Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-29
GREEK MEETS GREEK.
Bryan and Roosevelt In Great
Newspaper Controversy.
POLITICAL LIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLE.
Democratic Nominee Replies to Presidents Broad
side-The President Comes Back and the
Trust Question Gets Thorough Airing.


Haskell against the charges which have
been brought against him until the
charges can be examined in some court
where 'partisanship does not bias" VIM
]. Bryan, Democratic candidate fol
president, on his way from Madison to
this city, today gave out for publica-
ton his reply to President RooseVelts
recent letter in response to his tele-
gram on the subject. Mr.. Bryan speaks
of the election Of Mr.. Haskell as gov
ernor of Oklahoma, and says that the
constitution was adopted and that Gov
ernor Haskell was elected in spite OF
the efforts Of your administration and
in spite of the speech made in Okla
homa by Mr.. Taft"
Mr.. Bryan charged among other
things that the Steel Trust, with your
express consent" purchased one Of its
largest rivals and thus obtained con-
troll Of more than so per cent of the
total output. He asks the president If
he will insist that in permitting this
YOU showed less favor to the monopo-
listic corporations than do in oppos-
ing it?"
Mr.. Bryan abruptly charges that
Governor Hughes, quoted by President
Roosevelt as having "riddled the DEM
ocratic trust remedy" was himself the
beneficiary of the trusts, and cites the
campaign contributions to the Hughes
election fund two years ago. Among
these are ]. P. Morgan, ]. D. Rookie
feller and Andrew Carnegie and VIM.
Nelson Cromwell.
Pursuing this subject further, Mr..
Bryan says that as the president quotes
Governor Hughes he takes it for grant
ed that Judge Taft has not expressed
himself satisfactorily on the trust
question.
Mr.. Bryan's Letter.
The letter of Mr.. Bryan is as follows:
Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 26. 1908.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United States, Washington, D,
C.-Dear Sir: While l have not yet
received your letter and shall not until
l reach home next week, have read
a copy of it in the press and beg leave
to submit the following reply:
Mr.. Haskell having voluntarily re-
signed from the committee that he
might be more free to prosecute those
who have brought charges against him
I need not discuss the question Of his
guilt or innocence further than to say
that the public service which he has
rendered and the vote Of confidence
which he has received from the people
Of his own state ought to protect him
from condemnation until the charges
can be examined in some court where
partisanship does not bias, and where
campaign exigencies do not compel pre-
Judgment. I would not deem it neces-
sary to address you further but fol
the fact that you seize upon the charges
and attempt to make political capital
out of them. You even charge that my
connection with Mr.. Haskell's selection
as a member of the resolutions COM
mittee and as treasurer of the commit
tee raises a question as to my sincerity
as an opponent of trusts and monopo-
lies. AS an individual and as the can
didate of my party, resent the charge
anr repel the insinuation. l have been
in public life for eighteen years and
1 have been sufficiently conspicuous tc
make my conduct matter of public
interests. have passed through two
presidential campaigns in which party
feeling ran high and epithet was ex-
hausted. have no hesitation in say
ing you cannot find an act. word OIL
a thought of mine to justify partisan
charge.
High Tribute to Haskell.
"I had never been informed Of any
charge that had been made against Mr.
Haskell connecting him with the Stand
ard Oil company or with any other
trust. l had known him as a leader
in the constitutional convention Of Ok
lahoma, and had known him as one Of
the men principally responsible for the
excellent constitution which has since
been adopted-and adopted by major
ity Of over one hundred thousand, sew
enty thousand of which was furnished
by Republicans. l had known OF his
election to the governorship of tha
great young state by majority o.
some thirty thousand. l had knowr
that the constitution was adopted ant
that Governor Haskell was elected il
spite of the efforts of your administra
ton and in spite of the speeches mad'
in Oklahoma by Mr.. Taft.
You say that it was a matter o
common notoriety that Mr.. Haskell wa!
connected with the Standard Oil com
pany. l have a right to assume tina
ir so serious an objection had existed
to Mr.. Haskelrs election and had beer
a matter of common notOriety in Ohio
as you say, Judge Taft would have fel
it his conscientious duty to warn th
people when he spoke in Oklahoma. |
he did not have the knowledge. VIII!
can it be assumed that l had it? And
if he had it. how can you excuse hi
failure to communicate the infOrma
ton to the people of oklahoma?
IF you feel it your patriotic duty t
denounce Mr.. Haskell when he is onl!
a member of the national organization
how much more would Mr.. Taft hav
felt it his patriotic duty to denounc
Mr. Haskell when he was aspiring t
be the chief executive of a great ma
ton?
Knew of No Suit.
II could have no knowledge Of tn
suit to which you refer when he wa
appointed chairman of the resolution
committee Of the Democratic nationa
convention. because the suit was be
gun while he was at Denver and, as
matter of fact. did not know anythin
of the nature of the suit until after h
was made treasurer Of the nationa
committee. and no fair-minded perso
can decide upon the merits Of you
charge without an examination or tn
provisions Of the enabling act, passe
by a Republican congress and :he pro
visions Of license franchise issued t