Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-25
The Case of Haskell.

(BuStDn AdVertlSeD
The announcement of William ]. Pry-
an that he twill not allow" even Eres-
ident Roosevelt to criticlse the treas
urer of the Democratic campaign com
mittce, is Il trtie bumptious--tO put it
rs mildly as possible. Mr.. Bryan seems
To forget that some of the "charSes''
against Mr. Haskell are, to a large De
gree, matters Of legal record. Whether
Mr. Bryan VIII or Will not "alloW"
Charles n. Haskell to be critiSed, the
fact remains that he will be criticised,
50 long as he remains in his prese mt
position. The trouble is that Mr.. Hry-
an Is, as usual, attacking the Republic
can president aud the Republican party
tor its friendship for great corpora
tons, which deliberately and willfully
shutting his eyes to the close attiliation
Of his principal leutenants with big
corporations, of the country. When Mr.
Bryan has attended to Haskclls case,
viii he kindly take up the case Of his
newly accepted lieutenant. Guffey of
Pennsylvania? And " hen that is done,
what will happen in the cases of Fin
sy' Corners and Boss Murphy, of New
York? What OF senator Bailey of Tex
as. What Of Tassart Of Indiana Need
W. 80 through the total list"
The leading Bryan newspaper Of the
east, the New York World is author
ity for the statement that there is now
pending IN the federal court Of Okla
hGma Il suit against Haskell. brought
by Cornelius $. Lodcr, of New York
City, to collect s42. %, balance due ca a
loan Of $42,ooo obtained by Haskell from
lie Illinois steel Company in 1898 che
suit is on " judgment obtained against
Haskell in the supreme court of New
York county. Haskell in his answer
admits borrow ing the money. but he.
pleads the statute of Imitation Other
direct charges made by the World are
mat during the past week in MuSkDgee
judgment was rendered against Has
KEEL ana Ira l.. Reeves for $500 for at :
tofney fees due II. e. Meacham of
Fort Sn:lth, Ark, in obtaining q fran
chise there for an electric railway pro-
NOTED by Haskell and others. 1t is
ais" stated that in June of last wear
suits We're instituted by the govern
inent against Is business men of Mus
kosee, including Haskell, for the re-
coVery of town lots alleged to have
nation Dy fraudulent means
Further it is charged that While Has
Fcll was resident of Muakpgee in 1907
me city tax collector made affidavit
mat Haskell refused to give 4 list of
| property Tor taxation, and mat the
city officers were conipt lied {, max,
an arbitrary statement of 1880, which
Haskell permitted to go unchaIlaneed
II MI. Bryan will not ALLOW" these
| matters Of court record to be coasi6
| eTtd IN the campaign, merely because
| Mr. Haskell has developed a very na-
ttlfal aptitude for raising money for the
| ryan campaign fund Cat the very
| Time that ne SO bitterly criticises the
| Republicans for allowing q steel stock
| holder to be treasurer Of the Republi-
can campaign fund.-, there is still an.
other matter which has yet to oe es,
| E.alned. 1t has been freely charged ir
| Oklahoma that Governor Haskell Oh.
tanned a writ of prohibition from the
state supreme court to prevent the at
torney-general Of Oklahoma from pros
ecutlng the Prairie Oil and Gas Com.
pany ca Standard concern) for building
additional pipe lines in Oklahoma with
out first dolnesticating. as required h,
| the Oklahoma constitution The, com
paEy was operating with Mr. Haskell.
| consent when the attorney-gencra
commenced his suits. The state su
preme court recently gave the goyeruo
| supreme jurisdiction in initiating sui,
IN the name OF the state, thus shear,ns
the attorney-general Of all power.