Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT TAKES WIND
FROM BRyAN'S SAILS.
Easily Disposes Of Bryan's Last Attack Upon Him
self and Exposes the Fa||aCies and Weakness
Existing in the Democratic Platform.
BRYAN TO ROOSEVELT.

Milwaukee,. Wis, Sept. 27.-De-
Tending his knowledge of COY crhor
Haskell against the charges which have
been brought against him 'unul the
| charges can be examined III some court
where craftsmanship does not bias Will
| liam j. Bryan, Democratic candidate
| for President, on his way from Madison
to this city Saturday, gave out for pub
location his reply to President koose-
vclt's recent letter in response to his
telegram on the subject, as follows:
"Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. o. l9iS.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington, d. G.
| Dear Sir: While l have not yet re-
ccivcd your letter and shall not until
| | reach home next week, | have read Il
copy of 1t in the press and beg i2avc to
submit the following reply:
| MIR. Haskell, having voluntarily re
signed from the committee, that he
| might be more free to prosecute those
| who have brought charges against him,
need not discuss the question of his
suit or innocence, further than 10 say
that the public service which he has
rendered and the vote of confidence
|
Of his state. ought to protect him from
condemnation until the charges can ie
examined in some court where par
| tisanShip does not bias, AMI where
campaign exigcncies do NOT compel
RE Judgment would not deem il nee
&. sary to address sou further but fnI
| the fact YOU seize upon tic charges
| and attempt to mako rulitIc:.i capital
l..tf
| my connection with Mr.. HaSkrl's Sc
| lection a, a member Of the resolutions
| committee and as treasurer of the COM
| mitttc raises Il question as to my
sincerity as an opponent to trusts and
| monopoles. AS an individual and as
| the candidate of my party, / resent tn"
| charge and rcpel the inSinuatlon. |
| have been in public life for Is years,
| and | have been sufficiently conSpic-
ucus 10 make my conduct matter Of
| public interest. l have no hesitation
| il saying that you cannot find an act,
| a word or thought of mine to justify
| your partisan charge.
{" had never been informed OF any
| charge that had been made against
Mr. Haskell connecting him with the
Standard Oil Co, or with any other
trust I mad known him as Il leader in
the constitutional convention of Okla
homa, and had known him as one Of
the men principally responsible for
the excellent constitution which has
since been adopted and accepted hy a
majority of over 100000, 10000 Of which
We're furnished by Republicans ! had
known of his election to the governor
ship Of that great young state by ma
jorty of some 10000. | had known that
the constitution was adopted and th2t
Governor Haskell was elected IN spite
of the efforts of your administration,
and in spite of the speeches rlade in
Oklahoma by Mr.. Taft.
Il could have had no knowledge Of
The suit to which you refer when he
was appointed chairman of the RESP
lutonS committee of the Democratic
national convention because the suit
was then brought while he was at Den
yer, and as a matter of fact, did rot
know anything of the nature Of the
suit until after he was made treas
urcr of the national committee. and
no fair minded person can decide upon
the merits of your charge without an
examination of the provisions of the
Congress, and the provisions Of the
license of franchise issued to the oil
company by your administration.
I'VE present a plan under which no
corporation will be permitted to c1n-
troll more than onehalf of the total
product 1t has been stated that the
steel company, with your express con-
sent, purchased one Of its largest rivals
and thus obtained control of more than
So per cent. of the total output. VII!
YOU insist that IN permitting this you
showed less favor to the monopolist
corporation than l do in opposing 1t:
You certainly are aware of the tact
that in the statement filed by George
Il. Sheldon, the treasurer of the Re
publican state committee two years
ago. after Mr.. Hughes election, it OPP
pears that the following contributions
were made to the campaign fund:
J.P. Morgan, 100000: John D, Rookie
Teller, $4,000; Andrew Carnegie, $4,000;
Charles NJ Schwab, $4,000; John w
Gates $4,000: w. f. Corey, $1,000; w
Nelson Cromwell $1,000; w. F. Have
! meyer $500; s. M. Duke, $500. Several
of these men are known to be officially
connected with the trusts.
Would the fact that these gentle
men contributed to his campaign fund
strengthen or weaken his testimony
against the reasonableness of our an
THRUST remedy"
"You say, Let us repeat that no
law -defying corporation has any other
reason to fear from you save that it
will suffer in the general paralysis Of
| business etc. Referring to the last
| part of the sentence first, I might
question your ability to act as an ex-
pert as to panic preventives since you
now have one on your hands, but as
| to your charge that no defying