Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
RRYAN's LAST LETTER
ROOSEVELT.


tion to your attempt to shift the Is.
sues raised. In your letter attacking
Mr.. Foraker, you inserted an attack
upon Gov. Haskell and attempted to
use the charges against him to con-
meet the democratic party, and me as
its candidate, with the trusts. ask
ed you to name tribunal before
which the charges could be investi-
gated, or, II you would not do that,
offered to leave you to say whether.
in your judgment, the charges justi-
fled Mr.. Haskells withdrawal from
the organization.
You did not deign to suggest a
tribunal, but proceeded to pass judg-
ment upon him. He Immediately re-
signed his position that he might
be more free to prosecute those who
brought accusations against him.
Thus his connections with the organ
ization ended.
81 had no authority to submit, and
did not submit, to you the question
of his guilt or innocence for final
decision. Even the president can
not deny to the humblest citizen of
the land the right to protect his re-
putation and vindicate his name in
courts established for the purpose,
where witnesses can be examined and
evidence submitted according to the
rules of law.
Leaves Own Fate to Voters.
I'm my first letter to you resent
ed the imputation that any charges
made against Gov. Haskell could be
Justly construed as connecting the
democratic party or me as its candi-
date with any trust or law defyine
lcorporation. You replied the charg-
es were matter of general motor
icty and l asked you why Mr.. Taft
did not mention them when he made
speeches against Mr. Haskell in Ok
lahoma. You at once endeavored tc
connect me with new matters which
arose after the Denver convention
and conscious that those charges
were insufficient, you have since Civ
en- wings to accusations that no dis
interested party would make against
another without investigation.
Il am willing that all your charges
against me shall be submitted to
tie voters of the country, and with
your charge l submit my denial OF
any knowledge or information thai
could, in the remotest way, con
meet me with any trust, monopoly, OF
law defying corporation Ny record
lis sufficient answer to your insinua
ftion. 1 have liued in vain II your ac
Ijcusations lose me single friend.
81 challenged you to name trus'
official who is supporting me, and
after searching the country, you pro
duce the name of one man, not
trust official, but the local attorney
of a trust. Without inquiring wheth
er he votes for me because of his
connection with trust. or, in spite
of 1t or because of his fear of busl
ness adversely under Mr.. Taft
you accept his statement that HI
will vote for me as conclusive
proof that am in league will
the trusts, although you admit tina
trust officials are supporting the re
publican ticket.
Warns Trusts Of His Wrath
You compliment me- when yo'
measure me by higher STANDARD
than you do your political associates
| for you insist that Mr.. Rockefeller
donation to Gov. Hughes campaigl
fund was no reflection upon him, ant
take it for granted that you do no.
criticise Mr.. Taft's recommendation
of Standard Oil attorney to thu
federal bench, place where judge
might have to pass upon charge:
against the trust for which he hat
been attorney.
while the trust attorney to whom
YOU refer is not an official of trust
II will warn him and, through him
his clients that il am elected
will not only vigorously enforc'
against all blenders the laws whicl
we hope to have enacted in ,compli
ance with the democratic platform
but that also will vigorously en-
force existing laws against any ant
all who violate them, and that vii
enforce them, not spasmodically AM
Iintermittently, but persistently an
consistently: they will not be sus
pended. even for the protection Q
cabinet officers.
|iYou say the attitude Of mary me-
of large financial interests warrant
lyou in expressing the belief tina
those trust magnets whose fear OF be
ing prosecuted under the law by MI
Taft is greater than their fear 9
those trust magnates that fear OF be
Taft. You have attempted to wor
that statement in such a way as t
claim the support of all the trus
magnates, and yet put 1t on tn
ground that they are supporting you
party for patriotic reasons rathe
than for the promotion of selfis
interest. That is ingenious, but
is not sound. The trust magnates al
supporting the republican party an
the Bible offers an explanation, 'th
OK knoweth his owner and the as
, the masters crib j
Reverts to Steel Trust Charge.
"You admit you gave permission,
the steel trust to absorb rival, an
thus increase it's control of the ou
put of steel and iron products. wi
leave the American people to pas
Judgment upon that act and compal
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