Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-30
On Comparing Him With Bryan
Finds Balance Of Fitness En-
tireIy on His Side.
NOT GIVEN TO RASH SCHEMES
Standard Oil Magnate Always a
Republican, Fayoring Its
Tariff Policy.
Bryan Says Rockefeller is for Taft Be-
cause Taft is for Him and in
sympathy With Trusts.

Chicago Oct. 30.-A dispatch from
New York to the Record Herald says:
JohnsD Rockefeller. president of the
Standard OIL company, gave out an in
tervieW today telling why he intended
to vote for Taft for president. He
said.
lt seems to me at this time, when
the question is put directly to any
American citizen which candidate he
will support by his vote for the presi-
dency, he should be manly enough to
answer It Just as directly. l., there
fore. say that i expect to cast my vote
for William H. Taft.
II for no other reason, support Mr..
raft because on comparing him person.
ally with Mr.. Bryan. his chief oppo-
nent. L find the balance Of fitness and
temperament entirely on his side.
The election of MI. Taft, I believe
would make for law and order and sta
bility of business. He is not Il man. I
judge, to adventure with rash expert
nlents or to impede return to pros
perity by advocating measures subver-
sive of industrial progress.
The question OF candidates seems to
me peculiarly a personal one in this
campaign, as the leading orators on
both, side have not succeeded in draw
Ing party lines, as based on platform,
with any great clearness. j do, how
ever. support the general Republican
position ON the tariff and the currency.
have always been q Republican.
II feel the more impelled to answer
this question because it cannot be said
that the present administration has in
any way whatever favored the special
interest to which my life has been de-
voted. That. however, does not excuse
me from publishing my opinion and
doing what 1 consider my duty as
citizen
MR.. ERYAN'S COMMENT.
Napoleon, Ohio, Oct. aO-William j.
Bryan gave out a statement here today
commenting upon the declaration OF
John D. Rockefeller, made in New
ork yesterday, that he would vote
TO. William Howard Taft. Mr.. Bryan
SAID he was not surprised at thedecIara-
tons of Mr.. Rockefeller as the Stand
ard Oil company and the Republican
party have been so closely related that
many of their interests are Identical.
Mr. Bryan's statement follows:
The morning papers publish a
statement from Mr.. Rockefeller giving
his reasons for supporting Mr.. Taft.
He says:
"If for no other reason I support
MIR. Taft because on comparing him
personally with Mr.. Bryan, his chief
opponent, 1 find the balance OF fitness
and temperament entirely on his side.
The election of Mr.. Taft will, I believe
max law and order and stability Of
business. He Is not man inclined to
experiments or to impede a return OF
prosperity by advocating measures
subversive of industrial progress.
FOR EACH OTHER.
There are several things about this
statement that deserve attention. The
first clause says If for no other rea-
son. but there already is reason. He is
for Mr.. Taft because Mr.. Taft is for
him. He is for Mr.. Taft because Mr..
Tafe is In sympathy with the trusts.
Mr.. Taft has been making speeches for
many weeks and he has not yet dwelt
upon the iniquities of the trusts or
pointed out the injustice done to the
American people by them. No wonder
Mr., Rockefelled is for Mr.. Taft.
Again Mr.. Rockefeller says MI
Taft's election will make for law and
order This is false. Mr.. Rockefel-
lcr's corporation is the most notorious
law breaker III the United States and
he is for Mr.. Taft because he does
not want the law enforced. III he
thought Mr. Taft would enforce the
law against the Standard Oil company
and favored the enactment OF more
stringent laws against the Standard
OH company. as I do. he would not be
for Mr.. Taft. MIR. Rockefeller also
says that Mr.. Taft's election will make
for stability OF business. What kind
Of business? Stability In the trust
business Is what he mans. He thinks
that Mr.. Taft's election will enable the
trusts to get a tighter strange grasp
upon the American people and put their
foundation. He says that Mr.. TAFT
is not a man inclined to rash expert
ments He might have omitted the
word rash for Mr.. Taft Is not in
favor of any kind Of experiments in
the way of remedial legislation. He
does not propose remedies. He siu-
ply glories in the past and wants TO
leave conditions as they are.
Mr.. Rockefeller says that MI. TAFT
would not advocate measures subver-
site of industrial progress. But what
is industrial progress? Is 1t right to
allow one corporation to swallow up
or banrukpt all of the other corpora
tons and then hold the country at It's
mercy? Is it industrial progress 10
destroy competition and close the door
of opportunity to the young men of the
country2 Is it industrial progress ID
destroy Industrial Independence and es-
tablist q despotism of monopoly
DEMOCRATS GRATEFUL.
The Democrats have reason to be
grateful to AIR. Rockefeller for tearing
Inc mask off the Republican campaign
and revealing the duplicity that has
cnnracterized 1t. Instead of openly
attacking the size OF the monopoly, the
Republican organization has Kept UP
pretense of reform and Mr.. Roosevelt
rushed into the arena and allowed the
charge that the trusts We're opposed TO
MF. Taft to stand. challenge him TO
name one trust officer that was sup
Totting me and not being able to find
an official he named g st. Louis attor-
Y hoy who in one case represented the
president ,t of branch of the Standard
Oh company.
MIR. Roosevelt in his eagerness to
relieve the Republican candidate OF
ne odium. OF trust support accepts
a@ tEfs as proof that the Standard on
caiapany was supporting me. Now
str-SR Rockefeller. head of the Standard
Oh company. comes out openly IN
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