River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

Democratic national committee,
against the charge that he had unlaw-
full connections with the Standard Oil
Company. Mr. Bryan serves notice on
the president that as the candidate of
the Democratic party Il shall not per-
nit any responsible member of the Re
publican organization to misrepresent
the Democratic party in the present
campaign"
The letter concludes with the state
ment that the Democratic party is
making IAN honest and honorable"
fight in defense of it's principles and
policies, and expects and will demand
honorable treatment from those who
are in charge of the Republican cam
| paign.'
Roosevet's Hot Reply.
Westinghouse Roosevelt,
following upon prolonged conference
| with members of the cabinet at the
| White House, prepared and gave out
his reply to William J. Bryan, the
Democratic candidate, relative to w.
R. Hearst's charges that Gov. Haskell,
treasurer of the Democratic campaign
committee, had represented Standard
| Oil interests both in Ohio and Okla
| homa
| Mr.. Bryan had demanded proof of
the charges, promising that in the
event of their substantiation Gov. Has
kell would be eliminated from the
campaign.
Dismissing the Ohio case, which in
volved an allegation Of attempted
bribery, with the explanation that he
had made no direct charge against
Gov Haskell as regards that particu-
lar instance, President Roosevelt takes
up the matter of the Prairie State Oil
& Gas Company, and argues that
Gov. Haskell's action in stopping legal
proceedings begun by the attorney
| general of Oklahoma demonstrates
conclusively that he was controlled
by the great corporation to which the
Oklahoma company was subsidiary.
! Declares Haskell Unworthy.
| After contrasting Mr.. Bryan's de-
| tense of Gov. Haskell with Judge
Taft's reputation Of Foraker in con-
nection with the Hearst charges
against the Ohio senator, the president
| proceeds to declare that Gov. Has
| kell's utter unfitness for association
with any man anxious to appeal to
| the American people on moral issue,
has been abundantly shown by other
| acts of his as governor of Oklahoma"
The president condemns Gov. Has
kell's conduct in connection with vari-
Gus matters as disgraceful and scan
| dalous, and calls special attention to
what he describes as 'prostituting to
| base purposes the state university"
| Haskell Makes Reply.
| Guthrie, Okla-Gov G. N. Haskell
issued a statement in reply to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's letter to William J..
| Bryan. dealing with four specific
charges against Mr.. Haskell, namely,
| that he is subservient to Standard Oil,
that he vetoed child labor bill; that
he dealt extensively in Creek Indian
lands, and that he had allowed poll
tics to dominate him in the removal of
members of the faculty of the state
university and the appointment of 9th
ers to succeed him.
Gov. Haskell took up the four
charges as dwelt upon by President
Roosevelt in turn, dealing with each
in a characteristic manner.
Foraker's Hot Reply.
Cincinnati.-Senator Foraker pre-
pared statement which was made
public Friday, replying to the recent
charges made by William R. Hearst
and President Roosevelt. In addition
he bitterly assails Hearst, Taft and
the president, charging Taft with con-
sorting with Standard Oil magnates
| himself and declaring that President
Roosevelts actions indicate a guilty
conscience. In the opening para
graph Mr.. Foraker declared that the
president showed bias in accepting as
| true all the charges. He denied that
he acted improperly in accepting en-
ployment from the Standard Oil Com
pany, said that there was no secret
about it and produced letters to prove
that after the government began it's
attack upon the Standard Oil, he de-
clined to accept a retainer from them.
He charged that Mr.. Hearst had other
letters in addition to those which he
gave out, and that these other let
ters, if made public at the same time,
would have shown how harmless was
his connection with the Standard peo-
pie.
Hearst Hits Foraker.
Columbus. O.-Senator J. B. For
aker of Ohio was openly charged here
bv w. r. Hearst with being an agent
of the Standard Oil Company. Mr..
Hearst said that after the oil octopus
| had been driven from the Republican
party by President Roosevelt the
Democratic party had welcomed the
| Standard with open arms and adopted
it.
Mr.. Hearst read a series of letters
from John d. Archbold, the Standard
Oil man. to Senator Foraker. In these
| communications Archbold gave in
structions to the senator in regard to
what should be done in pending legis-
lative matters, particularly as to bills
affecting corporations, and in two OF
| the letters referred 10 Enclosures OF
Drove Ball Across Zanbesi Falls.
When the British association paid
| it's visit to South Africa three or four