Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-22
BRYAN ADDRESSES
PRIEST. ROOSEVELT

Detroit, Sept. 22.-W William j. Bryan
late this Afternoon. addressed a letter
to President Roosevelt in reply to the
presidents statement issued yesterday.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
of3the United States:
Dear ESir--In n statement given out
& by#you yesterday and published il this
mornings papers, you endorse a charge
made against Governor Haskell Of
Oklahoma to the effect that he was
once III the employ of the Standard Oil
compuany, and as such employee WAS
connected with an attempt to bribe or
influence Atty-Gen. Monett of Ohio to
dismiss suits pending against the
Standard Oil company. In endorsing
this charge you attack the Democratic
party and its candidate, saying that
Gov. Haskell stands high in the coun-
ellis Of Mr. Bryan and is the treasurer
Of his national campaign committee
And you add that. the publication
z OF this. correS ondence not merely JUS
titled in striking fashion the action of
the administration but also casts Il
curious sidelight on the attacks made
upon the administration. both in the
Denver convention which nominated
Mr.. Bryan, and in the course or Mr..
Bryan'S campaign. * z
"a ~ our charge is so serious that cam
not allow 1t to go linnoticed Gov. Has
kell has denied that he was ever en-
2plcyed by the Standard Oil company
IN any capacity. or was ever connected
In any way with it or the transaction
upon which your charge is based.
Gov Haskell demanded an investi-
cation at the time the charge was first
made. Offering to appear and testify
and he demands an Investigation now.
4! agree with you that IL Gov. Haskell
Is guilty as charged, he Is unfit to be
connected with the Democratic national
agree with me that If he is innocent
ne deserves to be exonerated from so
damaging an saccusation.
!. AS the selection of GOV. Haskell as
chairman OF the committee on resou-@
st1onS at.Denyer, and as treasurer of the
Democratic national committee, has my
approval and endorsement r. feel it my
duty to demand an immediate inyesti-t
CATION Of a charge against him en-
dorsed by the president of the United
states. Your high position as we'll as
your sense of Justice would prevent
your giving sanction and circulation to
such charge without proof and Il re-
spectfuliy request therefore that you
furnish any proof which you have In
your possession. If you have not proof,
l request that you indicate a method
ny which t he truth may be ascertatned
Without consulting Mr.. Haskell, T will
agree that he.Will appear for inVestiga-5
tlon before any tribunal, public or pri-
Vate, which you may indicate and I will
further agree that his connection with
the national committee and with this
campaign shall cease in the event that
the decision OF such a tribunal con-
meets MIN in any way with this charge,
or in case you, after an Investigation
of the facts say that you believe him
guilty Of the charges made g!f35 81t5sl 5t84
AS q candidate of the Democratic
party, i shall not permit any respon-
sible member of the Republican organ
izatlon 70 nisrepresent the attitude or
the Democratic party during the cam
paign. I have assisted you to the ex-
tent to my ability in remedial meas
ures which / deemed for the public
good which you have undertaken; I
have urged Democrats 20 support such
and / have advocated more
radical measures against private mon
opolies than either you or your party
associates have been willing to under
take. t
Tho platform of the Democratic
party is clear and specific on this
subject as on other subjects, while the
and evasive. sa
1.-The Democratic candidate for
vice president. Mr. Kern, Joined with
mo III requesting thegDemocratic ma
tiOnal committee TO EflN q maximum OIL
$40, 900 for individual contributions
and to publish before the election all
above 500, and the
committee acted favorably upon this
The Republican candidate
and the Republican national commit
tee proposed, not publication before
the election, but publication after the
election. I submit that o,,l' COM
mittee has given tho better evil
dence of It's freedom from con-
nection with or obligation to, the
interests. Our committee has
not knowingly received a dollar from
lny corporation known as a trust and
t will not receive any money from
such, If any money is contributed by
such persons without the knowledge of
he committee 1t Will be returned as
soon as the fact is discovered.
THE Democratic party is making an
honest and an honorable fight in de-
'ense of the principles and policies
inundated i'll its platform and 1t ex-
,ects and will demand fair. honorable
reatmeut from those who are in charge
II the Republican campaign.
with great respect, etc, very truly
yours.
(slgncdo civilian ]. BRYAN.
''Detroit, Sept. %, 1905"