The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-09-29
". J. BRYAN VS..
The PRESIDENT
Both Are GrOEing Warm as
Campaign Letter Writers.
ANSWERS FLY BACK AND Forth


corning Governor Haskelrs Rela-
tons With the Oil Trust and De
nounees Mr.. Roosevelt For Abusing
His Power In Favor Of Taft-The
President Comes Back In Vigorous
style and Tells What His Admins
tration Did to Curb the Trusts.
Milwaukee. Wis. Sept 2S.-Defend-
ing his knowledge OF Governor Haskell
against the charges which have been
brought against him until the charges
can be examined In some court where
parusanship does not bias. William
Bryan. Democratic candidate for prcs-
,dcnt. gave ont for publication his re-
ply 20 President Roosovoits recent
letter. in response to his telegram on
the subject Mr.. Bryan speaks of the
election OF Mr.. Haskell as governor
of Oklahoma. and SAYS that "the con
sttuuon was adopted and that Gov
crnor Haskell was elected in spite OF
The efforts of your administration and
In spite of the speech made iu OKLA
hona by Mr.. Taft" NJ Bryan then
says,
You say that it was a matter of
common notoriety that Mt Haskell
was connected with the Standard Oil
company. 7 have a right 90 assume
that IL So serious an objection hai ex-
listed 70 Mr. Haskeil's election and had
been a matter OF common notoriety IN
Ohio. as you say. judge TAFT would
have felt il his conscientious duty 70
warn the people when be spoke in
Oklahoma. IL he did not have the
knowledge. why can il be assumed
that 7 had it2 And II ne had H. how
can YOU excuse his failure TO com
municate the Information 20 the peso
pie Of Oklahoma? II you feel 10 your
patriotic duty 10 denounce Mr Has
keil when ne is only member OF tho
organization. how much more
would Mr.. Taft have felt 10 his pa
triouc duty 20 dcnounce Mt Haskell
when he was aspiring 20 De the chief
executive OF a great state?"
MI Bryan charges. among other
things. that the steel trust with your
Express consent purchased one OF Co.
largest rivals and thus obtained CON
troll OF more than 80 per cent OF tho
total output lie asks the president
II be viii insist that in permitting
his You showed less favor to the mo
nopolistic corporations than 7 90 IL
opposing IL"
Mr.. Bryan abruptly charges tina.
Governor Hughes. quoted by President
Roosevelt as having ~riddled the Dom
lcratic trust remedy was himself the
lenenciary oi the trusts. and cites tae /
'ampaisn contributions % the Hughes /
lection fund two years ago. Among /
hosc are J. r. Morgan. John d Rookie
cllcr. Andrew Carnegie and William /
Nelson Cromwell
Pursuinc this subject further. Mr.
fryan Says that as the prcsiden; /
quotes Governor Hughes De takes 81 /
or granted that Judge Tart has no, /
Expressed himself satisfactorily on the /
rust question.
Mr Bryan severely condemns the /
PRESIDENT for misusing the sacred /
rust and powers vested in him. Ho /
ays.
i do not regard IL as proper for the /
10 'ts.t AAA1 ANANrAAHNa mas
luencc or his patronage 10 aia ono /
member of his party as against am /
'ther who aspires 10 Office. and ~. /
.ard IL as violation OF the obligation /
hat the president owes 10 the whole 1
leople 90 use an Office that belongs O. I
he whole people as a party asset for /
he advancement of a personal friend /
nd a political protege"
Following this. Bryan turns C. riai /
uic and speaking OF his own aspira /
ions. says:
Il am sansuinc enough % believe /
hat II entrusted with power would /
'e able 20 make my administration g
ucccssful thar the members OF my 1
.arty could. without Interference from !
ne. select the one most worthy Q. /
AIRY on the work begun by me SCI /
uccessful that 10 would not DE neces- |
airy for me to defend in bulletins or !
lronunciamentos. think I could I'D \
his way give 90 the members Of the |
opposite party as well as 10 members !
Il my own party a square deal"
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