The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-04-19

y plated any gov
Mayor Reyburn. eminent "by a
great white father at Washington and
that such an idea was contrary TO
American principles. He thought that
commercial conditions should regulate
the rates and that Capitalization would
bring us to the same condition that ex-
lists In Russia. He did say also that
no one man was essential to the gov
eminent of the United, States, and he
resented the criticism that had been
made because he had dared to raise his
voice against the administration at
Washington. W.
1t was at this same Republican club
dinner that ex-senator Thurston OF Ne
braska launched the Foraker boom
with an open attack upon President
Roosevelt.
Foraker Fires First Gun.
The banquet of the Canton board OF
trade was made the occasion for Sena-
tor Foraker's opening speech in the
contest with Taft for control of the
Republican organization. He quoted
certain newspaper dispatches from
Washington reporting that the presi-
dent had drawn dead line for him
In his forthcoming speeches, which if
he went beyond trouble might be ex-
pected. The senator served notice that
he could not be silenced by administra-
deny that he had any knowledge of the
alleged conspiracy between himself
and the Rockefeller Hartman interests
to overcome the Roosevelt policies. He
thought It was without precedent that
the president should become personally
engaged In political contest to deter
mine his successor unless It was the
precedent OF Jackson In relation TO Van
Buren,. FOraker's allusion TO the negro
soldier dismissal was received with
applause.
On the same day at Cincinnati Con
gresham Longworth in AN interview
said that the sole question was wheth
er or not Ohio should indOrse Taft for
the presidency. Speaking for himself
he was for Taft, and the great ques.
ton would be the approval or disap-
proval Of Republican policies of the
last eight years. After the president
there was no living man who so thor
oughly typified in the eyes of the peo-
pie the spirit of the Roosevelt admin
istration as William H. Taft.
Ia Toilette Third Termer.
Speaking at Helena, Mont, Wednes-
L-DII n,x<
squarely for third term and vindica-
ton for President Roosevelt His
point was that II the railroads try to
force the retirement of Roosevelt they
will compel him to accept third term
for the sake Of vindication. The sen
ator pointed out also that it would not
in reality be third term inasmuch as
the first three years were devoted to
the policies of. Mckinley. In his opin-
ion the reforms inaugurated by the
president must be carried out, and he
was the one man to do It. No one else
would fill the bill.
Bryan Should Name Roosevelt.
John Temple Graves, the Atlanta ed
itor who had been invited to speak at
Chattanooga CTenn.) dinner in the in
terests of the Bryan boom, was cut
from the toast list because advance
sheets of his speech showed that he
was in reality intending to support
Roosevelt. later. however, he was
brought to the banquet hall and spoke.
Saying that the Democratic masses Of
the. south sharld put the party below
people and principle above men by pay
Ing tribute 20 the typical American
who has proved himself the dauntless
and conquering captain of the peo-
pies cause" III the Democratic con
vention he would have the unmatched
and uncomfortable Rryan. speaking Cor
pure Democracy and the plain people
Of the republic. put in nomination
Theodore Roosevelt for one more term
OF undEputed power to finish the work
he has SO gloriously begun" Whether
Roosevelt he'd been taught by the ir-
resistible evangellsts Of Bryan or by
the great guns of the indomitable
Hearst or whether Providence bad
dropped the scales from his partisan
eyes" Mr.. Graves insisted that, Roose-
welt had learned his Democratic les
son well and that the things for which
they had fought for forty years he had
put into fearless aud effective execu-
ton.
Later Bryan said he would have TO
take Roosevelt on probation for six
months.
Michioan's Two Cent Fare Bill.
The Michigan house passed the bill
fixing the railroad passenger fare at 2
cents a mile on all roads earning more
than $1,000 per mile year. As the
bill has already passed the senate, II Is
how ready for the governors signature
Anthrsoite Coal Tax Law.
The Pennsylvania house passed the
bill placing . cents ton tax on an
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