Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14
Roosevelt's Endorsement of
Taft Moves Democratic Nom
inee to Rush Into Print
DECLARES TAFT is INDEFINITE
Bryan Says Tariff and Other Views Of
Opponent Are Not Plain = Says
Roosevelt's Support Of Taft Was to
Be Expscted-Demands Word From
TAFT.

arrived in Baltimo. this morning. The
trip from Deer Park, Ind, where he
spent Sunday, was uneventful. The
entire party had good nights rest.
During the forenoon Bryan received a
large number of visitors at the hotel.
He will speak at Annapolis, this after
noon, and at Baltimore this evening.
IA few plain, simple sentences from
Taft win be worth more than the
eulogy that the president pronounces.
The presidents endorsement is Of no
value unless the president will agree
to stay in Washington and see that
Taft makes good"
In these words Bryan summed up
his opinion of the letter of Roosevelt
to Taft, today.
1T was expected, of course" said
Bryan, that Roosevelt would support
Taft. He could hardly do less In view
of the fact that he selected him as the
administration candidate and support
ed him with all the influence that the
could bring to bear.
The presidents letter, however, may be
objected to as irrelevant. immaterial
and not the best evidence. Taft is
running upon a platform which was SO
unsatisfactory that he had to amend it
in several important particulars, yet
even as amended it given the public
no definite idea as to what Taft stands
for.
TAFT Too lndefinite3
"Taft also has made some speeches,
and promises to make some more. The
ones he has already made have not
thrown any light upon the political Sit
uation, but it Is to be hoped shat he
will yet, conclude to define his position
with sufficient clearness to enable the
public to know what he stands for. It
is not sufficient for the president to
say that Taft is friend Of labor. That
is a subject upon which the laboring
man Is entitled to an opinion, and
Taft's friendship is to be determined,
not by the presidents endorsement,
but by the measures which Taft advo-
Gates. Taft believes that the labor or
ganization should come under the op.
GRAFTON of the anti-trust law, thus deal
ing with men who belong to the labor
organization as If they were merchan-
disc, for the antitrust law deals with
the monopoly of the products of labor.
"raft is opposed to trial by jury, IN
cases Of indirect contempt, thus deny
ing to the laboring men the safeguard
which is guaranteed to every man tried
in q criminal court. Taft does not
agree with the laboring man In regard
to injunction in labor disputes Tafts
position on the trust question is not
changed by the presidents endorse
ment. There are more trusts In the
country today thar there were when
Roosevelt was inaugurated. Taft fav-
o1s weakening, rather than strengthen
ing the antitrust law, for he has ad-
vocated an amendment that will limit
the operation of the law to unreason-
able restraint Of trade.
Says Tariff Question is Evaded.
"On the tariff question Taft has
failed to- express himself with clear
ness. The republican platform does not
use the word reduction It only prom
ises revision. Taft has construed that
to mean that some schedules will be
lowered, some raised, but there. is no
intimation that the average will be
lower or higher than 1t is now. And so
in regard to all questions which are at
issue. Taft must make his position
known. He can not rely. upon the
presidents endorsement"