Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
GREAT TURMOIL IN
THE POLITICAL ARENA
rbree.Cornered Controversy WHICH
Has Aroused intense interest,"
Throughout the Nation.
FORAKER AND HASKELL CoI'
summary OF the Charges and Coun'
ter Charges Which Have Been
Made by Eminent Men.
Chicago correspondents:

| Chicago correspondence:
The controversy between the Presi-
| dent. Mr.. Bryan and GOV. Haskell has
attained such absorbing violence, and
has opened up so many questions nav
ing no real rclcvance to the national Is
sue, that the average Ia perhaps feels
somewhat bewildrrcd as he Wades
through the relms OF language winch
the newspapers print because OF the
aminence of the persons who use it. The
following summary has been made for
the convenience Of readers who may
wish to know what the present uproar,
from Washington even unto Oklahoma
and back, is all about:
/. w. r. Hearst of the Independence
party charged that Senator Foraker had
been corruptly Influenced in politics and
legislation by money pai'' him by the
Standard Oil Company, citing as proof
certain letters which are said to have
been obtained from that c~ompany's Office
| files.
2. Senator Foraker explained that $780,
0UO alleged to have been paid him with
corrupt motives had not, in fact, been
paid to him at all, but was a loan through
him to Il man who wanted to buy a lead
ing Ohio newSpa per, and that these ncGo-
t~iations having failed, the money was re-
turned to the lenders. With respect to
other sums referred to in the Standard
Oil letters Senator Foraker was less spe-
cific, giving the general impression that
they were fees for services as legal coun'
sel-services which began before he was
lected to the Senate and which, he said,
ceased before the Standard Oil Company
was attacked by the White House and the
Department of Justice. With that ex'
PLANTATION, which many regard as some
what inadequate, Senator Foraker with
drew from participation in the n~ationa
campaign.
3. Thereupon the President entered tht
controversy and endeavored to show thai
if some Republicans were wicked som'
Democrats were wickeder. He identified
the 'one Haskell" whom it had been al
legged had made attempts to bride Fran,
S. Monnctt, one time Attorney Genera
of Ohio, with Gov. c.. N. Haskell o.
Oklahoma, treasurer of the Democratic
national committee.
4. Thereupon Mr.. Bryan challenged TIL
L ItSlueHl ~ piouuNC plooIS tAbt t"i
Haskell had anything whatever to dt
with the attempts to corrupt Monnett O.
that Mr.. Haskell's Ohio record was il
any way impeachable.
5. Then the President came back, dis
cussing at length the alleged malfeasanc
of Mr.. Haskell in connection with al
Oklahoma ramification of the Standar'
Oil Company, in the matter Of an Okla
homa child labor bill, and with respect II
the management Of the Oklahoma Stat
university. C ~
6. simultaneously Gov. Haskell issue
a manifesto asking how the domesti
affairs of Oklahoma became a nationa
concern, and showing, as he says, that tn
favor he was said to have extended to tn
oil company was simply a recognition 0
vested rights conferred upon it by tn
Secretary of the Interior before Oklalom'
was a State
Z. Next came Gov. Iaskell's resigna
ton as treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee. In his letter of resis
nation Gov. Haskell denied the charge
made against him, but said he resigne,
in order hat nothing should be permit
ted to cloud the real issues in the cam
paign and because he desired Mr.. Bryan
election. He declared he would subjec
both President Roosevelt and Mr.. Hears
to the penalties of the law" -