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EVENING BULLETIN, HONOLULU, T. II., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 1908. Primo s W-vJUJify .M Ask At the Bar for The Honolulu Brew Beer BRYAN Democratic Candidate's Response To Haskell Charges MlUaultcp (Wis.), September in. Defending his knowledge of Governor Haskell against (hu charges which liao been brought against lilm "until the charges cnn bo examined In bnuio cotut whom iiaillKaiiflhli does not bias," William J. Urjaii, Democratic cnmllilntu for President, on IiIh way from .Madison to this city today, gnvo onl for liiiljllcatton IiIh reply to Prosl lout Itoosovelt'H recent letter In' 10 sponso to Ills telegram on tlio sub ject. Mr. llrynti speaks of the ulectlon of Mr. Haskell ns Gocrnor of Oklahoma ami says that "thu Constitution was adopted ami (lovcrnur Haskell wan I'lccli'il In spite of tlio efforts it jour nilmlnlstratlon and In spite of tlio speech made In Oklahoma by Mr. Tuft. President Permitted Steel Trust. Mr. llrjan charges, among other things, that tho steel trust, "with yom oxpioss consent," purchased one of Its largest rhnls and thus obtained con trol of inoro than 30 per cent of the total output. He asks the President if hu wilt Insist "that in permitting this you showed less favor to the monopolistic corporations than I do In opponlnc them?"' Mr. llrynn nhruptly charges that Gmornor Hughes, quoted hy President Itoosevelt as having "rldilled the Dem ocratic trust remedy," was himself tho lieneflclary of the trusts, and cites tho campaign contributions to tho Hughe election fund two ears ngn. Among these are J. P. Morgan,. tolm P. Rocke feller, Andrew Carnegie and Nelson (VoinwHI. " ' CllP WalK-Over Shoes w You have tried others Come back to the World's Best for the money- WALK-OVER SHOES L. B. Kerr & Co.,Ltd. Honolulu Department Store TO ROOSEVELT Why Not Quote Tatf? Air. llrynn says that as tho Piesl dent quotes (lou'ruor Hughes he tnkes It for granted that Judge Tuft has not expressed himself satisfactorily on the trust question. Tlio letter of Mr. llrynn follows: Milwaukee (Wis.)-, September" 211.- llon, Theodore Kooseclt, President of tho United States, Washington, I). v.: Dear Sir. While I have not yet i fl ecked your letter and shall not nntll I reach home next week, I hawi real a copy of It In the press and bog leave to submit tho following reply: , Mr. Haskell, having voluntarily re l signed from the committee that lie . might bo more free to prosecute those who have brought chaiges against him, 1 need not discuss the question of his guilt or Innocence Timber than I to say that the public service which he has tendered ami tho vote of con jlldenco which he has received from the peoplo of his Stuto nuslit to pro . tcct him fiom condemnation .mill the clmrgcH can be examined In sonio coin i wncre partisanship dors not bias and where c.impilgn exigencies do not compel pre-judgment. Resents the Charges. I would not deem It necessary to address you further hut Tor tho fact that ou seize upon tlio chaiges and nttempt to make slltleal capital on: or mem. ou even chaigo that my fomiectloii with Mr. Haskell's udoc Hon as a niember of the losoliilloni eoiumltteo and as trcnmitcr of the commltteo raises u question ns to my sincerity as an opponent of trust's and monopolies. An an Individual, ami ns tho candidate of my paity I resent tlio chaigd ami tepel the In slnuatloii. I havo been In public life for eigh teen yeais and I Iiiimi been sufficient ly conspicuous to maku my conduct a mat tor of public interest. I hao passed thiough .two Pj-esldentlal cam palgnfr In which party feeling ran Ex Korea E take great pleasure in announcing we have just received a shipment of the NEWEST STYLES in the Celebrated WALK-OVER SHOES. high ami epithet was exhausted. 1 hae no hesitation In saying that you can not find an act, a word or n thought of mine to Justify Jour par tisan charge. Heard Good Things of Haskell. I had never been Informed of any charge that hail been mndo against Mr. H.ikell connecting him with the Standard Oil Company or with any other trust. I had known him ns i leader In tho constitutional conven tion of Oklahoma, and hnd known him as one of the men principally respon sible for the excellent constitution which has since been adopted and nitopted ny a majority of 1110,1100, seventy of whlcli was furnished by Hcpuhllcans. I had known his election to tho (inventorship of that great young" Statu by a majoilty of some 30,1100; t had known that the constitution was mtopted and that (Inventor Has kell was elected In spltu of tho ef forts of your administration and In splto of tho speeches mado In Okla homa