The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-25
CALLS HIM DOWN
sryan Demands Proof Of the
Charges Against Haskell
MADE BY ROOSEVELT.

challenges the President to Produce
Evidence Upon Which He Bases
His Endorsement of the Assoeia-
tion That the Governor Had ANY
Connection With Standard Oil.
The most sensational development
IN the present campaign was the
sending Tuesday from Detroit by
William J. Bryan, Democratic candi-
date for president, OF telegram
10 president Roosevelt, demanding
.tfsst he produce proof that Gov.
Charles n. Haskell of Oklahoma,
treasurer Oh the Democratic national
committee, ever was connected with
the Standard Oil Company
The telegram was sent in answer
TO the statement of President Roose-
pelt, published Tuesday morning,
IN which the President endorsed the
charges made against Gov. Haskell
hy William R. Hearst, that Gov
Haskell had been connected with
the Standard Oil Company and had
attempted to bribe Acknowledgement
Frank Monnett OF Ohio. The teIe-
gram Is as follows:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. President
OF the United States.
Dear Sir: In a statement given
out by you yesterday and published
IN this mornings PAPERS you endorse
a charge made against Gov. Haskell
of Oklahoma to the effect that be
ras once in the employ OF the Stan
Sard OIL Company and as such en-
ployee was connected with an at
tempt to bribe or influence Attorney
General Monnett Of Ohio to dismiss
suits pending against the Standard
OIL Company. In endorsing this
charge you attack the Democratic
party and its candidate, says that
Gov. Haskell stands high in the
councils Of Mr.. Bryan and is the
treasurer Of his national campaign
committee and you add that 'the
publication Of TITS correspondence
not merely justifies IN striking. fash,
ION the action of the administra-
ZION, but also casts curious side
light on the attacks made upon the
administration both in the Denver
convention. which nominated MIR.
Bryan. and in the course of NJ.
Bryan's campaign
Your charge is so serious that
can not allow it to go unnoticed.
Gov. Haskell has denied that he was
ever employed by the Standard Oh
Company in capacity or was ever
connected in any way whatsoever
with it or with the transaction upon
which your charge is based.
Gov. Haskell demanded an in
vestigation at the time of the charge
was first made, offering to appear
and testify, and he demands an in
vestigation now. | agree with you
that If Gov. Haskell is guilty ds
charged he is unfit to be connected
with the Democratic national COM
mittee and I am sure you will agree
with me that if he is innocent ne
deserves to be eXhonerated from so
damaging an accusation. AS the
selection of. Gov. Haskell as chair
man Of committee on resolutions at
Denver and also as treasurer or the
Democratic committee had my ap-
proval and endorsement. feel
II my duty to demand an immediate
investigation of the charge against
him endorsed by the president o.
the United States. Your high po-
si,ion as well as your sense of jus
sice, should prevent your giving
sanction and circulation to such 4
charge without proof and respect
fully request. therefore. that You
furnish any proof which you have in
yorr possession, or If you have M
proof. request that you indicate Il
method by which the truth may ht
lSS6Et2lueO. NiluooN NohoeAsA-o ~'
Haskell, will agree that he will ap-
pear for investigation before and trio-
nnal, public or private which you may
indicate, and will further agree
that his connection with the national
committee and this campaign shall
cease in the event that the decision
of such tribunal connects him IN
any way with this chrage. or In case
Won. after an investigation OF tn:
facts. say that you believe him guilty
of the charges made.
"As the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic party | shall not permit any
responsible member Of the Repuhll-
can organization to misrepresent the
acts Of the Democratic rrty IN the
present camnaign | have assisted
YOU tothe extent Of my ability IN
remedial measures which deemed
for the public good which you have
undertaken: have urged Demo-
Gratis to support such measures and
! have advocated more radical meas
ures against private monopolles than
either you or your party associates
have been willing to undertake.
The platform Of the Democrats"
party is clear and specific on TINS
suhiect. as on other subjects. while
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