Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-22
Declared Over Year Ago He Did Not
Want Presidential Nomination If It
Had to Come BY Compromise
PRESIDENT TROOsEVElT GIVES OUT LETTER FOR PUBLICATION
Chief Executive Exposes Senator'S Methods Defense of
Republican Candidate. e...Oefeats Attempt to Inure
Head of Republican National Ticket.

and aggressive honesty, and in fitness
Tor championing the rights of the peo-
pie as a whole, to be President"
The letter of Mr.. Taft, referred to
above, follows:
The Taft Letter.
War Department, Washington d. G..
Point Au Pic, Canada, July 20, 1907.
my Dear -:
I'm respect to one inquiry Of yours
l wish to express myself with as much
emphasis as possible, that Is, whether
| would object to compromise reso-
luton which shall include an endorse.
ment Of myself for the Presidency and
Senator Foraker for the senatorship
in Ohio. In my judgment it would not
only be a great misunderstanding
more. would be accepted necessarily
as a compromise on my behalf and
therefore, with my acquiescence or at
least with the acquiescence of my
friends for whose action | am more OF
less responsible. 1t would totally mis-
represent my position. ! DON'T CARE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY IF 1T HAS
TO COME BY COMPROMISE WITH
SENATOR FORAKER or any one else
is matter of principle. He has oppos-
ed the vital policies and principles of
the administration and in his opposi.
tion has seized upon and magnified an
important but incidental matter to EN-.
barrass the administration, using in
this, without scruple, blind race pre-.
judice to accomplish his main purpose,
II l was confronted with mere fact
ional difference, within my party, not
involving subject which must come
up for consideration and action by the
next Republican national convention. |
should not be SO emphatic in my con
clusion. 1t is not on my part, a ques.
tion of personal feeling with respect to
Senator Foraker. 1t is really question
of political principle, in respect to this,
the legislature of Ohio expressed what
| believe to be the sentiment of the
people of Ohio in a resolution asking
the Senator to support the rate bill.
Senator Foraker declined to follow the
resolution. When the issue is whether
he shall be returned, 1t must be de.
termined, if this is to be representa-
tive form Of government, not by the
question whether he really represents
the principles that his constituents de.
sire supported and put into practice.
The issue really is whether the Repub.
licans of Ohio. therefore as the consti.
tuents of either senator or political
candidate, support the main policies
maintained by the administration, or
the opposition to those policies. Rep
resenting the policies of the admins.
tration | can not stultify myself by
acquiescence in any proposed compro
mise which necessarily involves the
admission that the Republicans of Ohio
regard this fundamental difference OF
opinion as of no Importance and one
that can be waived in the interest of
party harmony or the settlement OF
factional differences. There is not the
slightest doubt that the next national
convention of the Republican party will
sustain in full the vital and main prin
ciples maintained by President Koose
vet and will express no sympathy with
the opposition represented by Senator
4 Foraker Because I helieve IN thoae
principles and because in my judgment
the Republicans Of the state and ma
ton are overwhelmingly IN favor Of
them, I cannot favor any action BY
members of the committee who do me
the honor to support me and wish tc
aid me, which will have the appear
ance Of acquiescenc. to the proposed
compromise.
4 Every sincerely yours,
WILLIAM H. TAFT"