The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-08
Will NOT REPLY
TO BRYAN ATTACK
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS IT
Is PERSONAL, so WILL
NOT ANSWER.
Executive to Stay In Washington Dur
ing campaign-commoner Ends
His Tour-Republlean Candidate
at Lincoln, Neb.


at Lincoln, Neb.
Washington Oct. L. President
Roosevelt will not reply to the latest
letter of William ]. Bryan, given out by
him Tuesday night at Rock Island, ILL.,,
Secretary Loeb stated Wednesday that
the president felt that inasmuch as
Mr.. Bryan's letter was simply an at.
tack upon him personally there was no
reason why he should answer 1t.
Secretary Loeb Wednesday also
made the statement that President
Roosevelt had no intention at present
of making a speaking tour In behalf OF
the Republican candidate for the pres.
idency.
Receives Many invitations.
Many invitations had been received
by the president, Mr.. Loeb said, but
Mr.. Roosevelt never has stated that
he would take the stump. When
asked whether, II the situation took
such turn that the president might
consider that making a speaking tour
would materially aid the Republican
cause, the president In that event
would take the stump. Mr. Loeb re-
piled that he might or might not do
so, and added that no one could tell
what the future would hiring forth.
..H Mr.. Bryan to the President.
Rock Island, H.. Oct. III have
lived in vain II your accusations lost
me a single friend" said William j.
Bryan In a letter addressed Tuesday
20 President Roosevelt, replying to
that Of the president. written Sunday
last
Gov. Haskell. Mr.. Bryan says that the
F, president, in response to his request.
did not deign to suggest tribunal
which could determine those charges.
but instead proceeded to pass judg-
ment upon him, and he informs the
president that the occupant Of that
high Office cannot deny to the humblesi
citizen the right to protect his repu.
tation and vim licate his name in the
courts.
Bryan Ends Tour.
Muscatine, Ia, Oct. 1.-Traveling to-
ward Lincoln on the last day of his
present tour OF more than three weeks.
William j. Bryan Wednesday got an
ovation here as the train bearing him
from Rock Island pulled into the out
skirts OF the city. He was greeted
by the footing Of whistles, the waving
of hands from factory windows and a
national salute fred by the Muscatine
battery, composed OF veterans of the
civil war. At the station people
swarmed around his car and loudly
cheered him. Addressing them brief
ly. the Democratic candidate scored
the Republicans for admitting the ex-
istcnce of great abuses and then not
correcting them. They had ignored
the laboring man, he said; they had
kept up a high protective tariff, had
failed to prosecute to any extent the
trusts and were afraid of publicity Of
campaign contributions before election
In order to shield those who had been
buying legislation by furnishing money
to elect men to Office. One again he
denounced the president for participat-
Ing in the campaign.
Taft In 8ryan's Town.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. Judge vii.
liam II. Taft Wednesday began the
second week Of his campaign through
the north and west by an advent into
the home town and state of his chief
opponent, William j. Bryan. Wednes-
day afternoon and evening we're de-
voted by the Ohioan to Lincoln, where
Mr.. Taft made five speeches. Arriv.
ing at Lincoln at three o'clock. Mr..
Taft's time was completely occupied
until bedtime, and no arrangements
were MADE for any exchange of calls
between the two candidates. His first
speech there was to the machinists in
the Burlington shops. He then ad
dressed the students at the state uni
versity. He went from the university
to the Auditorium to address a WON
ems meeting, presided over by Mrs
sheldon, wife of the governor. He
headed the parade which marched to
the capitol grounds, where an open
air meeting was held and where Mr.
Taft made a short address. The can
didate then went to the Auditorium
where he made the principal address
OF the day. The Taft party remained
all night at Lincoln, leaving for the
west Thursday night
Mack Accuses George Sheldon.
New York, Oct. 3.-National Chair
man Mack Of the Democratic national
committee Friday made an attack OF
the corporation affiliations OF George
f. Sheldon, treasurer OF the Republl
can national committee, charging that
Mr. Sheldon was at this time connect
ed with no less than II financia
companies.
Nebraska Bank Robbed