The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-14
Says Bryan About ROOSevelt'S
Letter to Taft
DEMOCRAT is OVERLOOKED
President Had wrtetn to a Montana
Man a Letter in Which He Set
Forth Taft's Qualifications
for the Presidency.

Baltimore. Sept. li.-with a copy Of
President. Rooscvelt's declaration for
Taft under his arm, Bryan reached here
to-day. The fact that the president had
dehed tradition and set ont TO personally
conduct a fight for Taft's election had
seemingly brought joy to the Democratic
leader, who considered the action a real
confession OF weakness
1T was 20 be expected that Roosevelt
would come to support Taft" said Dry.
an. However, the testimony Of the
president might be objected TO as irrelc
want, incompetent and immaterial and
not the best OF evidence. ii Taft were
dead, it would be interesting TO know
from Roosevelt what he knew of Taft's
opinions and views, but as Taft is alive
and able to speak for himself, it is
hardly necessary for Roosevelt TO tell
us what Taft believes or what he will
do.
"Taft's running platform proved so un-
satisfactory to him that he has been
forced to amend 1t in several particulars
and yet even as amended it gives the
public no definite idea where Taft
stands"
1T is not sufficient for President
Roosevelt 20 say that Taft is friend
of labor. Taft does not agree with the
laboring man in regard to the use Of
the injunction in labor disputes"
Bryan said further that Taft's position
on the trusts was not changed by the
presidents endorsement; on the tariff
Taft has failed to express himself with
any clearness.
Letter was Written to Montana Man.
President Roosevelts letter was to
Conrad Kohrs OF Helena, Montana. Mr..
Kohrs is an old.time Montana cattle
man and one OF the most prominent
citizens of Montana He and the presi-
dent came. into close relationship more
th,Yn 20 years ago, when they were both
member OF the Montana Stock Growers
ass9ciation, the president being at that
TINA the representative Of the Little
Missouri stock growers in the associa-
ton, The intimacy has been kept up
ever since. Mr. Eohrs iss-ene vi the
pioneer citizens of the northern Rocky
mountain region and one Of the men who
has taken a leading part in its great
development. MIR Kohrss letter was call
ed forth by Mr.. Bryans statement that
he tAIr. Bryan was the presidents heir
and natural successor.
Special features OF the letter are as
follows;
MIR. Taft is the man who ! feel is
in an especial sense the representative
of all that in which | most believe in
political life"
MIR. Taft unites entire disinterested-
ness, courage, both moral and physical
OF the very highest type, and kindly
generosity of nature which makes him
feel that all Of his fellow-eountrymen
are in very truth his friends and broth
ers. that their interests are his, and
that all his great qualities are to be
spent with lavish freedom in their SER
vice"
Il have naturally peculiar interest
in the success Of Mr.. Taft and in seeing
him backed by majority in both houses
of Congress which will heartily support
his policies
mir. Taft can be trusted to exact JUS
tice from the railroads for the very rea-
son that he can be trusted to do justice
to the railroads"
',Mr Taft will not favor ruinous eS-
pertinent like government ownership OF
railways; he will stand against any kind
Of confscation Of honestly acquired prop
erty, but he viii work effectively for the
most efficient type'of government super
vision and control Of railways.
'Afr Taft never has Welded and never
will yield to threat or pressure q any
sort. as little if it comes from labor as
ii it comes from capital; he will no
more tolerate the violence OF the mob
than the corruption and oppression and
arrogance Of corporation or OF veal,
thy man"
ION the bench Judge Taft showed the
two qualities which make a great Judge
wisdom and moral courage lhey are
also the two qualities which make a
great president.