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THURSDAY MORNINO,
VOLUMS XX
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QUTKB1B, OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER 24, 1008.
THURSDAY MORNING,
NUMBER 152
Two Men Who Are Making Things Hum in National Politics Just Now
REPLY TO W.J. BRYAN
DESLS M PLAIN LANGUAGE AND OFFERS PiiSIOF WHICH
REQUESTED HI MAN FSi
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Tells of an Oil Deal in Oklahoma and Gives
Information Regarding the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company. Incidently he Tells the Man
from the'Piatt a Few Things Regarding the
Trusts and Combines. President Gets Into
l the Fight With Both Feet
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, SEPT., 23.—President Roosevelt tonight, fol-
lowing upon a prolonged conference with members of the cabinet at
the White House, prepared and gave out his reply to William J.
Bryan, the Democratic candidate, relative to W R. Hearst s
charges that Governor Haskell, treasurer of the Democratic cam-
I paign committee, had represented Standard Oil interests both in
1 O'.iio and Oklahoma. Mr. Eryan had demanded proof of the
: charges, promising that in the event of their substantiation Govern-
4 cr Haskell would be eliminated from the campaign.
DISMISSING OHIO CASE
Dismissing the Ohio case, which involved an allegation of at-
tempted bribery with the explanation that he had made no direct
| charges against Governor Haskell as regards that particular En-
s'mce, Fresident Roosevelt takes up the matte of the Prairie 0;1
1 and Gas company, and argues that Governor Ha?kell's action in
. st opping legal proceedings begun by the Attorney General of Okia-
* hirra demonstrates conclusively that he was controlled by th\
r great corporation to which the Oklahoma company was tubiid'.-y
THE OKLAHOMA RECORD.
After contrcsting Mr. Bryan's defense of Governor Haskell as aaainst
Judge Tsft's repudiation of Senator Foraker in connection with the Hearst
f charges against the Ohio senator, the president proceed- to declare that Gov-
ernor Haskell's "utter unfitness for association with any man anxioun to ap-
■; penl to the American people on a moral issu-. has been abundantly shown by
j other acts of his as Governor of Oklahoma.
'V The president condemns Governor Haskell's conduct in connection with
2 the various mctters as disgraceful and scandalous.
The latter portion of Mr. Roosevelt's deliverance is devoted to criticism
> of Mr. Bryan's plan for regulating the trusts, which he characterizes as a
'• measure that sounds more radical than any advocated by the republicans,
J but which in practice would not work. Concluding. Mr. Roosevolt declares
i that no law defying corporation has anything to fear from Mr. Bryan "save
« v het it would suffer from the general paralysis of business-" which would
follow democratic success.
CABINET IN SESSION.
The president spent almost the entire day in getting the letter in shape.
1 /n hour was given this morning to making a rough draft of it which was
Vi 6i bmitted to Secretary Garfield and Postmaster General Meyer both of whom
1 made suggestions as to portions of the communication. About 3 o'clock this
W afternoon all the members of the cabinet now in the city. Secretaries Wilson.
1 Straus. Wright. Metcalf and Garfield and Postmaster General Mever. mrt
J v/ith the president in the cabinet room at the executive offices for a confer-
I ence on the subject which lasted until af*«r 5 o'clock. Two hours were re-
9 ouired to make certain minor changes before Secretary Loeb gave it to the
I press.
* Deeming the reply too long to be sent by wire, the method of commun
1 Ir.ation Mr. Brvan had employed in his challenge to the president it was for-
« warded by mail to the democratic candidate at Lincoln. The letter follows:
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HASKELL
Governor Issues Statement in Re-
ply to Roosevelt's Bryan Letter
WERE
FOUR
CHARGES
HASKELL'S FAIRNESS.
•'You doso your telegram by savin?
that you expect nnd will demand fnlr'
and honorable treatment from those who
are In charge of the republican eam-
p.'lKn. T am not In charge of the cam-
paign, but am greatly interested In it
T haw shown you above fairly and hon-
orably that Governor Haskell Is a man.
who nn every count T have named, Is
unworthy of any prsltlon In our puoll
life. No further Investigation of thes«
facts I* required. They nre spread on
flic record before you and they were
available hefore Mr. Haskell was chosen
for Ills position as treasurer. You alFO
nay that you will no* permit any re-
Fpouslblfl member of the republican or-
ganization to misrepresent the attitude of
your party In thp present campaign. You
will have no difficulty In got tiner me to
represent It aright, for my sole anxiety
Is iliat the people of the country shall
understand this attitude elenrlv and shall
then condemn It as It should be con-
demned.
