The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-13
KNEW ABOUT FORAKER
ROOSEVELT and TAFT THREW Ohio SENATOR
FOR Being FOUND OUT


Under the headline "Some Circumstances the Wash
ngton (D C Herald of September go prints following
When umave the Hearst -Foraker-Taft
Roosevelt matter if may be called things 10
ight-thngs which, arranged sequence considered calmly
are without significance
To begin the beginning: On July 3o 1907 writing from
Canada to Mr. A. Voys find Mr. Taft saying with respect
to joint Endorsement suggested by Ohio friends of himself
and Senator Foraker, the following:
in respect inquiry Of yours wish express myself
with much emphasis possible that is whether would object
Ito compromise resolution which shall include
myself for the presidency and Senator Foraker for the senators
In my judgment would only great msake-somethng
1t would be accepted necessarily compromise my
half and therefore with my acquescence least with the
qmecence of my friends for whose action less
sponsibIe 1t would totally msrepresen my position"
On Monday September 1908, find the president of
United States saying:
Senator Foraker among those members Of
congress OF both parties who have eouey opposed the great pol
ces of which the administration has
self responsible
From these two statements it can not be doubted that Mr. Ta
epudated Mr. Foraker privately year before the presd
that reputation public and coupled with his personal
indicating that he had drawn strongly adverse
meeting of congress.
On September r9o8 find Messrs TAFT Foraker pub
cy meeting somewhat ostenaousy and with great fourrg
of mpe and beating of drums Toledo Ohio the occasion e
ing pre-arranged reconciliation affair this melting
publican presidential nominee quoted Of Senator For
governor he gave what really my first chance and took
good deal of risk in putting of tweyne years the
peror court We great electoral campaign
and pleasure think that going stand in M
pagn shoulder to shoulder. with the full strength Of the Repu
lican party
On Friday September H. 1908 Senator Foraker called NJ
Taft in Cincinnati After they Mr. Taft reported by
agency saying response to inquiry Certainly
shall call Senator Foraker for assistance the campaign should
occasion require"
Reference to the files Of any newspaper carrying political
of the day will disclose the fact that further TaftForake
joint appearance planned for Tuesday September by the Ma
tona League Republican clubs This have been love
feast Senator preside and Mr. Taft make speech
few days before this love feast however Mr.
Hearst threw his bomb into the Republican camp disclosed Mr. For
aer connection with Standard Oil compy and created the
greatest political of the campaign thus far Thereupon
Mr. Foraker wrote John Hays Hammond president of the
National League Republican clubs and Mr. Taft himself with
drawing the proposed program Mr. Taft accepted the en
barrassing silence the president issued blerng
denouncng Foraker and published the yeaod Yors
letter heretofore referred to-
This sequence highly interesting and presents food
for thought incidentally, suggests few questions:
FirstDoes anybody believe that the National League of Re
publican clubs program would have been altered had Mr.
Hearst stepped into the game the time he did?
Second-Was rather queer that Mr. Taft directly and
the president nfernta would have agreed to either the Toledo
meeting or National League love feast both gentlemen had
meant two statements herein quoted? both knew least
wear ago and the last meeting OF congress-
the unwoness Of Of compromise apparent comPro
mise with Foraker why the Toledo meeting or the National
League meeting tolerated in thought Or IN deed: And IN
view Of the private Vory Of not Mr. atts Toledo
remarks noted herein rather peculiar?
Third-Doesn't look if Mr. Hearsts startling revelations
alone actually precptated reputation Of Foraker and headed
off great sacrifice OF principle further acfceupon the part
81 Mr. Taft and the presiden Was the public danmaton OF
Foraker really forced rather than willingly megaphoned to the
world?
Inn Bradv * making his campaign on plank Of the Demo
cratic PLATFORM If the Democratic platform deeryese endorsement
- do The Democratic candidates the platform and ticket