The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-21
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three days before, when Mr.. Taft Wis
tied that city to make his first speech
since his nomination. The committee
in charge Of his campaign had engag-
ed hall which would seat well above
1900 people. For some reason known
only to them they Cancelled the order
for this hall and selected one on the
most fashionable thoroughfare OF the
city seating not more than 1000. The
majestic presence Of Taft did not fill
the hall. The meeting was to be ''by
ticket" But / went in myself with
out a ticket just as Judge Taft was
speaking and found no difficulty In
getting seat for myself and four 9th
er companions. Usually small hall
is picked out with the purpose Of hav-
ing q tremendous overflow meeting.
In this instance there was no over
flow save that of some fifty or sixty
policemen who would have been called
to restrain the turbulent crowd that
never arrived.
That is the contrast between the re-
ceptions Of the two candidates.
Taft In Wisconsin.
81. 81. Manson, Democratic state
chairman of Wisconsin, throws an in
teresting side light on the meeting of
employees of the Allis-C Chalmers COM
pany near Milwaukee, to which some
excellent newspaper men referred as
Immensely enthusiastic and evincing
loyal support of Judge Taft by the
labOring men.
81 was at that meeting" Mr.. Man
son said, land it Is well known that
the company asked the men on the
company's time to hear Judge Taft,
stopping the works by blowing the
whistle as signal when the speaking
was to begin.
81 Judge about 1900 men were pres
ent. At least a thousand of them wore
in their hats placards bearing this de-
vice: What, has Taft done for the la
boring men? God only knows!
This, Of course, refers to an answer
given by Judge Taft to question
asked at one of his meetings as to
what he purposed doing with the thou
sands Of idle men in the country"
Mr.. Manson predicts that Wisconsin
will 90 to the Democratic column this
year. He said:
LA Toilette has been crushed by the
Taft machine Much Of his following
in our state has been from Bryan
Democrats. They won't support Taft
and his forces which crushed La Fol
lette. They'll vote for Bryan and
Kern. What else can they do? Hav-
ing been sincere in supporting La Fol
lette because Of his opposition to what
Taft represents, Of course they will
continue to oppose what Taft persona
fies and will vote for Bryan
Roosevelt to the Front.
OF course nobody expected that
President Roosevelt would keep out Of
this campaign. While it is not Gus
tomary for the president of the United
States to step down to the position of
an ordinary political manager, the
Roosevelt enthusiasm has this time, as
ever before, enabled him to override
all precedents and to abandon all sense
Of official propriety. We have in pub
lie life now two Theodore Roosevelts.
AS a matter of fact we have had them
for some years past, but today the
contrast Is a little more striking. We
have Roosevelt the president Of the
United States and Roosevelt the Re
publican politician, quite as practical
as he was when he invited e. 81. Har-
riman to come to the White House and
discuss ways and means of carrying
with money the pending election.
Roosevelt the president deserves hon.
or and respect because Of the dignity
Roosevelt the politician can demand
no more immunity from partisan at
tacks, although his friends resent
those attacks, than if he were the
chairman Of Tammany Hall or Boss
Cox Of Cincinnati, his political friend
to thrust into this campaign the great
authority and the great dignity Of the
Office of the president. That In itself
was an outrage upon the American
electorate. The presidents personal
views are his own, and it would be
entirely proper for him to express
them in moderation and within rea-
son. No president ever failed to de-
sire the success of the party which
had hOnOred him. But no president
before this one has sent out letters ev-
cry other day attacking his opponents
and basing his charges against them
upon merely hearsay evidence or upon
the imaginings of his own vitality
prejudiced mind.
Mr.. Roosevelt has linked his arm
with that of william Randolph Hearst
What Hearst has said about Senator
Foraker the president, without inves-
tigation, has approved. But some
years ago, when Mr.. Hearst was
candidate for governor Of New York,
Mr.. Roosevelt sent Elihu Root to ex-
press his views to the voters Of that
state This is what Mr. Root said:
II say to you, with his (Roosevelt's)
o,,thor;fv ho ropordc Mr. Hoarcf nc