The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-29
ALL SILENT AND STILL AS MIST
ON WONDER HILL"
IN THE REPUBLICAN WATERS
Some Surmise Exists Regarding
Taft's Letter Of Acceptance in In.
terpreting the Platform Of
Republican Party.

Washington, d c.. June 29.-There
has not been a ripple on the surface
Of the republican political waters in
Washington since Taft was nominal
ed There is no enthusiasm mani
tested even by the oflice-holders The
unfortunate attack of sickness OF MIR
Sherman. the candidate for vice pres
ident. has added to the republican
gloom. and already the brethren are
d sputing about how a successor shall
be- nominated In case ne should not
recover. The singular omission Of the
adoption of the usual resolution that
the national committee be empower
ed TO fiji vacancies, Of course leaves
the matter in doubt and might open
up the hardly closed gaping wounds
which the action of the convention
left on some Of the republican breth-
ren. In case OF the demise of the
nominee for vice president, the fight
between the factions would undoubt-
edly be renewed over another nomi-
nation. The Ruoscvclt-Taft element
who control the majority of the ma
tional committee would declare II TO
be the right OF that committee to
fill such vacancy. while their stall
wart opponents would want the con
vention called together again. That
the anti Roosevelt faction have the
best of the argument is certain for
supposing the head instead Of the tail
of the ticket was to be unfortunately
carried of there would be no doubt
of the necessity of reconvening the
convention. Still there is no doubt
that the great expense Of another
meeting of the convention would be
good reason for the committee to
assume that the convention would
have given il power to fill vacancies,
If the usual resolution had been pre-
sented and act as If such power had
been delegated.
There is much surmise on how far
Mr.. Taft will 20 in his letter of ac'
ceptance in Interpreting the republi'
can platform, which was apparently
/ |purposely made very vague on some
| issues because the G. O. p, did not
/ dare tell where il stands. II would
| be cruel. of course, TO expect Mr.
/ Taft to express his opinion of the
hot stuff about our most exalted
servant who has given voice &c
"the highest aspiration of the Amer
lean people" But Mr. Taft nigh
throw some light on the last plank
in his platform and explain to his
coumtrymen what Is the meaning o
the ambiguous statement that, "th'
trend of the democracy Is towards
socialism, while the republican part!
stands for wise and regulated individ
Iualsm" Can he explain the relations
Of trusts and the Dingley tariff Il
individualism and socialism withou
admitting that the tariff has beei
the trust breeder?
The death of Mr.. Cleveland leave
no ex,president living. He was IN
only democratic president since th
civil war and although much vilifie
and abused. on account Of the 81
yer issue, which divided the democra
ic party into two factions, yet time
the healer Of all troubles show
that although Mr. Cleveland was r'gF
on the free coinage OF silver he wa
wrong when he refused 10 sign tha
minor initiation bill for the coinag
Of the silver seniorage, which tn
republicans afterwards adopted VIII
: its other Initiation measures. The ia'
that Mr.. Cleveland leaves but "a yer
moderate fortune, refutes the charge
made that he prOfited by his posltio
he took on the finances Of the cou
p try.
Those who opposed him can no
ioin those who twice elected him
J the prayer requiescat in pace, fC
although some OF US may not ha'
agreed with all his policies, yet nor
: can doubt his patriotism and sturd
honesty in all his acts The gre'
. heart OF the American people wi
go out in sympathy to his wido
whom everybody respects as the be
wife and mother that ever occupi'
= the white house, May she ever III
. shelter under the everlasting win