"You sav that you have advocated
more radical measures against private
monoplles than ever mc or my party
associates would be willing *o under-
take You have, Indeed, advocated meas-
ures that sound mure radical, but In
practice they would not work. T should
not In this letter to you discuss your at-
titude on ihls question If you did not
yourself bring It up; but as you have
hrourht It up T answer you that In nv
.UulgTnent the measures advocate! would
bo wholly Ineffective In c uring a slnirl •
evil, and so far bp thev had any effect
at all. would merely threw the entire
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8; COLUmTT" 1.
-> THOMAS'-Z -HMG£N MAJStCHU&TTJ't-**
rMD£Jf£JVD£N-C£ PARTY CANDIDATE-
r<DR PJtlWlAgJYT—
Demoralized Trains Keep
Haskell From Sapulpa
VlLLW MNDOLPti
Great Crowd Greets
Taft in City on Lake
Governor Charles X. Haskell, who Hearst charge
is to have spoken at Sapulpa, last ago from that
evening, was unable to reach that city
owing to the fact that delayed trains
made It impossible. When it was real-
ized that he could not fill the engage-
ment communication with Colonel
Roy Huffman made it possible for the
colonel to speak instead.
It was expected that Governor Has-
kell would refute the William R.
in Sapulpa and a mess-
Ity stated that the peo-
ple were greatly disappointed.
Governor Haskell announced last
evening that he would in a few days
leave for Indiana and Ohio, where he
would make a number of political
speeches, in all possibly fifteen
speeches he dates of which were
ranged by the Democratic State Cc
mlttee.
TOME
,pi
BBS SPEAKS
1812 ENDS
(Associated Press.)
Chicago, 111., Sept. 23.—A crowd which
blocked the passageways of the Lake
Shore station, which waved blue flags
with the candidate's picture on them, and
which fairly drowned the music of a
band with its cheers, greeted Judge Taft
irrlval at Chicago this after-
noon. The republican standard bearer's
sinllo had beamed through the state of
Indiana during the earlier part of the
day. showed no hint of fatigue as ho
wns escorted through the crowd to a
waiting automobile. Police, hoth mount-
ed and on foot were hard set to keep the
crowd back. All along the streets on
the way to the Auditorium Annex ?li
ovation continued. At the hotel Judge
Taft was cloneted with Chairman Hitch*
cock, of the national committee, and
other campaign chieftains for some time.
"Taft the rain maker," is now Indiana's
title for the republican presidential can-
didate. And why? Just because It had
•ained In the lit
months until Mr. Taft begun to speak
nt George Ade's farm this afternoon.
And then it rained, a little. It did not
rain a mile away from Haaelden farm,
which was densely populated for the oc-
casion by Mr. Ade's neighbors, friends
and fellow republicans, who came in
hundreds of automobiles, in scores of hay
racks, and in seven excursion trains from
Chicago. Danvill, 111., and many Indiana
towns and therefore the credit of the
candidate was declared to be decidedly
the greater.
"Has Bryan fired Haskell yet?" oume
a query from the crowd. And the gen-
eral laugh which followed was the on y
answer.
Air. Taft expressed his satisfaction at
being able to speak to laboring men "and
show von that I am not. us I have been
represented, possessed with horns." He
talked of the record of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration which, he declared, had
piH ed moro labor legislation on the stal-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 COLUMN
Of
$ Attorney General West
Says President is Mild
.
1
Could Tell a Few Things About the Prairie Oil Case Himself
Sees a Deep Motive '
President Roosevelt's statement con-
cerning Governor Haskell's alleged
Standard oil connection seems to me a
very mild rebukjo" declared Charles
West, democratic attorney general of
Oklahomu. when shown the President's
letter to William Jennings Bryan by
the associated press tonight.
