The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-29
WATTERSON COMMENTS
VENERABLE KENTUCKY editor SCORES REPUB-
LICAN PARTY FOR ITS Sins

Col Henry Waeon commenting upon the exposure of Sen
Foraker appears nail quaey head
says:
The Archbold incident from finish
thoroughly bad One loss where place the burden of
the blame The purchase of stolen letters the shameless of
their damaging disclosures rinous in the light they throw
upon the character OF certain public upon the prevailing
methods of anacng the business Of the me official and other
darksoe picture and yet the other hand this pic
hardly depressing and dscouragg than the exhibition
hypocrisy and which the revelations have occasoned
holy hoe the camp OF Roosevelt Taft and Hughes
ordinary and manufacturers Of tin plate god and
morality We have all known for years that such things doing
The trouble has been that could catch with the goods
him. the work of corruption done ceyery Foraker
seems but of circumstances The Republican woods
still left Standard Oil attorneys both and out of
eress of sugar ring attorneys posing
statesmen What is Cannon but Attorney What else is
Adc They have syndicated the government Why bak at For
aker? Caught with the goods the saying has it. the senior
admits that he did the act for time attorney for
Standard Oil company that this not in contravenon OF
duty that his service antedaes the move OF the gov
against Standard Oil that he well paid for his pro
siona skill was proud glad have had such client and
being praccng lawyer he did only what any and other law
would have done seeing manner OF wrong IN the transaction
This all likelihood the literal and exact truth Ills environment
is assuedy fault than his character Personally an upright
and clean man. brave young soldier time of warn time Of
peace rather too with fire arms yet witha good negbor and
good citizen good frend wise public policy ruth
slaughter him the alters OF party necessity leaving
ten gulterf he be guilty at ALTO rattle around IN gutta
perca wings and painted erne The Republican party
the real cuprt Through forty the Republican party has
been the attorney every ring and ngster OF every JOB and oD
ber which has appeared Washington having graft big enough
to tempt the steering committee of the senate and the rules commit
Tee Of the house from high tariff always the front to high fin
anc seeking monopoly every known commody-sugar steel
Republican and making mockery OF
popular interests.
1t is evident far Of personal malice than
righteousness levied by the president against the Ohio
senator
Mr. Foraker has bodne openly critcse some OF
President Rooseves actions concluded to make horrible
example of him.
The other Republican trust senator's had enough work
for their masters qoy without joining issue with the president
# Mr. Roosevelt clean his Republican house. why
o he not denounc other who notoousy represent the
instead of going after the lone senator against whom ne had
4 personal grudge?
as Colonel says the Republican party has been
enrentng the trusts combines for and with lew e
ntions that organization has been able fool the people
There is no depending upon the Republican party to purify
Itself for has always failed do but IS up to the people to
turn the rascals out