The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT SHAKES
HIS MAILED FIST
AT BRYAN


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manner which regarded as con-
trary TO the law, by my direction a
successful suit was Immediately I'M
dertaken against them. II they vio7
late the law In connection with any
act OF the steel corporation | will
Immediately proceed against them.
Until they do violate the law they
will be treated precisely as any other
corporation. great or small, which
obeys the law is treated.
Trusts Magnates for Bryan.
you say that the trust magnates
know their own interest and are sup
porting Judge Taft. So far as their
interests are simply the interests OF
the business community and especial
ly OF the wage workers. believe they
will support Judge Taft. So far as
they have special interests which are
to them more important than tho
general business welfare, believe
they Will support you.
II now come to what you have to
say as to contributions, and here you
toai ONti Htt. iou stoeo
that IL appears from the published
statement OF the contribution to Mr..
Hughes campaign for governor two
years ago that various men OF wealth.
some OF them connected with big cor
porations whom you name, TO the
number Of nine, contributed from $2C.-
900 to $500 apiece. You ask Would
the fact that these gentlemen contrib
uted to his campaign fund strength
en- or weaken his testimony against
the reasonableness OF our antitrust
remedy?' and later you continue by
asking Are you willing to say that
any public interest was served In 1904
by concealing until after election con-
tributions made to the Republican
campaign committee by Mr.. Harri-
man, and those collected by him for
others? Are you willing to say that
the publication before the election
then would have had no effect on the
election?
Answer 10 Easy.
"In the case of Mr.. Hughes and
myself the answer Is fortunately easy.
You have nothing to do but examine
our records In the offices to which we
we're both elected. You either know
or ought to have known before writ
ing that in not one instance has Mr..
Hughes. rs governor. done one thing
OF any kind, sort or description for
any one of the contributors you men,
ton. or for any other contributor TO
his fund, which ought to have been
done. and would not have been done
II no contribution had been made. Yet
you clearly imply that he Is and has
been Improperly Influenced by the fact
Of these contributions having been
made. Do you consider such an i'm
plication either Straightforward or
sincere?
Honesty and Haskell.
81 now come to the important part
OF your letter. your attitude toward
Mr.. Haskell. You state that Mr.. Nas'
kell has voluntarily resigned from
the committee. You speak highly OF
the public service which he has rem
dered and protest against any con-
demnation of him except such as
may come In court.
"Out OF your own mouth you are
condemned. You thereby set up that
standard Of law honesty" which has
been the bane OF this people In en-
deavoring to get equity and fair deal
ing-as they should obtain among
high-minded men-from great bust
ness corporations and from individ-
uals like Mr.. Haskell. Apparently
you disclaim even asking Mr.. Has
kell to retire from the position In
which you placed him; simply he re-
tires of his own free will; and you
utter no word OF condemnation OF his
gross offenses against public decency
and honesty. On the contrary, you
strive to make 1t appear that his mis-.
conduct In reference to the Standard
Oil Co. Is all Of which he is accused;
whereas, shameless though this par
ticular act Of his Is. 1t Is no worse
than countless others In his career.
Il contrast your action In this case
with that of Mr.. Taft in reference to
Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft's state
ment when the question Of his nomi'
nation was at stake was that he
would not accept 1t as the price Of
sacrificing principle by supporting
Mr.. Foraker for senator. You do not
venture In 80 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 q court
OF law; although you well know that
as regards the worst of them no &C.
ton In a court of law would lie.
points TO Alleged Frauds.
"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 others. various pri-
vate individuals whom he has wrong
ed and the United States government
on behalf of helpless Indians whom
he has wronged are striving to have
the courts So deal with him. M. L.
Mott, national attorney for the Greek
nation, writes me as follows:
I'm October. 1906. Mr.. Foulke, of
Richmond, Ind. was sent to invest.
gate the matter Of the town sito
frauds In the Creek nation. Mr.
Foulke's report Is In the hands of
the secretary Of the interior. All par.
ties connected with these town site
frauds have used the same means and
methods. Upon the report fled by
Mr.. Foulke. I. as attorney for the
CroaE ~.