Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-09-18
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In 4 eng Interview given outan 4ae tFSia
A,twesn Baltimore tnd philadelphia Iols.
.isv Mr.. william j. Ryan msdea lai iefoH
9., Tle; "a sassar 81 ihe a47 'gte.
He accused Taft of lodging and says tnat
Taft "knows IS little about my record rs ne
does about public questions which he is at
tempting to discuss" He read Ialts utter
apces printed in morning paper and die
tated re,ort which g in part - follows;
"Mr. Taft is lodging. He cannot escape
from the issues. He will not be permitted
70 run away from them. He hes accepted
the nomination of his parry. Now let MN
take the people into his confidence ana To-
terpret his platform so that the pubic VIII
know where he stands and what he INTENDS
to- Instead OF defining his position on
public questions be is inquiring about my
record, and in his inquiry he shows that
he knows as little about my record, as ne
does about the public questions which ne
hes Lt.emp. ed 10 di-cuss. He accuses me OF
oeing changeable and Of abandoning issues"
Mr.. BRYAN said he has been tariff re,
former for twenty-eight years, hes advocated
the election of senators by the people for
twelve yea, and hrs been favoring an in
come tax for fourteen years, and TAFT is
only now coming around to bis position on
these questions.
Continuing, be said; Il said In 1898 that
the Filipinos ought to have their indepen'
dence. Taft has this year admitted that the
people must ultimately have independence
have maintained my position.
"I have also discussed the Philippine
oues,ion in his campaign and called elten
,ion to the fact that Taft made a mistake oil
$114Co0OO in his e3tima'e OF the cost oil
Imperialism.
ION the railroad question he hrs express
ed himself as strongly esI have. lie hfs
said, and the President also hes said, that
government ownership will follow II the
railroads prevent regulation. l have said
the came thing.
81 do not DEERE government ownership
hope that the railroads will permit regu-
lation. Our position only differs in that he
bas moro faith than have in the willing
ness of the railroads TO b. regulated.
ALE spepds some time on the mony quef-
tion. The money gu sion has been taken
ont Of politics because the unexpected dis
coyeries OF gold have given the increase
which was demanded by the Republican
party as well as by the Democratic party,
"Tait canrot escape from the issues Wiil
he define his position on the tariff question:
ON the lator question, on the trust question
and on the other issues that are presented
in this CT mpaiGn? He will not be perm 't'sd
10 run away from them.
"If he prefers to delve into the past, rather
than meet the issues Of the present, Will he
explain the Benguet railroad in the Philip
pinesland the perpetual franchises that he
wanted to fasten upon the Filipincs with
perpetual guarantee OF income to the cor
porations securing the franchiser WIN ne
explain his record on the labor question ana
his silence on the tariff question and the
trust question during bis official service
OF Washington
Mr.. Taft, when fsked what reply he mao
70 make to this, answered; ~ have nothing
10 saw"