Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-28
BRYAN IS VNR|OL|C
Replies to President and Hits
Both Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Hughes
PRESIDENT AND STEEL TRUST
Bryan Says Chief Executive Played
Into Hands of Corporation - De-
cIares New York Governor Owes
Election to Trust Men-lssues Let
ter From Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 2s.--Openly
charging that President Roosevelt was
party to the agreement by which the
United States Steel corporation Sc
cured control of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron company. thus fastening it's
grip on the steel industry of the
Isouth. William j. Bryan Saturday night
addressed vitriolic letter to the pres
adent in which he answered the, recent
charges made by the president and
also attacked the antitrust beliefs of
Governor Hughes OF New York who
he declared, was made governor by the
trusts.
Mr.. Bryan abruptly charged that
Hughes was the beneficiary of the trust
magnates and that he owes his election
to members of corporations. citing the
contributions of the individual New
York financiers. In this list of con-
tributors. according to Bryan, were
j. p. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller An
drew Carnegie, Charles NJ. Schwab, and
others. and he declares that several
of these men are known to be officially
connected with the trusts"
Attacks at Many Points.
The fact that Roosevelt quoted
Hughes, Bryan insists, is proof that
Judge Tafts attitude on the trust
question does not meet with the pres
ident's approval.
Bryan also assails the president and
the republican leaders for their atti-
tude on the question of publishing
campaign contributions and expenses,
and challenges the republicans to
publish these before election.
In conclusion Bryan positively de-
clares that the attitude of the pres
ident In advocating the election Of
Judge Taft is a direct reflection on his
conduct of the presidential office and
he intimates that such action is I'M
worthy of the president.
Haskell Quits to Prosecute.
Bryans telegram in part is as fol-
lows:
Mr. 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 vote of con-
fidencee (which he has received from
the people of his state, ought to pro-
tect him from condemnation until the
charges can be examined in some
court where ,partisanship does not
bias.
81 would not deem it necessary to
address you further but for the fact
that you seize upon the charges and
attempt to make political capital out
of them. You even charge that my
connection with Mr.. Haskell's selection
raises a question as to my sincerity as
an opponent of trusts. / resent the
charge and repel the insinuation.
IL have been in public life for
eighteen years. I have passed thru
two presidential campaigns. / have
no hesitation in saying that you can
not find an act, a word or a thought
of mine to justify your partisan charge.
Didn't Know of Charges.
II had never been informed of any
charge that had been made against
Mr. Haskell connecting him with the
Standard Oil company, or with any
other trust.
"You say that it was matter of
common notoriety that Mr.. Haskell
was connected with the Standard Oil
company. / have right to assume
that, If so serious an objection had
existed to Mr. Haskelrs election and
had been a matter of common motor
iety in Ohio. as you say, Judge Taft
would have felt it his conscientious
duty to warn the people when he
spoke in Oklahoma. If he did not
have the knowledge, why can it be
assumed that I had it?
IF you feel it your patriotic duty
to denounce Mr.. Haskell, how much
more would Mr. Taft have felt 1t his
patriotic duty to denounce Mr.. Has
kell when he was aspiring to be chief
executive of a great state? I could
have no knowledge of the suit to
which you refer when he was ap-
pointed chairman of the resolutions
committee of the democratic nation
al convention, because the suit was
begun while he was at Denver, and.
as a matter of fact, did not know
anything of the nature of the suit un-
It'll after he was made treasurer Of
the national committee, and no fair
minded person can decide upon the
merits of your charge without an ex.
animation of the provisions of the
enabling act passed by a republican
congress and the provisions of the IL
cense or franchise issued to the oil
company by Your administration.
Mentions Steel Corporation.
at has been stated that the United
States Steel company. with your ex-
press consent. purchased one of it's
largest rivals and thus obtained con-