Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-29

furnished to Governor Hughes as CIV
ing reason to distrust Governor Hughes
attitude toward corporations, and | am
obliged to say that this cannot be sin
cere on your part for you well know
what the governors attitude has been
throughout his term. You quote the
subscription Of Mr.. Hartman to my
campaign, although you know well that
1t did not interfere with any action
taken by me as against Mr.. Hartman
and ask if it would not have affected
the campaign If known. Thereby you
have furnished an excellent reason for
refusing to meet your proposal; for
you make it evident that to adopt your
proposal would give TO every man who
cared merely for partisan success the
chance, by precisely the argument you
have now made to create more purpose
the false impression that you are now
seeking to create. I emphatically ap-
prove of the publication of campaign
expenses after the election, whether
| provided for by law or not. You have
| shown by this letter of yours that If
| the contributions to Mr.. Hughes cam
| paign fund had been made public be-
fore election you and those who act
with you would have striven to give
the false impression that Mr.. Hughes
was unfit to be entrusted with the
|
The Haskell Matter.
II now com4 to the important part of
your letter your attitude toward Mr.
Haskell. You state that Mr.. Haskell
| has voluntarily resig' ed from the COM
! mttee. You speak mighty of the public
service which he mas rendered. and
protest against any condemnation OF
court. Out of your own mouth you are
| condemned. You thereby set that
| standard of law honesty which has
| been the bane of this people in en-
| deavoring to get eq 1ity and fair deal
| ing-as they should obtain among high
! minded men--from great business cor
porations and from individuals like Mr..
| Haskell. Apparently you disclaim even
asking Mr.. Haskell to retire from the
position in which ycu placed him, so
j that he retires of his own free will;
| and you utter no wolu Of condemnation
of his gross offenses against public
decency and honesty On the contrary
you strive to make it appear that his
| misconduct in reference to the Stand
ard Oil company is all of which he Is
accused. whereas shameless though
i this particular act of his Is, 1t is no
worse than countless others In his
career. / contrast your action in the
case with that Of Mr.. Taft In reference
to Senator Foraker.
question of his nomination was at
stake was that he would rather not ac-
) cept it at the prics Of sacrificing
principle by supporting Mr.. Foraker
for senator You do not venture in
, so much as the slightest possible man
ner even to censur" Mr.. Haskell for
his manifold misdeeds; and you ask
that he be held guiitless of them un-
J less convicted in a court Of law; al
though you we'll know that as regards
the worst Of them no action in a court
of law would lie.
WiIfulI Ignorance.
!. "You say you We're ignorant Of Mr.
Haskells record. If so it was wilful
ignorance on your part. You ask thai
:; we leave the courts to deal with Mr.
Haskell AS to some matters the
courts have already dealt with him. AS
to the other various private individuals
whom he has wronged, and the United
5 States government on behalf Of help
less Indians whom he has wronged are
striving to have the courts SO deal witt
him."
The president here charges Governor
n Haskell with certain alleged frauds
against the Creek Indians and con.
' cludes:
! For this particular act Of the man
\ whose public record you indorse, vol
may rest asSuIeQ tnat tHe Interior ue-
= partment will endeavor to see thai
0 courts do justice to him.
e when MIR. Haskell was in New Yorl
y various judgments were filed agains
V him. l will not at the moment discus:
0 the charge of perjury and fraud made
u against him by Attorney General Alber
S H. Walker Of New York. in connection
y Combe in March, 1907. But the record!
| Of the county clerk of New York count!
D show that on Feb. 81, 1900. judgmen
=. for damages and costs amounting t.
u s42235.4S recovered in the suprem
= court Of the county was filed agains
Charles N. Haskell; on April 2, 1900
q this Judgment was turned on tn
y sheriff's execution satisfied to the ex
n tent of $3.50 and the remainder Of |
e remains still unsatisfled. In this in
e stance your proposal that Mr.. Haskell
e be left to the court does not seem tt
: have produced thoroughgoing justice
It Nor shall touch upon the various suit
: of all kinds now pending against hin
S for all kinds Of reasons. Thus. it i
+ reported in the press under date o
II Sept 19,190s, that a $500 judgment ha
been obtained against Mr.. Haskell b.
an attorney of Arkansas, who was en-
o ployed by him to lobby before the cit
u council of Muskogee to get through
e franchise. The attorneys fee wa
never paid. The franchise was granted
r. More About Haskell.
o "Nor again shall ] touch upon tn
!, fac-simile published IL the press G
: September %. last, showing Mr.. Hask
o ellis having three years ago joined a
: organization to prevent union labo
d from entering the city In which h
i lived. Indeed. as regards this las
n statement l wish distinctly to acqu
e Mr.. Haskell of being opposed o
st principle to either trade unions or cor
y porations; for wish to acquit him c
It being opposed on principle to any
a thing"
e The president then reviews Governo
n HaskelPs alleged connection with tn
4, Standard OIL company in Oklahoma 6
!? length and says that Haskell's defens
l. on that score furnishes the measur
l. of Governor Haskell's moral quality
+ Our effort is to do equal justice
ALL" says the president, "and to exa'
lie justice from all alike We are no MOI
N to be swayed from this course by dc
sire to punish corporation than b
l. desire to favor it, no matter whether
y is the Standard OIL or any other. TT
re permit of the national government {