The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

TO support their educational institu-
tions from the primary school to the
university. They pay their money to
have their children educated. When
the politicians use this money to pro-
mote the interest of political ma:
chine or church sect, they are guilty
of a breach OF trust. What do the
taxpayers of Oklahoma think of the
use which their public servants are
making Of the public funds? What
do they think about this financial
policy-the taking of the money due
their sons and daughters, and divert
ing It for the benefit of politicians,
ecclesiastical and civil?
Governor Haskell was one of Mr..
Bryan's right-hand men in the Demo-
cratic convention, and, at Mr.. Bryan's
instance, has been made treasurer Of
the Democratic national committee.
1t is appalling to think what would
be the results in the educational sys-
TENS Of the Philippines and Porto
Rico. in the digging of the Panama
canal, in the work Of irrigation and
re-fcrestration, in the administration
of the postof1ce, the interior and agri-
cultural departments, in the appoint
| ments of foreign ministers and con-
suls, II the spirit which has actuated
the Democratic authorities in the
state of Oklahoma should be permit
ted to take control of the federal gov
ernment at Washington. Governor
Haskell, by actions. which speak loud
er than words, has declared his dis
belief in Grover Cleveland's motto, "A
public office is public trust And
Mr.. Haskell is a representative lead
er In the Bryan Democracy. What
does Mr.. Bryan think of Mr. Cleve-
lands principle? What do the Ameri-
can people think of Mr. Haskell's con-
temptuous reversal of it,"
Bryan Begging.
%"You close your telegram by say
ing that you expect and will demand
j fair and honorable treatment from
those who are in charge of the Repub-
lican campaign. l am not In charge
OF the campaign, but am greatly in-
terested in 1t. l have shown you
above fairly and honorably that Gov
ernor Haskell is man who, on every
account have named, is unworthy Of
any position in our public life. No fur
ther facts Is required. They are spread
on the record before you, and they
were available before Mr.. Haskell was
chosen for his position as treasurer.
You also say that you will not per-
NIT any responsible member of the
Republican organization to misrepre-
sent the attitude of your party in the
present campaign. You will have no
difficulty in getting me to represent 1t
alright, for my sole anxiety is that the
people Of the country shall under
stand this attitude clearly, and shall
then condemn 1t as 1t should be con-
demned. You say that you have ad-
vocated more radical measures
against private monopolies than eth
or I or my party associates have been
willing to undertake. You have in
deed advocated measures that sound
more radical, but they have the prime
defect that in practice they would not
work. should not in this letter to
you discuss your attitude on this
question If you did not yourself bring
It up; but as you have brought up,
answer you that in my judgment the
measures you advocate would be Who'll
ly ineffective in curing single evil,
and so far as they had any effect at
all, would merely throw the entire
business of the country into hopeless
and utter confusion.
Deeds Against Words.
J IT put Mr.. Taft's deeds against
youy words. ask that Mr.. Taft be
Judged by all his deeds, for he wishes
none Of them forgotten. l ask that
you be judged both by the words you
wish remembered, and by the words
that seemingly you and your party
now desire to have forgotten. I ask
that your present plan for regulating
the trusts be Judged in connection
with your past utterances that you
did not believe in their regulation, but
in their destruction; and again in
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