The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-25
Hearst Scored by
Haskell, Who Asks
What Editor Ever Did

n. Haskell, treasurer OF tn
national committee. issue
n open letter to VIM. Randolp
fearst. taking the editor to task IL
lis attitude In the present campaign
ioy. Haskell discusses at length tn
ssues OF the campaign. The letter |
ull follows:
ITO William r. Hearst-Sir:
You claim there Is need for a new
political party and have sought
To organize such an organization
and have formulated a platform.
Following you will find every
declaration of state principles In
your platform, and you also will
hnd that in every instance. ex-
cept one, the Democracy OF Okla
homa, In framing the constitution
and the acts OF the first legislat-
urs's session. has covered every
thing you recommend.
You also find that the Denver
platform covers them. with only
two exceptions, as indicated here
after.
Says Hearst only Talks.
"You will observe, Mr. Hearst.
that the progressive Democracy
OF the southwest actually does
things while you are devoting your
life to simply. talking about those
things which might be done.
Il also beg TO remind you that
last winter when congress was In
session. Oklahoma, through Sena-
tor r. l.. owen. In the senate.
and Congressman Scott Ferris.
member Of the house OF represent
atives at Washington. introduced
proper resolutions providing for
amendments to the constitution
OF the United States. among 9TH
ers the following:
ITO elect senators by popular
vote.
ITO legalize national income
tax
ITO constitutionalize an en-
-pleyer,s liability act (Which you
know. according TO the supreme
court OF the United States, cannot
be enacted under the present con-
stltutlOnal umltatlOnSb.
40 allow the states the right to
prohibit interstate commerce
shipments OF convict made goods
into states where by state law
convict labor is prohibited from
competing with free labor.
Claims Hearst Refused Aid.
IL wrote you when these resoiu-
tons were INTRODUCED in congress
and appealed to you for your on
cial and editorial assistance. You
ignored both. Your services might
have been beneficial on that occa-
sion.
Such things as this lead me to
believe that you are a loud talker.
but not a reliable actor.
IF Oklahoma Democracy has
done In two yearsp ractically all
you recommend in your platform
why don't you help those who do
things instead Of oppose their ef-
forts?
I'm Oklahoma we believe that
the organization OF labor Is indis-
pensibles to elevating humanity
and protecting the toller. We
want respect for these principles
to be the part OF the education Of
children and the practice In ma
tureNyears. Therefore. we have
begun by requiring the union
label to appear on our common
school books. No doubt three
fourths OF the common school
books are used by children OF
those who toll In the field, the
mines, the shops.
Now let those who buy these
books join the Oklahoma plan
and then-the -anien label viii be
on every book in the union. Even
in Oklahoma 1t cannot all be done
at once, but the wood work is
starteds let US all keep 1t going.
Have you done as much? II
so. when and where?
Quotes Labor ~ Defense.
The Oklahoma constitution Is
conceded by all TO be model
basic law In defense OF human
rights and happiness.
Have you done as much? IL SO,
when and where?
Results speak louder than prom
Ises, Read the following quota