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Strength, Sleep and Appetite Restored
at 100 Years of Age.
i
MRS. SUSAN HURLBUT, 100 Year* Old
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey
is an gli ohiti i pure distillation of malted grain, grent care being used to i have every kernel thoroughly
malted thm destroying the y rni and produelog a predig*»Ht«»d liquid food In the form of a malt oas'-nco, which
la the most effective tonic stimulant ami Invlgorator known to science; softened by warmth and vnoistun its
palatahillty and fr«•* ilotn from lnjuriouH HUbstanccs render It so that, it can be retained by the most sensitive
Stomach.
H Is Invaluable for overworked men, delicate women and sickly children. It strengthens and sustains
the system; Ih a promoter *»f health and longevity; make# the old young and keeps the young strong.
If you cannot purchase Duffy’s Pure /d alt Whiskey near your home we will have shipped you In a plain
ease, i-xjircf h prepaid, hi follow; 1> . tluiri six bottles, $1 per bottle; six bottles, $5.60. One case, 12 bottles,
$ 19,00.
H. mil to Duffy Malt Whlske\ Co Itocle u. r. N Y. bv express order, postofflcc money order, or certi
fied check l’pon receipt of ord« r. y od* will bn shipped Immediately according to directions.
Keferenr«*»: Any Ho* h< at* r Hunk or Trust Co., Dun's or Hradstreet's Agency.
BRYAN STRONGLY ATTACKS HUGHES
AND ROOSEVELT IN REPLY TO LETTER
Hunkull
ns Matter to be Threnhed
Out by Accused Man —
H ukben a Bcnettciury of
Tv*ustn He Pretends to
At tack.
Mil AV AIKKW, Win IWenrttns
hi* lino* I* <ta«* of Governor lln»k**ll
•gainst the chars on whirl) havi- boon
hrmight nuninat him "until th*
chatfc** (ait he examin'd in nonm
rouri when* imrlUanphlp torn not
titan." W'm. .1 Bryan. dattmrraUc can*
dldale for |irv*«klot>t, on hla way from
Madlami to thin city today, fc#v«* out
for puhlbatlnn hla reply to President
Roosevelt's recent letter in responac
to hla lel«*sram on the aubjmt Mr.
Rrytn spotikN of the election of Mr.
ItartkcU aa governor of Oklahoma and
says that the rnn at I tut Inn sw»« adopt
ed and lhat Governor Hstkell wn
elected In spite of the efforts of your
administration and in rpito of a
speech made In Oklahoma by Mr.
Tail '
Mr. Bryan charges among othci
things that the stend trust 'With your
express consent." purchased one of
|ta largest rivals and thus obtain* <1
control of more than (Ml per cent of
the total output lie asks (he pres*
Ident If he will Insist that In pc**
mining I hla you showed less fa* or
to the tnonoimllMtc corporations than
Y do In opposing It."
Mr Hr van abruptly charges that
Governor Hughes, quoted by Presi
dent Roots#volt as having '‘riddled
the democratic trust remedy was
himself ttif beneficiary of the trusts
and rites the campaign contributions
to the Hughes election fund two
years ago Among these are .1 V
Morgan. John D Rockefeller atul An
drew (‘arneglo and W'm Nelson Crom
well
TAFT’S SILENCE
MEANS MUCH.
ihirsulng thU •uhjeot further, Mr
Bryan way* that ait the president
quota* Governor Huithni hi- tikes It
for granted that fudicr Taft fiu not
expressed himself satisfactorily on
the treat question
Tha latter of Mr Bryan la aa fob
Iowa:
Milwaukee. Paptember Id. t*o*.
