The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-26
SOME OTHER FORAKERS.


Joseph Benton Foraker, republican United States|
senator Of Ohio has indicated to William ii. Taft repuD
presidential candidate that he will not appear on the
same platform with Mr. Taft at the meeting OF the state
league of republican clubs Mr. Taft has indicated TO MT
Foraker that the offer is accepted
candidate is due to the exposure of Mr. FOrakers con
nection with the Standard Oil company The connection
nothing more or less than Mr. Taft has known tor long
time The exposure is nothing or less than con
,naon of the fact that the trusts have long controlled
the government through their connection with the ntu
entail republicans in both houses OF congress ana the
leaders of the republican organization Mr. Foraker
connection with the Standard Oil trust or any other trust
is not the thing which makes him unavailable to Mr. Tart
and his managers in this campaign The fact that the
public has been made aware OF the connection is what
DESTROYS Forakers usefulness Foraker is better or
worse than the rest of the influences for the corruption
the which have long paraded under the title
of republican party.
Mr. Taft, however has a way through which he may
clear himself of the charges which necessarily lie against
the cause he is leading He cannot do it by declaring
that 'Tle People do rule through the republican party
Mr. Foraker has shown who rules through the republican
party. He cannot do it by declaring that he will call
session Of congress to revise the tariff the mother of
trusts for he cannot revise the tariff with the combination
in control of his party reestabshed But there is
a way for him to do it.
If he is sincere in asking Foraker to get out Of the
way he cannot let James S. Sherman remain on the ticket
as his running mate.
Sherman has shown himself to be all that Foraker is
Let Taft demand that Sherman get off the ticket.
Sherman is pernicious agent of the trusts in
congress than Foraker
Sherman has aided is killing more bills in the public
interest than Foraker ever did.
Sherman has promoted trust thar
Foraker was privileged to handle
Sherman was placed the republican ticket for vice
president by the trusts in order that they might have the
control of the upper house of congress they
have long had their in control Of the so-called
popular branch.
If Taft is sincere he must call upon the people OF
Illinois to defeat Joseph G. Cannon for reelection
He must ask Cannon to get out of the campaign. !
Cannon is VIGOROUSLY, brazenly and disgracefuy a
trust agent
During the years he has welded the gavel speaker
of the house of representatives he has allowed measure
framed in the interest of American citizenship pass that
body.
His public record is long crusade against American
labor American homes, American industry and the com
welfare.
Foraker is freshman in the business of representing
the trusts. Cannon has taken post graduate
Cannon is sure to the trusts flower to it's stalk
and Mr. Taft cannot be sincere if he disowns Foraker and
clings to Cannon
If he is sincere in the stand he has taken on the
aker question: he must also decline to appear with Ekns
of Virginia, with Hopkins of Illinois, with Aldrich with
Payne, Dalzell Vreeand, Platt Depew, Hull and the
other ringsters of congress-
The the list is studied the less assurance there
is that Taft remove the evils in this campaign
The whole republican organization from scalp to fet-
lock is permeated with Forakers
Foraker represents system It is the flesh and