by Mr. Tnft. You say that It was a matter of common notoilcty that Mr. Haskell was connected with tho Standard Oil Company. I have a right to assuino that If so serious nn objection had ov Isted to Mr. Haskell's election and had been u matter of common no toriety In Ohio, as you say, Judgo Taft would luivo felt it his, conscien tious duty to wain tho peo'plo when hu spoko In Oklahoma. Why Didn't Taft Speak Out.' If ho did not havo tho knowledge, why can It bo assumed that I had It? And If ho had it, how can jou excuse Ills failure to communicate tho Infor mation to tho peoplo of Oklahoma? If nti feel It Is your patriotic duty to denounce Mr. Haskell when ho la only a member of tho national organ! zatlon. how much would Mr. Tri havo felt It his patriotic duly to do- noiiiico Jir,. .Haskell wlien lie 'wan Alakea St. THE WALK OVIR 1H0C ' " '- nsnlrlnu tn be tho chief executle of !i t-rnnt HMttn? I "I eould havo had no knowledge of tho suit to which you refer when ho was appointed chairman of the resolu tions committee of tho Democratic National convention, because tho suit) wns begun nulla ho was nt Denver and ns a matter of fnct I did not know nil thing of the nature of tho suit until utter ho wns made treasurer of the National Committee, and no falrmluiled person cnn decide upon tho merits of your charge without nn examination of the provisions of the enabling net pnssed by the Itenuh Heap Congress, and the prmlslous ot the license of franchise Issued to tho oil company hy your administration. No Investigation Made. "I need hardly refer to the newly found evldenco upon which you lny' so much stress, viz.: The article In thu "Outlook" of September 5. My attention wns never called to that (article until 1 rend the published copy of your letter, and while I have groin j 1 expect for tho "Outlook" and I sup pose I hno for tho writer (although you do not give his name) I would hardly feel justified In deciding as promptly ns ou do, on an ex paito , statement without Investigation. I "Von present 1111 Indictment ugalnst our platform declarations on the trust question, but you do not refer to all of the planks anil do not deal Justly, with those to which you do, refer. Our ..!......... .,. , 1.. . ... .. 1 jiiuiiuiiu uuumit's ill iuur Ol 1110 lgoiotiB enfoicement of the criminal law ugalnst guilty trust" inaguates and officials. Your platform does not con tain any such demand. Will you say that jour platform Is batter than ours In Hint respect? Defends Corporation Planks. "Our platform demands that corpor minus be oud n certain size be com pelled to sell nt tho same price in all parts of tho country, due ullowance being mndo for tho cost of trnnspor tatlon. Will you deny this Is in tlio interest of thu smaller competitors? "Wo present n plnn tinder which no corporation will bu permitted to control more than one-half of thu total product. It has been stated that, the steel company with your express con sent, purchased one of. its .largest rivals and thus obtained control of mora than CO per cent of the totnl out put. Will you insist that In permit ting this ou showed less favor to tho monopolistic corporations than I do In opposing them? Campaign Contributions. "You quote nt length from n siieech mndo by Coventor Hughes in which ho ridicules nno of our anti-trust rem edies. Is this tho snmo Governor Hughes who was counted as one of tho "allies" who endeavored to defeat Mr. Taft when, as you Insisted, Mr. Taft represented Ufti "reformers" of your party anil his opponents tho re- actional' element? "Did not Oovei nor Hughes have tho support of tho New York delegation In tho convention and is not New York tlio homo of many Republicans most conspicuous in their connection with tho law-defying corporations? "You nro certainly nwaro of tho fact that in tho statement filed by George It. Sheldon, treasurer of tho Kcpitu llcnn State Commltteo two years ago, after Mr. Hughes election, It appeals that tho tollowlng contributions wcro mado to tho campaign fund: J. P. Morgan, $20,000; John D. Ilockefellor, $1000; Andrew Carnegie, 55000; Charles M. Schwng, $2000; John W. Oates, $2000; W. E. Corey. $2000; W. Nelson Cromwell, $1000; W. V. Havo meyer, $800: U. M. Dilko, $500. "Several of theso men nro known to bo officially ennnocted with tho trusts. Would the fact, that these gentlemen contributed tn his cam paign fund strengthen or weaken his testimony against tho reasonableness of our anti-trust remedy? Any One Can Criticise. "You can not huvo failed to notice that Governor Hughes In his speech assumed tho role of tho critic and not that of tho constructive states man. Any ono possessing vivid ima gination and a pen