Hon Theodore Kooaeralt. President
of the V S Washington, l' C
1 ieai tilr While I have not vet
House
Raiser
J. W Olffin, practical
house raiser ami mover,
can be found at 841 Broad
St, McAuliffe's Plumb
ing Shop.
received your letter and Hhall not un- ,
til I reach home next w»*i*k. I hava j
read a copy of It In the press, and
beg leave to submit the following re
ply:
Mr Haskell, having voluntarily re
algm-d from tho committee that he
might be more free to prosecute those
who have brought charges against '
him, 1 need not discus* the question
of Hh guilt or innocence, furth* 7 than 1
to t-ay that the public Her vice which
he has rendered and the vote of con* j
fldencc which he has received from
the people of hla state, ought to pro
t«*< t him from condemnation until
ft»e charges can he examined in some
eourl wher* partisanship does not
I Idas slid where campaign exigencies
do not compel prejudgment. 1 would
| not deem It necessary to address you
further, but for the fact that you sleze
upon the charges and attempt to
| make politics! capital out of them.
You e\on charge that my connection
with Mr. Haskell’* selection as a
i member of the resolutions commit
l lee ami a* treasurer of the commit*
I too raises a question as to my sin*
; eerily ns su opponent of trusts and
: monopolies
As an Indhldual and as the candt
| date of my part y. 1 resent the charge
i and tcpc| the Insinuation. 1 have
| been in public life for clghte*'ti years,
and I have been sufficiently con
Hpicttoua to make my conduct a mat
j tor of public interest. I have passed
i through two presidential campaign#
»in which party feeling ran high and
‘epithet was exhausted l have no
hesitation in saying you cannot find
ar. act, a word. <»r a thought of mine
to justify partisan charge
HASKELL HAD
FINE RECORD.
I have never been Informed of any
charge lhat had been made against
Mr Haskell connecting him with the
Standard Oil company or with any
| other trust I had known him as a
leader In the constitutional cooven
tion of Oklahoma and had known
him as one of the men principally
responsible for the excellent const 1
tut lon which has sine# been adopted
and adopted by a majority of over
one hundred thousand, seventy thou
►and of which were furnished by re
publicans 1 had known of hla elec
tion to (he governorship of thai great
voting state bv a majority of some
thirty thousand 1 had known that
the constitution wa« adopted and that
tSoveruor Haskell was elected In spite
of the efforts of your administration
and In *plte of the -pecchcs made In
Oklahoma h* Mr Taft
You sav that It was a matter of
common notoriety that Mr Haskell
was connected with (he Standard Oil
com pa nt 1 have a right to assume
that If so serious an objection had
.x! .*d to Mr Haskell's election and
had been a matter of common not or
tety in Ohio, as >ou say. Judge Taft
would have felt it hla conscientious
du!> \o warn the people when he
| spoke in Oklahoma If he did not
h»v«* the knowledge whv can it be
assumed that 1 bad It* And If he
had it, how can >ou etcuse hla fall
ur* to communicate the Information
Mrs. Susan Hurlbut, 81
N. Franklin St., Wilkes
Barre, Pa., who celebrated
her 100th birthday anniver
sary on Jan. 7, 1908, and is
the only centenarian in that
city, praises Duffy’s Pure
Malt Whiskey as the
world’s best tonic stimulant
and invigorator for the aged.
It has restored her appetite,
given her health and vigor,
and enables her to sleep
well. She is remarkably well
preserved for one of her
advanced years.
Mr*. Hurlbut. In a letter received
Jan. 29, 1908. ttaya: "I have taken
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and I tan
truthfully *jy It hatt given me
Strength, makes me aleei> well and
gives me a good appetite. Your med
icine Ih the heHt tonlr for people to
take If they want to live to be old and
to be In good health. You may print
thin If you wish.”
Thousands of haters like Mrs. Httrl
btit'a are received from grateful men
and women in all walks of life, Tem
perance Advocates. Ministers of the
< lon pel. Doctors, Statesmen, and the
working men and women, who thank
Cod for what Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey has done for them.
to the people of Oklahoma? If you
feel It your patriotic duty to denounce
Mr. Haskell when he is only a mem
ber of the national organization, how
iniirh more would Mr Taft have felt
It hi* patriotic duty to denounce Mr
t.askell when he was aspiring to bo
the thief executive of a great state?
