The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-10-14
Rape lie own Platform by So
verely crltioizing Repub-
loan TGrlff Plank.
MR. LoNewoRTH ON Dynasty
Presidents son.in-Law Declares Right
Years Taft---Then Roosevelt
Republicans arc Incensed at the RIO.
marks Made by Longworth in His
Rook Island, Ill, speech on the
Succession of Presidency.

Tho Omaha Bee, published by VIC
tor Rosewater, member OF the Hepub-
lican national committee, and head OF
the Republican campaign publicity Du-
reau, has made the btundeE OF cTiu-
cising vigorously part OF the tarin
plank of the Republican platform, tho
writer being under the impression that
lie was really pouring hot shot into
Mr.. Bryan. The Democratic leader, In
recent speech, had quoted that part
of the Republican platform which b
criticised.
The editorial In Mr.. RosewateP's pa.
per goes on the theory that this lam
guage was Mr.. BryanB own, the
writer falling to notice that tho Ian.
RIlaRe was really part Of the platform
on which Mr.. Taft Is running.
The consequence OF this is that Mr.
Bryan and his friends have on broad
grin aud they think that tho smiles
at Fairvlew are likely to spread 70 all
Democrats In the country.
Tho words complained of In the Bee
editorial were these:
ain all tariff legislation the tue
principle Is best maintained by the Inn.
position OF such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost OF
production at home and abroad, to-
gether with reasonable profit to Amer.
lean Industries"
The Bee went on to punctures this
language in tho following style; !.
Nothing prettier In the catcitall
line has been offered in this cam
paign. The most hide-bound stand.
pstter In the country can accept that
as tsatisfactory and the rankest free
trader can flnd delight In II The dec.
|1aEation means simply nothing An az.
10 oia QInnH that IImA
woud simply open the way TO inter
iminnble wrangling as to what consh.
tutes IA reasonable proflt' for hair
splitting on wages, on ono Industry,
price of raw materials In anotheH, re.
bates and drawbacks In third and
80 ON through tho list of thousands Of
articles that are now on the taHtnyre.
vision, Mt Bryan's direction, would
serve only to halt Industrial and COM
mercial progress and keep business un-
settled during his term Of Office"
The Omaha World.Herald slows
that the words complained Of arc not
part of any speech of Nh: Bryan,
but a part of the tarin plank Of the
Republican platform.
Mr.. Bryan had this to say when
the matter was called 10 hie alton
ton:
~ am very much surprised that Mr..
Rosewater should have attempted 20
misTepresent my position. a good
many uufair things have been said by
Mr.. RosewateR. 10 accuse me OF
using the language of the Republican
platform Is an outrage He ought 70
apologize for this Injustice and ex-
plain 20 his readers that tho Language
which he cffticises was taken fronn the
Republican platform and not from any
speech OF mine.
"Thisz is rich find. 1t shaws how
absurd the sRepublican platform LOOKS
to Republican when the Republican
has q chance to look at It In dlsln-
terested way. When Mr. Rosewater.
thought that the Language quoted was
taken from speech OF mine he could
see how ridiculous the language was.
/ hope that his opinion OF the language
will not change when he finds that he
was shooting at his own platform IN.
stead o at me.
.sTbe amusing blunder of the Omaha
Bee suggests new diversion for the
campaign Let the Democrats accuse
me 06 nRing yarlona seatinna from iha