Mr. West's statement in full Is afl
ollows:
To an Associated Press representa-
tive Mr. West said:
"The President's statement as to the
Prairie Oil and Gas Co., suit Is less
than the whole matter in Its whole In-
iquity, because on the 23rd of April
I had informed the governor that the
action taken by the ITalrle Co. was
Illegal and should be enjoined and that
] had brought an injunction suit. That
at that time. April 23rd. the governor
agreed with me as to the Illegality
the action and a proved the bringing
Endurance Run Out
City Attractts Attention of Ok-
lahoma—Entertained in Guth-
rie—Off This Morning
Twenty-three of the thirty-one automo-
es of the Kansas City Auto club,
Kansas City
Kansas Twenty Thousand People Greet
Nebraskan in Columbus—Tho
Second Entry Into Ohio a Re-
cord Breaker
Columbus-, H.;t 33 TWIve Ilea
which
last
Troph:
nit s, the
Vitlg Ix
ered in th<
1 .il .iii' <• run, .11;
er eight
Ithdrawn from
i> arrive was ^hi
machine
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2; COLUMN 2.
entry of W. J. Br
date for president
present c impalgn.
was made here t
ously he had addr
ence that ever hat
.into
lio during
eluding spe
IS THIS SQUIER GEN.
onlght. to un
Bt Squler
brokeraK''
this city.
hii Id thai
for sever
(Assoelated Press.)
rk. Sept. 23.-There Is a Cham
engaged In a general insurant
business at 4f> Cedar stree
At his office today it w
Mr. Squler had not been tliei
il days. A person
i d the largest -tudl-
Mr.
ertaii
aid
tlon b«dween
has an offi<
tloned in H
n there coilkl b
the Charles B.
f here and th<
n Cleveland
dlsi
of the injunction. The same day th<
governor left the Btata to go to Den
ver the Prairie Oil company start
ed Its trespass. I believe this was pro
arranged between the governor and
Prairie company to rush the line
through during the delay naturally
caused by the governor's n risen re.
I wired the governor on the ttrst of
July whether he had given the Prairie
company permission to build their line
His reply evaded my sole question
and instead of answering whether he
had given permission or not. he wild
that he was satisfied that the Prairie
company would not violate the law so
that in the change of heart that had
overtaken him between the >23 of
and July 2. we must look fdr some ex-
tlnuatlng reason sufficient t«• change
CONTINUED
Eastern Committeemen to Demand
Resignation of Governor C. N. Haskell
(Associated Pros*.)
New York. Sept. 23.—It became
known at democratic headquarters to-
night that several committeemen are
preparing to use every influence to
bring about the removal of Governor
Charles N. Hanked from the office of
i1 r "i" t ii" ii.i t lonal commlttife*
This is a result of the publication of
charges that Mr. Haskell as governor
of Oklahoma, declined to permit the
state to prosecute the Prairie Oil and
(Has Co.. a nubsldiary company of the
Standard Ol) Company.
Charges that (Joyernoc Haskell had
b<vir ld;.yitlfleil with sev'entl ;raj\rVui}l
promotions in this city, which are said
to have been unfortunate In the mat-
have also tendered to Influence the
feelings of these national commlttee-
men that the time has about corne for
Governor Haskell to resign from the
coinmittoes or be removed.
Pending consideration of the reply
of President Roosevelt to William J.
Bryan's letter asking that the presi-
dent show proof of the charges made,
National Chairman Mack Is taking no
acting in the matter nor would he
state tonight what the outcome might
be with reference to tho Haskell mat-
ter. though his attitude I# <tynt wn to.
be puch a« tj>[ oi p[ «" t^hf jCpptljii^iafico
on the committee of anyone whose
affiliations are proved to be with cor-
Bryan, Mr. Mack said tonight that he
had no communication with Mr. Hryan
or Governor Haskell on the matter
and that he would take no action un-
Presldent Roosevelt' brought absolute
proof of the charges. However, it was
made plain by national committeemen
tonight that when Governor HasHv H
was elected as treasurer of the cornnii*
tee there was not the slightest know-
ledge I hat any charge or auggerftion
cauld be made against him with re-
gard to his attitude or reported con-
nection with railroad promotions and
that Mr. T}ryap hlmielf hijid i\ojknow-
.i«idgf> ^4) trwr4*ly Vv*
'(lijclnned tivl.i'y that if the charges
against Governor Haskell was proven
having beer
ster soltf In Ohio
Bays President's Manner of Deil-
ing with Standard Oil Hearst
Charges is "Joke on His Own
Stupidity"
Governor Haskell last ni^lit
issued a statement to the Asso i-
l'ress in reply to President
Roosevelt's letter to W. -T. Bryan,
dealing with four specific charges
aganstt Mr. Haskell, namely, that
is subservient to Htandard Oil,
that he vetoed a child labor bill,
that he dealt extensively in Creeic
Indian lands, and that he h«d ni-
lowed politics to dominate him in
the removal of members of tho
faculty of the State university,
and the appointment of others to
succeed them.
