The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
GIVES Mr.. BRYAN
II. INFORMATION.
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uNgE4FMs I@EA&F2 G4EtH pEAAEsBi lEAH-TF HE4Ztl E"G.
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business community, and especially Of
the wage workers. I believe they will
support Judge Taft. So far as they
have special interests which are to
them more important than the general
business welfare, / believe they will
support you. l base this belief upon
what happened In 1896. Your success
then would, in my belief, have been a
calamity for the country from the
standpoint Of the welfare Of the bust
ness men, farmers and worknen, Just
as, in my belief, your success D
would be a calamity to the country,
both from the standpoint Of business,
and especially Of the interests Of the
wage worker, and from the stand
point of morals. you Furnish Your
Own Answer
= emrhatically approve Of the pub
licatton Of campaign expenses after
the election, whether provided for by
law or not. You have shown by this
letter Of yours that II the contribu-
lions to Mr.. Hughes campaign fund
had been made public before election,
you and those who act with; you wouli
have strfven to give the false impress
sion that Mr.. Hughes was unfit to be
%intrusted with the position of gov
ernor; and you have shown by this
letter Of yours that II Mr.. Harriman's
contribution to the campaign fund at
1904 and, incidentally, I may mention
that ! am informed that this particu-
lar contribution was mot used for the
national campaign, but in the New
York state campaign had been known
before the election you and your sup
porters would have endeavored to use
The fact Of its having been made as an
dnsincere and rntruthful argument to
show that l. could not be trusted to
deal out exact justice to Mr.. Harri-
man. Mo stronger argument against
your proposition has vet been made
than this, that you have u~nconsciously
advanced.
You ask that we leave the courts
to deal with Mr.. Haskell. AS to some
matters courts have already dealt with
him. AS to other various private in
dfviduals whom he has wronged, and
the United States government on be-
half Of helpless individuals whom he
has wronged, are striving to have the
courts SO deal with him.
Proceeding upon instructions, and
after full investigation, I found that
Gov. g. N. Haskell, among others, had
secured deeds to quite a number of
lots in Muskogee by conspiracy and
fraud; that ne had had these lots
scheduled In the name of dummies or
STRAW" men, who lived in the state
lot Ohio and elsewhere, and then had
them quit claim back to him without
consideration. BY this dishonest means
he succeeded in getting deeds to a
large number Of lots belonging to the
Greek Indians at one-half their ap-
praised value.
For this particular act Of the man
whose public record you indorse you
may rest assured that the interior de-
,partment will endeavor to see that the
courts do Justice to him.
when Mr.. Haskell was In New
York various judgments were filed
against him. / will not at THE moment
discuss the charges OF perjury and
fraud made against him by Attorney
Albert H. Walker Of New York in com
nection with the suit decided by Judge
Uacombe in March, 1902. But the re-
cords of the county clerk Of New York
county show that on Feb. 81, 1900, a
Judgment for damages and costs
amounting to $42, 235. 43, recovered in
the supreme court OF bhe county, was
filed against Charles N. Haskell. On
April 2, 1900, this Judgment was re-
turned on the sheriff's execution, salts
fed to the extent Of only $3.50, and
the remainder of It remains still I'LL.
paid. In this instance your proposal
that Mr.. Haskell be left to the court
does not seem to have produced
'thoroughgoing Justice.
Governor Haskell refused to per-
init any proceedings to be taken
against the Standard Oil company,
although this company declines to
obey the law OF Oklahoma. He claims
that the Standard OILS rights were
superior to the requirements ct the
Oklahoma constitution, for which no,
was himself mainly responsible; he
took the decision of this question away
from the courts and, against the orin-
ion Of his attorney general, he declar-
ed in favor Of the Standard Oil cor.
poration."
TWO fines AND
ONE SUSPENSION