New-York tribune., 1908-09-24

hazards he intended for some reasons of his
tior against the law. II has been suggested on
his behalf that. after all he did not favor the
Standard Oil Company. but merely the Prairie
on and Gas Company. This claim is disposed
of by the testimony of the STANDARD Oil Com
pany itself. taken in the latter part Of 1907 in
the suit pending before the United states
Court at St. Louis. against the Standard Oh
Company. In this testimony the STANDARD On
Company, upon being required by the govern
ment to put in a list Of all the companies IN
which il held stock Or in which its subsidiary
companies held stock. reported among the others
the Prairie Oh and Gas Company total capitai
slo.ooOo0o. Of which the National Transit COM
panys proportion was 50 e,see. 500; and further
more IL appears that the Nationalf1ran Com
pany had a capital stock Of s25.455.20O, OF which
fhe STANDARD fOiI Company owned s25451.e50.
In other words. this Prairie OH and Gas com,
pany was owned. all except $500, by the National
Transit Company. and this Natlonal Iranso1 nsn
COMPANY was owned. all except about sS,55V
by the Standard Oil Company.
CONTRAST TO MR. TAFT'S ACTION.
Now, contrast your action, in this case Of
Governor Haskell with MI 'Taft's action as
letter Of July 20. 1907. which quoted IN my
statement. II matter OF common no.
toriety about Senator Foraker, as 1t has long
been a matter Of common nouprletN aUoue
Governor Haskell. that he was the defender ana
supporter of certain great corporation inter
ests and therefore hostile 60 the poncles Tor
which the administration has stood There was
no such convincing proof against senator
Foraker at that time. however, as there was
he was with your approval made treasurer OF
your campaign committee
But Mr. Taft refused TO be a party TO the
denomination of Senator Foraker, even though
81 was represented that only thus could ne ao-
vance his own interests. showing by actual
deeds that his words We're true when he said;
81 DO not care for the Presidency if it has 70
come by compromise with any one on matter
of principle With hundredfold clearer eNl-
dence before Won as TO the connection OF Gov
srnor Haskell with the Standard Oil than Mr..
Taft then had to the connection OF senator
Foraker with any corporation, you never lie
less. having secured Governor daskell a. chdIt
man OF the committee to write the platform on
which you stand. put him in as treasurer OF
your campaign committee -
Let me add that Governor HaskelIs utter uli-
fitness for any public position of trust or Tor
association with any man anxious 10 MAKE an
srpeai on a moral issue to the American people
has been abundantly shown, wholly Irrespective OF
this action of his in connection with the Stana-
ard Oil interests. AS an American clIzen Wiz w.
r-izes HIS Americanism and his citizenship far
above any question of partisanship regard IL
as a scandal and disgrace that Governor has
Kell should be connected with the management
of a-y national campaign. ] have not the space
fn this letter to discuss Governor HaskeI con-
duct for instance. in vetoing the chlid IapoI
bfl or the fact that his name appears as one
Of the defendants in various suits brougnt oy
the government to prevent the creek inoIanS
from having certain Of their lands fraudulently
taken or his connection with various o1ner
matters of this kind; but let me call your at
tention to his conduct in prostitutlng TO base
purposes the State University, as SET 1orth III
an article in THE Outlook Of September .
last under the heading of Shali the feoprv sI
Rule-in Oklahoma? In thls article you eu "-il @
portunity TO make every explanation ana tha'
ne made none.
HASKELL AND USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
After setting forth the facts as TO Governor
Easkell's conduct The Outlook" article con-
cludes as follows:
On this state Of affairs have two comments
70 make and two questions 10 ask .
The people Of Oklahoma are taxed 10 support
school TO the university. They pay their money 10
have their children educated Mhen tne p oIiti
cal machine or church sect. they are guilty OF a
homa think of the use which their public servants
are making OF the public fundsE maj 90 t45s 15
money due their sons and daughters and diverting
Il for the benefit Of politicians, ecclesiastical ana
Governor Haskell was one Of Mr.. BTyan's right.
M rgan NofS8 naS o5mte een aof It IS appang
70 think what would be the results in the educa-
fiona systems OF the Philippines and Porto RICO.
Of irrigation and reforestation. in the adninistra
ZION Of TIE Postofoe the Interior and AgricgltuTal
fers and consuls. If the spirit which has actuated
homa should he permitted to take control of the
federal government at washington Governor has
has declared his disbelief in Grover Cleveands
H9sFen Is representative leader in the Bryan
Democracy What does Mr Bryan think Of MT MT
PIE think u Mr.. Haskeli's contemptuous reversal
Of IL
BRYAN'S MEASURES WOULDN'T WORK
You close your telegram by saying that you
expect and viii demand fair and honorable
treatment from those who in charge of the
Republican campaign. l am not in charge or
the campaign, but am greatly interested In II
have shown you above fairly and honorably
that Governor Haskell is a man who, on every
account I have named. is unworthy of any po-
sition in our public life No further investi-
cation of these facts is required. They are
spread on the record before you, and they were
available before Mr.. Haskell was chosen for his
position treasurer. You also say that you
will not permit any responsible member Of the
Republican organization to misrepresent the
attitude Of your party in the present campaign.
You viii have difficulty in getting me TO
represent il Alright. for my sole anxiety IS that
the people of the country shall understand this
attitude clearly. and shall then condemn II as
Il should be condemned. You say that you have
advocated more radical measures against pri-
waite monopolies than either / or my party
sociates have been willing to undertake You
have indeed advocated measures that sound
more radical, but they have the prime defect
that in practice they would not work. l should
not in this letter TO you discuss your attitude
this question if you did not yourself bring IL
up. but as you have brought il up / answer you
that in my Judgment the measures you advo-
cate would be wholly ineffective in curing q
single evil and so far as they had any effect
all would merely throw the entire business Of
the country into hopeless and utter confusion
/ put Mr. Taft's deeds against your words I
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 re-
rnenabered and by the words that seemingly you
and your party now desire 10 have forgotten. I