The Washington herald., 1908-03-09

"hr- Taffs long record is distinctly
against any conclusion thnt he would
continue Mr. ROOseveIrs methods.
"He has displayed brains. ability,
good Judgment, and, above all. sanity,
in the great and successful accom-
PliShments OG his career.
'-We must not lose sight of the fact
that there Is temperamentaI differ
enee In Che Two men, Roosevelt and
Taft. BY nature and by training. as a
lawyer and a. = judge, Mr.. Taft has
always manifested n thoughtful a.ti-
tude In his Judgment, and a great
deliberntiOn and conservation I'm his
actions.
Neither Is Il conceivable that man
Of his force of character would be con-
trolied, when I'm the full power of the
Presidency. by any outside personality
The Taft press bureau at Columbus.
ohie. room sll, New First National Bank
Building, which is the busiest institution
Of the kind in the United States. IS send
ing broadcast a printed slip, from which
the foregoing are excerpts
Business Hope Lies on Taft" Assert
Taft is Best Candidate" big Wall Street
House Calls on Financial Interests TO
Assist in Nomination
Taft Not Another Roosevelt.
These quotations are from the headlines
Of the press bureau slip. The intention
obviously is 10 quiet any business fears
regarding Taft as the heir apparent OF
an administration whose policies have
been bitterly resented in Wall street.
Emphasis is put upon Tafrs calm. judi
ctal temperament in contrast with Rooss-
velt's impulsiveness-
This remarkable press bureau sheet-rs-
markable in that the text as whole -
IN distinct dispaTagement OF Roosevelt.
and quotes utteranees decidedly uncompli-
mentary 20 the President-is made I'D Of
three newspaper articles. The first IS
credited TO the Los Angeles Times. and is
an interview with Isaiah ". Hellman.
Pacific Coast banker. in which he strong
" advocates Taft's nomination. and urges
the business world TO support him II
We don't get Taft" he says. there Is
very great danger that Bryan may az
last break into the Presidency he pre-
diets that If Taft is nominated at Chicago.
you viii see an immediate Improvement
in business"
The second press bureau article is an
editorial quotation from the Wall Street
Journal Cdate February 90, which saws
that Wall street has suddenly awakened
20 the belief that Taft is 10 be the next
Republican candidate for President, and
that in spite of the fact that he is Roose-
velt's own candidate, picked out by the
President a year ago and that he IndorSes
the Presidents policies in every public ad-
dress. he, nevertheless, possesses Eany
attractive qualities as a statesman" The
Wall Street Journal then proceeds 10 en-
phasize Taft's possession Of judicial and
diplomatic qualities"
Preparing to Line Up.
The third and last article on this TAFT
press bureau sheet is dispatch from
New York, February %. to the Ohio
State Journal. which asserts that the
financial interests Of the country. and
10 line up behind William H. Taft for
President" Then follows the announce
ment that the Wall street house OF J. 5.
Bache & Co.. one Of the oldest in the
street. and among the best known on the,
New York Stock Exchange. had come
out for Mr.. Taft in their weekly fnan-
cial letter. The press bureau gives 20
the world this letter, evidently not only
with approval. but jubilation. and Il is
therein that the quotations used at the
head Of this article are 10 be found
Messrs. J. s. Baehe & Co., through the
medium Of the Taft bureau, which copies
the financial letter, reassure the business
world They make distinct differentia-
tion between the policies advocated by
Mr.. Roosevelt and the methods employed
by him
.SOre from the Slaughter
These financial interests" t..ey say.
sore from the slaughter produced by Mr..
Roosevelt-s methods. have looked with
distrust upon Mr. Taft as the heir not
only Of the Roosevelt policies. but also Of
the Roosevelt methods. From informs-
tion tha we have received, we now be-
Heve that this is a mistake"
Then the Wall street firm proceeds TO
disclose that Taft has brains" and "san-
ity." and. while he would carry out the
Roosevelt policies, his long record is dis
tinctly against any conclusion that he
would continue Mr. ROoseveIts methods
The Wall street view OF President
Roosevelt is not new. Il is a novelty OF
the Republican campaign, however. TO
find the Taft press bureau using this IN
friendly Wall street view OF the President
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