The Washington times., 1905-10-22
Secretary Surprised Fellow-Republicans of
Buckeye State by Bitterly Assailing Cox,
Of Cincinnati, at Akron.
THOUGHT TO BE SOUNDING
WARNING FROM PRESIDENT
Speech Notice to Slippery Politicians Every
where That They Will Not Be Supported
Merely Because They're Republicans.

AKRON. Ohio. Oct 21--Defending the
railroad policy OF President Roosevelt.
on which the Ohio Republican platform
is silent; vigorously sustaining the fea-
lures OF this policy, to which the senior
Senator from Ohio has taken strong
exception I'm his public addresses; bit
terly attacking George B. Cox, the Gin
cinnati Republican boss. who is com
monty credited with the largest inter
eat in Governor Herrick's election; de-
claring that Herrick Is not Cox's man.
and that while the Cox ticket in Gin
cinnsti ought to be defeated. Herrick
ought to be elected. Secretary of War
Taft this evening injected some new and
sensational features into the strenuous
Ohio campaign.
Favors Democrat.
1t was fully expected that the Sec
retary would stand by his previous
utterances on the railroad question and
on Administration policies But that
he would pluck for distracted Onio
Republicans such an apple of discord
as is contained in his declaration that
if he should vote in Cincinnati on cleo
tion day he would cast his ballot in
favor OF Governor Herriek and against
the Cox municipal ticket, was not ex-
pected by anybody.
There is no ground for assuming
any intent to do injury to the Her
rick ticket, but politicians discussed
with the widest range of opinion the
question whether the Taft speech had
helped or injured Herrick. Many de-
clare that the denunciation of Cox
and the Hamilton county machine Will
draw the fire of that powerful organi-
zation; and that In order to show their
resentment of Taft's structures, they
VIII turn against Herrick.
The liquor question. the issue of city
bossism, the railroad rate problem.
have all presented phases from the be-
ginning of the campaign most embar-
RAISING to the Republicans.
Made Sensation
But the appearance of q man who is
not only 4 foremost Ohioan, but one a.
tional Administration, with violent at
tack on one of the greatest influences
supporting the State ticket. has caused
q political sensation whose like even
Ohio has not known in a decade.
Far-reaching significance Is attributed
| TO the remarkable utterances of the
| Secretary. That he is likely to be a
candidate for President. and that he is
seeking to make a square issue between
! himself and Foraker, on which TO con-
test for Ohios delegation; that he has
! the fullest support of the Roosevelt Ad-
ninistration In this attitude; that this
| address Is the formal service of notice
TO corrupt State and city machines all
over the country that because they
call themselves Republican they must
not be too confident of Administration
support: these are a few Of the prea-
nant opinions expressed tonight
Secretary Taft talked OF three ques-
tions-railroad rates. the liquor question
IN Ohio, and Boss Cox. He barely re-
ferred to his pet theme OF freer trade
with the Philippines. declaring, as he
believes in giving the islands the bene-
flt of more opportunity to profit by their
relations with this country.
Fireworks Began.
But when 1t came to the question of
bosses and bossism, the Secretary did
not fail to make himself understood He
defended Governor Herrick on the liquor
question, and quoted him as IN line with
the President on the transportation Is
sue. Then he turned to Cox and Cox
ism," and the fireworks were let loose
| at once
The Secretary was heard by a large
and very demonstrative sAdience, and
his most sensational utterances Were
most enthusiastically cheered.
He said:
With the Democracy in the demoraliz-
ed condition in which the victory OF last
year left II, one may thoughtlessly as
sign TO this campaign no practical Inn
| national Z,
and may treat il as a purely State and
local controversy. The error in doing so,
however. would become very apparent,
should Governor Herrick. the candidate
on the Republican ticket for governor.
be defeated 1t would then be heralded
as the dawn of new Democracy. sig
nificant of what was to happen in the
next Congressional and the next Presi-
Dental elections
The truth Is that to one who studies
the stgns of the times, 1t is perfectly
apparent that MI. Bryan In gradually
resuming control over the Democatic
party and proposes to asSumo the ag-
gressive In a controversy In which he
hopes TO array the poor against the
rich, to shake the present system OF
private property ard freedom of con-
tract, to cripple the Federal courts that
are now such q hulwark In tho defense
OF the constitutional rights of individ-
uals; 20 substitute for our present sys-