The Detroit times., 1908-09-24

authority TO determine sucn mai
tiers, and that the attorney-gener-
al and the Judge OF the lower court
had no right In the matter, and
that the action OF the Judge OF the
lower court represented an en-
croachment by the judiciary.
THE attorney general opposed
the dissolution OF the Injunction.
stating that the Prairie Oil q Gas
company was a foreign corpora
ton which had not accepted the
provisions OF the constitution APP
plicable to such corporations, and
that without authority OF law II
was employing a great force OF men
and teams to dig up. cross and
enter into a various highways or
the state for the purpose OF laying
its pipe lines.
Injunction Suspended.
"The governor prevailed. the in
junction was suspended, and the
pipe line was permitted TO con-
tinue It's work, TO use the words
of the attorney general, without
eny color of law I call your at
tention to the fact that the ques-
ton Is not whether or not the
Judge erred, or whether the In
junction was proper. The point
is that the governor was alert 10
take out of the hands Of the at
torney general what the attorney
general felt was his sworn duty TO
prevent, an alleged instance OF
the breaking of the laws BY this
particularly great corporation.
"As far as I have seen, Gov:
Haskell has not even attempted
anything which can be called
defense of this action Of his. II
thus appears that his action was
as inexcusable az It was wanton'
except on the theory that In de-
fiance of the attorney general OF
the state and at all hazards he IN
tended for some reasons or ms
own. to protect the interests OF
great corporation against the law
II has been suggested on MS De.
half that. after All; ne 1,u NO.
s Su, merely sns s the Prsiri. Oil q Ga:
company. This claim L. dispossd
Of BY "a. ts:timony . q the sst ssand IN
the later part Of 100. II n. ne nn iS,i
now pending p sa fou ,ns aSainst
the STANDARD Oil company. In this
Testimony the Standard OIL com
pany. upon being required by the
government to put IN z list OF al
the compar,,s: wh II ~H nc .up.,disry
comnanies held stock, reported
among the others. the Prairie OH
q Gas company. total capital &1o.::
600. 900. Of which the National
Tsss so% .na ~ sp
pears that the National Transit
Company had q capital stock OF
S25, ASS, 200. OF which the standard
OH company owned @26. 4b1.6b0. In
other words. this Prairie on
eept SsoS by the National transit
company and this National Tran.
sit company was owned. all except
$3.50. BY the Standard OIL COM
pany.
Taft Acted Otherwise.
Now contrast your action In this
Taft's action as regards Senator
Foraker. as set forth In his letter
of July 20, 1907. which i quoted
in my statement. 1t was a matter
OF common notoriety about Senator
matter Of common notoriety about
Governor Haskell, that he was the
defender and supporter or certain
great corporate interests and
therefore hostile to the policies
stood.
-There-was- mo such convincing
proof against Senator Foraker at
that time. however, a. there was
against Governor Haskell. when, az
you say. be was with your approval
But Mr.. Taft refused to be a
party to the denomination Of Sena-
tor Foraker, even though II was
advance his own interests. show
ing by actual deeds that his words
were true, when he said. do not
care for the presidency II II has to
come by compfom Ia,",, With any N.Y. ono
hundredfold clearer evidence be-
fore you as to tho Connection Of
Governor Haskell with tho Stand
ard OIL than Mr.. Taft then had as
to the connection OF senator For,
nevertheless, having secured Gov
ernor Haskell az chairman of the
committee to write the platform on
which you stand. put him In az
treasurer OF your campaign COM
mittee.
UNIT For Position.
Let me add that Governor Hask-
ellis utter unhtness for any public
position OF trust, or for association
with any man anxious TO make an
appeal on a moral issue to the
antly shown wholly Irrespective OF
this action of his In connection
with the Standard OIL interests. As
an American citizen who prizes his
Americanism and his citizenship
s ar sSSy' sny .c. ~ Ra ana
a disgrace that Governor Haskell
should be connected with the man
agement Of any national cam
paign.
have not the space in this let
duct. for instance. In vetoing the
child labor bill. or the fact that his
name appears a. one OF tina de.
PENDANTS In various suits brought
by the government to prevent the
Of their lands frauduientfy taken.
or his connection with various
other matters OF tho kind; but let
me call your attention to his con-
duct In prostituting to base pur-
forth in an article in The Outlook
OF September s last under the
heading OF "ShaIl the People
Rule-in Oklahoma"
Chance to Tell why.
In this article you will see that
Gov. Haskell was given full oppor-
tunity to make every explanation.
and that he made none. After set
ting. forth the facts. a. TO Gov.
Haskelrs conduct, the Outlook ar
ticle concludes a. follows: ron this
state OF affairs we have two COM
to ask.
The people Of okiahoma are
taxed to sport their educational
institutions, from the primary
school to the university. They pay
their money TO have their children
educated. When the politicians use
this money to promote the inter
ests OF a political machine or a
Snurch sect they are guilty OF q
What do the taxpayers OF Okla
mona think OF the use which their
public servants are making of the
public fundsf What DO thsv thinE