The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-27
BRYAN REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT Hot Shot For the Presi-
 dent. GOV. HASKELL'S GOOD WORK Went Discuss Question of His Guilt or Innocence.
 ---->- Mir. Bryan Charge. Roosevelt With Givink Consent to Steel Trust Purchasing one of Its
 Largest Rivals.
GOV. HAsKELL's GOOD WORK

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept, 26--Defend- ing his knowledge of Governor Has, ken against the charges which have been brought against him. until the charges can be examined in some court where partlsanship does not bias, William J. Bryan. on his way from Madison to this city today, gave out for publication his reply to Presf- dent Roosevelts recent letter in re- sponse to his telegram on the subject. Mir Bryan speaks of the election of Mr Haskell as governor of Oklahoma and says that |the legislation was adopted and that Governor Haskell wal elected in spite of the efforts of your administration and in spite of speeches made m Oklahoma by Mir. Taft"
 Mir Bryan charges among other things, that the steel trust, with your express consent" purchased one of It's largest rivals and thus obtained con- trol of more than fifty per cent of the total output. He asks the President if he will insist that Tn permitting this. you showed less favor to the mono polistic corporation than do in oppos- Ing it."
 Mir Bryan abruptly charges that Governor Hughes. quoted by President Roosevelt as having "riddled the Demo- cratic trust remedy" was himself the beneficiary of the trusts and cites the campaign contribution to the Hughes election fund two years ago. Among these are J. F. Morgan, John D. Roctxe- Teller. Andrew Carnegie and William Nelson Cromwell Pursuing this sub ject further. Mir. Bryan says that as the President quotes Governor Hughes, he takes it for granted that Judge Taft has not expressed himself satis- factorily on the trust question.
 Mir. Bryan's Letter.
 The letter of Mir. Bryan Is as fol-
 ..Milwaukee, Wis, Sept, 2e, 1908. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
 of the United states. Washington. Dear sir-.swhiie I have not yet re- ceived your letter and shall not until I reach home next week. I have read a copy of it in the press. and beg leave to submit the following reply:
 eMr. Haskell. having voluntarily re- signed from the committee, that he might be more free to prosecute those who have brought charges against him. I need not discuss the question of his guilt or innocence further than to say that the public service which he has rendered and the confidence which he has received from the people of his State. ought to protect him from con- dsmnation until the charges can be examined in court where Dartisanship does not biass and where campaign ex- istancies does not compel pre- Judgment. I would not deem 1t necessary to ad- dress you further, but for the fact that you comment on the charges and at- tempt to make political capital out of them. You even charge that my con- nection with MT. Haskells selection as a member of the commission. raises a question as to my sincerity as an opponent of trusts and monopolies. As an individual, and as the candidate Of my party, I resent the charge and re- pei the insinuation. have been in public life for eighteen years, and have been sufficientlv conspicuous to make my conduct a matter of public interest. I have passed through two Presidential campaigns in which party feeling ran high and epithet was ex- hausted. I have no hesitation in say ing that you cannot find an act, word or a thought of mine to justify your partisan charge.
 Was Not Informed.
 'T had never been informed Of any charge that had been made against Mir. Haskell connecting him with the Standard oil Company. or with any other trust. I had known him as leader in the Constitutional Convention of Oklahoma and had known him as one of the men principally responsible for the excellent legislatton which has since been adopted-and adopted 6y majority of over 100, 900. 10000 of which was furnished by Republicans. I had known of his electon to the Governor shp of that great young State by majority of some s0.O00.
 "I had known that the legislation was adopted and that Goverhor aas- keII was elected in spite of the efforts of vour administration and in spite or tbe sneeches made in Oklahoma by MT. Taft. .. s You say that it .Sy9 was s nr m1stsT shs}f of G,.sn Connected with the Standard oil company. I have a right to assume that if so serious an ooJectioh hau isted to MT. Haskell election ana hao heen A matter of common notoriety as ,,ou saw Judge Taft would have felt i. his conscientious duty to warn the neonle when he spoke in Oklahoma If he did not have the knowledge, why can it be assumed that l had itE anu If he had 1t, how can you excuse ms failure to communicate the information to the people of Oklahoma? If you feel if your patriotic duty to denounce MT. Haskell when he Is only member of the organization, how much more would MT. Taft have felt 1t his duty to denounce MT. Haskell when he was aspiring to the chief, executive of great state.
 'eI could have had no knowledge of the suit to which I refer when he was 
 appointed chairman of the Democratic committee because the suit was filed while he was at Denver, and as mat ter of fact I did not know anything of the nature of the suit until he was made treasurer of the national com mittee and no fair minded person can decide upon the merits of your charge without an examination of the provis- ions of the enabling act passed by a Republican Congress and the provis- ions of the license of franchise issued to the il company by your admfnis- tration.
 The OutIOOk's Article.
 "I need hardly refer to the newly found evidence upon which you lay so much stress, viz:
 s"The article In The Outlook of Sep tember 5. My attention was never called to that article until read the published copy of your letter. and while have great respect for The ont- look and suppose I have for the