Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-27
Asserts Democratic Candidate
Knew About HaskeIPS Con-
nection With Standard Oil
For Many Months,
DECLARES RESIGNATION
IS CONFESSION OF GUILT
Hearst Given Credit for Driving
Representatives of Preda-
tory Wealth Out of Both
Older Parties,

LBy Morning Journal Special LEASED Wlre.l
Kansas City, Sept 26--Thomas L.,
Hisgen. candidate of the independence
party for president, addressed a large
crowd in Turner hall today During
the day he was rendered a luncheon
by the city club, made up of business
men. was taken on an automobile ride
about the city and just after the even
ing meeting held a reception in the
parlors of the Baltimore hotel.
Mr.. Hisgen spoke of the resignation
of r. c. Du Pont and Charles n.
Haskell and declared that in these
designations it is equivalent to confess
sion. He declared that Mr. Bryan had
known of the charges against Has
kell months ago and he spoke of the
democratic candidate as a political
faker, saying: "If Bryan is sincere
let him get right with the people"
In the course of hts speech Mr..
Hisgen said
Since the beginning of the inde,
pendence party campaign Mr. Hearst,
myself and the other speakers have
been trying TO impress upon the
minds Of the people that there is an
urgent demand for new party. We
have advocated this because of the
fact that the two old parties have
fallen into the control of the same
power, the corporate wealth of the
country.
To-day the new independence party
in it's first national battle and within
a few weeks has established the truth
of our assertions in a way that his
startled the country and shocked the
leaders of the two old parties.
Daniel Webster once declared sui
eide is a confession. in his arguments
in connection with murder case that
he was trying. If he We're living to-
day and taking part in a national
campaign he would be compelled to
assert that resignation Is confession
THE independence party through
Mr.. Hearst charged Senator Foraker
with being a tool of the Standard Oil
trust. Foraker has confessed and has
practically stepped down and out of
the grand old party.
"The independence party through
its speakers charged the republican
party with having put at the head OF
it's speaking bureau T. c. Du Pont,
one of the owners of the powder trust,
which the government is now fight
ing. Du Pont did not Of course at
tempt to deny this and today you can
read his resignation in the newspa-
pers as a conspicuous figure in the
Taft campaign.
80 much for the republican party
at this time. We charge that Ii Is
being run by the trust and We claim
that we have made good the charge.
eve made the same charge against
the democratic party and showed that
Charles ~ Haskell. treasurer of the
democratic national committee, was
connected with the Standard Oil com
pany as one of the powerful political
friends of this great corporation. Has
kell denied It and Bryan rushed to the
support of his friend.
To-day you may read of HaskelFs
resignation and his resignation Is a
confession, because he hung on just
as long as he could without being
kicked out by the decent democrats
who still believe that they can re-
construct the old party"