Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
The Evidence is in.

1t is quite possible that before the
campaign ends, the republican man
ayers, headed by Mr. Roosevelt, may
be able to manufacture among the
party workers enthusiasm for Mr..
Taft's candidacy. With the assurance
OF great campaign fund and with the
Offices at stake, the politicians, spell
binders, and camp followers of the
republican party should increase their
activity as the election approaches. But
there the enthusiasm will end.
| The people-the rank and file of the
republican party, no less than the rank
and flle OF the democratic party-do not
want Mr.. Taft. They have had no
voice inhis nomination His candidacy
from the beginning to its ending is and
will be purely of machine make. 1t
was made in Washington and imposed
upon the republican party through the
power of federal patronage. With the
federal officeholders' contignent from
the Southern states eliminated, Taft's
nomination codld not have beer ac-
complished. Aud it could not have
been accomplished if there had been a
man in the republican party to stir the
masses of the party to action.
Taft has been nominated by Theo-
| dore Roosevelt and the Southern office
holders. Plainly the burden of elect
ing MIR. Taft rests upon Mr.. Roosevelt
But he can not use the federal office
holders of the South. To elect Taft, he
will need the votes of majority of the
white voters of the North.
What the American people are going
to do, no one, of course, knows There
will be many prophets in the land pre-
dieting the election of Taft or the cleo
ton of Bryan. Yet, while prophesy is
vain, there are many surface indications
pointing TO Mr. Taft's defeat.
The republican party enters the
campaign with Mr.. Taft as its candi-
date under false pretenses To the
exploited public it poses as the opponent
of privilege End monopolistic exploita-
ton, but me very interests that it pro
fesses to oppose are arrayed solidly in
its support.
There is no occasion for any Ameri-
can citizen to be deceived The press
of TIE country-including the republi-
can newspapers-faithfu has re-
corded the proceedings of the republi-
can national convention. The presence
of the powerful Interests" at the con-
vention in league with the Taft man
ayers was set forth. From the steel
trust down to the little trusts, ''the in
terests" were working in harmony with
the president in his control of the con-
vention. They even lent themselves to
the support of the meaningless anti-in-
junction plank that labor might be con-
ciliated, so DESTROYS are they that Taft
shall be elected.
1t is known to the American people
that platform was adopted that upon
important issues is such platform as is
designed to appeal to the very men and
interests that Mr.. Roosevelt publicly
has been denouncing in unmeasured
terms. They know that where planks
that really meant something and
pledged the party to definite action
were offered to the convention they
were rejected by overwhelming vote.
Now, we take it. the American peo-
pie are quite well aware that Mr. Gary
of the steel trust and Mr.. Perkins of the
firm of j. Pierpont Morgan will not be
present at Denver to urge the adoption
of a platform previously approved by
them.
The interests" will not be represent
ed at the Democratic convention and
work for Bryan's nomination.
These things the American people or
at least great part of them know
Knowing the facts as they are, it is in
credible that they will elect Mr.. Taft
president.
Obviously, if the masses of the peo-
pie shall consult their own interests-if
they shall follow the advice given by
Atty Gen. Bonaparte and vote against
the candidate that "the interests" favor
and vote for the candidate that 1.-The in
terests" oppose-they will elect Mr..
Bryan.
Ali of the campaign buncombe-all
the spellbindiDg and newspaper har-
arguing of the voters-should count
for naught in face of the simple fact
that Taft is the candidate of Wall
street, of Morgan, of Rockefeller, of the
steel trust, the coal trust, of every trust
that has been and is plucking the
public, or of every interest, industrial
or financial, that holds a monopoly
privilege or seeks added privilege to ex-
plot the people.
So far as The Daily News is con-
cerned, it will give its support to Mr.
Bryan and it will urge his election, but
its concern is the concern unlY that ev-
cry citizen that seeks no privilege or
favor and that asks only 10 be freed
from the clutches of monopolistic in
terests should have in the campaign.
1t is not question of whether Taft
shall beat Bryan or Bryan beat Taft,
but whether the people shall beat their
exploiters or beat Milwau-
kee News