The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-02
WILL DEAL WITH ACCUSED MAN TO MAN

Roosevelt is Tarred With the Stick
With Which He Attempted to Hand
Haskell-He Ordered Secretary to
Give Standard Oklahoma Franchise
(8y AUSTIN D. HAM5ARoAR.)
GUTHRIE, OKLA, Sept. 3O.-Gov-
ernor Charles y. Haskell last Friday
night announced his resignation as
treasurer of the national democratic
committee. In rendering his resigna-
ton, Governor Haskell made II clear
that It was not meant by him, nor
would he permit II to be accepted
as a confession Of guilt to the charge
made by William II. Hearst and Pres
ident Roosevelt that he was a tool OF
the Standard OIL company.
81 am not now. nor have | even been
In any way connected with the Stand
ard Oil company" declared Governor
Haskell, but my interest in the dem
ocratic party and in the election OF
Bryan and Kern far surpasses any
desire | may have to preserve my per-
sonal reputation. / am innocent of
the charges made against me and |
will hold William r. Hearst and
Theodore Roosevelt responsible for
them and will deal with them as man
to man without consideration of Of
fclal position. In order that | may
do this, and in order that Mr.. Bryan
and the democratic party may in no
way be held responsible for any sus-
picion which may have been attached
to me In any mans mind because OF
these unjust and utterly false accu-
s%ations, have rendered my resigna-
ton as treasurer of the national COM
mittee."
Following on the heels of Governor
Haskell's resignation comes the rev.
elation that the franchise for the
Prairie Gas company to build a pipe
line in Indian Territory was granted
at the express command of President
Roosevelt owe the protest of Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock, who
had refused to grant the franchise
on the ground that the Prairie Oil
and Gas company was a branch of the
Standard.
President Roosevelt in his reply to
Mr.. Bryan's demand for proof of the
charge that Governor Haskell was a
Standard Oil tool said he had TO
proof of the statement that Haskell
had served the Standard in Ohio, but
that the fact that Haskell, as governor
Of Oklahoma, had forced the attorney
4 general to dismiss an injunction suit
against the Prairie Oil and Gas com
pany was absolute and sufficient evil
lence that Haskell was a tool of the
standard, and that because Of this
lct as governor OF Oklahoma, he was
an unfit man to be connected with
| the national campaign of any political
party.
Governor Haskell has resigned as
treasurer OF the democratic national
committee and the revelation con
corning the manner in which the Prai
rie Oil and Gas company secured {
foothold in Oklahoma will warrant
him in saying to President Roosevelt;
you, as president of the United
States, compelled your secretary o
the interior, against his will, and
over his earnest protest, to grant t.
the Prairie Oil and Gas company
which you knew at that time to be
branch Of the Standard company,
franchise TO build a pipe lire In In
D dian Territory, now a part OF Oklaho
d ma. If NY action In forcing the at
torney general to dismiss an injunC
ton against this company after the,
: were legally in this state and dom
Y business under a franchise granted a
your order, was reprehensible and IN
fits me TO participate in the nationa
. campaign, then your action, as pres
/. dent Of the United States, in compel
10 ing your secretary of the Interior {
grant a franchise TO the Standard o
company, which alone makes II POI
sible for them TO be in the state c
a Oklahoma, shows a far greater d.
gree OF neral turpitude, and you ar
J. doubly disqualified from PARTICIPATE
g in the counsels of any political part.
\. II have resigned as treasurer {
:. the democratic national committe,
and | now demand that you measur
II your own action by the same STAN
ard you applied to my official conGu'
and Immediately sever your come
ton with, and cease participating
the conduct of the campaign by ii
republican national committee"
." RECIPROCITY
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