The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-15
M'K|NLEY LEAGUE
SUPPORTING TAFT
Founder of Carnation Day OBJ
servance, Issues Ap-
peal to Voters.
LETTERS RECEIVED HERE.
BRYAN DESCRIBED IN HIS TRUE
LIGHT WHILE TAFT is SHOWN
TO BE BETTER MAN TO CARE
FOR coUNTRY,S QUESTIONS.

Claiming that it is Taft and not Bry-
an who is better fitted to deal with the
great questions which will confront the
American people in the next four years,
the Mckinley Carnation League of
America, through it's founder, Lewis G..
Reynolds, of Dayton, O., has issued a
letter of appeal to the voters of the
middle west.
Many of these letters have been re-
ceived in Richmond and ask the sup
port of the voters in electing man
that has already been started and will
deal safely and sanely with future
questions, that man being William
Howard Taft The letter received fol-
lows:
"The Mckinley Carnation League OF
America, instituted as an annual me-
mortal to the late martyred president
and dedicated to national patriotism,
has a broader purpose than to merely
establish a Mckinley day, that broader
purpose being set forth in the follow
ing creed:
Believing that the future greatness
of my country can best be assured by
a growth of good citizenship among all
the people, and that good citizenship
may be promoted by keeping fresh in
our hearts and minds the best tradi-
tons of our country, and that this can.
in measure, be accomplished by a
proper observance of all of our ma
tional days, charge myself from this
time forward, to give thoughtful con-
sideration to the patriotic lesson pre-
scented by each such day. and to en-
deavor to have others do the same
Surely no day in nations calendar
is of such vast Importance as presi-
Dental election day. The most patriotic
duty which citizen of any country
having a Republican form of govern
ment can perform is TO VOTE and vote
right. The stability of our institutions,
the prosperity of the people. the honor
and glory of the nation all depend upon
the character. the ability and the trust
worthiness of the men. who. by the
peoples votes are placed at the head
of national affairs, and upon the poll
cies they advocate and promise to pur-
sue.
"The present national campaign pre-
sents opposing candidates between
whom there should be little hesitation
as to choice.
Upon the one side an untried theor-
list, who for twelve years has been
catching at anything and everything
which might appear to strike the popu
lar fancy and gain votes. Who, though
thrice nominated by the delegates al
three national conventions of his party
seemed not to be the real choice. but
who, through some strange compelling
force has been able to dominate the
conventions authorized to name the
party leader.
Upon the other side, candidate Of
marked ability. high character and en-
tire trustworthiness, who has proven
himself to be such by brilliant achieve
ments in almost every department o.
the public service except the one higl
Office to which he aspires. Mr.. Taft i.
| peculiarly we'll Hlleu lor pfeCiSely LIN
work which the American people will
require of their chief executive durins
the period covered by the next presi
Dental term. and if ever ones trust
worthiness for the future can be safel,
judged by the past, Mr.. Taft should b,
the choice of every patriotic citizen il
the nation. He comes to us, not will
words. but with deeds.
with all the high motives which
have characterized the Mckinley Car
nation League since its inception, an,
with but the one desire to see perpe
tuated the glory and prosperity of tn,