The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-24
THE PRESIDENT
REPLIES TO BRYAN
DECLARES HAsKELL's INTEREST
nv STANDARD OIL IS COURT
RECORD.
DlSGRACEFUL. RECORD
Made BY Governor Of Oklahoma in
Other Matters Should Disbar
Him From Recognition BY
Democratic Leader.

Washington Sept - Presller
Roosevelt tonight. following upon
prolonged conferences with memAc.
OF The cabinet at the White Hoest
prepared and gave cut his reply L
Bryan Democratic candidate, reIutiy
T. tearsts charges mat Goyernc
IiasAelI, treasurar OF the Iemocrati
campaign committee mai represented
the standard Oil interests both il
Ohio and Oklahoma Bryan had de
mapded proof of The charges. pfomi
ing that in the event of their sub
staatiation that Haskell shall be
eliminated from the campaign.
Bryan'5 Omission.
The president IN bis reply calls MIR.
BrYans attention to the Democratic
LEADERS, speaking Of tha charges
against Haskell as dealt with his raIa.
tioa with the Standard Oil in Ohio.
but THAT BRYAN omits tine charge as 10
HaakeIIs relations with Standard on
Willie governor af Oklahoma this sum
me- this action being taken while
liaakeil Was at >en4er, where at
R2an's instance. he was made chair
mal Of the platform committee
Roosevelt says he pufposely made no
81 ieeitIe ailusign to the Ohio matter.
Matter Of Court Record.
IN Oklahoma, says the president,
!IaaAcll'a interest ~ STANDARD oil Is
a matter Of court record. this record
showing that the attorney general ofI
The state had obtained an injunction
10 prevent the Prairie oil and Gas
company from building pipe line |
and that Haskell found this out while
ne was at Denver as appears by rep.
Iosentatiyes for the dissolution Of the
Injunction made in MIS- name on be.
h1lf of the state before a court of
superior jurisdiction to that which is
sued the Injunction In this the gov
einor states that the acting governor,
in bis absence, had asked that the
hearing be postponed until he (Goy
oraor Haskell might return and have i
I'm opportunity to Investigate the i
ccrtroversv
Haskell Assumed Responsibility. d
The governor set forth in his pet3- +
.ton that be is sole authority to de.
ermine such matters. ana that the F
attorney general ana Judge of the "a
over court had no right in the case Ii
tni the action Of the judge of the q
over court represented IAN en- q
roachment by the Judiciary" The
'itcrney general opposed the diss9- 3.
uilcn of the injunction. stating that {!
hn Prairie oil and Gas compauv as "a
orEoration had not accertad the +,
rotisions of the constitution an. III
licable TO such corporations. and that Ilr
'itEout the authority of the law # IN.
.as employing a great force Of men n,
MI teams to dig mp across and into lth
arious highways Of the state for the Icl
lrpose Of laying its pipe lines. IF
The governor prevailed the iniunc- O
o1 waa suspended and the pipe line p,
rmitcl 20 continue its work. tselpf
erts 90 the attorney general with. qb
ir an} authority Of the law" II
H5skell's Interest Shown. fe
] cali your attention to the fact thar If
lie question is not whether or not the
dee erred or whether the Injunction
as proper The point is that the ba
semor was alert to take out OF the tJa
laas of the attorney general what Ia.
T. attorney genetal felt was his .ol
corn dirty 70 prevent an alleged in vf
ance ef breaking be laws by this eat
rticular great corporation. As far an.
! have seen. Governor Haskell bal. IA
q even attempted anything which tic
"a be called a defense of this action istI
Dis. d thus appears that his ac Per
.l was as incxcusable as it was il
ntau except on the theory that in ists
a-1ce If the attorney general of lHa-
b state and al att nazar1s DE- in tie.
Ilef for som reasons of bis own to
protect the interests of the great ra
.Ioration against the law. 4-t
Standard Owned Prairie. r.
t las been suggested on hf= behalf IGr
,t. after afl be dil NOT favor ths .ri
na7rf Oil but merely the Prairie
aad Gas eompany. This claim. PRS
president says IS disposed Of h7 -hl-
E Testimony of the stan lara or r4
.anv itself i1 re -afte- ra- oil 3. "a
8. in the suit mos re1fl-g before
Tlsel States court at S. Louis 7
nst the StarisrI OIL II was fsr
aa that the Prairie OF ana Gas ~
lpaay capital 5Ie.6ao. .183 vas wrf
bed at except ys7a Br TIE Ma tia.
ial Transit company. ana the Na see.