The Washington herald., 1908-04-06
Chandler TO Tillmau.

stay IN bed and Bryan viii win"
BE farmer again and not states
man any longer"
These are pointed sentences from a let
ter written by the Hon. William E.
Chandler. former Senator from New
Hampshire. 10 his erstwhile colleague and
friend, the Hon. Benjamin r. Tillman. OF
South Carolina, who is ILL.,
Chandler, always outspoken, epigram-
matte. and interesting, IS very fond OF
Tillman. Partisan zeal never affected
their personal relationship. They have
traits IN common.
correspondent Of the Columbia state
visited Senator Tillman at his home AT
Trenton, S. C, the other day, and found
him reading a letter from Chandler. 1t
oheered him. He declined at first 10 al
low the letter 10 be published, but on
second thought he decided that it could
DO no harm. SO he gave it to the CORE
spondept, and here it is:
Ny Dear Beloved: The papers sag you are stay
ing in bed. Good.
star there.
II you knew how many plutocrats that fact
peases you would realize that in no other way can
you cause 50 much happiness 10 humans They
may not be the class Of bipeds whom YOU live 10
please aud praise but God works in a mysterious
way His wonders 70 perform.
There is time for amnesty toward al Grim.
insls.
II you were here you might disturb Mr.. Tafts
plan % get nominated.
u An pending prosecutions Of trusts to be kept
"a rHf fIaaI--H r..s-ra
they can see 40 evidence and then dismissed
% A statute Of hmitaeons-ys. new prosecutions
after one year-Hot before
'lS The labor unions 70 boveott evervbosv -
VIII and 10 iniunetious to be isgle5.
20 The sherman law to be 50 modified that
trusts shan Be deemed reasonable and sacred until
court az the end Of a lawsuit shall saw they are
unreasonable.
~ The railroads may make pooling contracts
al ID divide traffic aud proceeds and agree NOT
10 compete with each other
The piutocTats and proletaTiat, all for Taft!
Il you were to get out Of bed you might expose
this plan and defeat Mr.. BRYAN.
stay IN bed and Bryan viii win
lou Know ! have often told you Won we're q
great help TO the Republican party BIZ vour tslt
Now you viii help it by keeping quiet ~ sse,
While you are away I shall urge Mr.. Burrows
TO get through publicity bin and take the erelit
aWay from you. Wnl he do it?
Seriously now-take a rest. DO not h. worried
Sleep walk in the garden and see the gories Of The
flowers
US msdieatrix nat,lrae. Be a farmer again and
not statesman any longer Faithfully yours &c.
'.WAl. E CHANDLER"
Illinan intends to stay in bed but not
during the whole Of the campaign. Not
he Although needing a rest he declines
10 follow Chambers advice literally. He
does not regard it as essential 10 BRYAN
victory. He is going 70 Europe. as soon
as he gets little stronger. and does nor
intend to do anything across the water
but study and see the sights. October
VIII f1nd him on his native heath again
il all goes well, and on the stump for the
Democratic ticket unless his party should
make a mess OF things at Denver.
II Taft be named at Chicago. which
Tillman expects to happen. then BRYAN
viii be nominated and elected If the
Chicago convention be stampeded IN
Roosevelt, and he should accept. which
Iillman thinks may happen. then BRYAN
viii be eliminated as a Presidential fac
tor. and-welI, Tillman does not know
what he may find confronting him in DC
tober.
Now if Chandler would only go to Fu-
rope with Tillman. the situation might
simplify itself for the Republican party
but Chandler is not going 10 Europe. or
going to bed. He is the halest and
heartiest member Of the Ananias Club
and obviously does not need a rest.