I could have no kri iwledge of the
suit to which you retor when he #a,
appointed chairman of the resolu
tions committee of the democratic
national convention because the suit
was begun while he was at Denver
and a* a matter of tael l did not
know unything of tho nature of the
, suit until after he was made tread
urer of the national committee, and
no fair minded person can decide tin
i on the merits of your charge with-
I out an examination of the enabling
: act passed by a republican congress
nd the provision* of the licenses of
franchise Issued to the oil company
] by your administration.
Aft EX-PARTE
STATEMENT.
I need hardly tefer to the newly
found evidence upon which you lay
to much stress, \i/. The article in
Tha Outlook of September sth. My
attention was never called to that »■
tide until I re id the published copy
ot your letter and while 1 have great
respect for The Outlook, and I site
|H»*e I have for tho writer otltheugh
you do not give his name) I would
h vrdly feel lusiifbil in deeldinr
promptlv ns you do on an expert a
statement without investigation You
present an Indictment against our
platform declarations on the trust
question, but you do not refer to all
of the plnnl** and do not deal Jnsily
with those to which you do refer.
Our plat toi m declare* m favor of
"vigorous enforcement or the ertn i
nal la* against guilty trust mac
nates ami officials." Your platform
does rot contain any such demand.
Will yon sa) that your platform is
better than ours in that respect?
Our platform demands that corpora
tions beyond a certain size be com
pelled to sell at the same price !u
a!! parts of the country, due allow
ance being modi tor the c<i*; of
transportation, Will you deny tha'
thl* i» In the interest of the con
sumer and In the Interest of the
smaller competitors? We present a
plan und< r w hich no corporation will
be permitted to control more than
one half ol the total product fi ha*
tieen stated that the ste-d renipai"
with v oir express consent purchased
one of Its largest rivals and thus ob
tained control of niece than fifty p, r
cent of the total output. HTI you
Insist Ihst In permitting tills you
show«*d less favor to the m ’nopolt»-
tle cor t M>raitons ilmn 1 do in op'-ostex
It* You quote st leu* h trem a speech
made by Governor Hugh.* iu which
he rldtrules one of our antitrust
Hughe* who wss counted as otic of
party and his opponents the rear---
teßsry element? Did not Governor
Hughes have the support of h. New
York telegut lon 'n the convention.
of 'he republicans most conspicuous
tying corporation*• You are certain
i) aware of ibe fact thai in tin-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
BATHING HABIT MAY BE THE
CAUSE OF MAN LOSING LIFE
DRESDEN, Torn Jim Swift, a farm
er living nsu here, i. a victim of tho
lialhlug habit and may pay with his life
for Ids violation of tils non-bathing re
solution. Swift hits been constitutional
ly opposed to baths hut a few days ago
while working in the field* ha was
struck with a pain in hi* leg*. Some on
statement filed by George R. Shel
don, (hen treasurer of the republi
can state committee, two years af
ter Mr. Hughes' election it appears
lhat the following contributions were
made lo the campaign fund: .1. P.
\ Morgan |2>t.'MHi; John D. RockefeJ
| ler 15,000, Andrew Carnegie $5,000,
Charier. M. Schwab $2 000, John W.
Gates $2,000, W. E. Correy $2,000,
| \V. Nelson Cromwell SI,OOO, W. F.
!: . M
| Several of these men are known to
I lie officially connected with tho
trust's.
STRENGTH
OR WEAKNESS.
Would the tact that th"*e gentle
men contributed to his campaign
fund strengthen nr weeken his testi
mony against the reasonableness of
our anti-trust remedy?
"You cannot have failed to notice
that Governor Hughes in his speech
assum"d th l - role of the critic aud
not that of the constructive states
man. Any one possessing a vivid
Imagination and a pen can find ob
jections lo remedial measures. Lord i
Macaulay Is quoted as saying that :
eloquent and learned men could be
found to dispute the law of gratita
tion if there were any advantage u. :
be gained by it, but when "knorn
abuses' 1 are to be cured, an ounce •
of remedy is worth a pound of laull-l
finding.
