Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-26
Friday, June 26. 1908.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Election, November 3, 1903.
For Congress-10th District,
HI. ID. FLOOD,
OF AppomattOX.
TAFT AND SHERMAN.

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known as ''My Policies" Taft, has been
named by the Master of the Republi-
cans as their candidate for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Taft has been forced on
the country by Mr.. Roosevelt. He has
never been the choice of the members
of his party, he has done nothing to
cause the voice of the people to cry out
for him, he has nothing magnetic
about him to draw friends, but he had
one man who wanted him to be pest
dent, not out or pure and generous
friendship, but because of selfish per-
sonal end he wished to accomplish.
That man was President Roosevelt
He had found out in his association
with Mr.. Taft that on some subjects
they thought alike, that Taft was loyal
to some of his most cherished ideas and
thoughts, and being unable to become
''third term" candidate, he (Roose-
velt) with that indomitable self will
and despotic nature which are his DOM
inant characteristics, literally cram
med Taft down the Threats of the Re
publican party. 'tPernicious activity"
in little by postmaster, if not eX-
ercised in behalf of Taft, served to gull
htine that lilliputian. But the head of
the nation, the highest and mightiest
officeholder of them all, threw off his
coat long ago and worked day and
night with the implements of the ma
ton in his hands, in the interest of
this, one candidate.
The effect of the nomination is al
ready visible. 1t comes as cold, clam
my hand laid upon a fevered forehead,
it has sent chill to the farthermost
parts of the nation. 1t has smothered
party fire, it has sealed the lips of
would be shouters, it has taken the
''ginger" all out of the bosses, and has
left the rank and file as listless and
motionless as a petrified forest. The
Stock Exchange-that heart of Re
publicanism-that organ which pull
safes according as the party of favorite-
ism is sick or well, was deeply affected
and ceased almost to beat the day after
Taft was named. The atmosphere
clouded about it and its temperature
went to decided sub-normal. 1t was
thought by some that Taft dope would
sustain it. So DoctoIs Morgan and
Geo. HI. Perkins, and possibly our be-
loved and honored Tom Ryan, used the
hypodermic faithfully and actively.
But the patient failed to respond, and
on the day after the great name of Taft
was spread upon the banner, the Stock
Exchange tottered and reeled as a
drunken man, and at last fell helpless
ly to the ground.
The ticket is TAFT AND SHERMAN.
Not many of our readers ever heard of
this Sherman. They have heard of
old VIM. Tecumseh Sherman, who
marched through Georgia, burning,
pillaging and destroying. They have
heard of John Sherman, the patron of
the "Sherman bill' so often spoken of
now. But the present candidate for
Vice President, Jim Sherman, has no
connection with these. They were
Ohio products of the pure food law.
This product is from New York and
was born in Utica, and before coming
to Congress was Mayor of that city. He
suits the party which nominated him
well, it being the mother of trusts. He
is president of the Utica Trust and De-
post Company, and the New Hartford
Canning Company. He will see that
the trusts and combinations are not
injured in so far as he can prevent it.
He has figured in politics in that state
considerably and has been in Congress
for IA years. He is the Ring candidate,
and this is all the Ring got out of it.
The platform and the head of the tick
ct were the product of that mighty
man who was cheered for 49 minutes,
but whose candidate was only cheered
for 49 seconds, the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt, the gentleman known to the
country as the Republican "steam
roller"