The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-21
HASKELL DEf|ES
HEARST TO PROVE
OIL BRIDE CHARGE
Suggests Jury of Newspaper Edo
itOrs to Pass Upon AC-
Cusations.
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BAlKEY AND sIBLEY
q. FIGURE IN'ATTACKS
ArchbOld Letter Said Standard
n Was Anxious to See
* Texas Senator.

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fCHICAGO, Sept. Flu an open let
ter to William Randolph Hearst, Gov
ernor Haskell. of Oklahoi TIA, challenges
Hearst t. prove the charges that the
Governor had anything to, do with the
Standard Ous alleged attt smpt to stop
Ohio prosecutions. and I've wants q
COMMITTEES Of newspape m EN- to decide
the question. The Cover uor's letter
reads:
ysSir-You are stating in speech and
press in substance, that durfi V the year
1h99, when Attogney-General Frank 5.
Monnett, of Ohio, had sev,tral cases
pending in thu Supreme Court Of that
State against ti,e Standard OIL Com
pany, that [ ought to influence him to
dismiss those Attts. . I have said and
now repeat that your stateme ut Is alb
soLlteIy false, and that l never had any
rela,ionS of anytkfnd or ter with
the STANDARD OH Company.
Our conflicting statements prove
nothing. -Sou, as a newspaper man,
may and sh ould desire a reputation for
~truthfulness. l., as a public official, de-
mand that those who accuse me stand
forth and make, their proof You know
Fiat a srit against you for civil dam,
ages or a CRIMINAL prosecution for libel
fueans long delay ana accords your
character of Journalism a chance to
COVER your exerkas before being called
upon To settle. L do not want your
money: l simply desire to expose you
~ the public as II false %accuser,f who
has distorted putRic records and manu-
iaetured statements for base political
Tarposes.
Names Newspaper Editors.
5NFcr the purpose of forever settling
tiis Infamous SANDER which you are
circulating in your newspaper and on
The stump, i now propose that a COM
mittee of FIVE or any three of them,
composed of the editors of the Spring
field, Mass, Republican. the Chicago
journal, the .1eH York World, the 1ndl-
annapolis News and the st. Louis Re-
public, be selectxd to hear you and me
under oath, and al other evidence they
may desire as to The truth or falsity Of
your charge. al the earliest possible mo-
ment, and render their decision to the
inublic in writing.
Should this committee find your
charge sustained. L shall withdraw
efrom all connection with the present
presidential campaign.
should the verdict be against YOU, as
], know it will, there need be no other
penalty than The public cont empt due
.eYery assassin of character.
- -. c. N. HASKELL:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 21.-The new
Charges against Governor Haskell were
made in an address by Mr.. Hearst here
Saturday night. Mr.. Hearst, at the
same time. made new charges against
United States Senate Joseph w.
Bailey, Of Texas, and Representative
Joseph G. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, also
making further attacks on Senator
Foraker.
<.-Mr. Hearst said In part:
please remember that L nave not
personally made any accusation against
amy one. | have read the complaint of
Attorney. General Monnett, OF Ohio,
,fiied in court, In which Mr.. Monnett
says that &C, n. Haskell was one. Of
those concerned an attempt to bride
ahim to discontinue actions against the
Standard OH
Alleged Attempt to Bribc.
n These affidavits accuse Haskell, who
was once an Ohio politician, of being
involved in an attempt to bride Mon
Jiett, then attorney general of Ohio.
with .$400, 900, TO abanCon proceedings
against thea oil trust.
ME Hearst also read charges against
Governor Haskell in connection with
Oklahoma oil cases.
aNHes read a letter ascribed TO Repre-
sentative Smiley, which says in part:
My Dear Mr.. A.-Yesterday 1 had a
long talk with a friend in the Senate,
whom you know l have always regard
ed as n of the strongest men In that
sbpdyspCMr. b., a. Democracy. He Is
wholly and unalterably opposed to the
president and Garfield's policy versus
corporations. If o want to see him |
think | a arrange for him to call
when in New York"
s@t lie Their read the following letter,
which he said was an answer to Repre-
sentative Sibley's letter:
~ r- "26 Broadway, New York,
Deaf Mr. Sibfey-We are anxious to
p ve5as talk at as early a day as pos
ssfbles with Senator Bailey. of Texas,
and 4 write to ask If you will do us
the favor to communicate with him and
find wnen he can he here.
Greatly appreciating your courtesy
ram, sincerely yours,
80 JOHN d. ARCHBOLD."
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