The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-10-01

Iul connexions with the standard Oll
Company. Mr.. Bryan serves notice on
the president that as the candidate of
the Democratic party Il shall not per.
NIT any responsible member of the Re
publican organization to misrepresent
the Democratic party in the present
campaign"
The letter concludes with the state.
ment that the Democratic party is
making IAN honest and honorable"
fight in defense of it's principles and
policies, and expects and will demand
honorable treatment from those who
are in charge Of the Republican cam
paign.'
Roosevelt's Hot Reply.
Washington.-Presi Roosevelt.
following upon a prolonged conference
with members of the cabinet at the
White House, prepared and gave out
his reply TO William J. Bryan, the
Democratic candidate, relative TO w.
r. Hearst's charges that Gov. Haskell.
treasurer OF the Democratic campaign
committee. had represented Standard
Oil interests both in Ohio and Okla
homa.
Mr.. Bryan had demanded proof of
the charges. promising that in the
event of their substantiation Gov. Has
kell would be eliminated from the
campaign.
Diminishing the Ohio case, which in
volved an allegation of attempted
bribery. with the explanation that he
had made no direct charge against
Gov. Haskell as regards that particu-
lar instance, President Roosevelt takes
up the matter of the Prairie State Oil
& Gas Company. and argues that
Gov. Haskell's action in stopping legal
proceedings begun by the attorney
general of Oklahoma demonstrates
conclusively that he was controlled
by the great corporation TO which the
Oklahoma company was subsidiary.
Declares Haskell Unworthy.
After contrasting Mr.. Bryan's de-
Tense of Gov. Haskell with Judge
Taft's reputation OF Foraker in con.
nection with the Hearst charges
against the Ohio senator, the president
proceeds to declare that Gov. Has
kelrs utter unfitness for association
the American people on a moral issue,
has been abundantly shown by other
acts of his as governor OF Oklahoma"
The president condemns Gov. Has
kell's conduct in connection with vari-
Gus matters as disgraceful and scan
dalous, and calls special attention TO
what he describes as "prostituting to
base purposes the state university"
Haskell Makes Reply.
Guthrie, Okla.-Gov. c. n. Haskell
issued a statement in reply to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's letter to William j.
Bryan, dealing with four specific
charges against Mr.. Haskell, namely.
that he is subseryient TO Standard Oil.
that he vetoed a child labor bill: that
he dealt extensively in Greek Indian
lands. and that he had allowed poll
tics TO dominate him in the removal OF
members of the faculty of the state
university and the appointment Of 9th
ers TO succeed him.
Gov. Haskell took up the four
charges as dwelt upon by President
Roosevelt in turn. dealing with each
in a characteristic manner.
Foraker's Hot Reply.
Cincinnati.-Senator Foraker pre-
pared a statement which was made
public Friday, replying TO the recent
charges made by William X. Hearst
and President Roosevelt. In addition
he bitterly assails Hearst, Taft and
the president, charging Taft with con-
sorting with Standard Oil magnates
himself and declaring that President
Roosevel.s actions indicate a guilty
conscience. In the opening para.
graph Mr. Foraker declared that the
president showed bias in accepting as
true all the charges. He denied that
he acted improperly in accepting en-
ployment from the Standard Oil Com.
pany, said that there was no secret
about It and produced letters to prove
that after the government began its
attack upon the Standard Oil. he de-
clined to accept a retainer from them
lie charged that Mr.. Hearst had other
letters in addition to those which he
gave out. and that these other let
tiers, If made public at the same time
would have shown how harmless was
hts connection with the Standard peo-
ple.
Hearst Hits Foraker.
Columbus, Ex-senator J. b. For.
aker of Ohio was openly charged here
by w. r. Hearst with being an agent
of the Standard Oil Company. Mr.
Hearst said that after the oil octopus
had been driven from the Republican
party by President Roosevelt the
Democratic party had welcomed the
Standard with open arcs and adopted
IL.
Mr.. Hearst read a series OF letters
from John ID. Archbold. the Standard
Oil man, TO Senator Foraker. In these
communications Archbold gave In.
structions to the senator In regard to
what should be done In pending legis.
lative matters. particularly as to bills
affecting corporations, and In two OF
the letters referred to Enclosures of