The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-28
PRESIDENT COMES
BACK At BRYAN
ONCE MORE
COmbats Charge of Insincerety
in Trust Prosecutions
RECORD AGAINST PROMISES
Attitude OF Democratic Candidate
Toward Haskell Severely Crlti-
eised In Last Commune alton.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-President |
Roosevelt has answered W. J. Bryans
recent speech in which he maintained
that the democratic party and plat
form were not receiving square
deal" in the campaign which the pres
idents professions of fair treatment
entitled them to.
The president says he has seen Mr..
Bryan's letter and las to most of
what you say about me personally, |
do not regard any answer as neces-
sary. When you say that | am UNI
fair to your platform you reterate Ger
tain opinions as TO which | had quot
ed with my hearty approval.
You say that your platform declares
in favor of vigorous enforcement of
the law against guilty trust magnates
and officials, and that the platform
upon which Mr. Tart stands makes no
such declaration. i was not neces-
sary. That platform approved the
policies of this administration and
promised to continue them; and here
as usual, | have only to compare your
words with the deeds of the admins
tration and of Mr.. Taft. You merely
promise in your platform that you in
tend to do just what this administra
ton has actually done and is doing.
ITO show the difference between
deeds. and words | will compare the
record OF this administration with the
record Of one OF your most prominent
supporters at this present moment,
Mr. Olney, attorney general under the
last democratic administration. While
Mr.. Olney was attorney general. no
cases whatever We're brought under
the antitrust law; against combina-
tons of capital, the only new case
which he brought being directed
against combinations of working men.
During that entire administration the
only cases brought against combina-
lions of capital under the antitrust
act were four in number, two OF
which were unsuccessful; one of the
other two being the case which was
decided by Judge Taft in favor of the
! government
You ask me TO name single Of
fetal connected with a lawdefyine
! corporation who has declared or will
4 declare that he is supporting you. In
st. Louis paper which reaches me
at the same time as the papers con
\ tanning this published letter of yours
4 | find a statement from Judge Henry
S. Priest. attorney for the Waters
| Pierce Oil company the western sub
1 sidiary or representative of the Stan
| dard Oil company. In which he an
nounces that he is for Bryan and
states that Wall street believes Bry-
an will be elected. In reply as to
whether he could quote any of the
| Standard Oil magnates as feeling that
| way, he answered.
| " 1 did not say | saw any officials of
the Standard Oil company. | am Civ
ing you what | found was the drift
of opinion among well posted polite
ians as we'll as bankers. - |
guess Gov. Haskell is all right. They
have not proved anything on him have
they"
! now come to the important part
of your letter, your attitude toward
| Mr.. Haskell You state that Mr. Has
keIl 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 such as may come
| in a court Out of your own mouth
you are condemned. You thereby set
up that standard or law honesty,
which has been the bane of this peo-
pie in endeayoring to get equity and
fair dealing-as they should obtain
among high minded men-trom great
business corporations, and from indi-
viduals like Mr. Haskell. Apparent.
ly you disclaim even asking Mr.. Has
kell to retire from the position in
I which you placed him, so that he re
fires of his own free will; and you
utter no word of condemnation OF his
gross offenses against public decency
and honesty. / contrast your action
IN this case with that OF Mr.. TAFT IL
reference to Senator Foraker, Yor
say you were ignorant OF Mr. Haskell''
record If so it was willful Ignorance
on your part.
You ask that we leave the courts
to deal with Mr.. Haskell. AS t
some matters the courts have alread.
death with him. AS to others, vari
GUS private individuals whom he ha
wronged, and the United States gov
eminent, on behalf of helpless Ind
ans whom he has wronged, are striy
ing to have the courts so deal wit
him."
Here Mr.. Roosevelt, gives a lette
from M. L. Mott, national attorney O
the Creek Nation, charging that Coy
Haskell with others, secured deed
to lots in Muskogee by conspiracy an
fraud at one half their appraised va
, ne He declares: --
For this particular act the ma
whose public record you endorse yo
may rest assured that the interior az
/ partment will endeavor to see tina
the courts do Justice to him.
He then takes up Gov. Haskell
connection" with the STANDARD U
company and conclndes'
"Of all corruption. the most ia
T reaching for evil is that which mae
S itself behind the mask of furious Den
aeoey. seeking to arouse and to pal
, der TO the basest passions of mankin'
No better exemplification OF THIS tyl
of corruption sould be found than
, The case of Mr.. Haskell.
! "You have uttered no word OF col
demnation of Haskellism. MS we thu
see II. That you consciously, sougl
TO bring It about, do not believe.
That II was the natural result