The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-28
MUD-SIiNGING CONTEST.

MUD-sLiNeINe CONTEST.
There's no mistake about the political
campaign being in full swing. Since
Mr.. Bryan began waking up the people
in the east and the tide set strongly in
his direction, the Republicans, under
the lead of the president, have at
tempted to turn public attention from
the issues involved by a concerted at
tack upon the Democratic candidate.
Being unable 10 find a flaw in his ar
NOR as regards morality and upright
ness. a calamity howl was sent up that
Mr. Bryan was a dangerous" man, an
unsafe" man, and that should he by
any chance be elected, this golden era
of Roosevelt prosperity would be
knocked higher than a kite. The bust
ness interests of the country put a stop
TO that sort of thing, so far as Taft is
concerned, fearing the effect upon
trade. and since the appointee has
taken the stump he has been careful
regarding his predictions.
The reading of the stolen Archbold
letters and the charges of w. r. Hearst
against Governor Haskell furnished an
opportunity for President Roosevelt to
butt into the game. as everybody sup
posed ne would sooner or later, and the
result is a duel of letters with Mr.
Bryan, which have the effect of almost
entirely effacing the Republican can
didate for the presidency.
The throwing overheard of Senator
FORAKER and :he rC sigration of T Cole
man Dupont as head of the Republican
speakers bureau and of Governor Has
kell. treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee, have followed each
other in quick succession. Now there
are rumors that George S. Sheldon,
treasurer of the Republican committee,
will be asked to get out on account
of his trust affiliations. Owing to the
fact, however. that the steel trust is
financing the Republican campaign. 1t
is hardly probable that Mr.. Sheldon,
who is one of the directors of that cor
poration. will be forced out
That there is to be a mud-slinging
campaign on the part OF the Republi-
are so many prominent members of
the party who are vulnerable that such
methods will hardly be found profita-
BILE, though some nasty stories may be
sprung on both sides.
In order to forestall the Democrats.
It is given out from Washington that
Arthur I. Vorys, whom Mr.. Taft de-
lights to call his personal representa-
tive and chief of staff, was disbarred
for Withholding pension money and also
violating the law relative TO compen-
sation for services in pension cases on
March 8. 1883. After disbarment Vorys
refunded the claimant in the case,
Susan English. the sum of 1921. Eleven
years later the ban OF disbarment was
raised by Secretary of the Interior
Cornelius N. Bliss, and the pension
shark restored 10 practice. This is the
man who is managing the Taft cam
paign in Ohio and who has been men
toned as a possible successor to SEN
ator Foraker.
Another disreputable affair for which
the Republicans are trying to escape
responsibility is an article alleged to
have been written by Grover Cleveland
shortly before his death, highly COM
mending Judge Taft. The Republican
publicity bureau scattered these fare
well words of the dying statesman"
broadcast throughout the country, and |
now that it turns out to have been a |
miserable fake, they deny having taken |
any part in the nefarious work of try
inl. to palm IL off as genuine In this |
connection il may be stated that |
Brandenburg. the man who sold this |
literary gem to the New York Times, |
which prostituted its columns in an at |
tempt TO injure Mr.. Bryan. is the same |
individual accused by Samuel Com /
pers of attempting to bride him at the |
instance of President Van Cleave of
the Manufacturers association This |
last fact plainly shows the connection
Of Brandenburg with the Republican
These two cases have
been brought up by the Republicans.
as stated above. in order to head off
a sensational arraignment By the Dem
ocraIs.
Having satfsfied their patty con-