Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-07
CLAIMS
TAFT TRIP IS
INDICATION
JUSTIFIES HIS COURSE
IN PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS
Commoner Calls Attention to
Other Sins Charged to Him
Made Virtues by Republican.
Imitation,
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Falrview, Lincoln, +. Neb.. sept. e.
w. j. Bryan left here at o'clock to-
day over the Rock Island railroad for
Chicago and thus began three weeks
campaign tour which will carry him
into the middle west, the eastern states
and back through the west into South
Dakota before returning home.
Perhaps no recent news afforded
the democratic presidential candidate
so much interest as the announcement
ment that Mr. Taft purposed to make
a campaign tour. MIR. Bryan regard
ed his opponents decision as a distinct
vindication of his course in the pres
ent as well as his two previous cam
paigns, when he Travelled over the
country and delivered political
speeches. When asked If he had any
comment to make op the subject Mr..
Bryan said
/"WelL | am getting a great deal of
consolation out of tie way the presi-
dent and Mr.. Taft have been doing /
used to be called hard names because |
advocated an income tax, and now the
income tax has been indorsed by the
president and Mr. Taft
Il used to be bitterly denounced be-
cause favored railroad regulation.
Now the president and MIR. Taft have
brought that reform into popularity
and am no longer Considered danger
Gus. used to get a good deal of crit
icism because l favored tariff reform.
but now tariff reform has become so
urgent that Mr.. Taft is willing to have
a special session called Immediately
after Inauguration to act on the sub
iect. 1t used to be that when | talked
about independence for the Filipinos
was told that the American flag never
came down when II once went up.
sNow we have a republican candidate
for president who believes that the
Filipinos must ultimately have inde-
pendence. 0t
But | have reason to rejoice over
the fact that some Of the things have
done are now viewed IN a more favor
able light When n sssfde -spgyse ph9R,
ograph records in order that / might
discuss political questions before more
people. the republican papers ridiculed
me and called it undignified, but Mr.
Taft has lifted the phOnOgraph to an
! eminence by talking into il himself
my greatest sin is to be made a vir-
tue by imitation. Surely imitation is
the sincerest form of flattery' When
| went out campaigning in 1895 and
1900 they said it was demagogic to run
around over the country hunting for
votes. Now 1t Is eminently proper
since Mr.. Taft is going to do it, and the
republican papers will make due apol-
oges They said in 1895 and in 1900
that | was scared when | made
speeches from the rear end of a car
and was. and the results showed that
! had reason to be. | have been Won
dering whether this explanation would
be given when Mr.. Taft starts out and
whether the result will be the same
with him as was with me.
ut is hard for us to keep our pat
ents from being infringed on this year
! am afraid they will try to raise a
campaign fund by popular contribu-
tions next. ~
Mr.. Bryan is due in Chicago In the
morning at $40 o'clock and he will
proceed at once to the Auditorium An.
mex. whore the democratic headquar.
ters are located. and there confer Will
Chairman Mack and the other Of his
1 political managers and advisers.