The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-19
TAFT TO ENTER
OHIO CAMP A|GN.
Will Make a Speech at Akron in,
Answer to Senator
Foraker.
LATTER MADE "A BAD BREAK
Did tic Democrats Great Good in
Ohio Congressman Flood
]. the Man.
FROM Our Regular correspondcnt.)

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t1Trow Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. d. G., Oct. 17.--secre-
tary Taft Is going down to Akron. O.,
next Saturday to make his first speech
In tho Ohio campaign. 1t Is expected his
speech will BIO an answer to the one
delivered by Senator Foraker at Bellc-
fontaine, o., some weeks ago. in which
he took direct Issue with the President
on tho question OF governmental reguln-
ton Of freight rates and all other rail-
way charges. Secretary Taft Ia the
strongest OF the Presidents hackers In tho
attitude Mr.. Roosevelt occupies on this
question:. Tho speech which he mnde
to the delegates to the International Rail
way Congress here last May was MS strong
us the one which tho President mode Mt
the Iroquois Club In Chicago, on this sub
ject, about tho Same time. 1t Is not be-
lleved tho big socretdry who rarely con-
cealed thought In his life. will mince
matters when ho takes UP the subject
at Akron.
Democrats Laughing.
And the Democrats arc laughing In
their sleeves. For this question, intro
duced into the State campaign in Ohio,
Is not doing the Republicans any good.
Tho Ohio papers have been filled with
communications denouncing the position
OF Senator, Foraker since his Bellcfon-
tame speech, and 1t has been made plain
to the Senator that he did his party no
good when he introduced the subject In
State canvass. Tho speech demonstrate
cd more clearly than anything else had
done tho wide difference OF opinion on
this question which exists in the Repub-
lican ranks. Senator Foraker must sec
he made a bad break. Now, II Secretary
Taft goes down to Akron and makes n
speech, taking tho opposite side from
the one taken by Senator Foraker, the
breach between tho regulation and the
anti-regulation wings Of the Republican
party Will be widencd. And that cannot
20 anybody any good unless It be the
Democrats It is snid the Democrats OF
Ohio arc united on tho question. The
Republican majority in tho Buckeye State
Is going to be reduced this fall, accord
Ing to Democratic claims and Republican,
admissions.
A Direct Issue.
While tho speech OF Secretary Taft,
considered with the one which Senator
| Foraker delivered at Bellefontalne. may
furnish striking Illustration OF the
|
over pending public questions, It Is be-
lieved that an evidence Of this divergence
or opinion which was recently furnished
py two Aassa chusetts Republicans OF dis
tlnctlon Is even more striking A dinner
was given In Boston few nights q 20
py the Republican State COMMITTEES d to
the Republican editors of the Common
veal h Inc chief speakers were Lieu
tenant Governor Curtis Guild. the Rnnnb-
| ~ 4 ha n
General Ebcn S. Draper, tho candidate
lor the. second place on the ticket Colo
| ncl Hulid made a speech, in which no
declared that the time to revise tho
tariff was tho present; that II this were
not done the Democrats would gain st.nn
tro, 81 me country, and there would be
reckless tariff smashing. Colonel Guild
had 70 hurry away to Keep another en-
sas en'cnt an. and General Draper spoke He
4 declared that the Industries of Mo.sao
chLsetts were In no danger: thai nam.
\ 1aclurers are prosperous; that labor Is
employed at a good wage and TIM there
was no need OF tariff revision.
Majority Stand Patters
i 1t would be difficult to imagine +wo
i views, held by two men running m tba
same ~. tlcket, more dlnmetrlcall3, opposed.
me Prestdentsis Il revlslonist. Ta is
waxing up to the fact that a majority Of
MS party are Stand -patters." mon ,wlIo
want no no tariff changes at all. who would
eat, drink and be merry, and lot tho
morrow take care OF itself. Z ~
me resident Is wise In his day and
4 generation lie sees that II tho tar,pf "is
not revised now. the people will event.
ually demand that 1t be revised. Thu Dem
ocratlc party will be sent to the bat. and
theret VIII be some very bad holes made in
me ne, pro.ection wal. While he can prob
LILY LILY counI upon the hearty support OF the
democratic minority In both houses NJ
Congress when no undertakes to secure
Legislation aimed to securing O. r;ednctInn
! OF tarllf schedules, II the Democrats
wanted 70 play good politics solely, they
, would allow the Republicans to fight ii
Gut among themselves and do nothing.
It would be the surest means Of event.
. ually carrying the country with a Demo.
cratic ticket. q IS, a b E' a - VI
Get Marble From Proctor.
Il T. has been decided that about one
million dollars of the three or four mil
lions that will be spent on tho mngniG.
4 cent new office building that is now being
erected Tor tho uso of United States Sen
alors, snail 80 to Senator Proctor's com.
Z gany Tor white marble. Tho Vermont
Senator voted for the bill, providing TO,
tho erection Of tho building. He is d
Fl very wealthy man, He is understood r.
Y be the chief owner ofStho celebrated quar-
! ries ut Proctor, VT. n town named TO,
him. He has an enormous Income from
tho quarrlcs, greatly swollen by prof
Il from the contract which he has with tn.
Z government, and which has been runnint
for years. to furnish headstones for al
tho graves ~ national cemeteries, on,
of the best known Republicans in tn,
i United States, who occupies high plac,
in the government, said to me to-day tina
I We're he In tho place of tho Senator from
Vermont he would not allow his co.mpan!
( to furnish naDlo for the building.
And for some reason this suggests
Well-known fact that a department of TIL
government here Is located In a buildinI
J wholly inadequate to Its needs, because
J certain very influential United state
Senator who owns the building will no
allow the passage of a bill making al
4 appropriation for the erection Of one b,
tho government.