The Detroit times., 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT SHAKES
HIS MAILED FIST
At BRYAN
IN OPEN STATEMENT DECLARES
cOMMoNER THE ONE WHO Is
UNFAIR AND MAKES FURTHER
HASKELL EXPOSURES.

HASKELL EXPOSURES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S-Presi
dent Roosevelt. as he promised. has
his back at VIM. Jennings Bryans re
cent speech, wherein the commonei
held that the Democratic party AMI
platform were not getting a square
deal In the campaign that the presi
dents professions of fair treatment
entitled them to.
The presidents letter says in part
You would better understand the
principle on which I acted II you
would rid yourself OF tho idea that
/ am trying to discriminate for OIL
against any man or corporation, be
cause he or it Is wealthy or ny
wealthy. ! regard such discriminh
ton as utterly Incompatible with "a
spirit Of honesty and fair dealing.
base my distinctions on conduct, not
on relative wealth. When the same
men who were leaders in the steel
corporation acted in connection with
the Northern Securities suit In a
manner which l regarded as con
trary to the law, by my direction
successful suit was Immediately un
dertaken against them. II they VIC
late the law In connection with any
act of the steel corporation will
Immediately proceed against them
Until they do violate the law they
will be treated precisely as any other
corporation, great or small. which
obeys the law Is treated.
Trusts Magnates for Bryan.
"You say that the trust magnates
know their own interest and are sup
porting Judge Taft. SO far as their
Interests are simply the interests OF
the business community and especial
ly OF the wage workers, ! believe they
will support Judge Taft. So far as
they have special interests which are
to them more important than the
general business welfare, l believe
they will support you.
II now come to what you have to
say as to contributions, and here you
furnish your own answer. You state
that It appears from the published
statement Of the contribution to Mr.
Hughes campaign for governor two
years ago that various men Of wealth
some of them connected with big cor
porations whom you name, to the
number of nine, contributed from $40.
600 to $500 apiece. You ask Would
the fact that these gentlemen CONTRIB
uted to his campaign fund strength
EN- or weaken his testimony against
the reasonableness OF our ANTITRUST
y 1emedy? and later you continue by
asking Are you willing to say tnat
any public interest was served In 1914
by concealing until after election con
tributions made to the Republican
campaign committee by Mr.. Harri
man, and those collected by him for
others? Are you willing to say that
the publication before the election
then would have had no effect on the
election?
Answer 10 Easy.
.'Iu the case of Mr.. Hughes and
myself the answer Is fortunately easy
You have nothing to do but examine
orr records in the Offices to which we
were both elected. You either know
mr. ought to have known before writ
ing that in not one instance has Mr.
Hughes. as governor, done one thing
of any kind, sort or description ior
any one bf the contributors you men
ton or for any other contributor &c
his fund. which ought to have beer
aone and would not have been done
- NO contribution had been made. YET
Won clearly imply that he Is and mas
neen improperly Influenced by the fact
of these contributions having beer
made Do you consider such an I'm
nlcation either straightforward Oh
sincere?
Honesty and Haskell.
T now come to the important par,
NJ YOUR letter, your attitude TOWARD
Mr.. Haskell. You state that Mr.. Has
hell has voluntarily resigned from
the committee. You speak highly Of
the nublic service which he has rem
dered and protest against any con
domination Of him except such as
may come In court.
Out of your own mouth you are
condemned. You thereby set up tha'
standard Of law honesty" which has
been the bane OF this people In en-
deayoring to get equity and fair deal
ing-as they should obtain among
hieh.minded men--from great bust
meas corporations and from indivic
uaIs like Mr.. Haskell. Apparently
YOU disclaim even asking Mr.. Has
kell to retire from the position II
which you placed him; simply he re
tires of his own free will; and yot
utter no word OF condemnation Of hi
gross -osfenses against public decenc!
and honesty. On the contrary, 20,
strive to make It appear that his mis-
conduct in reference to the STANDARD
| OIL Co. is all Of which he Is accused
whereas, shameless though this par
ticular act OF his Is. It is no wors'
than countless others In his career
IL contrast your action In this case
With that Of Mr. Taft In reference t.
Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft's state
msnt when the question OF his nomi
nasion A%as=af-afake@ as=thnt=hi
would not accept It at the price o
sacrificing principle by supporting
MlFo raker for senator. You do no
veiture In SO much as the lightes
possible maner even to censure Mr.
Hasell for his manifold misdeeds
and ron ask that he be held guiltles
Of thin unless convicted In a cour
Of Law: although you well know tina
as reArds the worst of them no &C
ton Ina court of law would lie.
Ptnts to Alleged Frauds.
you SIX that we leave the court
TO deal nth Mr.. Haskell. As to som,
matters Ne courts have already deal
with him, Az to Othera varfous mi