The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
Friday. sept. {, ioos.
TAFT AND FORAI<ER.

It is of the utmost importance that in matters political as in other mat ters progress should be made in an orderly manner. It has proved to be so in the case of the much adver- tscd Taft Foraker misunderstanding From what has been printed, one would be justified in expecting, if one had no personal knowledge of the two men, to see them leap at each others throats and begin to rip each other up as only nature fakers know how to do. What has actually happened Is of another sort. When they met on Wednesday in Toledo they behaved . themselves like gentlemen; they shook hands cordially and later testified to their regard for one another
 This incident in the campaign has nevertheless its interesting side. There is an old saving that politics makes strange bedfellows. A common inter- est or common divergence necessari- ly brings men together or separates { them for the time being, as the Lilley canvass in Connecticut has made some , of the most admired contemporaries ! we have say things about the motives which have moved us to oppose his advancement which they at heart do not mean. They have been obliged, as men too often think in this playa day world they are obliged for the good of the cause, to back up. their position in spite of the ordinary obli- gations which otherwise exist and command. A similar need has ap- peared to place Judge Taft and Sena- tor Foraker in an unfriendly attit- tude towards one another, when as a matter of fact neither has ceased to k have a kindly feeling toward the other The very attitude the senator lldS dsSullltd lOW dl us lilt lIl llitl liilFl of Judge Taft has precluded that gen tleman from being an effusive and demonstrative companion of the for mer. It is entirely conceivable that Jddge Taft has in his heart regretted the attitude of the senator and been bit resentful at it. 1t is not conceiv- able that 1t was taken by him to be a sufficient warrant for breaking life long friendship.
 chance meeting, In the sense of no, being a prearranged meeting, was all that was required to make these gentlemen show to the curious world that their personal differences of opin- ion arc not personal animosites "Hello, Senator was the characteris- tic manner in which Taft met MT. Foraker T am glad to see you Judge" was the pleasant reply, and then they shook hands and meant It lLdlcI dl d publlt luuIllDtl llltS bOtl
 made short addresses '.lt Is pleas ure for me to be here with Senator Foraker," said Judge Taft without cireumlocution, because when gover. nor of Ohio he gave me really my first
 chance and took good deal of risk in putting man of twenty-nine or the bench of the superior court oi Cincinnati" When it came Senator
 Toraker's turn he said in part: 'Un
 der the circumstances 1 hope l may bt pardoned if say here in this presence the first time l have had an oppor.
 tunity to say it--that there neither is
 nor has been, so far as l know, the
 slightest Ill feeling of any kind be
 tween Judge Taft and myself And fl
 there had been you could not lose me
 that way, I have my preferences
 some times as to who should receive
 the nonors of the party, and every
 UOQy diiy iiilto pul Wlpl lIlS,
 are. When the Chicago convention
 nominated Judge Taft to be the re
 publican candidate for the presidenc,
 this year, that instant he became m,
 leader. He has been my leader eve
 since, and he will be my leader unti
 the polls close on the night of cleo
 ton"
 This disposes of one of the most i'm
 portant sources of worry the repub
 licans of Ohio have had. MT. For
 aker favors Judge Tafts election t,
 the presidency and 1t is likewise inev
 ltable that no obstacle will be placet
 In his progress towards e recollection
 to the senate by the friends of Judg