As you quote from Gov. Hughes,:
I take it for granted that Mr. Tatij
has not yet expressed himself in a
satisfactory manner on the subject
for you would naturally prefer to j
quote from the presidential candi- j
date wherever possible. You say,.
Let us repeal that, no law defying
c orporation has any other reason to j
tear front you savo what it will suf j
ler In th" general paralysis of busi- :
ness," etc.
ROOSEVELT
NOT AN EXPERT.
Referring to the last part of the
sentence, first, 1 might question your
ability to act as an expert as to
panic preventative*, since you now
have one on your hands, but as to
your charge that no law defying cor
poration has reason to fear the di
rect effect of the antitrust remedies
which I favor, permit me to suggest
tha' votir testimony on this subject
I* not conclusive. You are a wit
ness, to be sure, hut your Interest
In the result of the election must
be iaken into consideration in weigh
ing your testimony. There is better
evidence.
The trust magnates know their own
intert ta aisd the) in supporting
Judge Taft. Not one of the trust ;
magnates helped to serure my nom-j
illation while It |s a matter of “rom
mon notoriety” that they were con
spicuous in the republican campaign |
and it is equally common notoriety 1
lhat they ure supporting your party
In this campaign. If you will name a
single official connected with “a law
defying corporation" monopoly or!
trust, who has declared or will de
clare that he Is supporting me, 1 will
publicly warn him that I will enforce
against him the present criminal law
and will enforce against him also the
laws demanded in the democratic
platform as soon as those laws can he ]
enacted.
Rut there is another fact, which
raises a presumption in favor of our
party and against your party. I re
ferred to it in m* former letter to
you, but you Inadvertently overlooked
It in your reply, and the member* of
your cabinet called In for censulta
tlon. evidently did not notice it. I
stated that we had not knowingly
received a dollar from any of them
connected with a corporation known
as a trust, and that any money so
received would be returned as soon as
we received knowledge of the fact.
I now remind you that your conven
tion deliberately rejected by a vote
of 9 to 1. the plank favoring publicity
as to campaign contributions. Mr.
Taft has repudiated the action of the
convention and rebuked the members
of the convention hv declaring him
self In favor of. a publicity law, but
he favors publicity after the election,
while we favor publicity before the
election Which do you regard as th<*
better plan? To let the people know
before the election what Influences
are at work or to let them know af
ter the election?
Are you willing to say lhat any
public Interest was served In 1904 by
concealing until after the election tho
contributions made to the republican
campaign fund by Mr Harriman and
those collected by him from others?
AS TO CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
\re you willing to say that the pub
lication before election of the con
tributions then made would have no
effect i>n the election’ As | have said
we shall publish the name* of con
tributor* above one hundred dollars
Will yon ask rour national commit
tee to publish before the election the
contribution* above one hundred dol
Ur* ot if you regard this a* too ama',l
a sum the contribution* above a thou
eand dollar* or If thl* too *mall, the
contribution* above ten thousand dol
iarm* If not. what rea*on can you
give to the public for not doing *o?
I lu*lst that our willingness to let the
public know the source* from which
*. receive contribution* raise* a pre
sumption In our favor that must be
overcome before you ran ask the peo
ple to accept your *tatement that the
*
to (oar from republican succeed than
from a demtvcrailc victory.
In <-occlusion -mi sav that vou ask
*upi«ort for Mr Taft. because he
•laud* for tho moral uplift ot the na
advised him to bathe his feet In cold
water and he did so. Th*- pain imme
diately disappeared hut when Swift with
drew hia feet they were numb from the
knee down. An operation was perform
ed and both legs were removed from the
knee. It is not expected that Swift will
survive.
