The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-24
HANDS OUT A
WARM ROAST
FOR HASKELL, SAYING HIS CON.
DUCT HAS BEEN DIS.
GRACEFUL.
ROOSEVELT ANSWERS BRYAN.
The President Claims That HaskelI's
Connection With Standard oil
Has Been coneluslvely
Demonstrated.

Washington, Sept. 24.--President
Roosevelt on Wednesday night, fol
lowing upon a prolonged conference
with members of the cabinet prepared
and gave out his reply to w. ]. Bryan
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 Oklahoma. Mr.
Bryan had demanded proof Of tbs
charges, promising that in the event
Of their substantiation Gov Haskell
would be eliminated from the cam
palgn. . I
Dismissing 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 partic
ular instance, President Roosevelt
takes up the matter OF the Prairie
State Oil and Gas Co, and argues
that Gov. Haskells action in stopping
legal proceedings begun by the at
torney general OF Oklahoma demon
strates conclusively that he was con
trolled by the great corporation to
which the Oklahoma company was
subsidiary.
After contrasting Mr. Bryans de
fense of Gov Haskell as against
Judge Taft's repudiation of Foraker
in connection with the Hearst charges
against the Ohio senator, the presi.
dent declares that Gov. Haskell's
utter untitness for association with
any man anxious to appeal to 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
kelPs conduct in connection with
various matters as disgraceful and
scandalous, and calls special attention
to what he describes as "prostituting
to base purposes the state univer-
sity." This fresh charge against the
governor rests on an article in The
Outlook, from which the president
quotes and which, he says, forms the
conclusion that Gov. Haskell is un.
worthy of any position in public life.
The latter portion of Mr. Roose.
velts deliverance Is devoted to criti-
cism of Mr.. Bryan's plan for regulat-
ing the trusts, which he characterizes
as a measure that sounds more radi-
cal than any advocated by the Repub-
Leans, but which in practice would
not work. Concluding, Mr.. Roosevelt
declares that no law.defying corpora
ton has anything to fear from Mr..
Bryan save what 1t would suffer from
the general paralysis of business
which would follow Democratic sue
cess.
New York, Sept. 24.--It became
known at Democratic national head.
quarters Wednesday that several ma.
tional committeeman are preparing to
use every influence to bring about
the removal of Gov. Haskell from the
office OF treasurer of the national com
mittee.
This is a result 81 the publication of
charges that Mr.. Haskell, as governor
Of Oklahoma, declined to permit the
state to prosecute the Prairie Oil Co.,
subsidiary company of the Standard
Oil Co.
Charges that Haskell had been iden-
tilted with several railroad promotions
In this city which are said to have
been unfortunate in the matter OF
consummation, are said to have also
tended to increase the feelings OF
these national committeeman that the
time has about come for Haskell to
resign from the committee or be re
moved.
Columbus, o., Sept. 24.-'1f
charged Gov. Haskell wrongfully, II
was because Charles B. Squire gave
me his name"
Frank S. Monnett, former attorney
general OF Ohio, make this statement
Wednesday on the private car of w
]. Bryan. Mr.. Monnett declared, how
ever, that he could not enonerate Has
kell from the charges that had heen
made that he was party to the $500.
600 bribe fund OF the Standard OIL
Co nor COuld he condamn him