The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-07
ulslElL TO ROOSEVELT.
SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT
RE1TERArlNG HIS STATE
t.,r MENTs.
Asserts That Rooscvclt Has Adopted
pAsAoncss Methods In His Atsacks-
Vigorous Language.

Chas ~. Hahkeli. formerly treasurer
Of the Democratic national commit
tea sonisht gave out a long letter to
President Roosevelt. repeating his
pubiished defense to the charges made
against him, The letter In part is as
follows:
The serious character of your
charges against me should have sux-
Sested to you that you. as chief OK.
ecutivs. should proceed with delibera-
ton and certainty before making
such hearsay statement your own dec
larationa
''Your attack upon mo finally rested
on my conduct toward the Prairie OIL
and Gas company OF this state. ]
have said that you were responsible
for granting q franchise before state
hood. thereby creating vested rights.
You seek to evade the issue and
create wrong impressions, You said
the interior department had no power.
except whore crossing the Indian res.
srvstion. You would have your read
ers believe that Indian Territory was
then conducting its own government
and that only parts Of the same were
Indian reservations.
Mr.. Roosevelt. you know II IL not
true; you know all the land was In
dian land without county. township
or territorial government. What halo
Of integrity surrounded you last week.
Hike the mist. has faded away and the
interior department holds the record
which convicts you.
'You granted the franchise at the
solicitation of Senator Depew and q
few days thereafter received $3.50.
600 In cash for your campaign fund.
"rou charged me with having at
tempted to bribe tho attorney general
OF Ohio. That was presumably nine
years ago. You have abandoned that
position. Charles p. Taft says
through his paper that no evidence
was ever produced that would con.
v'ct me Of the charge.
I'm touching ON the State university
question. you pretended to quote from
she Outlook magazine. but how dis
honestly you enlarged on the mass-
ssne article! That article charged me
with substituting Democratic for Re-
publican professors for political pur-
posss. have shown that statement
Ito b false. bat charse you with Try
nc 10 enlarge on that magazine ar.
ris and sive the world the impres-
that we we're improperly using
money appropriated to conduct
institution.
Pr charge that vetoed q child
va you have not apoiogizsd for.
Handing you know that I did
the approval OF union labor
&c., our State constitution which
| was so bad your opinion
No not look well In print
TWpre detailed child labor leg
Z>a all you have recon-
Ns New York legislature
:1,,.ss to the congress OF the
~ president and that ]
~ - acts of our lesisla-
labor. M - N"""
"rou said y ,our sr,, ,,a,.msn,
:" % r..,,.S naa ~. :, sssssh. against me
overwhelmed - ~ s.s... NV.
Adopting your usua ,s.,., ,.s,.' ao.
rom that s'asssssA withou, lust
apology and adopt - s,a,smsn, now
that IL was sovernmss< I. 80. 49,.
that you charged me N -. -
Tor. Yes. I believe I az s".s.s.. 49,
g to certain Eovernm>,A - 49,
i'ts In one of nearly HOG o.. .ns.
YOU have had brought 49,. :.
many different honorable ~ s,~s
minded citiseps OF this stats 49,
this campaign year. and you IN,
undertake TO deny that petty po,s..
i'r the purpose Of Republicans
noout 10000 Idian voters was yes'
s'ie motive for having those sum
brousht: and I charge you with know
mss bat there has been no delay q
these cases. except that eccasioned b
tie courts deliberations. taken b
h'mseif as time he decmd necessar
To consider whether or not there 1
any merit In the petition filed by you
u;orney.
You say that on that land aues
u'n you will see that I get a hearin,
IN court Yes. sir. I will come To you
caring: call to your assistance al