The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-10

administration Republicans for a
year. and they have succeeded only
in showing up his statesmanlike pro-
portions and the impregnabilty of
his character.
Apparently the allies have forgot
ten the lesson of the Ohio campaign.
when the Mr.. Foraker, who had
forced the mighty Hanna to some to
terms. endeavored to force COM
promise with Taft, and was an
swered: "Some of my friends are
friends of Mr.. Foraker, and some of
them are against him. 1 shall not
presume to interfere with their free,
dom"
Mr.. Taft didn't compromise with
Foraker and he won't compromise
with the northumberland al
lance. He has not interfered with
the national committee in its work
of ascertaining which delegates are
entitled to their seats, and he de-
clines to interfere now.
Even Mr.. Bryan took a hand in
attempting to embarrass Mr.. Taft in
regard TO publicity of campaign con-
tributions, only to be embarrassed
himself by learning that Mr.. Taft had
already asked support for the meas
ure without making campaign capital
of it.
The Louisville Herald, which has
become embittered toward the Re-
publican city administration of Louis
vile, and is only tolerant of Gov
ernor Wilson, has decided that Mr..
Taft will be marked for slaughter by
the defeated allies. We call the
Herald's attention to the fact that
Mr.. Taft will not go before the coun-
try on the record of petty political
sQuabble of the allies own making
before the national committee. but
on his own record in Office, and the
specific promises of his platform.
That is all the American public is
interested in. Mr.. Taft stands for
those Rooseveltian policies. Of which
even Mr.. Bryan covetously claims
the authorship. Regardless Of those
fractional disputes in the south, Mr..
Taft carried nearly every Republican
state and the nomination Of any can
didate other than him, or the adop-
ton of a platform other than the one
he indorses would be reputation of
the policies that have proven popular
during the last eight years, and
would offer William Jennings Bryan
the opportunity of adopting those
policies and splitting the Republican
party with them.
The nomination and election OF a
president of the United States are
not accomplished by tricks Of politi-
clans or of orators. The man thel
people want will be elected, and
when a man has gone through four
years trial in a conspicuous Office,
the duties of secretary
of war with those of colonial secre-
tary, and then had his record tested
by the fire of twelve months adverse
criticism from the srewdest and
most powerful combination Of politi-
cal interests in the country, his sound
ness is well know and he need shrink
from no further ordeal. Neither
Senator-elect Bradley on the floor OF
the national convention, nor William
Jennings Bryan on the hustings, can
rake up anything new in the record
of William II. Taft, that will not re-
fleet credit on him. All the resources
of envy. malice and chicanery have
been exhausted already. Henceforth
it must be a question of policies Of
IL the people are salts
fled with honest tariff revision, cur
rency reform. conservation of natural
resources. betterment of trade rela-
lions with South America and the
orient. increased merchant marine.
of waterways, regnla
tion of railroads and trusts, pure
foods and drugs. and the protection
of workmen from aggression. Taft
will be elected; If not, he will be de-
feated. and then and only then will
the allies be able to say they were
IL