The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-30
FORAKER OPPOSES
ROOSEVELT MAN
DECLARES HE CAN NOT FAVOR
SENATOR TAFT FOR PRESI-
DENT or UNITED STATES.
WRONG ON The TARIFF
" TAFT IS Nominated Party Must
Stultify Itself, AS Re Has De-
cIared For Downward Revis-
ion-country Not Ready.

Cincinnati, July 29.--That it is i'm.
possible for him under the present
/ conditions TO favor the presidential
candidacy Of Secretary of War Taft,
! because of Taft's advocacy of a down.
ward revision of the tariff, is a state.
] ment Of United States Senator Fora.
/ ker in letter given out today. The
letter is addressed to c. .. Mccoy,
member Of The Republican state com
lmittee and is intended as an express
sion OF the senator's views when com
mittee meets at Columbus tomorrow.
Foraker says any expressions OF
preference by twenty-one committee.
men tomorrow can have no bind ng ef-
feet and would not be a popular ex.
preston of the voters He SAYS he
learns from papers that the reason for
the proposed action was de to the
fact that Taft is the only avowed Ohio
candidate for the presidency and the
state should announce Il self for him
from sentiments of state pride For
aker says the reason he has never
fiatly announced himself candidate
is that no man should unlimited an.
nounce himself qualified for such
great Office. He writes:
1T is because entertain opinions
of This kind that | have not made any
OF any candidacy for
any office, and in view of what may
be inferred from these expressions. | |
do not deem it necessary that
should
The senator points out that while |
Republicans agree on the regulation |
of railroads and trusts they disagree |
on tariff revision. He cites cases to
pfONe. sEFeal fsri1vl a. pf ~. III
classes of men ana business ander The
Dingley law.
"On number Of occasions" writes
Secretary Taft has taken
pains to announce that he is in favor
If an immediate revision of our tariff.
observe also that most of the leading
suporters of Taft in our state en-
ertain similar views.
when, therefore. we are asked to
commit ourselves to the candidacy of
Taft we must do 1t with the fact in
mind that he entertains views he
las expressed on this subject and that
we make him our candidate. the
of necessity must be
for a revision downward of
he tariff schedules, under which the
ountry has been brought to unprece-
tented and universal prosperity
There may be some time and will
10 doubt. when there ought to be
ome changes made, but in view Of
he results We are now enjoying, | {
lon't think we should enter upon Ii
my srch work at this time and |
ont believe that we should discredit
that the Republican party has done
or this country under policies repre-
ented by the Dingley tariff law, by
making our campaign Of next year an
tack up on that statute.
IF we postpone settling our pre-.
erence as TO candidate until We
an so before the people and discuss
his question, as we will have an op-
TO do if we select our dele
ates TO the next convention at pri'
naries. our respective views can be
PRESENTED and the people can judge
etween us and thus act intelligently.
IF we can be given time TO discuss
his subject as ! propose. ! may
hange my views abOut it: but, with
ut further sdvices. it is impossible
or me. notwithstanding the high char.
Icter and great ability and distia-
uished services cf Secretary Taft, %
ayor his candidacy