The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-22
ROOSEVELT SCORES
FORAKER; PRAISES
TAFT FOR STAND
power within the republican party
when MI. Taft was nominated.
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power within the republican party
when Mr.. Taft was nominated.
The publication of this correspon-
dence not merely justifies in striking
fashion the action of the administra-
ton, but also casts a curious side
light on the attacks made upon the ad-
ministration both in the Denver con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Bryan
and in the course of Mr.. Bryan's cam
paign.
There is but one way to preserve
ard perpetuate the great reforms, the
great advances in righteousness and
upright and fair dealing, which have
marked the management of the affairs
of the national government during the
last seven years and that Is by elect
ing Taft. To defeat him will bring
lasting satisfaction to but n set OF
men, namely, to those men who, as
shown in the correspondence publish
ed by Mr.. Hearst, were behind Mr..
Foraker, the opponents of Mr.. Taft
within his own party and who are now
behind Governor Haskell and his asso-
ciates, the opponents of Mr.. Taft in
the opposite party.
Opposed by Money Interests.
The great and sinister moneyed in
terests which have shown sue hos
tility to the administration and now
to Mr.. Taft have grown to oppose the
administration on various matters not
connected with those which mark the
real point of difference.
For example, the entire agitation
over Brownsville was in large part
not a genuine agitation on behalf Of
the colored men at all, but merely one
tives of certain ~law-defying corpor
atoms to bring discredit upon the ad
ministration because it was seeking tt
cut out the evils connected not onl,
with the corrupt use of wealth, but es
pecially with the corrupt alliance be
tween certain business men of large
fortunes and certain politicians o
great office.
The nom hostility of these in
terests and OF their special represen
tatives in public life and in the pres
merely the natural sequence of thei
hostility to the measures of the ad
ministration for the regulation o
great corporations doing an interstate
. business and to the attitude Of the ad
ministration In consistently prosecut
ing all offenders Of great wealth, pre-
cisely as it has prosecuted all othe
offenders.
Mr.. Taft has been nominated for tn
wary ,poaor that hn-ic stha ontifhnci
Of the forces that were responsible fc
Mr.. Foraker.
Letter From Mr.. Taft.
The letter Of Mr.. Taft Is as follows
War Department, Washington
"Pointe Au Pic, Canada, July 20, 1907
my Dear Mr.. -: In respect t
one inquiry of yours wish to expires
myself with as much emphasis a
possible; that is, whether l would OF
ject to a compromise resolution whici
shall include an Endorsement of my
self for the pre- sidency and Senate
Foraker for the senatorship.
In my Judgment 1t would be no
only & great mistake-somethin
more. 1t would be accepted necessal
lily as a compromise on my behalf
and, therefore, with my acquiescence
or at least with the acouiescence G
my friends, for whose action I ar
more OIL less responsible. 1t would tt
tally misrepresent my position. :
Il don't, care for the presidency
1t has to come by compromise wit
Senator Foraker or any one else in
matter of principle. He has oppose
the vital policies and principles Of tn
administration and in his %oppositio
has seized upon and magnified an in
portant but incidental matter to en-
barrass the administration, using /
this, without scruple, a blind race pr,
JUDGE to accomplish his main pu
pose.
"IflI was confronted with a mel
factional difference within my part
not involving a subject which mu.
come up for consideration and iactio
by! the next Republican national CO
vention. should not be so emphat.
In my conclusion. -
aft ia NOT IN nv mart a nuestjon