Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-24
HASKELL GRILLS
THE PRESIDENT
Shows Inconsistency of ROOseveIt's
Charges.

GUTHRIE. Okla. Sept. 24.-Gov-
ernor c. N. Haskell last night Is
sued a statement In reply to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's letter to William j.
Bryan, dealing with four specific
charges against Governor Haskell.
that he is subservient to Standard
oil. that he vetoed a child-labor bill,
that he dealt in Greek Indian lands
and that he had allowed politics TO
dominate him In the removal OF
members of the faculty of the state
university and the appointment of
others TO succeed them n
Statement by Haskell.
Governor Haskell's Statement. in
part, follows:
President Roosevelt'R letter IL be-
fore me. and while this Is the first
time In my life | have been made
the subject OF a cabinet meeting, /
am thankful for the distinction, and
] wish to express my high regard for
the ONCE OF president and my pro-
found respect for the wisdom OF our
fathers In making II possible to
change the occupant OF that high
office every four years. without the
right granted to a crowned prince
to succeed the king.
81 assert that It Is fair for me
to assume that II my case was to be
dignifed by an aIl-day cabinet meet
ing that beyond question Mr.. Hearst
and his campaign associate. PresI-
dent Roosevelt, left no stona un-
turned to blacken my character. That
being true. they certainly raked Ohio
fore and aft concerning the Ohio
Standard OIL cases OF 1899 and and
ing absolutely nothing rejecting on
me, the president tried to waive his
charge of last Monday aside by say
Ing he will make no alluslon to
that He drops the subject because
his original statement was untruth-
full and he must know from what he
and Hearst tried to fiind In Ohio and
failed that ! spoke the truth when
| never In all my life had any con-
nection or service with that company
81 say the president knows now
that my statement Is true and re-
greet that he tries TO brush II aside
without doing me justice. Were
to adopt the character OF language 30
commonly used by the president !
would show II in fewer letters than
'falsehood.
Mr. Roosevelt, hope to speak in
Ohio soon. May / hope TO divide
the time with some partizan of
yours or Prince william. who will de-
fend your action in this instance?
Explains Acts In Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt comes to ok
lahoma and finds a substitute for
his Ohio failure. Does he. IN the
case OF the state against the Prairie
OIL and Gas company. which he COM
plains compelled TO be dismissed?
Yes ! did have II dismissed. Yes,
we all know that the Prairie COM
pany is a Standard OIL company or
spring, and don't forget that the
president claims to have known this
also. and ! charge that the political
allies. Hearst and Roosevelt. both
know that acted properly.
Administration" OH Franchise.
Now. Mr.. President. why did your
secretary OF the interior grant what
you knew TO be a Standard OH pipe
line franchise in our territory and
fasten 1t on our new state by pro-
vision OF the statehood bill7 VIII
Hearst or the president please
answer?
II would also remind the presi-
dent that the company tried to en-
large its rights so as to include a
gas well as an oil privilege. That
defeated. and even last April. Mr..
PRESIDENT, your secretary OF the In
terror tried 10 help the Standard OIL
gas privilege by granting them
franchise to lay an interstate gas line
also.
URIoEA Approved Veto.
The president comes TO the local
AFFAIRS OF the state and assalls me
for vetolng the child-labor bill.
True. I did. simply becuse the
bill went too far and included things
not desired by our people. Union
labor representatives approved my
veto. hope the president will sur
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