The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-09
MADE BAD BREAK
RIDICULOUS MISTAKE OF a RE.
PUBLICAN NEWSPAPER.
Quoted Alleged Utterances of Mr..
Bryan and Later Found it Had
Quoted u Republican Plank.

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Quoted Republican Plank.
The people of Nebraska are having
a good laugh at the expense Of Mr.
Victor Rosewater, editor of the Oma-
ha Bee. Mr.. Rosewater is a mem
Der of the Republican National Exc
cutive Committee and head of the
Republican bureau, and is considered
the leading Republican of Nebraska.
The Bee, which is the leading Repub-
lican paper of the State, one day
last week published an editorial
criticizing an abstract from sup
posed speech Of Mr.. Bryan's on the
tariff question. The words complain
ed of in the editorial were,
''In all tariff legislation the true
principle is best maintained by the
imposition of such duties as viii
equal the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad,
together with reasonable profit to
American industries"
The Bee stated editorially:
Nothing prettier in the .catch-a!
line has been offered in this CAM
paign. The most hide-bound stand
patter in the country can accept that
as satisfactory and the rankest free
trader can find delight in it. The
declaration means simply nothing,
an attempt to legislate along that line
would simply open the way to inter-
minable wrangle as to. what consti-
tutes a reasonable profit, for hair
splitting on wages on the industry,
price of raw materials on another,
rebates or drawbacks elm third and
so on through the list Of thousands
of articles that are now on the tariff
revision at Bryan's direction would
serve only to halt industrial and
commercial progress and keep. busi-
ness unsettled during his term OF
office"
The World-Herald, Democratic
paper published at Lincoln, Mr.. Bry-
ans home city, called attention TO
the fact that the words complained
of by The Bee are not a part of any
speech made by Mr. Bryan but are
part of the Republican National
platform, on which Mr. Taft Is sup
nosed to be running. Then all Ne
hra cha laughed at Mr.. Rosewater's
expense. 81
Commenting on the ludicruous
mistake made by The Bee~Mr Bryan
said:
"Mr. \Rosewater is right in MAX
ing fun of the language, he is right
in saying that nothing prettier IN
the catch-all line has been offered
in this campaign He is also right
in saving that The most hide-bound
stand-patter> in the country can ac-
cept that as satisfactory and the
rankest free-trader can find delight
in it, He is right again in saying
that an attempt to legislate along
that line would simply open the way
to what constitutes reasonable
profit for hair splitting on wages on
one industry, price of raw materials
in another, rebates and drawbacks
in a third and so on through the
list of thousands of articles that are
now on the tariff list.
Mr.. Rosewater, who had gone TO
Chicago, said when his attention was
called to the mistake which hal
been made on his paper:
1T is quite possible that one or
nv editorial writers may have made
break as charged. Personally, ]
first heard of the matter after |
reached Chicago today. l do not
think Mr.. Bryan should charge me
with personal responsibility Tor
everything that appears in my paper
any more than I should charge MT.
Bryan with everything that happened
while he was engaged il daily
journalism.