The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-28

on Feb. 81. 1900, a Judgment for DAM
ages and costs amounting to So. 23o. 43 /
eeovered in the supreme court of the i
county. was filed against Charles N,
Haskell. On April >. 1900. this judy |
ment was returned on the sheriff'e ex-
ecution satisfied TO the extent of only /
S29. so and the remainder of il still re-
mains unsatisfied
In this instance your proposal that /
Mr.. Haskell be left TO the court does /
not seem TO have produced thorough |
justice
Neither shall l touch upon the var
ious suits now pending against him
for all kinds of reasons. Thus. il is
reported in the press under date OF
Sept. 19.19GS, that a $500 Judgment
had been obtained against Mr.. Has
kell by an attorney of Arkansas, who
was employed by him to lobby be-
fore the city council of Muskogee TO
get through a franchise. The attor-
ney's fee was never paid, but the fran
chise was granted"
Nor shall l touch upon the facsimile
published in the press of Sept. %. last,
showing Mr. Haskell having three
years ago Joined an organization to
prevent union labor from entering the
city where he lived. Indeed, as re-
CARDS this last statement. | wish dis
tinctly to acquit Mr.. Haskell of being
opposed on principle to either trade
unions or corporations, for | wish TO
acquit him of being opposed to any
thing on principle.
Connection With Standard Oil.
Now as to Governor Haskell's con
nection with the Standard Oil company
in Oklahoma. Governor Haskell ad-
| vances the fact that the United States
government permitted the Standard
| Oil company on the same terms as any
other companies to enjoy the legal
privileges TO which ii was entitled on
the Indian reservations of Oklahoma.
as his justification for having given II
illegal privileges to which it was not
entitled in the State of Oklahoma
| The excuse furnishes the measure
! of Governor Haskelrs moral quality.
| The federal act of March IL, 1904,
;
terror the right to grant permits for
oil and gas pipe lines to cross Indian
| reservations. Regulations to carry
out the law were drawn up by the In
dian Office and approved by the secre-
tary of the interior April II. 1904.
In compliance with the law and
the regulations the Department of the
Interior permitted the Standard Oil
Pipe Line Company (the Prairie oil
and Gas Company and the various
rival pipe line companies (such as the
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, the
Cary River Gas Company, the Denz
Portland Cement company and others
including Texas and Gulf companies)
all on the same terms and under the
same conditions, the right of way
across the Indian reservations.
All Were Treated Alike.
mo preference or privileges were
granted to any company that was moi
also granted to all the others. Any
other action than that actually takeI
by the Interior Department would
have been as grossly improper as tn,
actions of Governor Haskell himself
THE Government stood neither fo
nor against any company; but 1t re
quired each to obey the law. Its &C
ton was precisely like the actor
which it took for instance. in proceed
ing against the Standard Oil Compan,
in the rebate matter; 1t did not thu
proceed because the Standard OF
Company was involved, but because
rebates had been granted; 1t woult
have proceeded just as quickly agains
the rivals of the Standard Oil al
against the Standard Oil itself.
Superior to Constitution.
Governor Haskell refuses to permi
any proceedings to be taken agains
the Standard Oil Company, although
this company declines to obey the Law
of Oklahoma. He claims that the
Standard Oil rights were superior Il
the requirements of the Oklahom;
constitution, for which he was himsel
mainly responsible.
> HE took the decision of this ques
ton away from the Courts, and
: against the opinion of his Attorney
E General, he decided it in favor of tn
= Standard Oil Corporation. The Attoi
5 ney-General of Oklahoma has mad
: the following statement in this mat
e ter:
3 "'The Presidents statement as I
the Prairie oil and Gas Company sui
e is less than the whole matter in 1t
t, whole iniouity, because on April %
e had informed the Governor that tn
e action taken by the Prairie compan
s was illegal and should be enjoined
9 and that had an open injunction sui
+ At that time, April %, the Governo
/ agreed with me as to the illegality @
r the action and approved the beginnin
= of the injunction.