Governor Haskell took up the
four charges as dilated upon by
President Roosevolt, in turn, denl-
iug with each in characteristia
manner.
The Prairie Oil and Gas com-
pany charges, Governor Haskell
decared to be a "joke on Mr.
Roosevelt's stupidity," asserting
that he had done nothing which
would confer upon the Standard
Oil subsidary company more aa-
thorit.v than it already possessed
ynder a franchise granted .. bv
Secretary Hitchcock.
The statement*in full folowsi
President Ttoosevwlt's letter is.-before
and whiio this is the flrst >Urm> in
iny Ule I hove been made the subject
of a cabinet meeting*, i* cwtt thankful
for fhe distinction and I wldh to ex-
pros^ my high regard frtr- the office of
president and my profound", respect for
the wisdom of our fathers )n making
It possible to change the occupant of
that high office every four yearn with
out the right granted to u Grown
Prince to suooeed the King.
I assert that it Is fair ftvrwne to as-
sume that If my case was to be dig-
nified by an all day cabinet meotlng.
that beyond question Mr. Hearst and
his campaign associate. President
Roosevelt left no stone unturned to
blacken my character. That being
true they certainly raked Oliio fore
and aft, concerning Die Ohio Htand-
ard Oil cases of 18d9, and now •finding
absolutely nothing Bdrtecttag' on me the
President trtes to wafrve his charge of
last Monday as1de*by saying " Ikt wHI
make no aflualon to that" He drops
this subject because Uls original state-
ment was untnithful and he mast
know from what he and Hearst tried
to find in Ohio and failed, that I spoke
the truth when I sajd 1 never in all my
life had any interest In connection
with service for that company.
I say the President knows now that
my statement Is true, and I regret
that he tries to brush It aside without
doing me candid Justice—Were I to
adopt the character of language so
ootnmotoly used by the Prea*der>t. I
would spell It In fewer letters than
"Falsehood."
Mr. President I b«pe l*
Ohio soon, may 1 hope to divide the
time with some partisan of yours or
Prince Williams who will defend your
action In this Instance.
President Roosevelt comes to Okla-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8| COLUMN 4.
Monett Willing to
Denounce Haskell Here
Former Ohio Attorney General Eager to Give the Govennor
Square Deal Says Name Connected With Standard Deal
Hi.sk< II, but that In fairness to the
governor he had stated the faots am
they had came to him and said that
j If the charges were proved he would
'return to oklahoma as his own ex-
! expense and denounce him.
1 In justice to Governor Haskell. Mon
nett stilted that the governor had re-
peatedh asked an opportunity to dls-
1 prove the charge, and had been «ub-
r before tho examiner
testimony in the
lard < >11 hearing but that he did
AH that I not j.,, appear because the court had
f sttld. "b*jt,rdtrcd in.- hlng of the testimony,
c sugK< i - ( ..j threatened to areret Squires if ha
ed that ir the case were presented t'1 j fli(l „(lt Kjvo me the names of the par-
ti grand Jury It would be sh« wn ti,.s to the proposition whereupon he
Whether Haskell had been wrongfully ,m.ntJoned Frank Rockefeller. Fred P.
accused." j Squires and 1'harles N. Haskell, of
Monnett denied that he had made 1
Columbus. O.. Hept 23.—"If 1
ed Governor Charles NT. Haskell
fully. It was beeausi Charles H
gave me his name."
Frank S. Monnett. former al
general of Ohio today made this
ment on the private car of V
Bryan, en route from Prospect
to Columbus. Monnett declare!
ever, he could n6t exonerate I
from ch^ges that had been nun
he was a party to the fiiOO.OOii
fund of the Standard Oil compai
could he condemn him
have against Haskell."
, poatuu
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