Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-25
HASKELL ASKS
|. HEARST ABOUT
HIS NEW PARTY
Governor Ignores the Charges
Made BY Editor and Cues
tons Sincerity of His Po.it-
iCaI Moves.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept. 24-Goye,a
or Charles ~ Haskell, treasurer of
the Democratic national committee
issued through the Associated Press.
an open letter to William r. Hearst.
taking the New York editor to task
for his attitude in the present cam
paign. The governor made no reply
to Hearst's statement given ont nv
the latter ON Monday night with ref
erence to the controversy over
Hearst's charges that Haskell sought
to influence Attorney General Moni,,.,.
Of Oaio to dismiss certain SUITS
against the Standard Oil company.
Governor Haskell's letter in part
follows:
William R. Hearst: sir-You
claim there is need of new political
party and have sought to organize
such and formulated a platform. an
every instance, except one, the Demo,
lrscy of Oklahoma, in framtn. 80
/ constitution and acts OF the nrst leg.
! islature's session, have covered every
| thing you recommend in the declara-
ton of state principles in your plat
form. You also will find that the
Denver platform covers them, with
two exceptions.
You win observe that the prog. -
i've Democracy of the southwest act,
uuaIly does things while you are
devoting your life simply to talking
about what might be done
| Il also beg to remind you taat last
winter when congress was in session,
! Oklahoma, through Senator w. -
Owen, in the senate and Hon. Scott
Ferris, members of the house of 1ep-
1 esentatiyes, introduced proper reso-
buttons providing for an amendment
to the constitution of the United
States among others the following:
J "A-To elect senators by popular
vote
{ BIO Iegalize the national income
tax
! "C-To constitutionalize the en-
lployers liability act which you know.
according to the supreme court of the
United States, cannot be enacted I'M
der present constitutional limitations.
"D-To allow states right to pro
hibit interstate commerce shipments
of convict made goods into states
where, by state laws, convict labor
is prohibited from competing with
free labor.
J Il wrote you when these resolu-
. lions were introduced in congress
and appealed to you for your officisIl
/ and editorial assistance. You ignored
/ both Your services might have been
l very beneficial on that occasion.
/ Such things as this lead me 10 DO
5 lieve you are a loud talker but not g
/ reliable actor. If Oklahoma Democ
: racy has done in two years, practically
J all you recommend in your platform
why don't you help those who dc
/ things instead of opposing their Ell
, forts.
I In Oklahoma we believe that or
1 ganization of labor is indispensable
t to elevating humanity and protecting
/ the toiler. We want respect for thes'
d principles to be part of the education
! of childhood and the practice of ma
ture years. Therefore We have begun
t by requiring the union label to aD
pear on our common school books
3 No doubt three-fourtbs of the common
4 school books are used by children o
. | those who toll in the field, mines
shops, etc. Now let those who bu!
|. these books Join Oklahoma politics
u and soon the union label will be or
every book in the union, even in Ok
D lahoma 1t can't all be done at once
I but the good work is started. le
e us all keep it going. Have you don't
as much? If so when and where?
y 'The Oklahoma constitution is con
t coded by all to be a model basis o
e law in defense of human rights ant
! happiness. Have you done as much
= Ire co u-ben ard where2 After com
d pairing your talk with our acts done
Il tell your audience if there is any e2
d cuse on earth for your efforts a
2 "a new political party. except IN
+ man who calls himself w. r. Hearst
n Signed, c. n. Haskell, governor o
Oklahoma