The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-09

There Will be- new district ATTORNEYS
IN every district OF the United States.
The present district attorneys. Who
arr familiar with the facts, viii re-
tire. The new district attorneys will
require az least six months 20 acquire
familiarity with the facts. Even n
officers as able and as honest as The
present lnonmbents are appointed.
there VIII be an lnierrcgnum. That IN
al cases officers as honest and able
will be appointed Is too much 10 hop
President Roosevelt has had time. ~
his seven years. 10 weed oct the les.
competent. and he has done 80. That
Mr. Bryan. II elected, would appoint
some who would aftcrward need TO
be wreded out viii appear certain 20
al Who do not lmpute to him an IN
fallible Judgment OF men That he +
even a good Judge OF men appears TO
me 10 b. ai least doubtful
FEARLESS Rcforrner.
II I could think. a. some writers
'or the newspapers appear 20 think,
that al the corruption = In tRs r..
publican party and all the honesty /,
the Democratic party. I should -
ready % vote FOR change" ut
c.esriy that l. not the case. II rhi;a.
deirh'a Is one Of the most corrupt
cities IN the country and Is goyerne.
BY Republican ring. New York city
Is AZ least close second. and Il "a
governed by Democratic ring
Thieves have 10 party prejudice.
Tacre IS corruption In both parties
AR. Roosevelt and the men whom h.
has gathered about him are hghtlng
corruption FIRST q al IN their own
party. II IS not true that al the mtn
IN his party who hate Ar. Roosevelt,
are corrupt. but all the men Who
they do no, hate Mr.. Taft a. bitterly
Z Is only because they do not know
him as we'll. But all the corrupt ele-
menis IN the Democratic party DO no;
hate Mr. BRAN. Some OF them arr
his grdert supporters and apparently
trusted couaseiors. We know who
Mr. Tar's associates In HE admins
tratlon would be, for We know who
they are row. We DO not know who
Mr. nyan's associates would be. and
When ] consider some OF the mca
whom he has apparently chosen. or NJ
least accepted as his advisers IN thc
campaign. ! ceanot avoid apprehen-
son as 10 the probable character OF
his advisers In the administration. Z
he were elected
The paramount iaue, then. appesss
10 me TO be this; shall We continue
10 the oEd the campaign against 20
llt.cal and commercial corruption
which Mr.. Roosevelt has Inflated
To that question can give but one
answer. Yes ! am sure that II will
be CARED On with az much N,gOr aud
efficiency By Mr. TAFT rs by Mr. Roofe
Welt lie IS Mr. Rooseyeli's choice
III is fighting honest. he Is a great
lawyer. peculiarly fitted for such q
campaign. He Is familiar with tho
facts because he has been one OF Mr
Roosevelt's trusted councillors In that
campaign. He has shown his ABILITY
10 be a commander-ir-chief IN such a
campaign by the work he has done "a
a division commander. lie Is always
hazcfdous 20 swap commanders on
tho battlefield. / have no assurance
that Mr. Biyan would be able 10 con.
duct such campalgn with success.
I am sure that. however good his in
tentions. for the FIRST year or two he
would be az great disadvantage.
And l am more than willing TO post
pone al merely political aud economic
questions until this campaign against
corruption Is brought TO q decisive
issue.
LYMAN ABBOTT.