Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-10
THE WEST COOL TO TAFT
Forgery Of Ex-President Cleveland
Name by Republicans
MIR. Taft Carries Three Press Agents
ON IA Luxurious Train and Has 10
Send out Postal Cards to
Get People to Greet Him
In the Cities.

convention In seconding the nomina
ton OF Mr. Bryan. has arranged
speaking dates In Illinois. Indiana
Ohio, Kansas and Nebraska. Mr..
James is a popular speaker, and there
are as many demands for his appear
ance on the stump as any other cam.
paign orator While a visitor at Dem.
ocratic National headquarters this
week. he said.
Bryan will be elected president In
November by the greatest land slide
the country has ever known. The
record breaking crowds that greeted
Mr.. Bryan IN Judge Taft's home city
and state bespoke the sentiment OF
voters throughout the nation
Ex.Presldent cleveland's Name
Forgery.
1.-THE dishonest and corrupt method
the Republican party is resortius to in
its desperation TO defeat Mr. Bryan
should cause all honest men to re-
buke IT," continued Mr.. James. THE
circulation Of the pretended article by
Grover Cleveland against Mr.. Bryan
shows To what extent the Republican
party is willing 10 20 in order TO en-.
trench In power for four years longer
the agents OF monopoly and the serv.
ants of plutocracy They were Will
ing not only 10 dcsecratc the mem
DRY OF Mr. Cleveland but To forge his
name 70 an assault upon Mr. Rryan
as well as an arraignmcnt OF the Dem
ocratic party. A party that is willing
to desecrate the dead and prostitute
the memory OF great eI.president
will hesitate at nothing that is neccs-
sary We may expect them again TO
invade the trust funds Of widows and
orphans held by insurance companies;
we may expect them again 10 write
other letters to My dear Hartman,
who was a director in thirty railroad
corporations. corporations that had
created trust upon transportation
and monopoliZed the highways OF
commerce. telling Hartman we are
practical men and asking him 10 gath
er up quarter OF million dollars
TO be used to elect the Republican
party What difference can the PEG.
pie distinguish between the Stand.
ard Oil company sending $50. 900 to
Senator Foraker 10 buy up newspapers
and further the cause OF the Repub-
lican party. and Hartman. who al the
behest OF President Roosevelt. got the
trusts and monopolies 10 contribute
$3.50 900 to he used directly on the
voters. except that In the first in.
stance Senator Foraker returned tho
money TO the Standard Oil when he
found on, he could not purchase the
newspapers But Roosevelt allowed
the Republican party To use the money
that Hartman contributed 10 aid in
his election. II the President desires
in some way 10 make amends he
should al least see that his party re-
turns the money which Hartman con.
tributed. 10 the widows and orphans
OF the insurance companies whose
funds were depleted by conscience
less band OF pirates In the interest OF
the Republican party.
Republican Treasurer Trust Magnate.
The treasurer OF the Republican
campaign fund is n we'll known trust
magnate. director in many monopo-
lies. he is q force and power In
Wall street. Mr.. VIM Nelson Crom.
we'll who. we are Informed. contribut-
ed $4,000 to the Republican campaign
fund. IL also director in many trusts
that the Roosevelt party should have
before the courts answering indict
ments for violating the antitrust law
rather than contributing to the Re
publican campaign fund
mir DUPONT has resigned the
papers tell us. from the craftsmanship
OF the Speakers Bureau. | presume
he resigned from the Speakers Bureau
so he could give more time 10 the
preparation OF his defense for the
violation OF the antitrust law"
Tho fact that the alleged letter from
Ex.President Cleveland. published
originally In the New York Times. is
q forgery. created no surprise AT Dem
ocratic headquarters. From the very
first the publication OF this letter in
one of the most partisan papers sup
porting Judge Taft was regarded as a
rampaign trick After exploiting the
forgery in Republican papers, cam
paign managers OF that party had this
Misrepresentation OF the dead presi
dent circulated as campaign docu
ment. The New York Times has been
forced TO admit that II DETAINED Mr.
Clevelands' memory when il pub.
lished the fake interview Very nat.
urally. Mrs Cleveland and the eKecu.
tor OF the late E1 Presidents estate
have come forward and exposed this
most villainous misrepresentation OF
the memory OF dead president with
In the history OF the nation.
Speaking Of the exposure OF the
rs~..a stnrw Mr. Yaaanhua naniala