New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
THE WORK OF THE PRESS BUREAU.

Our methods are dignihed and legitimate SAID
Mr. Oulahan because this is fn' no sense an orui-
nary press bureau. We have no sehSa'ioh' "
sprfng or political bombs 10 explode II Is an
ed,ca tional campaign and the textbook IS our Hi
portant document. That is intended 70 De po
litical encyclopaedia. non-partisan as possoie'
full of facts. and thus diametricalIy opposed 10
the Democratic textbook which is tuh OF a.'ach''
But book of $40 pages cannot be populafls cii
crIated-it is the thing for speakers and editors
and we publish extracts in pamphlet form 10 "e
con. o,,t 10 the sections of country where they
are needed Each section has its own special oe-
rnand There Is a bank guarantee document ioI
Western states and a pamphlet regarding the
party's attitude toward the negro for the south
The candidates speech Of acceptance. Mr. Tafts
labor record President Roosevet's letter TO Con-
rad Kuhrs, Secretary Roots speech at the open
ing Of the New York state convention ana GroVeT
Cleveland's article on the campaign are Among
the pamphlets. There has been a great demand
for Governor Hughes's speech at Youngstown
Ohio and not less than million copies VIII be
distributed. A labor pamphlet shows what the Re
publican party has done for labor and exposes the
labor records of the Democrats in the southern
states
The photographic publication of Mr.. Tafts
speeches is under national committee auspices
That is a commercial enterprise The candidate
good naturedly allowed the talking machine people
obtain records of his voice.
The transportation bureau which is the ninth
foor with the literary department. and Is in charge
OF ]. b. Stewart. is organized TO facilitate the
travelling OF speakers and others connected with
the national headquarters 1t issues railroad trans
portation In the office the railroad men
bureau keeps in touch with sentiment among train
men and congratulates itself when an organ ike
The Locomotive Engineers Monthly Journal de-
cares that Judge Taft ruled fairly in the Ann Ar
bor case where there injunction on account
of a sympathetic strike.
We have four hundred speakers our list, be-
sides nearly all the Congressman who have vol
unteered their services" the official in charge
OF the speakers bureau Important tours now
being mapped out. The Eastern States will be well
covered within short time. We send speakers Wller-
ever they are needed the call of the state chair
men. don't care give the of star orators
because it might hurt the feelings of stars acCi-
dentaIly overlooked You know, have Senators
Cannon and many others. Among the non-COn-
gressional staff have all nationalities and kinds
of speakers except Esperantists, 1 believe. There
is a Chinese orator, who has been twenty-eight
years in this country and is lawyer. He will
talk English, of course. Then we have Filipino
Russians, Slavs. negroes. French, German, Italian
Hungarian, Greek and Yet. few
women are engaged. Some of these speakers will
talk in their language and others in English
Yes, we have plenty of applicants. and we require
references from all and try them out through
staff of interpreters. OF course. speakers
supposed to be high grade enoIgh to need the
ordinary schooling given in local speakers bu-
reaus but have a system of examination to
determine their qualifications See this man. he
said. turning his secretary with a $ bill which
he fshed from his waistcoat pocket, after reading
note, and if he don't look like a beat give
him So