The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-24
Farmers Prosperous Under Republican
Policies Will Save Country Politically.

paw of ]. b. Foraker managed to
embarrass the candidate for president
when the expose of the senior senator
came at Columbus Thursday. but
they didn't make TAFT and Foraker
friends or win a slifgle vote for Mr..
Taft.
| was at headquarters at the SIN
ton hotel in Cincinnati Friday and
met Senators Foraker and DICK in
the lobby: the former looking his.
age. but still compact. sitting low
like battleship. the CLINT Of battle
In his eye: Dick. tai. lean and long
OF hair. of striking appearance. like
a tragic actor of the old school.
The eighth floor. where Taft has
mis- headquarters. was deserted. Mr..
Taft had decided to work at home
that day. and so he lost the chance
to sympathize with senator Foraker
Since then ! hear that Foraker has
Withdrawn from Taft meetings. nj
Is well Il means nothing, after all
Foraker and his friends never We're
for Taft and took part IN the plot to
entrap Taft at the G. A. II. review
only in the hope OF winning Taft
votes for himself.
have learned now why Taft was
sent out to make speeches after It
was determined that the country was
safely Republican. The Foraker.
Fairbanks. Cannon. Aldrich Interests
would be gratified to see TAFT de-
feated II would be vindlcatlon OF
their course. They fell out with
Roosevelt and fought Taft's nomina-
ton. His election win mean the
popular indorsement of the Roosevelt
program and the eventful redemption
OF the Republican party from the In
nuenee Of the rcactionaries
The fight they made on Taft before
the nomination has stultifled them. |
The momentary, Superficial reconcilla |
ton with Foraker shows the damag-
ing effect OF such support. To be-
iieve the exposure OF Foraker can |
hunt Taft's candidacy Is to assume |
hat the voters OF the country have
not sense enough TO distinguish be-
tween national and loca, Issues. Only |
Ohio voters. who. this year must elect
a legislature 10 choose a senator. are
about Hearst's charges
against Foraker; although the whole !.
country may be interested In the am
iavlt Of former Attorney General
Monnett. OF Ohio. that Governor Has
kell. OF oklahoma. tried to bribe him
10 drop the Standard OF suits.
There Is another issue IN Ohio con-
cerned with the rotation In the Offices
o. auditor and treasurer, by which |
two poor men have organized banks
and trust companies. in which they
have deposited state funds entrusted
10 their care.
Some men. thrown out OF employ
ment by The panic. viii desert the
Republican paTty: but for every one
OF them the Republicans say they
discover Dcmociat. who Is shout
Ing Socialist and the Democrats ad-
init this is 10.
Ohio will go $4,000 Republican
AID elect the state ticket: but the
Democrats vii gain two OF three
ccngressmen aud make gains IN the
legislature. They would carry the
legislature, but people are afraid
iheig loca, option Jaw will be re-
pealed. The same situation exists In
Indiana. whore. as IN Ohio and Tea
nessee. hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars are being spent by the liquor
Interests to defeat the Republican
ticket.
At the Sinton they believe Taft
viii carry Tennessee and they enter
tain hopes for Kentucky.
l.. V. ARMENTROUT