The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14

Washington. June il-Mr Vorys
superintendent of Insurance for the
state OF Ohio has been in Washington
for sOine days He has not becn ut
the capital on anything relating 10 in
surance His errand has not been to
urge an administration which receiy-
ed $4,000 from the EQUITABLE Life
company and SOME S2ie.000s in all
from various insurance companies
prior 10 the election, To take action IN
behalf OF the people who pay extor-
tionate premiums on their life insur
ance policies and receive Insignificant
dividends
Mr.. Norys is managing the campaign
for the presidential nomination of
Mr. William H. Taft. Mi Taft as the
Heir Apparent aud the Prince lmper-
ial Of this administration. enjoys
much official support. though wcllsiu-
formed observers are inclined TO be-
licye that his strength among the peo-
pie of the state in which his fight
must first bc made is daily diminish
ing. In fact the Washington feeling
IS that Taft as a presidential candi-
date is today almost ont of The rum
ming lie has had too much promi
nence too early In the game. He Is
identified too closely with an admin
istration which is daily becoming
more unpopular IN his own slate he
has virtually invited the hostility OF
the senators representing il and OF
all their supporters Should he be
nominated the stories of his world.
wide travels at public expense, his
long and luxurious feasts at the pub
lie crib would naturally be told IN de-
tail. lie would not profit by the fact
that the administration has pfacti-
eally annulled the civil service reform
law in order to aid him Nor would
il be very greatly to his advantage
TO have widely noticed the action of
the Ohio superintendent OF Insurance
in giving M the business of the of
fice from which he draws his salary
in order TO pdsh the presidential can
didacy of Mr. Taft
why Not Be Fair.
The Now York World in an edi
tOrial printed Monday headed bryan
and Hearst quotes Mr. Bryan as say
ing these things.
ut looks now as though the Repub
lcar and Democratic parties would
present the two sides OF the coming
contest | Judge that the Democratic
party will be sufficiently Democratic
TO make a third parly unnecessar,
from Democratic standpoint O
course. from q Socialist standpoint
there Will be reason enough for {
party of the kind
OF course it is possible that Mr.
Bryan may have said something o
that sort yet IL is utterly unlike hi
usual ulterances. When in Washing
ton a few DAYS ago. Mr.. Bryan tool
occasion to correct an alleged inter
view with him which had appeared il
the World, and in other New Hori
newspapers Unfortunately for them
selves. and for him. many of the New
York papers have been inclined t'
misrepresont him. Whether the Worl'
has done so in this instance eithe
purposely or accidentally one canno
tell now. But the most importan
statement made by Mr.. Bryan durinl
his recent visit 10 the East was tn
one quoted herewith which WAS take
down verbatim from his dictation an
may be put forth as an absolutely nc
curate statement OF his position o
certain questions Of Importance.
"The trust question, the tariif que'
tion and the rai'yoad question all u
volye she same great principle, name