Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-23

national campaign committee. Aud
you add. that the the publication OF
this correspondence not merely JUS
tifies in striking fashion the action
OF the administration. but also casts
curious side-light Sn the attacks
made upon the administrator. both
In the Denver convention. which
nominated Mr.. Bryan. and in the
course OF Mr.. Bryan's campaign.
Your charge is so serious that |
cannot allow IL TO go unnoticed.
Governor Haskell has denied that
he was ever employed IN any capac-
ity or was ever connected in any
way whatever with II or with the
transaction upon which your charge
is based
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION
Governor Haskell demanded an
Investigation at the time the charge
was first made, offering to appear
and testify and he demands an in
vestigaton now. ! agree with you
that If Governor Haskell Is guilty
as charged he is unfit to be con-
nected with the Democratic national
committee and | am sure you will
agree with me that II he is innocent
so damning an accusation.
''As the selection OF Governor Has
kell as chairman of the committee
on resolutions at Denver and also as
treasurer of the Democratic nation
al committee had my approval and
endorsement feel il my duty TO de-
mand an immediate investigation OF
charge against him endorsed by
the president of the Unit States.
Your high position as well as your
sense of justice would prevent your
such charge without proof and
respectfully request therefore, that
you furnish proof which you have
in your possession or II you have
no proof, | request that you indi-
cate a. method by which the truth
may be ascertained.
Without consulting Mr.. Haskell
will agree that he will appear
for Investigation before any tribu-
nal, public or private which you
may indicate and will further
agree that his connection with the
national cam align shall cease in the
event that the decision OF such trib-
unal connects him in any way with
this charge, or in case you, after an
Investigation of the facts, say that
you believe him guilty OF the charg-
es made.
A WARM STATEMENT.
LAS the candidate OF the Demo
cratic party, / shall not permit any
responsible member Of the Repub-
lican organization to misrepresent
the attitude of the Democratic par
ty in the present campaign. / have
which you have undertaken; have
advocated more radical measures
against private monopolies than
either you or your party associates
have been willing to undertake.
The platform of the Democratic
party is clear and specific on this
subject as on other subjects while
the platform OF the Republican par
| ty is uncertain and evasive.
THE Democratic candidate for
vice president, Mr. Kern, Joined
with me in requesting the Demo-
cratic national committee to fix a
maximum of ten thousand dollars
for individual contributions and TO
publish before the election all con-
tributions above one hundred dol
lars and the committee acted favor
ably upon this request. The Re-
publican candidate and the Republi-
can national committee proposed
not publication before election. but
publication after election.
EVIDENCE OF FREEDOM.
II II submit that our committee has
given the better evidence OF its
freedom from connectien with, or
obligation to the predatory interests
Our committee has not knowingly
received dollar from an official of
any corporation known as a trust
and 1t will not receive any money
from such n any money Is con