The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27
clustering REPLY Of
BRYAN To ROOSEVELT
Shafts Of Sarcasm Supplemented by Plain State.
ment of Facts Which Cannot
Be Disputed.
Searching Rebke to the President for Forcing the Nomination
of Taft and Using His Office as a Party Asset.

Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 26.-Defending
his knowledge of Governor Haskell
against the charges which have been
brought against him, until the charges
can be examined in some court where
partisanship does not bias" William
]. Bryan. Democratic candidate for
president, on his way from Madison to
this CITY, today gave out for pubhca-
ton his reply to President RooseveltS
recent letter. in response to his tele-
gram on the subject. Mr.. Bryan speaks
of the election of Mr.. Haskell as gov
ernor of Oklahoma, and says that tine
constitution was adopted and Governor
Haskell was elected in spite of the eff
forts of your administration and in
spite of the speech made in Oklahoma
by Mr.. Taft
Steel Trust and Roosevelt.
Mr. Bryan charged, among other
things, that the steel trust with your
express consent" purchased one of its
largest rivals and thus obtained con-
troll of more than so per cent output.
He asks the president if he will insist
that in permitting this, you showed
less favor to the monopolistic corpora
tions than / do in opposing it,
MIR. Bryan abruptly charges that
Governor Hughes. quoted by President
Roosevelt as having 'riddled the Dem
ocratic trust remedy" was himself the
beneficiary of the trusts. and cites the
campaign contributions to the Hughes
election fund two years ago. Among
these are J. P. Morgan, John d. Rock
efeller, Mr.. Carnegie and Nelson Crom-
we'll Mr.. Bryan says that as the pres
ident quotes Governor Hughes, he
takes IL for granted that Judge Taft
1 has not expressed himself satisfactorily
Ion the trust question.
The letter of Mr.. Bryan follows:
MIR. Bryan's Letter.
Milwaukee. Wis, Sept 20. 1905
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington. d. c.:
Dear Sir: While have not received
your letter. and shall not until / reach
home next week. / have read a copy
OF il In the press. and beg leave to sub
nit the following reply:
Mr. Haskell having voluntarily re-
signed from the committee that he
might be more free to prosecute those
who have brought charges against him,
I need not discuss the question of his
guilt or innocence further than to say
that the public service which he has
rendered and the vote of confidence
which he has received from the people
of his state ought to protect him from
condemnation until the charges can be
examined in some court where parti-
sanship does not bias, and where cam
paign exigencies do not compel pre-
Judgment. / would not deem it neces-
sary to address you further, but for the
fact that you seize upon the charges
and attempt to make political capita
out of them. You even charge that
my connection with Mr.. Haskelps Sc
lection as g. member of the resolutions
committee and as treasurer of the com
mittee raises a question as to my sin
cerity as an opponent Of trusts an6
monopolies. AS an individual, and a:
the candidate of my party, 1 resent the
charge and repel the insinuation.
Not In the Record.
IT have been in public life for eight
cen years. and have been sufficiently
conspicuous 10 make my conduct {
matter of public interest. I have passed
through two presidential campaigns il
which party feeling ran high and cpl
tibet was exhausted. l have no hesita
ton in saying that you cannot find al
act. word or a thought of mine t.
Justify your partisan charge.
az had never been Informed of am
charge that had been made agains
Mr.. Haskell connecting him with tn
Standard oil company or with any 9th
er trust. i had known him as leade
in the constitutional convention of Ok
lahoma, and had known him as one o
the men principally responsible for tn
excellent constitution which has sine
been adopted. and adopted by major
ity of 100 600. 10000 of which was fur
nished by the Republicans. / ha'
known his election to the governorshi
of that great young state by a ma
tority of some 10000; had known tina
The constitution was adopted and tina
Governor Haskell was elected in spit
of the efforts OF your administrator
and in spite of the speeches made i
Oklahoma by Mr.. Taft.
Taft at Fault.
you say that il was a matter c
common notoriety that Mr.. Haskell wa