Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
BRYAN MUCH AMUSED SIMPLEX CAR VICTOR
Vigorous Editorial Criticism Makes New Record for Twen
an Omaha Paper. ty-Folr Hours.
PUBL ISHED BY ROSEWATER WINS AN EXCITING RACE
Based Supposed Speech of the Thirty Thousand Spectators View
Lincoln Candidate. the Finish
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE LAUGHS CONTEST ENDS 1890 Pm
Be of TrusPl Plank Of Re Half Costly
PUBLISHED BY R0SEWATER
Based on Supposed Speech of the
Lincoln Candidate.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE LAUGHS
Language Complained of Proves to
Be Part of Trust Plank Of Re-
publican Platform.


day In yesterdays Omaha Bee. pub
lished by Victor Rosewater. member of
the republican executive committee and
head of the republican publicity bureau,
there was an editorial criticising in vigor-
Gus language an extract from a supposed
speech of Mr. Bryan's on the tariff ques-
ton. The words complained of in the
editorial were: I'm all tariff legislation
the true principle sis best maintained by
the imposition OF such duties will
equal the difference between the cost of
production at home and abroad. together
dustries"
The Bees Editorial.
In regard to this the Bee stated edi-
torally:
Nothing prettier in the catch-all line
has been offered in this campaign. The
most hidebound standpatter in the coun-
try can accept that as satisfactory and
the rankest free trader can find delight
in it. The declaration means simply
nothing. An attempt to legislate along
that line would simply open the way to
interminable Wranglng to what consti-
tutes a reasonable profit. for hair-split-
ting on wages in one industry, price of
raw materials in another. rebates or
drawbacks in third and SO on through
the list of thousands of articles that are
now on the tariff revision. at Bryan's
direction would serve only to halt indus
trial and commercial progress and keep
business unsettled during his term of
Office
/ Part of Republican Platform.
This mornings World-Herald shows
that the words complained of are not a
part of any speech of Mr.. Bryan's. but
part of the trust plank of the republican
platform, and that Mr.. Rosewater, who is
the head OF the republican bureau Of
publicity and member of the executive
committee of the national committee, had
through the editorial columns of the pa
per published by him severely 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 re-
producing the Omaha Bees attack upon
the republican platform he said:
.Ought to Apologize" Says Bryan.
II am very much surprised that Mr..
Roosewater, who is the editor Of the Bee,
and also a member of the executive COM
mittee of the republican national COM
mittee and the head OF the republican
republican bureau of publicity. should
have attempted to misrepresent my posi-
ton. A good many unfair things have
been said, but nothing more unfair than
that said by Mr. Rosewater. To accuse
me of using the language OF the republl-
can platform is an outrage.
He ought to apologize for tins lnJus-
tice and explain to his readers that the
language which he criticised was taken
from the republican platform and not
from any speech of mine
Rosewater Right in Making Fun.
r;-l,t 50,
making fun of the language. He is right
in saying that nothing prettier in the
catch-all line has been offered in this
campaign He is also right in saying
that the most hide-bound standpatter in
the country can accept that as satisfac-
tory and the rankest free trader can find
delight in it He is right again in saying
that the declaration means simply moth
ing
And again he is right in saying an
attempt to legiSlate along that line
would simply open the way to intermin-
able wrangling as to what constitutes
reasonable profit for hair-splitting on
wages in one industry, price of raw ma
terials in another, rebates and draw
backs in third and on through the
list of thousands of articles that are
now on the tariff lists.
But l hardly expected from him 50
frank n confession as Is contained in
the last sentence of his editorial: I'm
der such Il proposition an attempt at
tariff revision he says, AT Bryan's di-
rection-but would it not be true II done
at Taft's direction would serve TO halt
industrial and commercial progress and
keen business unsettled during his term
2f office
This is rich find. 1t shows how alb
surd the republican platform looks to
republican when the republican has
chance 10 look at it in a diSintereSted
way When Mr.. Rosewater thought that
the language quoted was taken from
speech of mine he could see how ridicu-
lOuS the language was L nope tldt MS
OpiniOn of the language Will not change
when he finds that he was shooting ut
his own platform instead of at me. The
amusing blunder of the Omaha Bee sug-
gestS a new diversion for the campaign
Let the democrats accuse me OF using
various sections from the republican
platform and from Mr.. Tafts speeches
and see how the republican editors will
ridicule the language.
Mr.. Rosewater's- Comment.
CHICAGO, October 3.-Victor Rose
water. national committeeman from Ne
braska for the republican party. said to-
day, when shown the Lincoln dispatch
concerning the editorial in the Omaha
Bee:
1T is quite possible that one of my
editorial writers may have made break
as charged. Personally, l first heard of
the matter after / reached Chicago to-
day. 1 do not think Bryan should charge
me with personal responsibility for
everything that appears in my paper
any more than ! should charge Mr. Brv-
an with everything that happened while
he was engaged in daily journalism"