The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-29
other $300,000.


the Steel Trust tho Democratic party
is quite ready to receive it, for this
same G, N. Haskell, according to court
records is one Of the men who help
cd to organize the Steel Trust.
"In the court Of common pleas of
Putnam county, Ohio, John p. Bailey,
ex-law partner Of Haskell's, sued the
Illinois Steel Company, and the fol-
lowing paragraphs are extracted from
the complaints:
" Plaintiff, that within and during
the year commencing July l, 1897, one
Charles n. Haskell, who was during
said time an attorney at law, at the
special instance and request Of said
defendant, (thc Illinois Steel Com
pany, acted as agent and attorney for
the said defendant, (thc Illinois Steel
company), and about the acquisition
by said defendant Of certain property,
and in the formation and organization
OF the Federal Steel Company, Ca part
of the Steel Trust,) and in the sale by
The said defendant Of certain stocks
TO the said Federal Steel Company,
and in tho sale and the transfer by
said defendant to said Federal Steel
Company Of certain ore lands, So
called, and certain properties.
And plaintiff AYERS that said SER
vices of said Charles N. Haskell rem
dcrcd to said defendant by him as
aforesaid were and arc of the amount
OF value of fifty thousand dollars,
(T5o,0o0,) and were and arc but a
Traction Of L per cent of the profits
realized by said defendant from said
services, and that said charges, fees
and compensation are reasonable and
just.
Plaintiff AYERS that aftcrward
said Charles N. Haskell duly sold, as
signed and transferred to this plain
tlif all his said claims and demands
against said defendant, and this plain
tiff is now the owner and holder
thereof.
(Mr. Hearst here read the official
attcstaion to the forcgoing.)
$50 it appears, not from my asscr-
ton, but from court records, that Mr..
Haskell is not only Il Standard Oil
tool and Il crooked railroad promoter,
but Il Steel Trust organizer.
No wonder he can Get money for
Mr. Mack. and no wonder Mr.. BRYAN
and MIR. Kern do not want to rclin-
quish so valuable a campaign trcasur-
| CT.
Haskell's Option or Oil Trust.
Before L read YOU n few more let
tcrs regarding the Standard Oil I
want to read You Mr.. Haskcll's opn-
ION OF that corrupt corporation, en-
pressed publicly in a speech at Il BAN
quct at Tulsa. Okla. on February 20.
1908:
" My Friends: We often hear
Tor want. perhaps, Of some clearer
th"ught--wc often hear speaker as
sail the Standard Oil Company. T
sometimes think that the speaker has
merely heard The name mentioned and
docs not know what the purpose Of
the company is or its plan of bust
ness. The Standard Oil Company has
done wonders in the United States.
Ihr STANDARD Oil Company. by the
! application of GOOD sense to its busi-
ness. by its application Of genius and
discovery Of the component parts Of
the raw material, has made oil pro-
duets reach values that were never
dreamed of Il few years ago.
"Fcllow members Of the Tndcpcnd-
cncc party. think that we all know
more about The purpose Of the Stand
ard Oil Company and its plan Of bust
ness than we did few years ago.
"Wc all know that the Standard
Oil Company has done wonders in
the United States or at least in the
United States Senate.
"Wc all know that the Standard
OIL Company by the application of
genius and discovery has developed
some pretty raw material in the
organization of the Democratic party
Archbold to McLaurin.
'As examples of methods that were
never dreamed Of a few years ago ]
am going to read You the following
letters:
- 26 Broadway. December -, 1901.
My Dear Senator: have you.