Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — STANDARD OIL AND TAFT. [ARTICLE]

STANDARD OIL AND TAFT.

Charles Nagel, who is la charge of the Chicago headquarters of the Republican national committee, is an attorney of record for the Standard Oil company. In addition to having charge of the Western headquarters and being only second in command -to Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Nagel is the Missouri member of the Republican national committee. , Several years ago Mr. Nagel was appointed by the Rpbsevelt administration a special attorney tn certain Indian land cases involving oil and other natural resources, and drew a big fee from the government for his services. He was thus in a position to look after and protect the interests of , his client, the Standard Oil company. Nagel has openly and privately de- ] fended all of the worst practices of the Standard Oil company and opposed every step taken by the Missouri authorities to make that insolent moi nopoly obey the law. Senator Foraker was read out of the Republican party because he was once an attorney for the Standard Oil company. The question naturally arises, what will the president ,do to Mr. Nagel, who is still an attorney for the Standard Oil company and who is the Western manager of the Republican campaign.