The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-30
Says Presidents Charges Are Ingenious But FallaciouS; Does Not Repudiate
 Haskell
FEATURES MONEY PUBLICITY
Presidents Defense of Post. Election Plan Q Reflection Upon the Electorate, De-
 clares Nebraskan.

Rock Island, Ills. Sept 29.--"I have lived fin vain If your accusations have lost me a single friend" said William J. Bryan in letter addressed today to President Roosevelt, replying to that of the President, written Sunday last.
 Mir Bryan points to his record and declares that 1t is sufficient answer to the insnuations of the chief executive that he Is In sympathy with, or con trolled by, the trusts,
 Reverting to the charges against, Gov. Haskell. Mr. Bryan says that the President, In response to his request, did not deign to suggest a tribunal which could determine those charges but instead proceeded to pass judg- ment upon him, and he informs the President that the occupant of that high office cannot deny to the humblest citizen the right to protect his reputa- tion and vindlcate his name in the courts,
 Taking up the Presidents assertion that certain trust magnates. fearing prosecution under Mir. Taft. will sup- port the democratic candidate, Mir Bryan charges that the President worded his statement In such way as to demand the support of all the trust magnates "and vet put It on the ground that they are supporting your party for patriotic reasons. rather than for the promotion of selfish inter- est"
 Such an argument. he contends. Is Ingenious but not sound In proof of the fact that he would not he controll- ell by the trusts. Mir Bryan says that if elected he will enforce the anti trust laws. mot spasmodlcally and in- termittently, but persistently and con slstently."
 MT. Bryan In dealing with the demo- cratic campaign fund of 1898, as com pared with the republican campaign fund of 1904, charges that the Pres' dent. "pays more attention to the mote than to the beam" and asserts that In 1904 the republicans used fin one state alone 2 fund almost as large as the en- tire sum the democratic party had in its control.
 Mir. Bryans Letter.
 Rock Island, Ills. Sept 2a, 1908. "Honora ble Theodore Roosevelt.
 President of the United States,
 Washington. D. c.
 Dear Sir--A brief reply to your last letter is all that is necessary to call attention to your attempt to shift the issues raised In your letter at tacking Mir. Foraker you inserted an attack upon Governor Haskell and att tempted to use the charges against him to connect the democratic party, and me as its candidate, with the trusts. asked you to name tribu- nal before which the charges could be investigated or, if you would not do that, offered to leave 1t to you to say whether, In your judgment. the charges justified Mfr. Haskells with drswal from the organization, You did not delgn to suggest tribunal, but proceeded 10 pass Judgment upon him. He immediately resigned his position that he might be more free to prosecute those who brought accr- sations against him, Thus his con- nections with the organization ended. I had no authority 10 submit and did not submit. to you the question of his guilt or innocence for final decision Even the president cannot deny to the humbest citizen of the land the right to protect his reputation and vindcate his name in courts established for the purpose where witnesses can be ex- amined and evidence submitted ac- cording to the rules of law.
 Denies Trust AHiliation.
 Tn my first letter to you resented the imputation that any charges made against Governor Haskell could be Justly construed as connecting the democratic party, or me as its csndl- date, with any trust or law-defying corporation. You replied that the charges were a matter of general no- toriety, and asked you why MT Taft did not mention them when he made speeches against MT, Haskell in Okla homa You at once endeavored to connect me with new matters which arose after the Denver convention, and conscious that those charges were insufficient, you have since given wings to accusations that no disinter- ested party would make against an- other without investigation. l am willing that all your charges against me shall be submitted to the voters of the country, and with your charges submit my denial of any knowledge or information that could. in the remot- est way, connect me with any trust monopoly or law-defving corporation My record is sufficient answer to your insinuation
 Lived In Vain. if -----s
 T have lived in vain if your accusa- tions lose me a single friend l chal- lenged you to name trust official who Is supporting me, and, after searching the country, you produce the name of one man not q trust official, but the local attorney of a trust Without in- Qulring whether he votes for me bee