The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-08
Amusing Blunder In the
Omaha Bee.

Victor Rosewater, a member vi
the Republican executive commit
tee and head Of the Republican
publicity bureau, there was an edi-
torial criticising in vigorous Ian.
guage an extract from supposed
speech of Mr., BRYAN. on the tariff
question. The words complained
of in the editorial were: I'm all
tariff legislation, the true princi
pie is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties as will
equal the difference between the
cost of producti IN at home and
abroad, together with reasonable
profit to American industries. ;"
In regard to this, the Bee stated
editorially: "Nothing prettier in
the catch all line has been offered
in this campaign. The most hide
bound stand patter in the country
can accept that as satisfactory and
the rankest free. trader can find
delight in it. The declaration
means simply nothing. An attempt
t. legslate along that line would
simply open the way to intermina-
BILE wrangling as to what consti-
tutes "a reasonable profit for
hair-splitting on wages on one in
dustry, price of raw materials in
another, rebates, and so on.
This mornings World.Herald
shows that the words complained
of are not part of any speech of
Mr.. Bryan's, but part of the
trust plank OF the Republican plat
form and that the head of the Re-
publican publicity bureau and
member of the executive commit
tee of the national committee had
through the editorial columns of
the paper published by him, Sc
verely criticised one of the planks
of the platform on which Mr.. Taft
is running. When Mr.. Bryan's
attention was called to the Omaha
World Herald's editorial reproduce
ing the Bees attack upon the Re-
publican platform, he said:
81 am very much surprised that
Mr.. Rosewater, who is the editor
of the Bee, and also member of
the executive committee of the
national committee and
the head Of the Republican ma.
tional bureau of publicity, should
have attempted to misrepresent my
position. A good many unfair
things have been eaid. but moth
ing more unfair than that said by
Mr.. ROsewater. To accuse me of
using the language of the Repub-
lican platform is an outrage. He
ought to apologize for this injus-
tice, and explain to his readers
that the language which he crit-
cises was taken from the Republic
can platform and not from any
speech of mine.
"Mr. Rosewater is right, how
ever, In making fun of the Ian
guage. He is right in saying that
nothing prettier in the catch.all
line has been offered in this cam
paign.' He is also right in saying
that the "most hide. bound stand
patrer in the country can accept
that as satisfactory and the rank
est free'trader can ma delight In
it, He is right again in saying
that the declaration means simply
nothing
"This is a rich find. 1t shows
how absurd the Republican plat
form looks to Republican when
the Republican has chance to
look at it in dls'interested way.
When Mr.. Rosewater thought that
the language quoted was taken
from a speech OF mine he could see
now ridiculous the language was.
hope that HE opinion of the Ian
suage will not change when he
inds that he was shooting at his
own platform, instead of at ME.
The amusing blunder of the Omaha
Bee suggests II new diversion for
.he campaign. Let the Democrats
accuse me of using various sections
rom the Republican platform and
rom Mr. Taft's speeches and see
low the Republican editors will
'idicule the language"
Coal Advancing.