Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-22

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 22.-No answer
to the statement issued by President
Roosevelt last night will be made to-
day by Senator Joseph B. Foraker, al.
though he may have something to say
later. The Senator said today he had
read what the President had said but
that he did not care to discuss the mat.
ter off-hand.
President Roosevelt in his statement
made public letter from Judge Taft
to a friend in Ohio, dated July 20, 1907.
| in which Taft refused to acquiesce In
the plan of the Ohio Republican state
central committee to indorse Taft for
President and Foraker for senator. At
that time Taft said he did not care for
the presidency If it had to come by a
compromise with Senator Foraker or
any one else, as matter of principle.
He said Senator Foraker had opposed
vital policies and principles of the
Roosevelt administration.
Exposes Methods of Foraker.
In his statement, President Roose.
welt makes another appeal for the sup.
port of Mr.. Taft and declares that his
defeat would bring Tasting satisfac.
tion to but one set of men, namely, to
those men who, as shown in the cor.
respondence published, are the oppon-
ents Of Mr.. Taft, in his own party, and
who are now behind Governor Haskell
and his associates, the opponents of
Mr.. Taft in the opposite party"
The President points out that Mr.
Tafts attitude has been always direct
lly opposed to that charged against
Senator Foraker by Mr.. Hearst regard
ing the money interests. The President
cites the Brownsville affair as a case
where the agitation was phase of the
effort by the representatives of Ger.
tain law defying citizens and corpora
tions to bring discredit upon the ad
ministration."
President Does Not Mince Matters.
President Roosevelt does not mince
matters, but comes out and makes the
following straightforward statement
explaining why he gives the letter men
toned, out for publication:
TN view of Mr.. Hearst's disclosure
about Senator Foraker make public
the following letter written by Mr.
Taft on July 20, 1907, to a friend in
Ohio, prominent in Ohio politics, who
wrote him before the meeting of the
state central committee asking wheth
er he would object to the committee
passing resolution endorsing Mr.
Taft for President and Mr.. Foraker fol
senator in the interest of harmony. A
copy of this letter was submitted tc
me at the time, but after the origina
had been sent. It was not intended
flor publication but it was understood
that If necessary 1t would be publish
led.
II personally know that the strong
est pressure by various leaders was
brought on Mr.. Taft at that time tx
consent to the proposed arrangement
land he was informed by leading mer
from other states that If he would con
sent to this arrangement, all opposition
ION the part of Foraker and on the part
|of some of Mr.. Foraker's influentia
friends In the Senate and elsewhere
would cease, and that Mr.. Taft's nomi
nation for the presidency would be as
lsured.
TAFT Refused Foraker Compromise.
i But Mr.. Taft declined for one mo
|ment to consider any possible advant
age to himself where what he regard
ed as great principle was at stake
His attitude on this question as ol
lcountless questions convinced me tha
Of all the men Of this union, he wal
the man pre-eminently fit in point O
uprightness and character, for fearless