Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-09-30
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT IN
HOT CONTROVERSY

PalRu euuuehlJ dssumSu seneat'Ou
al proportions.
Following Mr.. Hearst's charge
that Governor Haskell was ono,
identified with the Standard Oh
trust came the governors chal
lenge to Mr.. Hearst to submit thu
evidences to a committee of news
paper editors. Replying, Mr.
Hearst refused to accept Governor
Haskell's challenge on the ground
that Governor Haskell was "be-
meath" him. Governor Haskell
announced that he will force the
Issue with Mr.. Hearst, insisting
that 80 far as he is concerned, Mr..
Hearst has been guilty of false
accusation.
President Roosevelt and Mr..
Bryan were drawn into the news
paper controversy and several let
tiers, characteristic of these gen.
tlemen, have passed between them.
The president in letter to
Congressman Mckinley, makes an
appeal for the election of Mr.. Taft
to the presidency on the ground
that a continuance of the present
policies will thereby be assured,
A letter from Mr.. Taft to resi-
dent Of Ohio was also given out
by Mr.. Roosevelt, in which the
Republican candidate for the
presidency refused to acquiesce
in the plan to lndorse himself for
the presidency and Mr.. Foraker
for re. election to the United States
Senate. In the course of his let
ter President Roosevelt says:
There is a striking difference in one
respect, however, in the present posi- |
tions of Governor Haskell and Senator
Foraker. Governor Haskell stands
high in the councils of Mr.. Bryan and
is the treasurer of his national cam
pagn committee. Senator Foraker
represer IS only the forces which In en-
FILTERED fashion fought the nomination
90 n Anfpifa1xy |
deprived of power within the Republi-
can party when Mr. Taft was nominat-
ed.
''The publication of this correspOn
dence not merely justifies in striking
fashion the action of the administra
ton, but also casts a curious sidelight
Oh the attacks made upon the admin
istratiOn, both in the Denver conven-
ton which nominated Mr. Bryan, and :
ia the course Of Mr.. Bryan's campaign"
The next day Mr.. Bryan came {
back at the President in lengthy d
telegram, and the country was 6
treated to the Unprecedented spec i.
tacle of notice being served on TIE
president Of the United States BY 8
a candidate fer that office, demand
ing ttat honorable treatment BE-
accorded the Democratic party
The following ringing paragraph
appears in Mr.. Bryan's telegram: .
''As the candidate of the Democratic
party | shall not permit any responsible <
member of the Republican organization
to misreprcsent the attitude of the t
Democratic party in the present cam o.
psign. have assisted you to the ex
tent of my ability in remedial measures
which / deemed for the public good -
which you have undertaken; | have -
urged Democrats to support such =,
measures and | have advocated more .
radical measures against private mono -
poles than either you OIL your party as =.
sociates have been willing to undertake. =,
The platform of the Democratic party =,
is clear and specific on this subject a. Il
on other subjects, while the platform
of the Republican party is uncertain o,
and evasive. 81
After a prolonged conference pr
with memb ers of the cabinet at the u
White House, President Roosevelt -
sent long and vigorous reply to
MIR. Bryan. The following sp-
pears: NJ
"Now contrast your action in this VI -.
case of Governor Haskell with Mr.. ~
Tafts action as regards Senator For W
sker, as set forth in his, letter Of July
20, 1907, which l quoted in my state ~
ment 1t was matter Of common no %
toriety about Senator Foraker, as it 9"
has long been matter of common no.
toriety about Governor Haskell, that =
he was the defender and supporter of ~
certain great corporate interests and -
therefore hostile to the policies for r..
which this administration has stood. II
There was no such convincing proof g.,
against Senator Foraker at that time,
however, as there was against Cover -,
H ask ell, when, as you say, he was with na
'our approval made treasurer OF your ~
"a mpaign committee" o.
Sundays papers published Mr.. to
,ryan's scathing reply to Presi- pa
lent Roosevelt's recent letter. WI
after taking up and answering the