The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-26

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a liaison beiwoen iIrym Democracy
and Standard on without aronslne the
! indignant resentment of every Bryan
Democrat in the country Il were wen
! If the Republican partys skirts we're
free OF Standard Oil faint Take the
ease VI Mpnned. himself. NI0nneii
! was sn attorney general elected on The
Republican ticket lie prosecuted
Standard oil. What happened TO
Nonnett2 Did the Republican gang IN
cantrul at the party in Ohio applaud
his work and fenOminate him? He was
disciplined IN drastic measure by The
Republican party Ia Ohio aud Why
Because he attacked Standard oil He
was so repudiated that ne left the Re
publican party and came over 10 the
democratic party, where he has found
Ieongenial company in respect Of his
natred for the infamy and lawlessness
OF Standard oil.
Intelligent people cannot believe
thai Haskell tried 10 bribe AlaRnett
Il IS a peryersion not intenlgently Ten
yable. No citizen Of ordinary respon-
lsibillty no citizen OF average pride in
The equity OF his judgment, would en-
dorse the accusation against Haskell
on the testimony OF William Randolph
Hearst. But Theodore Roosevelt has
done so, and Theodore Roosevelt is
president. And the enormity OF Roose.
velt's offense against fair play against
the sense OF personal decency. against
clean politics, is rs much more helm
Gus than weuld be The same thing in
the average man as IS the presidency
Of the United States superior 10 the
status OF the average citizen.
President Rooseyelt's disregard Of
the constitution OF the United States
IS more or less proverbial. AS presi-
dent he has at time felt himself
pinched for elbow room by the limlta.
tions of the constitution President
Roosevelt also fails 20 grasp one of
the teaats of our institutional concep-
tion OF things. Most peple, looking as
they do. upon the presidency of tho
United States as the most exalted
place to which the dream of mortality
AN aspire. must regard a presidents
lttack upon any citizens integrity as
lantamoupt to moral crucifixion IL
the last weapon to which a president
nay resort and II may be resorted 10
inly in the final extremity.
Following the foregoing after .NIr
Roosevelt and cabinet conference be.
rg had tried the ward politicians
ncthcd Of transferring the scene from
ohio to Oklahoma tue Globe says
After carefully reading the eyasiye
md long winded attempt OF Theodore
Roosevelt TO answer Mr.. Bryan's icj-
ser, the Globe desires 10 call especial
ntenlion to the letter OF July 20. 1907,
which Mr. Roosevelt SAYS Mr Tnft
grotc to somebedy, the recipient moi
cling named We desire to further
,all atieption 20 the fact that this
same William n. Taft, heirapparent
O The throne OF Roosevelt less than
ihrec weeks ago appeared ON the same
platform with MIR. Foraker at a Re
publican love-feast IN Ohio and that
Ae stated before that great audience
that there had mover been anything
jut the fricndlesf relations between
himself aud Mr. Foraker; and, mftner.
that he was indebted TO Joseph H.
Foraker for The first political posi-.
lion that he ever held
Certainly no enc has forgotten that
Il was announced through the press
If the United States that Senator
Foraker would open ihe campaign In
Ohio last Tuesday AZ the national
leaaue Of Republican clubs. that TAFT
letter OF July 20. 1907. 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding. In other words they
admit that they knew senator Foraker
was a eorruptionist as far back as
July 20, 1907, but had no objection
to accepting his services had he not
been caught with the goods on.
Concerning the charges against Mr..
/ Haskell. the president of the United
states back-pedals and tries to DENY
| chat he specifically referred TO the
charges brought oy Mr. Hearst In
ohio and attacks his record as gov
efnor of Oklahoma. This Is probably
the first time in the history OF this
country where the president Of The
United States has used his high uf.
flc0 for the purpose OF assassinating
! the character OF another official. AS
to the matter In controversy Between
\ Governor Haskell and the attorney
general of Oklahoma. The Globe
! knows nothing, But this we do know:
That not to have allowed oil TO be
piped out OF Oklahoma would have
blocked the wheels OF progress and
Haralyzed Industry in the oil produc
ing regions of that state
Mr.. Roosevelt In his stump speech
charges that the people OF Oklahoma
are taxed to support their educational
institutions from primary school 10
a university and pay their money 70
have their children educated and that
The politicians use this money 10 pro
mote the interests OF political ma
chine. Our answer to that is that
the governor is responsible 10 The
people OF Oklahoma. who elected him
by an overwhelming majority about
2 year ago, and not 10 the nouse OF
I Roosevelt u the president OF the
limited States Is allowed 10 use The
prestige or his great office and the
great army Of 0fiicehoiders at his
command 20 destroy state officials ard
TO name his successor this Is no lon
ger a republic.
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