The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-29
REPUBLICAN OPPONENTS MAX
ING CAPITAL or HIS RE.
MARKS IN ADDRESS.
SCORED OFFICE SEEKERS
And Politicians Therefore See No
Use in Advancing His Cause
Foraker and Fairbanks Are
Getting Busy.

| NdSHlHGtbH, ApiH 90 hiOit tiphbtN
/ has developed in the South for the
/ Taft presidential boom the admins
tration having recently got wind Of
the use that rs being made by tho
Foraker and Fairbanks forces of a
speech delivered by the secreary OF
war at the opening Of the North Caro-
lima Republican state convention last
IJuly. On this occasion Judge Taf
said that In hts Judgment "the Re-
publican party of North Carolina
would he much stronger as a voting
party If all the federal Offices wers
filled by Democrats
| He attacked the real workers Of
the Republican party in the South IN
the same speech, and said that they
we're using the party organization f0r
1.-THE sole purpose OF securing federal
Jobs in return for delivering delega e1
to the national convention. While
lthis Is in sense true. the Southern
Republicans naturally resent the con
struction Mr.. Taft placed on their
party fealty and they are beginning
to figure that If the secretary Of war
II nominated and elected president
they had better go out of business.
Will Retract Literal Meaning.
In his mission Of sounding the
lSouth politically Fist Assistant Post
master General Hitchcock 1t is under
stood, will make A special effort To
learn to what extent tha Taft speech
At Greensboro IL being used against
the presidents choice as his sue
eessor. He Is expected to report -
what extent the Fairbanks and For
aker workers have used this speech.
and ge in touch with such OF the
'caders as can be depended upon 70
SQUARE Judge Taft and assure the
Ifaithful ID the South that the sec 4
tary of war aidn't mean 10 serve
|notice On the Republican leaders OF
the south that he would appoint only
Democrats to office.
In tho course Of his speech before
1.-The North Carolina convention the
Ohioan said that there was '.un
loubtedly much force and truth In
ihe statements that there Is a little
cotetie Of politicians. who deyote
themselves solely to the selection Of
delegates to the national convention
and whose object is the securing or
federal patronage"
Factiona Rule in South Condemned.
While this attack shocked the
r North Carolina Republicans at the
time. the newspapers of the state
avoided any adverse comments he.
cause Secretary Taft was their guest
" honor. and they took their medi-
cine for the sake of maintaining their
q IDEAS of hospitality Since then how
, ever. the speech has been revived and
is being generally condemned.
! In the same speech Mr.. tTafi took
+ another shot at his party leaders IN
the South as follows.
| "As long as the Republican party
in the Southern states shall represent
4 little save a frctional choice for fed
Y eral offices in which business men
{ and men OF substance in the COM
4 Tunity have no desire 10 enter and in
J. the result of which they have no in
r terest we may expect the present
political contests of the South TO con-
inue"
" These structures took In the en'ire
$ South. and the critics in North Caro-
4 lima are getting much encouragement
Il from other states. They are asking
q Why the Southern Republicans should
not leeitlmately receive recognition
q Tor nar services the same as Is ac
4 corded 10 the party leaders in the
\ North As matter OF practical poll
tics a delegate 10 a national conven-
p lion from the South. they argue. Is
n just as valuable At convention time
, as one from he North. and while they
!. are unable 10 deliver any electc'ai
!. votes they do the best they can un -cr
4 existing conditions
m Expect No Reward From Taft
Taking Secretary Taft at his worl
and mdeing from the Grecnsborp
% hcro speech. they have come 20 The
% trunclusion that they would have little
= no expect On the way Of fe1ersl pa
/. lFOuage from man who entertains
: such yiews DepTiyed of patonare.
thcv argue further. the Republican
i, Denomination In many southern s'aies
Il would 90 to the pct
4 A prominenf southern Rcnuhlic1n
brought the complaint uf his follow
, workers to Washington short time
4, ago and also reports that circulars
|, containing Secretary Tafts speech
arc being prepared for general circu-
- lat'on. He credits the Foraker and
i Fairbanks boomers rs being back Of
tho plan 10 food the Sogh with
/ them
IN discussing the msfter be saii;
Ii ~ IL. thlnts The narfH Hnnli