can And objec tions to remedial measures. Lord Macauley is quoted as saying that eloquent and learned men could be found to dispute' tho law of gravita tion If tlicio were any ndvnntngo to bo gained by It. Hut when 'known nbuscs' are to bo cured, un ounce of remedy Is woith a pound of fault finding. As you quote from Govornor Hughes, I take It for grunted that Mr. Taft has not yet expressed himself In a satisfactory manner on tho subject, for you would naturally prefer to quota fiom the presidential candidate whoioter possible, ion say: Cannot Judge of Panics. "Let us repeat that tho no law de fying corporation has any other rea son to fenr fiom you save what It wilt suffer In tho general paralysis of business," etc. Referring to the last part of tho sentenco first, I might question your ability to act us nn ex pert as to panic preventives, since jou now havo ono on your hands, but ns to your chnigo that no law defy ing corporation has reason to fenr tho direct effect of tho uutl-triisl rout edles which I favor, permit mo to Suggest that your testimony on thin subject Is not conclusive. You aro it witness, to ho sure, but your Interest In tho result of tho elec tion must hu taken Into consideration In weighing your testimony. Tliero Is hotter nvhlnnrn -flint tit.. iphdI un.. nate? know their own Interests, and iney nro supporting Judgo Turt. Not ono of the trust magnates helped to secure my nomination, while It Is a matter or "common notoriety" that they were conspicuous in the Itepub Ileal rniivnntlnti mnl It la nr.i.nii. .. . ....... ...... ,t , ...(.111,, J ,1 matter or common notoriety that they are supporting your party In this cam paign. Promises to Enforce Law. If ou will name a slnglo ofDclal connection with n "Iaw.deflng cor poration," monopoly or trust who has declared or will declare that ho Is supporting me, I will publicly wnr.i him that I will enforce ugalnst him the present criminal law and will enroieo against him, nlso. the laws demanded In tho Democratic platform ns soon as those laws can be enacted. Hut there Is another fact which raises n presumption In favor of our I....,? mm uhuiiisi juur party, i re ferred to It In my former letter tu you, hut you liiairVortontly overlooked It In your-reply, and the members of your Cabinet, culled In for corners i Hon, evidently did not notice It. I had stated that wo have not know Ingly received a dollar fiom nn offi cial connected with a trust, and tha' any money so received would bu re turned ns soon ns we received know! edgo of tho fact. For Ante-Election Publicity. i now remind )ou that your conven tion deliberately rejected, by a vote of nlno to ono, tho plnnk favoring pub l. m "" '" cnnlI'algn contributions. Mr. Tnft hns repudiated the nctlon or tho convention nn,l r.,lntl,.,i i.n . I .. .--....v., ttiu nil-Ill hers or the convention by declaring " iui,r hi a puuucity law, but he favors otilitinitv nf,.,.. ,i.. .. I on whllo wo tnor publicity bcroro tho election. Whlcli do you regard ns tho better plnnk, to let tho peoplo know before tho election what luflu ences nre nt work, or to let them know nfter tho election? Aro you willing to say that nn public interest was served In 1904 by f-f,tirt,nllnf until nfln II... nl.u.lli.n ,1... contributions mado to thu Republican .'iiinpuiKu cuiuniuieo oy Air. iinrrl innii, nnd thoso collected by him from others? Aro )o willing to "say thnt the publication before the' election THE REGAL SHOE THE SHOE THAT PH0VES $3.50 AMD C1.C0 iJm. TO OUR FRIENDS: We regret exceedingly that during the last thirty days we have been obliged to dis appoint so many of our customers who wished certain styles in REGALS; and also those , intending tryintr them for the first time, whom we were unable to fit to our satisfaction: and, too, on our part, losing a large amount of business which would have been ours, had we been able to foresee the enormous demand the' "REGAL SHOE" has created in this city. Our sales have been so phenomenally large that it would have been impossible for anyone to estimate the demand sufficiently in advance to take care of them. We de sire to state, however, that we have been cabling orders weekly to the factory, together with statements concerning the depleted condition of our stock, and that now we have received in the Korea today double the amount of our initial stock. We have assur ances from the REGAL FACTORY that in the future everything possible will be done to rush our orders, so that our advantage in pleasing our trade will be equal to that of any of the 487 REGAL STORES at present doing business in the United States and foreign ' countries. Our present shipment, to the amount of $30,000 