Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-09
GREAT TURMOIL IN
THE POLITICAL ARENA
three.Cornered Controversy Which
Throughout the Nation.
FORAKER AND HASKELL OUT.
Of the Charges and Coun'
ter Charges Which Have Been
Made by Eminent Men.
Chicago correspondence

Chicago correspondence
The controversy between the Presi.
dent, Mr.. Bryan and Gov. Haskell has
attained such absorbing violence, and
has opened up so many questions hay
Ing no real rclevance to the national IS
sue, that the average man perhaps feels
somewhat bewildered as he wades
through the reams of language which
the newspapers print because Of the
eminence of the persons who use it. The
following summary has been made for
the convenience of readers who may
wish to know what the present uproar,
from Washington ever unto Oklahoma
and back, Is all about
1. w. Il. Hearst of the Independence
party charged that Senator Foraker had
been corruptly Influenced in politics and
legislation by money paid him by the
Standard Oil Company, citing as proof
certain letters which are said to have
been obtained from thai company's Office
files.
.. Senator Foraker explained that $50,
600 alleged to have been paid him with
corrupt motives had not, in fact, been
paid to him at all, but was a loan through
him to a man who wanted to buy a lead
ing Ohio newspaper, and that these nego-
t%iations having failed, the money was re-
turned to the lenders. With respect to
other sums referred to in the Standard
OIL letters Senator Foraker was less spe-
cific, giving the general impression that
they were fees for services as legal coun-
sel-serviccs which began before he was
lected to the Senate and which, he said,
ceased before the Standard Oil Company
was attacked by the White House and tho
Department of Justice. With that ex.
PLANTATION, which many regard as some
what inadequate, Senator Foraker with
drew from participation in the national
campaign.
3. Thereupon the President entered tho
controversy and endeavored to show that
if some Republicans We're wicked some
Democrats were wickeder. He identified
the zone Haskell" whom it had been al.
legged had made attempts to bride Franh
S. Monnett, one time Attorney General
of Ohio, with Gov. c. N. Haskell oil
Oklahoma, treasurer of the Democratic
national committee.
4. Thereupon Mr.. Bryan challenged the
President to produce proofs that Mr.,
Haskell had anything whatever to do
with the attempts to corrupt Monnett OF
that Mr.. Haskell's Ohio record was in
any way impeachable.
5. Then the President came back, dis
cussing at length the alleged malfehsance
of Mr. Haskell in connection with an
Oklahoma ramiication of the STANDARD
Oil Company, in the matter of an Okla.
homa child labor bill, and with respect to
the management of the Oklahoma State
university. a.
8. simultaneously Gov. Haskell ISSUED
4 manifesto asking how the domestic
affairs of Oklahoma became a national
concern, and showing, as he says, that the
favor he was said to ave extended to the
oil company was simply a recognition Of
vested rights conferred upon it by the
Secretary Of the Interior before Oklahoms
was a State.
7. Next came Gov. Haskells resigna'
ton as treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee. In his letter of resis
nation Gov. Haskell denied the charges
made against him. but said he resigned
In order that nothing should be permit
ted to cloud the real issues in the cam
| paign and because he desired Mr.. Bryan:
election. He declared he would subject
both President Roosevelt and Mr.. Hears
to the penalties of the law"