The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28

various Judgments were filed against
him. l Will not at this moment discuss
the charges of perjury and fraud made
against him by Attorney Albert H.
Walker of New York in connection
with the suit decided by Judge La
conbe in March, 1902. But the rec
ords 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 the county, was filed
against Charles N. Haskell. On April
Z, ISo0, this judgment was returned on
the snerlf1S execution satisfied to the
extent of only $3.50. and the remainder
OF II remains still unpaid In this in
stance your proposal that Mr.. Haskell
De left to the court does not seem to
nave produced thoroughgoing justice.
Neither shall l touch upon the various
suits of all kinds now pending against
him for all kinds of reasons Thus, IL
is reported in the press under date of
sept. 10. 1908. that a $500 judgment had
peen obtained against Mr.. Haskell by
an attorney of Arkansas who was en-
ployed by him to lobby before the city
council of Muskogee to get through
FRANCHISE. The fee was never paid.
But the franchise was granted Nor
again shall | touch upon the facsimile
published in the press of Sept. % last
which shows Mr.: Haskell's having
three years ago joined an organization
TO prevent union labor from entering
the city in which he lived. Indeed, as
regards this statement, / wish distinct
ly to acquit Mr.. Haskell of being OPP
posed on principle to either trade
unions or corporations: for / wish to
acquit him of being opposed on prin-
ciple to anything.
Haskell and Standard Oil.
Now, as to Governor Haskelrs con-
nection with the Standard Oil COM
pany In Oklahoma. Governor Haskell
advances the fact that the United
states government permitted the
Standard Oil company on the same
terms as any and all other companies
TO enjoy legal privileges to which il
was entitled on the Indian reservations
OF Oklahoma, as his justification for
having given IL illegal privileges to
which IL was not entitled in the state
of Oklahoma. The excuse furnished
the measure of Governor HaskelPs
quality. The federal act of March IL,
1904, conferred upon the secretary Of
the interior the right to grant permits
for oil and gas pipe lines to cross In
carry out the law were drawn up by
the Indian Office and approved by the
secretary of the interior April II, 1904
In compliance with the law and the
regulations the department of the in
terror permitted the Standard Oil Pipe
Line company (the Prairie on & Gas
company and the various rival pipe
line cOmpanies) such as the Oklahoma
Natural Gas company, the Cary River
Gas company, the Dense Portland
Cement company and others (the
Texas & Gulf companies) all on the
same terms and conditions, the right
of way across the Indian reservations
No preference or privilege was granted
to any company that was not also
granted to all the others. Any other
action than that actually taken by the
interior department would have been
as grossly improper as the actions of
Governor Haskell himself. The gov
eminent stood neither for nor against
any company: but it required each to
obey the law. Its action was precisely
like the action which it took, for in
stance, in proceeding against the
Standard Oil company in the rebate
matter; it did not thus proceed be-
cause the Standard Oil company was
involved. but because rebates had been
granted. 1t would have proceeded just
as quickly against the rivals of the
Standard Oil as against the Standard
Oil itself. Our only concern was to
punish any guilty party. Our effort
is to do equal justice to all and to
exact justice from all alike. We are
no more to be swayed from this course
by desire to punish a corporation than
by desire to favor it, no matter wheth-
er it is the Standard Oil company or
any other company. The permit of the
national government as set forth in
the telegram of the secretary of the in
terror TO Governor Haskell of April %
last was merely to cross or use the re-
stricted allotments and tribal property
of the Indians: it had nothing to do
with the question of compliance with
the laws of the state of Oklahoma and
conferred no privilege to cross terri
tory in Oklahoma outside of these res
ervations
Story of Attorney General.
Governor Haskell refuses to permit
any proceedings to be taken against the
Standard Oil company although this
company declines to obey the law of
Oklahoma. He claims that the Stand
ard Oils rights were superior to the
requirements of the Oklahoma consti-
tuition. for which he was himself main
ly responsible; he took the decision of
this question away from the courts
and, against the opinion of his attor-
ney general, he declared it in favor of
the Standard Oil corporation. The at
torney general of Oklahoma has made
the following statement in this mat
ter:
1.-The presidents statement as to the
Prairie Oil & Gas company suit is less
than the whole matter in its whole in
iquity because, on the 23d of April,
had informed the governor that the
action taken by the Prairie company
was illegal and should be enjoined and
that had an open Injunction suit. Al
that time. April %, the governor agreed
with me as to the illegality of the ac-
ton and approved the bringing of the
injunction.
1.-The same day the governor left
the state to go to Denver the Prairie
company started to trespass. This,
believe. was prearranged between the
governor and the Prairie company, as
the Prairie COMPANY rushed the law