Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-24
Bryan's Tainted Treasurer.

In his vigorous campaign in behalf
of his Independence party Mr.. Hearst
has selected prominent man in each
of the two leading parties for attack,
and presents lot of documentary evil
dence to show their intimate connec-
ton with the Standard Oil trust and
it's relations with matters of legisla-
ton. These two men are Senator
Foraker of Ohio and Governor Haskell
of oklahoma. The evidence which
MIR. Hearst presents is making things
very embarrassing for both gentlemen
in question and naturally the question
cores UP as to the effect of the attack
paign.
AS far as the attack upon Foraker is
whatever it's effect may be
upon the future political life of Sena
tor Foraker himsef-it certainly can
not injure the candidacy of Mr.. Taft.
Senator Foraker has fought Roosevelt
and the Roosevelt policies for the past
half dozen years and he opposed
Tafte nomina ton to the very end He
is not an integral part of the Taft
campaign, and everybody knows that
Taft represents other views and other
policies than those with which Senator
Foraker has actively been identified II
is not at all unlikely that Senator For
aker will be able to explain in fash
ion satisfactory to his Ohio constitu-
ents the charges made by Mr.. Hearst,
but whether or not he is able to do so,
the fact remains that he is under Il
cloud at the present time and that thus
cloud is his own personal afiliction and
not a thing which darkens the pros
poets of Mr. Taft and the Republican
party as whole.
But with Governor Haskell of Okla
homa the case is very different He
was a leading figure at the Denver con-
vention which nominated Mr. Bryan
and was chairman of the committee on
resolutions at that convention. More
over, he is Mr. Bryan's campaign
treasurer at the present time and con-
scquently his intimate relations with
the Standard Oil trust and it's trail of
political corruption, as disclosed by
the evidence presented by Mr.. Hearst,
show the complete hypocrisy of the
Bryan campaign AS President Roose-
Welt pointed out in his letter published
this week, "Governor Haskell stands
high in the councils of MIR Bryan and
is the treasurer Of his national cam
paign committee. Senator Foraker
represents only the forces which in en-
Filtered fashion fought the nomination
of Mr. Tart and We're definitely de-
privcd Of power within the Republican
party when Mr.. Taft was nomnated.'
1t is a matter of history that when
Mr.. Haskell became governor OF Okla
bona he stopped the proceedings which
the attorney general had begun in the
oklahoma courts against the oil
monopoly Certainly this put him in
very advantageous position to swell
the BRYAN campaign Golfers with trust
contributions. Yet, in spite of the
disclosures OF Mr., Hearst, Treasurer
Haskell has not withdrawn from his
uarty's campaign and Mr.. Bryan has
not vet shown any symptoms of wish
ing to discharge him from his position
of responsibility and trust Says the
New York Press:
Nor can we blame the Demo-
craft. nominee for refusing to single
out of a large group of confidential
advisers furnished him by Mr.. Arch-
bold the man who happens to be col
lecting his contributions. Mr.. Haskell
is little worse than many other Bryan
managers. even if he does not cover
his tracks as we'll as Thomas f. Ryan,
Roger sullivan, Charles f. Murphy
Patrick Henry McCarren and Williah
J. Crnncrs And Mr.. Bryan no DOUBT
feels sympathetic toward Haskell be
cause ne was caught with the goods on
himself in the case of Ryan'S secret
gift to the Nebraska campaign tuna
When Bryan went to oklahoma for
his campaign treasurer and selected d
thorough dcmagogue of the calibre OF
Governor Haskell he made a roaring
farce of his promises regarding pub
licity for his campaign contributions
and also a roaring farce of his prom
iscs to fight the trusts in the inter
rsts of the people whose faithlui
friend he rretends to be. AS yell
low Journalist Mr.. Hearst has done IN
calculahle harm in the country. but in
uumasking the hypocrisy of the Bryan
campaign he has at last performed d
real public service.