Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-24

1 stock, reported among the oehehs, too
| Prairie Oil Il Gas Company. totsi
capital sl0,0O9,000 Of which the Ma
ticnal Transit Company's proportion
was 81, 999 500. and furthermore. It ar.
| pears that the National Transit Com
pany had a capital stock Of $25. 455.,
200, OF which the Standard Oil Com
pany owned $25.45l.650. In other
words, this Prairie Oh & Gas Com
pany was owned, all except $500. by
the National Transit Company, ana
this National Transit Company was
cwned all except about 1894 by the
Standard Oil Company.
Contrasts Taft's and Bryan's Action.
Now contrast your action in this
case OF Governor Haskell with Mr..
Taft's action as regards senator Fora
ker, as set forth in his letter Of july
20, 1907, which ! quoted 10 my state
ment. Ii was matter Of common
notoriety about Senator Foraker. as 1t
has long been a matter Of common
| notoriety about Governor Haskell.
| that he was the defender and support
or of certain great corporate interests.
and therefore hostile to the polices
for which this administration has
stood. There was no such convtnc-
ing proof against Senator Foraker at
that time. however. as there was
against Governor haskell, when. as
Won say. he waS with your approval.
made treasurer of your campaign
! committee. But Mr.. Taft refused 10
| be a party to the denomination or
Senator Foraker. even thoug-- II was
represented that only thus could ne
advance his own interests showing
by actual decd. that his words were
true when he said 1 do not care for
clfe pres :dency If 1t is TO come by
compromise with any CnA on mat
ter OF prir ciple. With hundred
fol1 clearer evidence before you as
to the connection of Governor Ha--
kaH with the Standard Oil than Mr..
Taft then had as to the connection
Of Senator Foraker with any corpora
ton. you nevertheless, having secur-
ed Governor Haskell as chairman OF
the committee to wri,e the platform
on which you stand. put him IN az
treasurer of your campaign commit
tee.
Ott.r Proofs of Unfitness.
Il ct me add that Governor Has
kelrs utter unfitneSs for any public
position of trust. or for association
with any man anxious to make an APP
peal or a neral issue has been abun-
Iantly shown wholly irrespective OF
this action OF his in connection with
the Standard Oil int srests. AS ar
American citizen who prizes bis
Americanism and his citizenship ta'
above any question Of partisanShlp,
| I regard 1t as SCANDAL and dis
grace that Governor Haskell should
| be connected with the management
of any national compaign. l have
not the space in this letter to dis
cuss Governor Haskell's conduct. for
instance, in vetoing the child lator
bill: or the fact that his name ap
| pears as one Of the defendant; in vari
GUS suits brought by the government
| to prevent the Creek Indians from
having certain of their lands fraudu
|lentl ytaken; or his connection witt
various other matters Of the kind:
but let me call your attention to his
IconGuct in prostituting to base pur
noses the state university. as sci
forth in an article in The Outlook o.
September 5 last unuer the headinr
of Shall the people rule-in Okla
homa?'
I'm this article you will see tina,
IGovernor Haskell was given full op
portunity to make every explanation
land that he made none. After set
Ting forth the facts as to Governor
IHaskelrs conduct. the Outlook arti
Gle concludes as follows: OF this
Estate of affairs We have two comments
Ito make and two questions to ask.
Misuse Of School Funds.
THE people Of Oklahoma are tax
led to support their educational insti
buttons. from the primary school te
the university. They pay their none!
Ito have their children educated
When the politicians use the money
Ito promote the interests of politica
machine. or a church sect they arr
guilty OF treach OF trust. What
do the taxpayers OF OklahoTa thin;
of the US, which their public ser
wants are making of the public funds
what do they think about this finar
cial rolicy-the taking OF the none,
ldue their sons and daughters and di
lyertinc il for the benefits Of po!iti
lcians ecclesiastical and civilT
| Haskell Might Retarc Progress.
Iently taken: or his connection will
Bryan's right hand men In the Demo
Icra,ic convention. and at Mr.. Bryan:
instance has been made treasurer o
1.-The Democratic national COMMITTEES
In is appalling to think what would
he the results In the educational sys
Items OF the Philippines and Porto
jRico. in the digging Of the Panafns
lcanai: in the work Of irrigation and
Ireforeststion: In the administration
,of the pos,offce the interior and agri
cultural departments: In the appoint
Iments Of foreign ministers and con
suis. II the spirit which has actuatee
the Democratic authorities in tbs
state of GlI.hDua shou1S he DermitteS