The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1908.
ALVEY CAMPAIGN.

Taft appears much smaller as a
candidate for the Presidency than
heidi as Secretary of War and in
other capacities, and many who
admired the catholicity of the
man formerly have been disap-
pointed in the way he has figured
since his nominatiOn-but PreSi-
sident Roosevelt has passed out
the word that some ginger must
be put into the campaign and he
has jumped to the front with a
whoop that has brought every
thing to its hind feet, so to speak,
an expectation is on tip-toe.
To briefly review matters,
President Roosevelt started the
ball to rolling by publishing a
statement last Tuesday morning
in which he endorsed the charges
made by William r. Hearst that |
Governor C. N. Haskell, of Okla
homa, treasurer of the Demo-
cratic campaign committee, had
been connected with the Standard
Oil Company and had attempted
to bride Attorney General Frank
Monnett, Ct Ohio, to dismiss suits
pending against that company.
On the same day on which the
Presidents charges were publish
ed Mr.. William J. Bryan sent a
telegram to the President de-
manding that he produce proof
of his charges against Haskell.
Mr.. Bryan gave the President to
understand that he would not
permit him to take advantage Of
his exalted position to make
charges against men connected
with the present campaign with
out being called to account and
made to give proof of his charges
or stand discredited, and he put
it up to President Roosevelt by
promising that if the charges
against Haskell could be proven
before any responsible tribunal
then Haskells connection with
the Democratic campaign should
cease. On the following day
President Roosevelt, after a pro-
longed conference with members
of his Cabinet at the White House
in order to lend to his statements
all the force possible, gave out q
reply to Mr.. Bryan. He charged
that the Attorney General Of
Oklahoma obtained an injunction
to prevent the Prairie Oil & Gas
Co. from building pipe line anc
that Governor Haskell had the in
junction suspended and the com
pany was permitted to continu,
its work. The President claimed
that this demonstrated that Has
kell was controlled by the grea
Standard Oil Co., to which tn
Oklahoma company was subsidia
~, and he brought other charge
against Governor Haskell which
he declared, showed Governo
HaskelPs utter unfitness for as
sociatiOn with any man anxiou
to appeal to the American peopl
on a moral issue"
In a reply to President Roose
welt published ThursdayGoverno
Haskell takes up and al
swers the charges against hir
and virtually gives the lie to tn
President. He declared that tn
Prairie company got it's franchis
in Oklahoma not from him br
from President Roosevelt's Sc,
rotary OF Interior and had i
main line operating long befol
Statehood began and that Coz
gress in the Statehood bill w;
careful to declare that the ne
State when organized must r
spect all such vested rights al
existing franchises. On Saturd;
Governor Haskell resigned
position as treasurer of the car
paign committee, in order not
embarrass. Mr. Bryan's campaig
and says he will hold the m,
who have made them respo
sible for the charges again
him.
In yesterday mornings pape
was published a reply of N
Bryan to President Roosevelt
which he defends his knowled
Of Governor Haskell against t
charges which have been broug
against him until the charp
can be examined in some col