The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-29

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REFERS TO THAT $500, 900 90
Says Proof Pointed to Standard OIL
Conspany-The Independence Can
didate for President Asks How to
Discover When Chairman Mack
Tells the Truth--He Gives Former
Treasurer Some Hard Raps-Says
Bryan is Unfortunate i'm His
Friends.
Toledo, Ohio, Ocl 25.-The fol-
lowing open letter to William Jen-
nings Bryan was issued in Toledo
Thursday night BY Thomas L. His
gen, the independence party nominee
for President:
"Sir:-You are touring through
Ohio and lam touring through Ohio
You are addressing some questions
to the President of the United States
and | am addressing questions to
you. If you are important enough
for the President to answer, then
am important enough for you to an
swer.
The President was not the origi-
nator of the charge that you had re-
ceived 100000 from the Standard
Oil Company The Chairman of
your National Committee and your
personal friend, Mr.. Mack, first stat
ed publicly and proudly that he had
found 100000 left over from the
last campaign. The people laughed
at this unbelievable assertion, and
then Mr.. Mack admitted that he had
received the contribution this year
Then the people wondered who had
contributed SO large an amount and
why.
pointed to Standard Oil"
Proof pointed to the Standard Oil
Company, and rather than explain
this situation to the people, Mr.
Mack finally stated to the newspaper
men that he had made a deliberate
mis-statement about the 100000,
and that he really did not have it.
''Now, Mr.. Bryan, how is the Pres
ident to know when your friend and
campaign manager is telling the
truth, and when he is telling false
hood? Either Mr.. Mack's statement
that he had the money is a falsehood
Or the statement that he did not
have the money is falsehood. Which
is the falsehood? How is the Presi-
dent to know? How is the public to
know?
You say that you made a false
statement and you apologize for it.
THAT is right But must the Pres
ident apologize because your friend
Mr.. Mack makes a false statement? :?
The President is not responsible for
Mr.. Mack nor for Mr.. Mack's false
hoods. You are responsible for Mr..
Mack, Mr.. Bryan. You are singular
ly unfortunate in your friends, Mr..
Bryan. Here is Mr.. Mack, your inti-
mate friend, slated as member of
your cabinet in the clouds, who pub
licly admits that he is falsifier. The
only question, therefore, is not
whether Mr.. Mack lied, but when he
lied. Then here is Mr.. Haskell, an
other slated member of your cabinet
in the clouds, your platform maker,
your treasurer. Mr.. Hearst laid
down documentary evidence and
court records and sworn affidavits to
expose Mr.. Haskell and compel his
resignation.
Haskell and His Suit.
''Mr. Haskell served a complaint
upon Mr.. Hearst in sensational
way, but have you read the complaint
of your friend, Mr.. Haskell, Mr.. Bry-
an? Mr. Haskell does not sue on the
charge that he was the Haskell who
tried to bribe Mr.. Monnett, so he evil
IDENTIFY does not consider that charge
libel. He practically admits that
to be true.
"Mr Haskell does not sue on the
charge that he interfered with the
proper action of his Attorney-Gen-
eral against an illegal trust, so he
evidently does not consider that
charge a libel He practically ad-
mits that to be true.
INF. Haskell does not sue on the
CHARGE that he DrOmOtpd crook cd
railroad deals and was a defaulteT
on a judgment of $4,000, so he
practically admits those charges to
be true.
''He does not sue on the charges
that he reduced the mems wages or
his railroads and that he formed a
citizens alliance and that he i'm
ported stricke-breakers, and so he
practically admits these charges to be
true. He merely sues on the charge
that he was the man who personally
collected the 100000 from the Stan
dard Oil Company.
| "And when Mr. Hearst says, al
right, l will accept the suit and We
will try it and see who did collect
that $300,000,' Mr.. Haskell suddenl.
! discovers that his summons was no
correctly drawn and that it was no
| legally served and that he is yer.
sorry, but he cannot sue on tha
charge, either.
"Unfortunate in Friends"