The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-22
At St. Louis.
HEARST'S CHARGES
BASIS FOR LETTER
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ment of the affairs OF the national
government during the last seven
years and that is by electing Taft tt
lefeat him will bring lasting satisfac
ton to but one set of men, namely
10 those men who as shown in the
spondence published by Hearst,
we're behind Foraker, the opponent o.
Taft, within his own party and who
| low are behind Haskell and his asso-
GATES, the opponents Of Taft in the
poposite party
Great and sinister moneyed inter
ests which have shown such hostili-
ties to the administration and now
to Taft, have grown to oppose the adj
ministration and now TO Taft, have
grown to oppose the administration
IN various matters not connected
with those which mark the real point
| IF difference. For instance the entire
agitation over the Brownsville affair
MAS in a large part not a genuine agi-
.ation on behalf OF the colored men at
al, but merely on phase of an effort
by representatives of certain law
defying corporations to bring discred-
it upon the administration because it
was seeking to cut out the evils con
nected, not only with corrupt alliance
between certain business men of large
foi tunes, but certain politicians of
great Offices
The venomous hostility of these
interests and of their special repre-.
'entatiyes in public life and in the
press to the nomination of Taft, was
merely natural sequence of their
hostility TO measures of the admins
ration for regulation of great corpor-
atoms doing interstate business, and
% the attitude Of the administration
in consistently prosecuting all Of
lenders of great wealth., precisely as
IL has prosecuted all other offenders
Taft has been nominated for the
very reason that he is the antithesis
} fthe forces that were responsible
for Mr. Foraker" The president here
luotes Taft's letter in which the lat |
Ter refused TO agree to the Ohio prop |
Dsition: "a don't care for the presi- |
dency' said Taft in this letter If # |
has to come by compromise with !
Foraker or any one else in the met. |
ter of principle. He has opposed the |
vital policies and principles of the
and in his opposition
has seized upon and magnifed an i'm.
oortant but incidental matter to en-.
)arrass the administration. using in
his. without scruple. a blind race
prejudice to accomplish his main
Taft also cites Foraker's defiance
IF the Ohio legislatures request thar
ne support the rate bin and declares
hat because he believes the prin
'iples maintained by Roosevelt and
ayored blythe states and nation. but
which foraker opposed. he cannot ac.
luiesce in the proposed compromise.
The president then continues: Il
,ublish this letter without Taft's
because il is my duty to
he public that his attitude be known
he man who unhesitatingly resists
who cannot be swerved
" any consideration of personal in
crest from following the course
which his lofty conception Of duty d
ictates 10 him. man whose whole Ii
onceru is for the welfare Of the PEG lf
le and who has proved in a lifetime II
difficult and useful public service
is extraordinary capacity as an al g
Illustrator. Is surely the man Of al
ihers to be entrusted with the presi- p
ency. Taft's candidacy is not based 2
pon large and vague promises. part ]
{ which would be- absolutely mfs-
lie1cus 90 the people Of the whole
Junfry if put into effect His caudi :
lcy is based upon his great record
actual achievement. his great 70
'rd - service 10 the public. upon
s iHheKib'e adherence 10 the highest
andarls of righteousness. and UPON
s proved and absolute fearlessness .
reieHtlessly warning against evil A
herever IL may be found. =
I appeal 10 al good citizens. 70 an =
On minded, conscientious men who ,
re their oouufrr for the a.Ie rs p