The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
MIR. TAFT's VISIT,

HN. TAT ' ' hlSAt'
 The statement Is made that when NIr. Taft, the distinguished candidate for president on the republican ticket, comes to Connecticut on the 2Gth of october he will be joined at the state line by the state candidates for office, and that the spectacle will then be af- forded of Taft and Lilley appearing before the admiring throngs as polti- cal brothers In complete harmony, and with hearts beating as one.
 This Is not statement by the re- publican organization but 1t is n state ment by newspapers friendly to MT. I4illey's candidacy. It Is their lnterpre- tation of the purpose of the machine In inducing Into the state of Connecti- cut candidate for the presidency, who is already as assured of the states electoral vote as he well can be. It is q logical Interpretation, too go far as the purposes of the machine arc concerned, which now sees and realizes the stead fly rising tide of opposition to MT. LII leys candidacy. It is the cunning in- tent of the machine to get Mir. Taft here, not that he may make sure of the electoral vote of Connecticut, but that his presence on the same platform with Lilley may be construed by the voters as a cordial endorsement of Mir. Lilley's public career and tempera- mental fitness for high public station. It is scheme worthy of the despera- tion of the machine, even though 1t puts upon Mir. Taft a grievous and embarrassing burden, which his best friends here. at one of his homes, shrink from seeing him bear. It is political ingratitude run riot.
 May we be bold enough to doubt tho acceptance by MT. Taft of this object ionable feature of his proposed visit to Connecticut Partisan exigences may compel him to appear in public with Mir. Lilley, but we do not believe that partisan obligations will drive him tc tell the voters of Connecticut that Mir Lilley deserves their confidence and should command their support Hc knows personally the high character of the men who sat in judgment or MT. .Lilley at Washington, and he knows them to be incapable of de. liberate aot of injustice to Mir, LIley or to any other member of the fedora house of representatives. He keenly realizes, with his judicial mind, thu absurdity of remaining on the natlona ticket with MT. sherman, the republl can candidate for vice president should words pralslng Mir 1llley, O whom he can know nothing excep what that gentleman's career as con gressman discloses, flow from his lips Taft praise of I4iIley is inconcevable
 We need not accept Mir. Taft's reye lation of himself as no politician to ex plain his possible willingness to appea in public with MT. Lilley. If he i found there he Will be there hecaus indlscreet friends have foollshly ac quiesced in tho cunning of a desperat machine. As the New Haven core spondent of the New York EVenin Post puts 1t! They (the machine are willing to imperil certain mum Der of Connecticut votes for Taft, wh can afford to lose thom, for votes fo Iiley, who needs all he can get" Bu even so, we again assert, with q conf dence born of personal knowledge Q MT Taft's fine character, that no wor of praise will be spoken by his lips l Mir Lilley's behalf. Aside from an generous instinct, which might unde other conditions lead him to aid
 man who is down, the knowledge O his part that word in praise of Lii ley is 6 word of condemnation for tn most distinguished legislative body i the world, a body to which he mus look for sympathetic support of his pc litical policies, if he is elected to tn presidency will provide it's own re straint upon his tongue
 Finally this proposed use of MI Taft for a discreditable purpose, wit which he should not be associated, the work of madmen In its dcliberat indifference to the personal and priyat rights of Judge Taft In It's nsolen of the feelings of his persona and political friends in Connection who have contributed handsomely { his campaign fund, and in it's eXelusiy consideration of only what plays int