Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-10-08
HASKELL SENDS SINGING
LETTER TO ROOSEVELT
President of All the People Lays Aside Sac
red Robes of Office and Becomes
Mere Politician,

of the people of our state, labor
unions, farmers uni ons and other
advocates of honest and humane
government that the 10 objec-
tions that you raised to our con-
stitution stuck at the very vitals
of honets government. Your threat
to turn down our constitution be-
cause it contained d provision for
jury trials in contempt cases is only
one of the many things that you
criticised, and l thank God to this
day that | had the courage to chal-
lenge you at that time to turn down
our constitution on that ground, if
you dared TO do so. You said that
your opinion of our constitution
would not look we'll in print. Mr..
Hartman and j. P. Morgan said
the same thing, but Samuel Comp
ers said the constitution of Okla
homa was the best ever written. |
expected you to agree with Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Hartman, and of
course, was not surprised.
Morally you challenge me, Mr..
Roosevelt l should not undertake to
make a comparison between you
and me. l do not get drunk on any
occasion and never did in my life,
but still have your letter of last
winter which shall be glad to pub
lish with your permission, advocat-
ing your idea of interstate COM
merce of whiskey into prohibition
territory. 1t was your answer TO
my appeal for assistance that would
freeze the heart of any honest pub
lie official seeking to administer
the laws of mis- state as the people
/ by votes had made the law.
MIR. Roosevelt, let us not leave
this Standard Oil company question
without inviting from YOU infor-
nation that we really need. You
made ruling that $500 acres OF
land was the limit that any pei son
or corporation directly or indirectly
could obtain under lease for oil
purposes in the Indian Territory
acres of Usage land to the Indian
Territory Illuminating Oil company,
and you know that the agent of the
Standard Oil company owned a ma
jority of the stock. Why did you
give them monopoly in Usage Ma
ton oil lands. Again, Mr.. Barns
dale, the well-know.I representa-
tive of the Standard Oil company,
has leased, as l am advised by Mr..
Shea, of Bartlesville, on a little
ment in the Indian Territory, and
l am advised that, on account of
the controversy being brought to
your personal attention, you knew
f these excessive lease holdings.
Why did you do this'
''You criticise my directing the
dismissal of the suit against the
Prairie Oil and Gas company,
which could not have been success
fully maintained by the state. Tell
/
for directing the dismissal of the
suit against the Atchinson, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad being prosecut-
ed by Judsop Harmon and facts dis
closed that member of your cabi-
net Paul Morton was being uncov-
cred as the prime offender? An
swer this will your
''Mr. Roosevelt, you cry out for
purity. You say you did not four
years ago know where the corrup-
cure your election until the testi-
mony of two years ago disclosed
the bargains and sales bet ~een Mr..
Cortelyou and the corrupt intrests
of Wall street. You have known
that fact for two years and Mr.. Cor
telyou is still a MEMBER of your cab
met.
''Now, Mr. Roosevelt, while you
are reflecting on these questions,
will you justify Yourself in giving
faith or credit to any statement
that has ccme to you from your po-
litical associate, Mr.. Hearst, who
two years ago you branded as the
man chiefly responsible tor the as
sassination of our late president.
Remember, Mr.. Roosevelt, if at
your next cabinet meeting you de-
eide to try me under any of your
present, past or future charges be-
fore your cabinet, sitting as jury
to try on honest man, that | chal-
lenge Mr. Corielyou for cause.