The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-11
TART CORRESPONDENCE ON
TAFT'S CANDIDACY.
Senator Whitney; of Saginaw. Elk
presses His Views In No Un-
certain Terms.

"A. /. Vorys, of Columbus, o., who
is the manager Of the Taft presiden-
tial nomination campaign, has re-
Gently written several letters to Mich
igan men of prominence in the Re
publican party seeking to enlist them
in favor of the secretary of wars
candidacy Senator j. H. Whitney
received one of these letters, and re-
piled to it. The correspondence
which is interesting and informative,
is given below:
Mr.. Vorys' Letter.
Columbus, o., Sept. IL.
Senator ]. III. Whitney, Saginaw,
Mich. My Dear Sir: AS you may
have learned through the press or
otherwise, / am actively interested
in Secretary Taft's political "wel-
fare" am anxious to get in touch
with influential party men in all
sections of the country, / take the
liberty of writing you in the hope
that you may be counted as one OF
the secretary's good friends in Michi-
gan. l realize the material assist
ance you can render to the Taft
movement, and l would like to en-
list your active cooperation.
Secretary Taft today stands high
in the popular favor. Republicans
of the rank and file, and those who
are classed as the party leaders are
rallying to him in every state, and
feel that / am not over confident
when l say that every sign points to
his nomination on the first ballot of
next years national convention
AS have said, hope that we may
have your active cooperation. Mean
while, may / hear from you relative
to the situation and outlook in Mich
igan? Thanking you in advance for
any attention you may give this, l
am, very truly yours, A. |. Vorys.
Senator Whitncy's Reply.
Merrill, Mich, Sept. 23.
Mr.. A. I. Vorys, Columbus, o.,
Dear Sir-Replying to your letter of
the 18th inst, it pleases me to state,
that SO far as / know, there is prac-
tically no sentiment in this immed-
late vicinity for Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Taft's
ideas do not correspond with mine on
many important questions, hence l.,
cannot consistently support his can
didacy. Mr.. Taft's tariff reform
ideas sound we'll, but experience
teaches us that that is one reform
which invariably brings disaster.
The secretary's Coumbus speech
states that he favors immediate re-
vision, but because che realizes the
lack of wisdom and danger to the
country, of attempting revision dur
ing a presidential year." and for
the sake of politics., he can wait
eighteen months. If there is danger
now there will be danger next year
or the year after. In his speech he
warns American capital that after
election, if he succeeds, the axe will
fall, thus adding increased uncer-
tainty to the load presidential cam
paign naturally brings, and starts re-
trenchment and apprehension eigh- |
teen months in advance.
What does this revision mean? 1t |
means that Mr.. Taft admits his in |
ability to regulate by the law, of
which he boasts, the ''pernicuous de-
vices for monopolizing trade" and so
he proposes to reduce the tariff and |
make America the dumping ground |
for the cheaply made surplus pro-
ducts of the world. In order to curb |
a few trusts, he would paralyze the |
business of the country for about |
three years-eighteen months of an
ticipation and like period. at least,
Of dreaded realization. 1t would /
be far better to empower the
President, attorney general and
secretary of commerce and labor
to suspend temporarily, certain
schedules OF the tariff, when,
as last resort, they decide
such suspension necessary in order
to protect the masses from "per-