Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-06

against these men may seem little
week, but it is enough in these times. -
SOME CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
When one comes to unravel the re-
cent Hearst FORAKER, Taft Roosevelt mat.
ter, if it may be SO called, some curious
things come to light-things which, ar
ranged in sequence and considered calm
ly, are not without significance.
To begin at the beginning: On July
80, 1907, writing from Canada to Mr..
A. I. vorys, we find Taft saying, with
respect to joint Endorsement sug-
gssted by some Ohio friends of himself
and Senator Foraker, the following:
60 In respect to one inquiry of
yours, I wish to express myself with
as much emphasis as possible, that
is, whether would object to CON-
promise resolution which shall in
clude an Endorsement of myself
for the presidency and Senator For
aker for the senatorship. In my
Judgment it would not be only
great Misunderstanding more. It
would DO accepted necessarily as
compromise on my behalf, and
therefore, with my acquiescence, or
at least with the acquiescence Of my
or less responsible. 1t would total
friends, for whose action am more
ly misrepresent my position
On Monday, September 81, 1908, we find
the president Of the United States say
ing:
Senator Foraker has been
among those members of congress
of both parties who have resolute-
ly opposed the great policies Of In
istration has made itself RESPONSE
ble.''
From these two statements, it cannot
be doubted that Mr.. Taft repudiated
Mr.. Foraker privately over a year be-
fore the president made that repudia.
ton public and coupled with it his own
personal statement indicating that he,
too, had drawn strongly adverse con-
illusions concerning Senator Foraker, at
least as far back as the last meeting
of congress.
On September 3, 1908, We find
Messrs. Taft and Foraker, publicly
meeting, somewhat ostentatiously and
with great fourishing of trumpets
and beating of drums, at Toledo, Ohio,
the occasion being prearranged ''rec-
onciliation" affair. At this meeting
the republican presidential nominee is
quoted as saying of Senator Foraker:
''It is a pleasure to be here with
Senator Foraker, because, when gov
ernor, he gave me what was really
my first chance, .and took good
deal of risk in putting man Of
twenty nine years on the superior
court of Cincinnati. We are in
great electoral campaign, and 1t is
pleasure to think that we are 60
ing to stand in the campaign, shout
der to shoulder, with the full
strength Of the republican party"
On Friday, September IL, 1908, Sen
ator Foraker called on Mr.. Taft in Gin
cinnati. After they met, Mr.. Taft is
reported by a prominent news agency
as saying, in response to an inquiry:
Certainly I shall call on Senator For
aker for assistance in the campaign,
should occasion require
Reference to the files of any news
paper carrying the political news of the
day will disclose the fact that further
Foraker joint appearance was
planned for Tuesday, September 90, by
ne National League of Republican
's. This was to have been Glove
.: Senator Foraker to preside,
T. <aft to make a speech.
days before this Glove
to occur, however, MI.
his bomb into the repub-
"losed Mr.. Foraker's con-
standard Oil company,
attest political ex-
'eign thus far.
wrote to Mr..
,ident of tho