The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-28

and you utter no word of condemna-
ton of his offense against public de-
cency and honesty. On the contrary,
you strive to make it appear that his
misconduct in reference to the Stand
ard Oil company is all of which he is
accused, whereas, shameless though
this particular act of his is, it is no
worse than countless others in his
career.
l contrast your action in thmis case
with that of Mr.. Taft in reference to
Mr.. Foraker. Mr.. Taft's statement
when the question of his nomination
was at stake, said that he would rather
not accept at the price of sacrificing
principle by supporting Mr.. Foraker
for senator.
Does Not Censure Haskell.
You do not venture in so much as
the lightest possible manner even to
censure Mr.. Haskell for his manifold
misdeeds, and you ask that he be held
guiltless of them unless convicted in
court of law; although you know
that as regards the worst of them no
action in a court of law would lie.
You say you were ignorant of Mr..
Haskells record. If SO it was willful
| ignorance on your part. | call your at
| tention to the letter of Mr.. l.. T. Rus
sell, the editor of the Morning Demo-
crat, of Ardmore, Okla, in which
writing to you on Sept. "A, 1908, he
states:
IF were ignorant of such charges
it Is because you refused to read them
when presented to you when you yis-
tied Oklahoma last fall in the interest
of Candidate Haskell. At that time
personally presented to you ten type
written pages of charges against Mr..
Haskell, covering his operations in
Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Texas and
Oklahoma. The charges re-
Gently made by Mr.. Hearst were all
made by me at that time
You ask that we leave the courts to
deal with Mr.. Haskell. AS to some
matters the courts have already dealt
with him. AS to other private indi-
viduals whom he has wronged and the
United States government on behalf of
hapless Indians whom he has wronged
are striving to have the courts deal
with him.
Letter From Indians Attorney.
M. L. Mott, national attorney for the
Creek nation, writes me as follows:
"In October. 1906, Mr.. Foulk, Rich
mond, Ind, was sent to investigate the
matter of the townsite frauds in the
Creek nation. Mr.. Foulke's report is
in hands of the secretary of the inte-
rior. All parties connected with these
townsite frauds have used the same
means and methods.
Upon the report filed by Mr.. Foulke
I. as attorney for the Creek nation,
was directed by the secretary of the
interior to file suits in equity for the
cancellation of all deeds to town lots
in the Creek nation where the same
had been secured by fraud. Proceed
ing under instruction and after full
investigation, 1 found that Governor
I c. N. Haskell, among others, had Sc
cured deeds to quite number of lots
in Muskogee by conspiracy and fraud
that he had these lots scheduled in the
name of dummies or straw men who
lived in Ohio or elsewhere. and then
had them quit claim back to him with.
cut consideration. BY this dishonest
means he succeeded in getting deeds
to large number of lots belonging to
the Creek Indians at one half their ap-
praised value.
Il have filed quite number of suits
I
conspircy and fraud is charged and
the manner of concentrating it is
set out in detail Mr.. Haskell has not
filed any answer in any of these cases
He has simply, through his attorney
filed dilatory motions, such as demur.
rer, pleading to the jurisdiction, etc
He dares not answer and deny the al
legations set up in our bill: such an
answer would be sworn lie, known
! and straw men he used in perfectins
the fraud.
Justice Coming to Haskell.
For this particular act of the mar
, whose public record you indorse. you
may rest assured that the interior de-
; partment will endeavor to see that the
courts do Justice to him.
When Mr. Haskell was in New York
z various judgments were flled against
: him. / will not at this moment dis
cuss the charge of perjury and fraud
made against him by Attorney Albert
H. Walker in connection with the suit
, decided by Judge Lacombe in March,
, 1902 But the records of the county
clerk of New York county show that