, 1908-09-24
MAST[RfU[ letter
IN PATRIOTIC CAUSE
States court at st. Louis against tn
Standard Oil company.
Belongs to Parent Concern.


Belongs TO Parent Concern.
"In this testimony the Standard OF
company, upon being required by thu
fGpvernment to put in a list Of all com
pAuies in which 1t held stock, or IL
which it, subsidiary companies hell
fSeeak. ssported among the others thu
Prairie OIL md Gas company, total cap
ftal $4,000, 900, Of which the Nationa
FTranist company's proportion was
IS, 995. 800. and furthermore it appear.
that the National Transit company hat
a capital stock of $25, 455. 200, of which
the Standard Oil company owned $25,
451, Csc.
Ownership Summed Up.
"In other words, this Prairie Oil ant
Gas company was owned, all excep'
$500, by the National Transit com
pany. and this National Transit com
pany was owned, all except abouI
$3.50. by the Standard Oil company
Now, contrast your action in this
case of Governor Haskell with Mr.
Taft's action as regards Senator For
aker, as set forth in his letter of Jul,
20, 1907, which l quoted in my state
notorietv ahont Senator Fpr.rer :. n
~. ionn bser !, r.tt.- ~ eor,rnr
notoristy about Governor Haskell, thai
he wa the defender and supporter Of
certain great corporate Interests, and
therefore hostile TO the policies for
which The administration has stood.
prooe Ao.in.t H..,c..I
.Tbere.~.. nc .rch c-onvinc,I. moo,
a~atnet MT rorotor ~ hat time
hovaver % thero was eeoinst Cow.
ernor Haskell, when "a Won eov he
No. ~,,th o,,r .rrrovol m.da tro.s
nrer -, vonr ,c.mn.i,r committoe
r.,t,s u.nIS co"r..
..p,,t NJ r.ft -as.sod - 10 urtv
to the renom,r.ttcn ~ senator For.
akar won tho,eh ~ va. renresantad
that only thus could he advance his
own i~utsrestn Allowing nv actual deeds
that bis. ,vcrds we're true when he said.
n do o care for the presidency Il II
hnn to cnmo bv compromise with any.
ous. on 1 .mnttsr OF principle.
oexsnss Action cendsmnsd.
hunhgDdfeia sesarsr evl,
helaee yeM - Tie connection
1NoeneN1q41& Nteh the Standard
I9&4a1 5<xx1sleoe Nd - - ths
mo - Foraker with
hhte
Oossod Aeseruas t4aaasit . chairman
Of the eemmlttee to wrfts the platform
on which you stand, and put him In q
treasurer 81 your campaign committee.
Unftness Abundantly Shown.
Let mo add that Governor Haskelps
utter unhtness for any public position
of trust,or for association with any man
anxious to make an appeal on a moral
issue to the American people. has been
abundantly shown. wholly irrespective
of this action of his in connection with
the Standard Oil interests.
Scandal and Disgrace.
"As an American citizen who prizes
his Americanism and his citizenship
TAI above any question of partnership,
/ REGARD II a. = scandal and = disgrace
that Governor Haskell should be con.
nected with the Of any
national csmpaion,
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az have not the snace g. His iette,
e.. s,so,ss novernor ussrai,s conduct
a. inst.roe ~ voto;n9 Inc .cb,id Iaho,
In ~ ,he To-, .hst hi. name arnoo rs
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