The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-30
BRYAN S LATEST
bARbEOz SHAFT
( WILL RANKLE
CASTS AT ROOSEVELT THE Accu-
SATION THAT PRESIDENTS
STATEMENT DEMANDS THE
SUPPORT OF ALL TRUSTS.
And Now Hitchcocks
Letters Are "Swiped"

NEW YORK, Sept. 3o.-The private
office Of Chairman Frank n. Hitch.
cock, IN Republican national head
quarters In the Metropolitan tower.
has been looted, according to his first
assistant, Victor A. Mason, and many
letters Of Importance which have
been placed In a private file carried
away with some notes ard memoranda
which Mr.. Hitchcock had made for his
use. Just what the envelopes SON
tanned in the way Of contrIbudoHs or
letters 10 known only to the thief, Mr..
Hitchcock and Mr.. Mason.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3o-John o.
Archboid, vice-presldent Of the stand
ard Oil Co., has issued a statement
setting forth the details Of the al
legged theft from his files, of the cor
respondence recently rtade public by
VIM. r. Hearst, In the Haskeil-F or
sker scandal. Mr.. Archbold says the
theft was committed three years ago
and that the time he had heard GER
tain Of his letters had been offered
for sale. He adds that some trusted
person, familiar with the office, had
undoubtedly taken them. Later, he
says, a man purportine to act as 60
between for the thief (Which this per
son said was his brother) and tns
ones who had instigated ~, sthosk
offered to return some ct - ttStesrs
for a consideration. sTHh uUd 90
between said that 80 - journal
had brought the doeumtn6. &,
Ex-United States Senator ). l.. Nc.
4 AS - l. a
been mentioned in tho ArchboId cor
respondence, has come out with q
statement admitting the correspon-
dence and declaring that he was a
friend Of Mr.. ArchboId and at the
time was engaged In a bitter political
struggle. He says he has no apollo
gies to make.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,. Sept. BOWL
liam Jennings Bryan has shot another
barbed shaft back at President Roose
Welt, who yesterday supplemented his
previous attack on the commoner by
publishing additional proofs OF indict'
msnts against big combinations of cap
ital. This time Bryan holds up his
record as showing conclusively the
presidents charges that he Is In
league With the trusts unjust and
untrue. The Nebraskan also takes
the president to task for passing judg-
ment on Gov. c. n. Haskell of Okla
homa, without suggesting a tribunal
&c determine the accuracy OF the
charges
MIR. Bryan's letter follows:
Rock Hill ILL.,.
Sept. 30. 1908.
Honorable Theodore Roosevelt.
president of the United States,
Washington, -. c.:
Dear SRA brief reply to your
last letter is all that Is necessary
TO call attention to your attempt to
shift the issues raised.-Ip your let
ter attacking Mr.. Foraker. you In
serted an attack upon Gov. Haskell
and attempted to use the charges
against him to connect the Demo-
cratic party. and ME as It's candi-
date. with the trusts. asked you
TO name a tribunal before which
the charges could he investigated
or, IL you would not do that, Of
fered to leave II to you to say
whether. In your Judgment, the
.eharges- Justified Mr-HaskeiIs-
withdrawal from the organization.
You did not deign to suggest n
tribunal. but proceeded to pass
judgment upon him. He immedi-
ateiy resigned his position that he
might be more free to prosecute
those who brought accusations
against him Thus his connections
with the organization ended. | had
no authority to submit. and did not
submit. to you the question OF his
guilt or innocence for final deci-
sion. Even the president cannot
lC0nfInued ON rage Ftyc,I