAR IN COURT 1 SAYS BAYS HE HAS NOT OFFENDED 4 AGAINST THE LAW Cincinnati Oct 1 That the law be bo in invoked yoked against him If he had done wrong wrens Is the tho conclusion of or a statement by Unit United ed EMI States Senator Foraker which lie he gave to tc t the Associated Press here today todar Be Before BeCore tore fore making this suggestion he sums up ho Iio various charges that have been made ind md discusses briefly brielly the legal ethics as asko aso ko o 0 service for various clients The statement is as follows The questions In this whole matter in the public is concerned are arc arcI 1 I Whether I was employed which was Ras as never concealed or denied and 2 The character of that employment whether it had any an relation to my du duties dutie duties ties tie as senator or influenced me in any manner In regard thereto On all these points paints I have answered fully Cull in my former published statement I have not until now spoken of the compensation I received because If the employment was Improper it would be beno beno no defense def nse to show that It was a small sum but If It on the other hand the em employment employment was as proper tho the compensation concerned only the company and myself nobody else If It my former statements are true as I know kno them to be the em employment employment was entirely proper and legitimate legitimate mate and therefore the Question of com corn compensation compensation Is one I do not feel called upon to t discuss with Mr lr Hearst Says He Was Not Overpaid In n view however of or the te t e Important character of at the service rendered the tho ability of the company to pay and if f it may be considered although unforeseen 4 the disagreeable experience to which I Iam Iam Iam am subjected I thInk It would be difficult for Mr Hearst to show that I 1 was over overpaid overpaid overpaid paid but if he ho should that would be a matter for the company to complain about and not Mi M 1 Hearst For the benefit of at those who may not have read my m former forner statements I re repeat repeat repeat peat that my m employment was confined to the affairs of the tho company In Ohio In Including eluding its reorganization after the de derision decIsion of our supreme court dissolving the trust and that it was ended long before the company had become In any anyway an anway anyway way the object of legislation by con congress congress gress ress or the subject of attacks of any kind In the courts or otherwise by b the United States government and before any such legislation by b congress or any pro proceeding proceeding proceeding by the United States government against the company was proposed or foreseen and that such suh employment has never been renewed although as here heretofore heretofore heretofore shown again tendered and de declined lIned In IMS If U I did not have a right to accept V that employment I should probably be criticised for having been for years em employed employed by b the Ohio Traction company compan on the ground that while such employment has no relation to my dutle yet etin In some way now i Ie le com corn company company pany nay may be subjected to leg legislation legIslation by or to federal prO pr against it or perhaps condemned for once representing the General Elee Elec Electric company although that was wn before I Iwas Iwas Iwas was elected to the senate or the Cincin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati nati Telephone company by b which I was employed for many years ears before and for some time Urne after I was wag wa elected to the senate because It Is branch a of or the Bell company and nd these companies the Gen General General Genera eral era and the Bell Telephone have now been charged according to the news newspapers newspapers newspapers papers with a violation of the antitrust laws and are to be civilly and criminally proceeded against by the attorney general of the United States Rule as to Lawyers When I was selected by the Standard Oil company there was no more knowl knowledge knowledge edge or probability of that company be being beIng beIng ing legislated le l against by b congress or pro proceeded proceeded proceeded against In the federal courts so sotar far tar as anybody was then aware than there was and has been as to the other companies compani named at the time when I r respectively represented them If It such meTe mett meI possibilities are to bar employment then no member of or congress can safely act as attorney in any case and every everyone everyone everyone one should Immediately close his law of office office fice lice No 0 such rule has ever prevailed and there is no reason why any an such rule should obtain All AIl lawyers rs at least fully understand that when a professional ser service service service vice has been heen rendered and has been paid for tor all obligation ceases on both sides and that no lawyer lawer is bound by reason of ofa ofa ofa a previous employment to show any fa favor favor a avor vor at any subsequent time as attorney as public official or otherwise to any anyone an anone anyone one who may ma have been his client eIlent Ready to Face a Jury Finally If It I committed committe any an offense against the law let somebody specifically ly h point it out and proceed against me meThe meThe meThe The courts are open and although they have havo been severely criticised yet the peo people people plc have