Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-29
BRYAN REPROVES
Chief Executive
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FEELS
STING OF WoRDY LASH OF
THE coMMoNER.
RESENTS CRITICISM
OF THE DEMOCRATS
Taft Talks on Negro Question to
Gathering Of BIacks-Also Ad-
dresses Republican Clubs-Has.
kell Says He Will Not Quit.

Detroit. Mich, Sept 23-The re-
markable spectacle of a presidential
candidate rebuking the chief execu-
tive of the nation for making state
ments deemed to be unjustified, was
witnessed Tuesday when William ].
Bryan in a letter to President Roose-
welt defended Gov. Haskell of Okla
bona, treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee, against the charge
that he had unlawful connections with
the Standard Oil Company. Mr.. Bryan
serves notice on the president that as
the candidate of the Democratic party
Il shall not permit any responsible
member of the Republican organiza-
ton to misrepresent the Democratic
party in the present campaign"
The letter concludes with the state.
ment that the Democratic party is
making IAN honest and honorable"
fight in defense of its principles and
policies, and expects and will demand
honorable treatment from those who
are in charge of the Republican cam.
paign."
Taft IN Negro Question.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 23.-''When l
get into the White House-assuming
l am to be put there-no plea in favor
! of negro will have any less consid,
Grafton because he Is a negro rather
than white man."
This declaration of intention was
made by Judge W. H. Taft Tuesday
In the course of the brief address he
made to the delegates to the negro ma
tional Baptist convention, being held
in Lexington, KY, the members Of
which came to Cincinnati for the pur-
pose of meeting Judge Taft.
Talks to G. o. p. Clubs.
A clever surprise was sprung on the
! delegates to the convention of the Ma
t1onal League of Republican Clubs at
| Its opening session Tuesday On the
program of speakers We're President
John Hayes Hammond. Mayor Mark
brett and Ohio President H. V. Speel-
man. This was all that was announced.
Just before the hour of calling the
| meeting to order President Hammond
arrived with Judge Taft.
I'VE need you ALL" said Judge Taft,
land | want to congratulate you on the
resuscitation and continuation of the
Republican League of Clubs. 1t can
do great work in assisting the ma
tional organization. Organized work
in every state gives an impetus and
| awakens interest in the man on the
outside
"Resign? Never!" Says Haskell.
Guthrie, Okla, Sept 23-Charles N
Haskell, governor of Oklahoma and
treasurer of the Democratic commit
tee, Tuesday arrived home from the
east, where he has been making
speeches for the Democratic ticket
Mr.. Haskell was asked if the charges
OF William R. Hearst that he was con.
nected with the Standard Oil Company
would cause him to resign from the
national committee. Said he: Re
sign? Positively nonsense. Why,
was indicated of those charges in the
state campaign last fall when | licked
the whole bunch.
Now, | brand Hearst's statements
as falsehoods. said wouldn't re
sign minute ago, didn't 1? Well, ii
Mr.. Hearst can prove single state
ment l will quit at once"
Foraker Hit by President.
Oyster Bay. N. Y. Sept. 23.-Late
Tuesday Secretary Loeb gave to rep
resentatives Of the press a formal
statement by the president, which was
called forth by the recent exchanges
between William r. Hearst and Sena
tor Foraker of Ohio.
Mr. Hearst in public utterances, had
accused the senator of relations with
the Standard Oil Company inconsist
ent with his duties as senator anC
his attitude as a representative of Re
publican policies and professions. Ii
his statement President Roosevelt
makes another appeal for the support
OF Mr.. Taft and declares that his de
feat would bring lasting satisfaction
to but one set of men, namely, to those
men who. as shown in the CORE
spondence published by Mr.. Hearst
were behind Mr.. Foraker, the oppo
nent of Mr.. Taft, within his OWL
party, and who now are behind Gov
Haskell and his associates, the oppo
nents of Mr.. Taft in the opposite
party"