The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-09-16
Oklahoma Governor Says For
mer President Would Be
a Monarch.
MAKES SHARP CRITICISM
REPLies TO THE sPggcHEs or
RooegvglT IN WGST-sAvs T.
\. 70 "RlcH IN ogNERALITiEs,
WANTING m PARTIcULARs."

Lawton. Okla. Sept. 16.-In q
speech here Thursday Governor Char
les N. Haskell took = fling at the
policies Of Theodore Roosevelt. and
intimated that Roosevelt intended to
climb the heights Of glory hitherto
undreamed OF In the American demo
crGcy-in fact, to make himself q
regular monarch. The speech was de-
livered at the Comanche county fair.
a an answer to some Of Roosevelt's 3
charges against Haskell.
Governor Haskell derided the
square deal and American ideals. as
portrayed by Colonel Roosevelt. He
denied . new leadership for the ship
Of state-in tho person of Colonel
he discussed Colonel Roosevelt's rela.
tions with the late Edward H. Harri.
man.
The governor asserted there was no
occasion for mistaking the signs OF
the times. and that the activity Of
Roosevelt and his associates made 1t
cSsar that Roosevelt aspires to again
rule the United States.
Colonel Roosevclt's platform OF
principles" declared the governor
unjust be written from his several
speeches. ON the recent tour of the
West. In substance. he declares the
supreme court Of the United States ID
IN unsafe coordinate branch Of our
government. II this be true, then the
h>wauu uluw ~ %hA nuA L. - h~oA 90.
with the destruction Of any one Of the
three coordinate branches of our form
q government. the entire structure
must fall and . new plan arise over
IT. wreck.
with . legislative branch Of the
government TO make our laws, q ju
diciA department 70 construe them
and cit IN final judgment on our DIFF
fersnces. and IN executive department
to administer our government. when
one II to b assailed and dominated
BY another. that means . decay oi
the republic and the building Of q
monarchy. That means the rise ot
military domination under the dicta
tons OF IN executive and the decay
OF the popular will.
''Is the Roosevelt of today, who
would reflect upon the integrity and
seficiency Of the entire supreme court
the same Roosevelt who. In 1896 con
demned others for the criticism Of IN
Individual OF that courty
rs It building for the welfare oi
our country when the leaders Of its
public thought breed lack Of respec,
o. encourage contempt for our great
institutional"
osrldss Reossvslt crltielsma.
Governor Haskell then turned tc
Noosevelt's criticism Of stock ex
change methods.
I'VE find his declarations rich II
generalities. but wanting In particu
lars" he declared. I'VE, therefore
must analyse for ourselves. and, view
ing the broad necessities OF our coun
try. We must concede that capital ha,
it, rights and must have reasonabl,
privileges.
1T 10. not . matter OF surprise wher
capital will avail itself Of the fulles
limit OF the law In the natural humal
selfishness that treats personal gai,
~ tn first consideration and scarce
" can We condemn selfish practice,
not limited BY legal restraint. Ant
yet. for . generation. the people O
the United States In general have SUI
Tered loss and financial oppression be
cause OF the financial power and bust
hess methods Of these institutions ant