confidence in them and will ac accept accept accept and be satisfied with their judg judgments judgments ments month If It there be any just basis for tor this reckless wholesale denunciation of ot character let It take some tangible open and fair form of procedure in which all Interested can appear and be fully heard are doing after the election Mr Taft knows kno s that a great many matters come before legislative odies where It Is dif difficult difficult if It not I for the aver ayer average average age voter to Investigate the facts Right of the tue People to Know The people have a right to know I now In advance of election whether those with special interests to look after are con contributing con contributing contributing sums larger than public spirit patriotic motives and general interest would warrant If It for instance a a can candidate candidate candidate for governor Is la likely to have to pass upon railroad legislation the peo pee people people pie have a right to know whether men largely lar ely Interested In preventing railroad legislation have contributed liberally to his campaign fund If a man aspires to an in which It if elected he will have to pass upon antitrust legislation or enforce antitrust laws It is only right that the public should know to what extent the trust magnates are fi 11 financing financing his campaign And so if a man manIs manIs manis Is a candidate for office which brings him into official connection with tariff legislation it is proper for the public to know whether he lie will be so obligated to the beneficiaries of a high tariff as asto asto asto to be embarrassed when he attempts to protect the consumer Misrepresented by Taft Mr Taft raft misrepresents what I have said in regard to Mr Ir Hughes I called attention to some of ot the contributions that were made to Mr ir Hughes fund and andin andin andin in view of the fact that Mr Hughes attacks the planks presented in the Dem Democratic Democratic platform as a cure for the trusts without advancing any remedies of his own and in view of the further fact tact that this testimony was quoted by the president against me I 1 asked the pres president presIdent president ident whether he be thought that these con contributions contributions contributions by trust magnates ma nates would les lessen lesSen sen or increase the weight of Mr Ii Hughes i testimony on the subject of trusts It will not do for Mr Taft to put Mr Hughes up on a pedestal and claim for Jor him immunity from criticism It is necessary necessary sary sar for me to pass judgment upon Mr Hughes or upon what he be has bas done In or order order order der to pass judgment upon the tWo question upon discussion He lie is only human and was one of or the allies before the Chicago convention We e assume that public of officials officials officials will ill be honest and yet we require bonds of those who handle bandle money mone no matter how much character they may mar have The law will not permit a judge a juror or an official to accept a gift if It the gift in Is from one who has an inter interest interest interest est in the official action of the officials and in forbidding this the law does not ask as to the character of the official The law is based upon human nature and human experience and it is not necessary to furnish specific proof of special special special cial weakness in the man who receives the tho money mone or to prove proe that his decision was In any an manner affected by the gift Ift No scales have yet Jet been Invented for the accurate weighing wel hing of the rea rca reasons reas sons s ns which enter into an official de decision decision Common CommonSense Sense Against Taft It is only fair however to assume that in using Mr Ir Hughes case as an argument argument argument ment Mr Taft Tart means to say that he will not object to contributions from trust magnates railroad magnates and tariff i beneficiaries no matter how much those I contributions may be even though he hema may ma if elected be compelled to pass upon questions where their demands deman s may ma be on the one side and the of the general public on the other He must not complain if he finds that many man rep representing representing representing resenting the rank and file me will differ from him hirn on this subject for the aver average average average age man will judge judAe aspirants for office by the rules applied to average men Common sense and the universal judg judgment judgment ment meat are against Mr Tafts position and anda against a the arguments argument which he ad advances advances vances in its support Tafts False Statement After giving out the above aboe statement Mr Bryan BIan referred to Mr Ir Tafts state statement statement statement ment that Thomas F Ryan contributed to the Nebraska campaign fund in 1304 1904 and said This has been denied but I assume that he has bas taken the statements of some sonic of his bis Republican advisers without time to verify these statements Mr Ir Ryan did not contribute my money mone to the Ne Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska braska campaign fund The national committee contributed in 1904 1114 and the members of the national committee who had charge of the fund have stated that the contribution was made from the general fund of the committee and was not contributed to the committee by any one for the purpose of being sent to Nebraska |