i
tlon. because his deeds have made
good his words and because the pol
icies to which he Is committed aro
! of immeasurable consequence alike to
the honor and the interests of the
world American people. I dare to com
pare my efforts for the moral uplift
ing of the nation with his efforts, my
deeds with his deeds, and the policies
to which I am committed with the
policies to which he committed, and
more than that, if I may assume that :
he will follow in your footsteps, I dare'j
to compart my ideal of the presidency ;
with his. I do not regard it as prop
er for the president, to use his prest
! ige. his influence or his patronage to
1 aid one member of his party as
I against another who aspires to of
fice and I regard it as a violation of
the obligation that the president owes
to the whole people as an officer that
belongs to the whoie people as a
party asset for the advancement of
a personal friend and a political j
prestige. Believing lhat the president |
should not be tempted to use that |
power for his own advantage—and it j
is equally repugnant to the spirit of
our institutions that he should use it
for any one elses advi l tag° I tried
ito secure an amendment to the con
stitution admitted the president to a
single term, and I have announced in
three campaigns that If elected that I
would be a candidate for renomina-
II lon. I believe that, occupant of so
high an office, with such an enormous
power at his command, should be ab
solutely free to devote himself un
selfishly to his country's welfare and
I am sanguine enongh to believe that
entrusted with the power I would be
able to make my administration so
successful that members of my party
could, without interference from me. 1
select the one most worthy to carry
on the work begun by me—so suc
cessful that the administration would
speak for Itself and that it would not
be necessary for me to defend it in
bulletin or pronunclamentos. I think
I could in this way give to the mem
bers of the opposite party as well as
to the members of my own party, 'a
square deal.”
Very truly yours,
W. J. BRYAN.
Just Exactly Right
"I have used Dr. King's New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
just exeactlv right," says Mr. A. A.
Felton, of Harrlsville, N. Y. New Life
Pills relieve without the least dis
comfort. Best remedy for constipa
tion. biliousness and malarja. 25c at
all druggists.
AT THE MECKLENBURG
THE MECKLENBURG, CHASE
CITY, Va.—The brilliant weather of
the past week could not be excelled
; and September has created for it
self with its charm its own patron
age, which Is sufficient to keep the
hotel bright with life and animation
i An old time Virgfnia Cake Walk Wilt j
lake place Thursday evening in 'the
: ball room and will be an occasion o'
I much fun and merriment. A large
j number of visitors have been booked
for the National Beagle Club of Am
> rira, which will meet here October
123rd. Horseback riding, golf are the
! outdoor amusements, while bridge
| keeps the guests pleasantly employ-.
|<d indoors.
. The South is very well represent
ed here by Mr. St. John Kinloch,
I Miss M. I). I.eldine and Miss E. S.
Pelxer, Charleston, P. 0., Mrs. Ed.
Watt and Miss Milliner, Reidaville,
N. C , Mr. and Mrs. VV. (}. MH
t ler. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wingo of
1 Richmond. Mr. Wm. \V. Chamber
j lain. Norfolk. Miss May Jones, of
(Richmond, Mrs. Jus. Penn. Jr., Dan-
I vllle.
Other guests here are Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. S. Bruce, Emporia, Cap-.
!N. O Berry, R. P. Howell, Golds
boro, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Kenlly,
West Point. Ga.. Mrs. S. Y. Tay
! lor. W. A Stephenson. J. It. An
derson. Danville, W. B. Sullivan,
Washington. B. T. Savage. J. J.
Hones. Mis* May Glenn. South ltos-
I ton, T. H. McMillan. Mobile. Ala.,
Iw. II Miller, A. Klrhell, Miss Ben
• lah Eichell, Richmond, R. s’. C.
[ Glenn, New York. A. 1.. Ward, .las.
\. Roberts, Lynchburg, Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. O’Brie, Durham. Dr. W. A.
Parrott, Kinston. W. D. Cates, t’. C.
Hitt, C. J. Miller. L. S. V olf. V\ .
W. Chamberlain. W A. Bigltie, H
■V. Daniels, Norfolk. J A. Stewar.
Jr.. Easton, Md.. L. D. Hankins.
Wilmington, N. C.. H. Mitchell,
Chicago, 1. C. Anderson, D. 1 rran .
Danville. \V. M Cahart Altoona. Pa.,
V. M Moon, Fredericksburg, J. P.
, Jeftress. Virginia.
SUGGESTIONS KOR OCTOBER
WEDDINGS
I Mr A J It-nkl la taking time by th.
