The San Francisco call., 1908-09-24
KERN APPEARS in
HASK[lL'S DEFENSE
Bryan's Running Mate Attacks
President Roosevelt for
Listening to Hearst
Vice Presidential Candidate
Asks Roosevelt to Judge
His Party Leaders
BALTIMORE. 8

BALTIMORE. Sept 23.-Before two
large audiences In widely separated
sections of the city tonight Jonn w
Kern, democratic nominee for the vice
presidency, took up the cudgeis In de-
Tense of Governor Haskell of Oklahoma
against the charge made by w. II
Hearst Of the formers affiliation WIFI
the Standard OIL company and roundly
scored President Roosevelt for his let
ter on the subject. Kern said In part
These charges were made by man hitherto
denounced by the president as utterly un.
worthy. In fact the president, during the i las,
campaign In New York. sent Secretary Roo!
10 that state to denvunce that man as no!
only unnt for public office. but to charge tna'
he was In measure responsible for the as
sassanation T,l o. President Mckinley. wbo
has had much to say about square deal,
seized upon the unsupported charge OF the man
referred to and yesterday proceeded 10 rail-
Historically at the democratic party for having
as the treasurer OF Its Organization man
whom he (the PRESIDENT has convicted over
his positive denial without hearing, on on charges as
welt himself has placed the seal OF disapproSai'
TRUST MAGNATES NAMED
But when did Mr. Roosevelt become SO sensi-
tive as to the previous even the present
business connections of the officers OF the
several political organizations? Was his con.
science shocked when the trust magnates anu
tariff benefieiaries forced the election OF George
H. SnefuOn as treasurer or the republican Isi-
tlonal committee, knowing as he did, OF AIR.
sheldons connection with twenty or more cor,
poratons7 Did he object to the appointment o.
Frederick W. Upham. member of the Illinois
board OF review, which passes upon the amount
of taxes the corporations and large estates III
that state shall pay? Was his conscience
on Mr. Upham's motion, as a member Of that
board, the assessment of the Chicago Street
railway had been reduced about 10000, O0U
from the amount fixed BY the assessors The
co Inn W
indeed IL they fail 10 respond with liberal In
dividual campaign contributions ON the de-
mand OF Mr.. Upham.
Was Mr.. Roosevelt in any wise offended at
the make up'' of the executive committee OF
his party? Did he object to the appointment OF
Charles +. Brooker, vice president or the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railway com
pany, a corporation a defendant in suit
by the government?
Has he manifested displeasure at the appoint
mebt on that committee of Mr.. Dupont, men,
Der of the Dupont powder company, con
trolling factor in the powder trust against
which the government is now proceeding eau
tiously on account of its violation of the law
AS a civil service reformer did the president
experience any shock at the appointment of
Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania ON that com
OF Frank o. Lowden OF Illinois. connected as
he is with the widely known and felt mo-
noPoy the PaTan palace ns-Sn ear company osts
man recently indorsed by the people of great
state and made their governor, 50 offends the
president. what diatribes may we eexpect from
him when he familiarizes himself with the
personnel of the executive committee OF his
own party!
Kern then turned his attention tc
Attorney General Benaparte and the
steel corporation, ,Eepeating Bryan's
charge that the ksAel combine had
been allowed to grow and thrive and
fatten upon the earnings of the people
in defiance of law.