in REGAL SHOES alone, we - will open within two or three days, and will include all that is new in the creation of fashionable footwear. All the late models, shapes, and leathers now being shown, for Fall selection, in the fashion centers of the East, will be represented here in the famous quarter sizes of the REGAL, and onlv obtained in these, thus assuring everyone an absolutely perfect fit. u 1 of the contributions then made would N havo had no effect on tho election? As I havo said, we shall publish tha names of contributors above $100 Calls for Giving of Contributors. Will you nsk your national commlt teo to publish" before the election tho contributors nbovo $100? Or, It you regard this ns too small u sum, tho contributions nbovo $1000, or If this Is small, above $10,000? If not, what reason do you give to the public Tor not doing so 7 I Insist that our will ingness to let the peoplo know tho source wo get our money raising i presumption in our fawir that must be overcome betoro you can nsk tlu peoplo to accept your statement that tho law defying corporations hne more to Tear from Republican success than from a Democratic victory. In conclusion, you say that ou ask support for Mr. Taft "because he stands for the moral uplift of tin nation, because his deeds have mado good his which hu is committed are of Immeasurable consequence uliko to tho honor and tho Interests of the whole American people." Compares Self With Taft. ' I dare to compare my efforts ror thu moral uplift or tho nation with Ids efforts, my deeds with his deed., mid the policies to which I am com mlttcd to the alleles to whlcli he is committed, and. more than that, It I may assume that he will rollow In our rootsteps, I dare to compare my tdenl or tho presidency with his. I do not regaid It us proper ror tho President to urge his prestige. Ills Influence or his patronage to nl.il ono member or his party as against another who aspires to office, and I regard It as n violation. or the obliga tion that tho President owes It to tho whole peoplo not to use an office that, belongs to tho whole peoplo ud a party asset ror tho advancement nt a personal nieml nnd a political pro tego. . Relieving Hint tho President should not bo tempted to use that power for his own advantage nnd It is equally repugnant to tho spirit ot our Unit ed States that ho should use it tor nny ono elso's advantage, I tried to secure an amendment to the Consti tution limiting tho President to a single term nnd I huvo said that if ' f Hawaii Shoe Co., Ltd., McCANDLESS BLOCK , , TELEPHONE 343. P. 0. BOX 567. ' ' ' 4' Yours elected 1 would not bu a candidate for re-nomination. Against Pronunelamentos. 1 believe that thu. occupant of so high an office, with such enormous power nt his command, should bo ab solutely free to denote himself unself ishly to bis country's welfare, and I am sanguine enough to believe that If Intrusted with the jiower I would bo able to make my administration so successful that the members ot my party, .without Interference from me, could select the most worthy to carry on tho work begun by me: so successful that the administration would Bpeak for Itself, nnd that It would not be necessary for me to do fend It In bulletins or pronunelamen tos. I think I could In this way glva to the members of tho opposlto par ty, ns well as to tho member.) of my own party, n "square deal." Very truly yours. W. J. UIIYAN. . A bowlder has been dedicated nt Jonesboro, 111., marking the site nt the Lincoln-Douglas debate of lift' years ago. Dig llrltlsh sailing ship goes down In a gale near Tasmania and twenty of tho crew drown. King Charles of Roumanla danger ously III and sends tor specialist. Franco blames Germany for deser tions from army In Morocco. Matthew Tlemoy charges before tho Snn Francisco pollco commission thnt Captain or Pollco Thomas S. Duke de manded $1000 to favor his application for n saloon license. Theodore Itoosevelt Jr., goes to work In Connecticut cariet factory at $5 u week. Southern Pacific flloa nmendod. com plaint and resumes attack on tha lum ber rato established by Interstate commerce commission. Supervisors' street commltteo rec ommends giant of frnnchtso to West tern Pacific for trucks on San Fran cisco waterfront. William Rockefeller spends several hourB viewing San Francisco irom swirt automobile. Everett J. Drown hns been sworn In ns Judge or the superlor'court of Ala meda county. CUSTOM SPECIAL BENCH MADE $5.00 1 - l"' HONOLULU, T. H.. October 13, 1008. very truly, ' REGAL SH0E.ST0RE, '!' y& i . -v ' 7 ..t.sfj - t.-mjil -, ,fcML.a&w, 4Z ,,,, . -An.'.i.iA'iAfrfoif f j, i. 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