The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-14
President in Letter Tells Why
The Former War Secretary
Should Be Elected to Sue
ceed Him.
TAFT WILL CONTINUE
EXECUTIVES POLICIES.
viii Not Favor Ruinous Exper-
iment and Will Deal With
Justice and Fairness to
All.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. 14.-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt has seized the colors
OF William H. Taft, and leaping to the
forefront of battle, shouts to all be-
levers in his own governmental pol
icies to rally about the Taft standard.
In ringing letter addressed to Con-
rad Kohrs of Helena, Mont. an old
time friend of the president, Mr. Taft
is declared by the president to be the
man of all men who should be chosen
by the people Of the United States as
their president.
1t Is urgently necessary for the re-
forms he has started to be accepted.
The policies urged by the president
are Mr.. Taft's policies, and that he
will continue them.
Mr.. Taft has stood for and encour-
aged all of tho essential policies of the
administration.
The Addyston pipe case in which
Judge Taft broke up the iron pipe
trust, is the true measure of his atti-
tude.
He will face the displeasure of Ia
DOi ciCIuCuL Vi IuC lOlLlCSt anu tuO0I
powerful corporation with equal scorn
II that displeasure is expressed against
his cherished ideals.
His labor injunctions are sufficient
platform for his success.
Regulation of railroads by federal
dictum Is necessary
Watered stock must be prevented.
Tho to MI hxy fha
Genet statement of William J. Bryan.
that he, Mr.. Bryan, is the Presidents
heir and natural successor.
President Roosevelt halls his form
er Secretary of War as the logical
man to carry out the policies for
which the administration has striven
and for the uncompleted items of
which the administration still strives.
Il have been thrown into the clos
est intimacy with him." declares Pres
ident Roosevelt, land he and I, on ev-
cry essential point, stood in heartiest
agreement, shoulder to shoulder. We
have the same views as to what is de-
manded by the national interest and
honor, both within our own borders
and as rega. DIS the relations of this
nation with other nations. There is
no fight for decency and fair dealing
which I have waged in which I have
not had his heartiest and most effect
i've sympathy and support, and the
policies for which l stand are his pol.
icies as much as mine.
just and Fair to All.
"He will not favor ruinous expert
ment like government ownership of
railways" writes the President. He
will stand against any kind Of confis-
cation of honestly acquired property;
but he will work efficiently for the
most efficient type Of government SUI
pervision and control of railways, so
as to secure just and fair treatment
of the people as whole.
He will promise nothing on the rail-
way or the trust question" cries
President Roosevelt, unless he firm
" believes he can make his promise
good
OF Mr.. Taft and labor. President
Roosevelt says: "A stancher friend, a
fairer and truer representative. they
cannot find within the borders Of the
United States. He will do everything
in his power for them except to dc
that which is wrong. He will do wrong
for no man, and therefore can be
trusted by all men,"
Mr.. Kohrs. to whom the letter is ad.
dressed, is an old-time Montana cat.
tie man and was close associate
with the President when both were
members of the Montana Stock
Growers Association twenty years
ago. the intimacy having kept UP
since.