Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
.ASKELL ASKS
HARD QUESTIONS
aces President Roosevelt on the
Defensive.

ernor Charles N. Haskell. former
treasurer of the democratic national
committee, has written a letter to
President Roosevelt in which he
says:
q lay aside my appeal for justice
to you for the reason that ! am
convinced that no matter how dig
nified, great and honorable the Office
of president may be the incumbent
clearly demonstrates the fact that
the occupant OF that office may be
without fairness, justice or integ
rity. You have clearly demonstrated
this by lodging and vacilating from
one charge to another, by admitting |
that various of your charges were |
without foundation, and therefore
abandoned, and yet without display !
ing the manhood to apologize for
/ the former untruthful statement you
seek another issue. 1t leads me to
assert that l shall seek justice
against you before the people and in
a court not subject to your domino
ton. Frankly speaking. ! could
have arrived at no other conclusion
than that you in your reckless par
tisanship and disregard of the in7
terests of others would pack court
or fix jury.
Defendant In TOwnsite Suit.
You said in your first statement
that had suits brought against me
to recover title to Creek Indian
lands. overwhelmed you on the
} statement; adopting your usual poll
cy, you fee from that statement
without apology and adopt the state
ment now that 1t was government
townsite lots that you charged me
with being sued for. Yes, believe !
am a defendant as to certain govern
ment townsite lots, one OF nearly IL
600 suits that you have had brought
against as many different honorable
and high-minded citizens Of the state
during this presidential campaign
and you will not undertake to deny
that petty politics. for the purpose
of republicanizing about 10000 In.
dian voters. was your sole motive
for having those suits brought; and
! charge you with knowing thai
there has been no delay in thess
cases, except that occasioned by tbs
courts deliberations, taken by him
self as time he deemed necessar.
to consider whether or not there q
any merit in the petition filed b.
your attorney.
You say that you will see tina
get a hearing in court. Yes. sir
l welcome your hearing. Call t
= your assistance all the power tina
l., your high office commands, presen
I'd your case in any form you like
by ] am ready to meet it and beliey
10 the people of America viii be dii
Of gusted that they ever elected 20
ey president of the United States.
- Oil Franchise.
"Mr. Roosevelt, have said 70
az we're responsible for the grantin
sc of the franchise to the Prairie O
- and Gas company before statehoo
- thereby creating vested authority
~ that company that our state autho
ity is powerless to interrupt. VI
. have tried in your last statement
= evade this issue You have tried
give your readers a wrong impre
sion. In the ONCE OF the interi
department the records will spei
as between us. / say that "
granted that franchise. say tn
you did 1t at the solicitation Of Sen
tor Depew and others and that wit
In a few days thereafter, chiefly
subscriptions of Standard OIL me
according TO Mr.. Hartman. the 81
OF S260.0OO in cash was added
your campaign fund.
Must Not Garble Records.
II. challenge you to publish I
records Of the interior departme
~ on the subject of this franchise. a
mark you, now. Mr.. Roosevelt, ,
must not CRADLE the records nor 81
press any OF them. The public 81
know the truth. II may have Be
- suficient four years ago 10 wipe {
the truthful statement made BY Jue
Parker BY simply calling him . i
49, but that was four years ago,
your controversy il nov with a n
Who yin not accept = bluR IN