! forrto<*k. in muklnx *ug(i'xtion* for thr
October *»ddtng gift*, in hts advcrtl.-***
tnrnt In thti matter, and by the my
It Isn’t a bad Idea to thing about It and
make selection* before the pre-mrst
Piece* are picked up.
HAD STICK AND FIST
FIGHT AT HORSE GALL
Cue of the Pp.r l, y Was
Fitted For Hla Work.
HORSE HALL. t>. C- A g.ncr.il fist
1 »nd stick tight took pine* near Mr !».
H Connelly’i old mill between the
Wtxxle boy* and a Simmon* toy. %Vh» i
’ the fight Km at it* height Mr. I*. A
Stanley joined the fray, taking aid-*
with the Wood* boy* and bcutng up
ffimmnn* pretty bad
*1 he «ai brought up before Judg*
R.tul* ,ml St .miry *». tlnej »l.|o No
further trouble U expected from the
i'**-
Night And Day Bank
Open Regular Banking Hours baily 9
a. m. to 2 p. m.
Saturday's 9 to 12,5:00 to 7:30 p. m
“Gives The Laboring Man a Chance ”
Pays 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings.
Citizens Bank
931 Broad Street.
JUCSE WOOOIFF
HITS HASKELL
ilfflLl
WASHINGTON. —President Roose
velt had planned to issue another
statement tonight regarding William
R.. Hearst Standard Oil exposures,
until he learned that Judge George
W. Woodruff, assistant attorney gen
eral, had already made a public state
ment along that line. It was then an
nounced at the executive office that
the president would let Judge Wood
ruffs statement stand for the night.
The statement of Judge Woodruff is
in response to Governor Haskell’s
public charge that the president in
sisted upon granting a franchise to
the Prairie Oil and Gas company and
that all that Haskell did to favor the
company was necessary to comply
with the law. Judge Woodruff's state
ment was made after the records of
the interior department had been fully
examined. The statement is as fol
lows:
“With reference to the recent con
tention about Governor Haskell's ac
tion in the case of the Prairie Oil
and Gas company, oil pipe line in
Oklahoma and the action of former
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
and Secretary Garfield concerning the
pipe line privileges to that same
company, [ will state briefly ami def
initely without argument of any kind,
the exact points at issue and the ex
act facts concerning them so far as
they are: From the records of the
department of the interior:
“Congress, on March 11, 1904, pass
ed a law providing for the granting
of pipe line privileges In the then
Indian Territory, now a part of the
state of Oklahoma.
“The secretary of the interior, as
lie is always obliged to do when any
iaw is passed affecting his depart
ment. issued April 12 the rules and
regulations to effectuate that law.
HOW IT
WAS SECURED.
“The Prairie Oil and Gas company
applied even before the regulations
were promulgated lor a pipe line priv
ilege and after the most careful con
sideration Mr. Hitchcock in a letter
which is and always has been a pub
lic document found that It had com
plied fully with the law and his rules
anil therefore April 14 approved its
location for pipe and it proceeded to
build and which thereby nas been
able to furnish a means of transpor
tation to millions of barrels of oil
from Oklahoma.
"It Is absolutely impossible to find
any paper, memo or letter of record
in connection with the granting of
this pipe line privilege which shows
that President Roosevelt had anything
whatever to do with it.
"It is extremely probable that In
the course of a new law Involving a
momentous question like this one,
Secretary Hitchcoek conferred with
the president before issuing his rules
and regulations.
"That is the custom and a very
proper custom I know of Secretary
Garfield's In all cases of new and im
portant legislation. Such conferences
may possibly have led to a misunder
standing front which Governor Has
kell's claim that the president order
ed Mr Hitchcock to grant the privi
lege might have arisen 1 haven’t the
sl-ght. st doubt that there were no or
ders of any description and the best
evidence of this Is the telegram from
Mr. Hitchcock In which he says that
a statement of that kind is an abso
lute falsehood He, of course, knows
better than anybody else.
"To resume then. Mr. Hitchcoek,
ami later Mr. Gnrfleld. in allowing
the extension of the line last April
acted directly In accordance with the
law.
