The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-25
OPEN LETTER TO MIR. HEARST Gov. Haskell Corners the Editor. NO EXCUSE FOR NEW PARTY Hearst a Loud Talker, But Not
 Reliable Actor. Haskell Declares that Oklahoma Has Done in Two Years All That
 Independence Party Prom
 ises In Platform.
NO EXCUSE FOR NEW PARTY

Guthrie. Okla. Sept. 24.--Governo, Charles N Haskell. Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee here. before noon today. issued through the Associated Press an open letter to William R. hearst. taking the New York editor to task for his attitude in the present campaign. Governor Has, kell discusses at length the issues of l lows.
 To William R. Hearst: sir-You claim that there Is need Tor new political party and have sought to organize such an organiza- ton. and have formulated q platform. Below you will ind every declara- lion of State principles in your plat form and you will also find that in every instance. except one, the De- moeracy of Oklah oma, in framing the constitution and acts of the first Leg lslature's session. have covered every- thing you recommend.
 You will also find that the Denver exceptions.
 You will observe. Mir. Hearst, that the progressive Democracy of the Southwest actually does things while you are devoting your life to sim ply talking about that which might
 
 T also beg to remind you, last win. ter, when Congress was in session. Oklahoma. through Senator R. l.. Owen. in the Senate. and Hon. Scott Ferris, member of the House of Rep resentatives at Washington, introduced proper resolutions providing for amendments to the constitution of the United States; among others the fol- lowing.
 ConstitutIoaal AInendmenta. vote.
 "B-To IegaiiEe national income tax.
 ''c--To constutionaiize an employers liability act; (which you know accord States can not be enacted under the present constitutional limitations)
 D-To allow the States the right to prohibit interstate commerce shipments of convict-made goods into States whereby State law convict labor is prohibited from competing with free labor.
 T wrote you when these resolutions were introduced in Congress and ap- pealed to you for your official assist ance. You Ignored both. Your ser- vices might have been very benenciaI on that occasion. f
 Such things as this leads me to be-
 
 not reliable actor. If Oklahoma Democracy has done in two years practically all you recommend In your platform. why don't you help those who do things instead of oppose their efforts?
 Tn Oklahoma. we believe that the organization of labor is indispensable to elevating humanity and protecting the toiler. We want respect for these principles to be the part of the educa- ton of childhood. and practice in ma ture years. Therefore. we have be- gun by requiing the union label to appear on our common school books.
 No doubt. three-fourths of the com mon sch ool books are used by children of those who toll in the field. the mines and the shops.
 Now let those why buy these books. join the Oklahoma plan and the union label will be on every book in the union. Even in Oklahoma. 1t can't all be done at once, but the good work Is started. let us all keep 1t going.
 Have you done as much. If so, when and wheref The Oklahoma con- stitution is conceded by all to be a model basic law in defense of a human right and happiness.
 Have you done as much. If 50. when and where?
 Results Speak.
 Results speak louder than promises. Read the following quotations from he annual report from the State Fed 'ration of Labor. unanimously adopted ast June:
 The above. we believe. is a record n legislation which has never been bualed by any other State in the Union and the following men must be 'iven credit for this splended record. First on the list of friends of labor omes Governor Haskell, always eady and willing to lend his assistance y day or night to our legislative oard when our labor laws were in anger. His office is always wide open 0 us and we are free to confess that ad 1t not been for Governor Haskell. great number of our laws enacted uring the first session of the Legisla- ure would not be on the statutes of Oklahoma today
 Then. after reading the above and our talk compared with our acts done. ell your audience if there Is any ex- use on earth for your efforts at ew political party except for the sole urpose of boosting a single. solitary ldividual who calls himself W. K. Iearst.
 (Signed) C. N. Haskell