Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-22
f]Rlk{B,s POLICIES not 1lf1's
Letter from Republican Candidate
Refusing Joint Endorsement by
ohio Convention Embcdieh-
Charges Alliance Between la~-Oe-
tying Corporations and Politicians.
(By Associated Press).

| (by ASSOClateO PreSsJ.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y. Sept. "a
Late today Secretary Loeb gave to
the press n formal statement by the
| President. which was called forth by
the recent exchanges between Viii
liam r. Hearst and Senator Foraker,
of Ohio,
/ MIR. Hearst. in public utterances,
has accusad the senator Of relations
with the Standard OIL Company, IN
connection with his duties as sena-
tor. and his attitude as a reprcsen-
tative OF Republican policies and pro-
LESSONS.
! In today's statement. President
! Roosevelt makes another appeal for
the support of Mr. Taft, and declares
that his defeat would bring lasting
satisfaction to but one set of men,
namely to those men who, as shown
in the correspondence published by
Mr.. Hearst, were behind Mr.. Foraker.
/ the opponent OF Mr.. Taft. within his
own party. and who now are behind
Governor Haskell and his associates.
the opponents of Mr. Taft. In the
HEARST party"
| Taft Refused Joint Enforcement.
! The statement embooies a letter
written by Mr.. Taft to friend In
Ohio on July 20, 1907, in which the
! Republican candidate for the presi-
dency refused to acquiesce in the
plan OF the Ohio central committee
to endorse Mr.. TAFT for the presiden.
cy and Mr.. Foraker for reelection TO
the Senate in a single resolution.
The President points ont that Mr..
Taft's attitude has always been BY
Mr.. Hearst. regarding the moneyea
interest. The President cites the
brownsville affair as a case where
the agitation was a phase Of the ef-
fort by the representatives Of GER
tain law defying corporations to bring
discredit upon the administration"
cav Desying Corporations Hostility
1T was he says. in large part. not
a genuine agitation on behalf Of tn"
,colored mon at all, but merely one
phase Of the effort by the representa-
.tives Of certain law defying corpora
'tions to bring discredit upon the 40
ministration. because It was seeking
to cut gu: the evils connected, not
only with the corrupt use o! wealth.
but especially with the corrupt ALI
'ance between certain business men
OF Large fortunes and certain pOliti-
clans OF great influence The veno-
lmous hostility Of these interests.
and Of their specia! representatives
lin public life and in the press. to the
nomination Of Mr. Taft was merely
the natural sequence OF their hostili-
" to the measures Of the admins
tratioa for the regulation Of great
corporations doing an Interstate h1si-
ness and to the attitude Of the ad-
ministration In consistently prose-
cutting all Offenders Of great wealth.
precisely as Il has prosecuted ali
other offenders"
"Mr. Taft has been nominated for
the very reason that he is the anti
thesis of the forces that were re-
ispossih,e for Mr. Foraker"
why rsft shov,d be Elected.
Comm nting further on Mr.. Tafts
letter. the President says:
Il publish this letter without Mr..
Tar's knowledee because I feel I:
nv duty 10 the public that his att
tude should he- known. The man who
unhcsitaiinRiy resists temptation.
who canno, b. swerved by any coz
s.dcraiinn " personal interest from
following the course which his lofty
ccaccr,ion Of duty dictates 10 HIM:
the man whose whole concern Is for
the welfare Of tho people. and who
has proved in a life time of dinicul;
and useful public service his cxtraor-
binary capacity as an administrator.
IL surely the man Of all others 20 BE-
entrusted With the presidency. Mr..
Taft's candidacy Is nct based upon
large and vague promises. part OF
which would be impossible of accom-
plishrncnt, and part Of which would
bc absolutely mischicvous 10 the pco
pc of the whole country " put into
eject. His candidacy IL based upoa
his great record Of actual accom-