' Governor Haskell's aetion. how
ever was on the face of It at least
exactly contrary .is will be seen by
noting the following fact:
St. Angela’s Academy
FEOPENS SEPTEMBER 14TH. I
AIKEN. S C . CONDUCTED BY THt SISTERS OF OUR LA-fV OF MERCY
li--mr.li- a- .1 :v*y grhnol offers and cllmfl i
K k' tab *• •! f *mm- ct»l Cour***», Plano Violin, (iultar. Mandolin V’tollr
Ce!!« Vote* t'ul’ure. Crayon Pa’ntlif la oil and water-color*.
FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO OIRECTRESS
SCHOOL BOOKS
and School Supplies, as Bags. Straps, Pencil
Boxes. Pads, Ink. Pencils, Pens. Second hand
books taken in exchange for new ones.
RICHARD S STATIONER? COMPANY.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27.
! "The constitution of Oklahoma with
1 “the formation of which Governor
Haskell had much to do, provided that
certain definite action must be taken
by corporations before they should
j have the right of eminent domain
! among which requirements was the
incorporatinos in the State of Okla
homa and he filing of a list of the
stockholders officers and directors of
the corporation.
BROUGHT SUIT
IN EQUITY.
“When Attorney Gereral West of
Oklahoma found that the prairie Oil
and Gas company was about to build a
pipe line which would cross public
highways and private land involving
the exercise of the power of eminent
domain, he brought suit in equity to
restrain the company by injunction
from doing this unless it complied
with the clear mandates of the state
constitution.
“The question at issue is not should
the pipe line be built but should the
company comply with the require
ments of State law and this was all
that Attorney General West tried to
bring about. He did not pretend
that he would prevent the building ot
the line if tne company complied with
the State law.
“Governor Haskell, 1 am told, un
der good authority, attempted to have
Attorney General West withdraw the
suit and thus allow the pipe line build
ing without compliance with the state
law. He refused to do sp.
"Thereupon, as I am informed and
have not seen it denied, Governor
Haskell obtained from the supreme
court, of the slate a writ of prohibi
tion against the attorney general and
the lower court to prevent the' carry
ing out of the Injunction obtained.
"Thus you will see* tho president’s
claim against Governor Haskell is
that he acted sincerely against the
laws of Oklahoma to help out this
company, whereas the truth concern
ing the department of the interior is
that it acted directly under and in
accordance with the laws of the Uni
ted States which the secretary is
bound to effectuate and merely re
quired any applicant for the privilege
to qualify under that law which this
particular company did very well.
| "Then to resmue, tha difference is
I simply that the secretaries of the in
terior administered the law In good
faith to the best of their ability while
Governor Haskell took extraordinary
steps to prevent the effectuating of
the iaw of the state of Oklahoma.
HASICELL
DIDN’T PROTEST.
“One more matter, namely, the
claim that Governor Haskell protest
ed against any action of, Secretary
Garfield last April or any other time.
The only correspondence which can
he found in the records is a telegram
from the governor to the secretary
and a reply. They are as follows:
"Guthrie, Okla., April 22, 1908.
"To Hon. James R. Garfield, Secretary
of the Interior. Washington:
“We want to harmonize with your
official acts and therefore ask you
to advise us if you claim power to
grant franchise to pipe lines involving
right of eminent domain in onr state.
Kindly advise rue.
"C. N. HASKELL,
"Governor of Oklahoma
"Department of the Interior,
"April 23, 190*
"To Hon. C. N. Haskell, Guthrie,
Oklahoma:
“I grant to pipe lines nothing what
ever but permits to cross or use re
stricted allotment* and tribal prop
erty. I heartily concur with your de
sire for complete harmony between
Federal and state official acts.
"GARFIELD, Secretary
"There is no appearance of a pro
test In tho governor's telegram. It
was not so regarded by the secretary
at the time and it will be believed
that the telegram was a mere request
for Information and a promise of co
operation by state officials aa far as
possible with the department which
it will be seen the secretary heartily
I responds in hia telegram.”
