Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
ulI'Eo DEFENSE OF Haskell
Candidate Says Steel Trust Strength.
ened by Express Consent" Of
President-R scents insineeri.y
charse-Didnt Know Of Allegations
Against Haskell.
(By Associated PrcSS.)

| MILWAUKEE. WIS. Sept. Do
Defending Governor Haskell against
the charges which have ben brought
, against him, until the charges Can
be examined in some court where
craftsmanship does not bias" William
J. Bryan. Democratic candidate for
President, on his way from Madison
to this city today gave out for publ
cation his reply TO President ROoSe
velt's recent letter in response 10 his
t legram On the subject Mr.. Bryan
speaking of the election of Haskell
of Oklahoma says that. the constitu
tion was adopted and Gov rnor
Haskell was elected in spite of the
efforts of your administration and IN
spite OF the speech made in Oklaho
ma by Mr.. TAFT
Roosevelt Aided Steel Trust.
Mr.. Bryan charges among othe:
: things thai the steel trust, with you;
express consent" purchased one OF
its largest rivals, and thus obtained
control of more than so per cent. OF
. the total output.
He asks the President If he
will insist that in permitting Thu
you showed less favor to the monop
olistic corporations than do in on
posing it,
Mr.. Bryan abruptly charges that
Governor Hughes. quoted by
; President Roosevelt as having ridi
cuIed the Democratic trust remedy
was himself the beneficiary of the
trusts, and cites the campaign contri
buttons to the Hughes election fund
two years ago.
Among those are J. p Morgan. John
D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie
and William Nelson Cromwell.
Pursuing this subject, Mr. Bryan
says that as the President quotes
Governor Hughes he takes it fol
granted that Judge Taft has not ex
pressed himself satisfactorily On the
trust question.
The letter of Mr.. Bryan is as fol
lows:
Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 26, 1900.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt.
President of the United States
washington, D. c.
Dear sir:-While I have not ye'
received your letter, and shall not un
til I reach home next week, have
read a copy Of it in the press and bet
leave to submit the following reply
Haskell No Longer An Issue.
mfr. Haskell. having voluntaril!
resigned from the committee that n:
might be more free to prosecute
those who have brought charge:
against him. I need not discuss tn
question OF his guilt or innocence
further than to say that the public
service which he has rendered. ant
, the vote OF confidence which nc ha:
received from the people OF his state
ought TO protect him from condemna
ton until the charges can be exam
ined in some court. where partisan
ship does not bias. and where cam
paign exigepces do not compel pre-
Judgment.
II would not deem II necessary II
address you further but for the fac
that You seize on the charges. am
attempt to make political capital on
o. them. You even charge that my
connection with Mr.. Haskelrs sclec
ton as a member Of the resolution:
committee. and as treasurer Of tn
committee raising the question as Z:
my sincerity az regards trusts an
monopoiies.
Rosents Charge Of Insineerity.
AS an individual. and ~ the can
didatc Of my party. resent th'
charges and repcl the insinUaiion.
have been in public life for IL years
and have been sufficiently conspicu
Gus to make my copdaci a matter c
vubiic interest. have passe'
through two campaigns In which par
~ feeling ran high. and cpithst va
exhausted. have no hesitation II
saying you canno, find an act. :
word. or n though; of mine 10 justin
your partisan charges.
Il had never been Informed Of an
charge that had been made asains
Mr.. HasckeIl. connecting him viii
the standard on Compsay. or viii
a