The San Francisco call., 1908-09-25
HASKELL WEAKLY
ANSWERS HEARST
Ignores Charges of Trying to
Intinlidate Monnett for
Standard Oil
Calls His Assailant a Loud
Talker and Not a Good
Performer

GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept. 24.-Governor
Charles Haskell, treasurer OF the demo-
cratic national committee, today issued
through the Associated Press an open
letter to William r. Hearst, taking the
New York editor to task for his atti-
atude in the present campaign. Gov
ernor Haskell discusses at length the
issues of the campaign.
Governor Haskell made no reply to
Hearst's statement given out by the
latter Monday night with reference TO
the controversy over Hearst's charges
that Haskell had sought to influence
Attorney General Monnett of Ohio to
dismiss certain suits pending against
the Standard oil company
Governor Haskells letter was as fol-
lows:
William r. Hearst-Sir: You claim there is
need for a new political party and have sought
TO organize such organization and have fornu-
lated platform. In every instance, except one,
the democracy of Oklahoma in framing the con-
stituton and acts of the first legislatures ses-
sion, have covered everything you recommend in
the declaration of state principles in your
platform. You also find that the Denver plat
form covers them, with only two exceptions.
You will observe, Mr.. Hearst. that the pro-
gressive democracy of the southwest actually
does things while you are deyoting your life to
simply talking of what might be done | also
beg TO remind you that last winter, when con
gress was in session. Oklahoma. through Sena-
tor W. L. Owen in the Senate and Hon. Scott
Ferris member of the house of representatives
at Washington introduced proper resolutions pro-
vlding for amendments to the constitution or the
United States, among others the following:
$40 elect senators by popular vote.
TO legalze national income tax.
ITO constitutf6nalize employers liability
act, which you know, according to the supreme
court Of the United States, can not be enacted
under the pLesent constitutional limitations
TO allow the states the right TO prohibit
interstate commerce shipments of convict made
goods into states whereby state law convict labor
no wi
l wrote you when these resolutions were intro
duced In congress and appealed for your official
Your services might have been very beneficial on
that occasion.
HEARST AN UNRELIABLE ACTOR
Such things this lead me to believe that
you are loud talker, but not reliable actor.
III Oklahoma democracy has done in two years
practically all you recommend In, your platform.
why don't you help those who do things instead
of opposing their efforts?
In Oklahoma we believe that the organization
of labor is Indispensable TO elevating humanity
and protecting the toiler. We want respect for
childhood and the practice of mature years.
Therefore we have begun by requiring the union
iaoei to appear on our common school books
hooks are used by children of those who toll
In the field, the mines. the shops, etc Now
let those who buy these books join the Okla
homa politics and soon the union label will be
on every book in the union. Even in Oklahoma
1t can't all be done at once, but the good work
done as much? If so, when and where? The
Oklahoma constitution is conceded by all to be n
model basic law In defense of human rights and
happiness. Have You done as much? If so.
when and where? Results speak louder
SAYS LABOR PRAISES HIM
Results speak louder than promises. Resd
the following quotations from the annual report
from the state federation of labor, unanimously
adopted last July:
The above. we believe is a record in legis-
lation which has never been equaed by any
other state In the union. and the following men
must be given credit for the splendid record
First the list of friends of labor comes
Governor Haskell. always ready and willing to
lend his assistance by day night to our legis-
lative board when labor laws were in dan
ger. His Office remained wide open to us at ali
times. and we are free to confess that had 1T
not been for Governor Haskell q great number
of laws enacted during the first session of
the legislature would not be on the statutes of
Oklahoma today"
Then. after reading the above and your talk
compared with our acts done, tell your audience
II there is any excuse on earth for your efforts
Mt a new. political party. except for the sole
purpose Of boosting single. solitary individual
who calls himself ". r. Hearst.