The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
HASKELL'S CONNECTION WITH STANDARD
OIL COMPANY A Mh1TER0F COURT RECORD
Haskell Was Working for Standard Oil When He Became
Bryans Spokesman at Denver


pending before the United States
court at st. Louis against the Stand
ard OIL company. In this testimony
the Standard OH company, upon be-
Ing required by the government to put
In list of all companies in which it
held stock, or in which its subsidiary
companies held stock, reported among
the others the Prairie Oil and Gas
company, total capital 100000 900, OF
which the National Transit company's
proportion was $9:99s 500; and fur
thermore it appears that the National
Transit company had capital stock
Of $25, ,455 200. OF which the Standard
Oil company owned $25 5,451, $50. In
other words, this Prairie Oil and Gas
company was owned all except $500.
by the National Transit company, and
this National Transit company was
owned, all except about $3.50, by tho
Standard OIL company.
Taft and Bryan.
"Now contrast your action in this
case of Governor Haskell with Mr..
Taft's action as regards Senator For
aker, as set forth In his letter of July
20, 1907, which Isquoted in my state
ment. It was amatter of common
notoriety about Senator Foraker, as
It has long beensa matter of common
notoriety about Governor Haskell,
that he was the defender and support
er OF certain great corporate interests
and therefore hostile to the policies
for which the administration has
stood. There was no such convincing
proof against Senator Foraker at that
time, however, ass there was against
Governor Haskell, when as you say
he was with your, approval made
treasurer Of your campaign commit
tee.
:. A Political Partner.
"But Mr.. Taft refused to be party
to the denomination OF Senator For
aker, even thought was represented
that only thus could he advance his
own interests, showing by actual
deeds and that his words were true
when he said II do not care for the
presidency II It has to come by COM
promise With anyone on matter, of
principle With a@hundredfold clear
er evidence before You as to the con-
1snection of Governor Haskell with the
Standard OIL than Mr.,Taf then had
as to the connection of Senator For.
aker with any corporation, you never
theless,'' having secured Governor
Haskell as chairman of the commit
tee to write the platform on which
you stand, put him in as treasurer of
your campaign committee.
t 'E, More Yet.
Let me add that Governor Has
! kell's utter unfitness for any public
| position of trust, or for association
with any man anxious to make an ap-
peal on q moral issue to the American
people, has been abundantly shown
wholly irrespective Of this action Of his
in connection with the Standard Oil
interests. As an American citizen
who prizes his Americanism and his
citizenship far above any question OF
| partisanshtp, regard It as a scandal
and disgrace that Governor Haskell
should be connected with the manage
ment Of any national campaign. I
have not the space in this letter to
discuss Governor Haskell's conduct.
for instance, in vetoing the child Ia
Dor bill, or the fact that his name ap-
pears as one of the defendants in
various suits brought by the govern
ment to prevent the Creek Indians
from having certain Of their lands
fraudulently taken; or his connection
with various other matters of the
kind; but let me call your attention to
lhis conduct in prostituting to base
purposes the state university, as set
forth In an article in The Outlook, OF
September last, under the heading
of Shall the People Rule In Okla
homa? In this article you will see
that Governor Haskell was given full
opportunity to make every explana-
tion, and that he made none. After
setting forth the facts as to Governor
Haskell's conduct, The Outlook article
concludes as follows:
h Robbed the State.
con this state of affairs we have
two comments to make and two ques-
tions to ask. Jf.
nAnN rur DEN