Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-22
FORAKER SAYS 1T CANNOT RE
MENDED AND POINTS OUT HIS
DIFFERENCES WITH THE AID
MINISTRATION.

Cincinnati. Aug. 2O.-Senator ].
u. Foraker. the leading. and for
that matter the only. Republican of
/ prominence in the country opposing
any OF President Roosevelt's policies
and the nomination for president OF
Judge Taft, Mr.. Roosevelt's choice.
gave today an interview In which he
answered portions OF MIR. Taft's Co
lumbus speech and stated the point
of his controversy with the federal
administration
Senator Foraker VIII reply to Sec
rotary Taft I'm full in speech to be
delivered at Georgetown. O.. tomor-
row. In his interview Senator For
aker states that Secretary Taft is
losing ground In Ohio. although. IL
nominated. all Republicans will sup
b port him: that his controversy with
the President is over the question
whether public servant shall do his
own thinking; that ~ Secretary Taft
is correct In saying that there are
lN'fa' ~ AAt AAlAnt AHtA uuknl TO De
removed AT once without waiting Is
months; that the secretary is wrong
in saying that any great body of
Republicans desire the tariff revised
either now or Is months hence: that
/ the Rate bill. instead of strengthen
ing the Elkins bill, weakens n. that
4 through an amendment inserted by
Senator Lodge, a friend OF the al
ministratlon. the harm was done.
and this amendment required proof
that an offense was knowingly"
done; that if the Standard OH rebate
onense had been committed after
this amendment the word knowing
ly' would have cost the United
States 29.OOO.OOO in fines i'm Judge
Lands court: that the "unfortun-
ate circumstance" which Judge Taft
speaks of in describinr tho elimina-
ton of Imprisonment from the Elk
ms law was made nj the suggestion
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion itself.
TALKS OF OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Senator Foraker when asked TO
tell something about the Ohio cam
paign. said:
The contest is one that doubtless
VIII continue to the end: that T., TO
say. there will be no compromise or
adjustments. Everything of that
Kind has been made impossible. At
one time, when a compromise ar
rangement was suggested I PROMPT
ly said. although not pleased with
it, that | would abide by IL and earn
estly support Mr.. Taft for the pres
idency II that should seem 10 be the
wish OF the Republicans OF Ohio. Bat
conciiiation was met in such n hos
tile way that my self-respect com
PEELED me to withdraw the sugRas-
ton and resume the contest. Now
each side can have whatever IL con
take by the sword, and In my opin-
ion neither side will get anything ex-
cept what is taken in that way."
DISPUTE WITH ADMINISTRATIONS
As to the cause OF his dispute with
the administration, Mr. Foraker
said
Il did not imagine that anybody
else was to do my thinking and
studying and concluding. then toll
me how / should vote. In so far q
] may have committed any offc SEES.
1t is because ] was so simple lind
ed as to entertain old-fashior no
tions Of this character As 10 ~ ost
questions since ! have been I'm he
Senate | have been I'm strict ha ulnv
with the administration. an nave
taken pleasure in UNFOLDING the adj
ministration with respeCt % them;
but as TO joint statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona, the Browns
Vile affair and the Rate bill, wa
not able 20 agree with the president
ne is for these disagreements that
have been called to account. There
Is nothing else that ! know Of mat
has been urged against me i'm the
contest that is now i'm progress
There is no quarrel
II had no thought i'm the state
hood matter except to secure to Arl
iona a chance to be heard before she
was bound hand and foot against
her will In joint statehood with New
Mexico.
THAT BROWNVILLE CONTRO-
VERSY.
I'm the Brownsville matter / LaG
no purpose except only TO secure for
a lot OF helpless men who had beer
branded as criminals and discharged
Stalea ARMY q chnnce 10 be hcard I'm