Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-09-11
REQUESTS TO TAFT.
Woman Seeks Loan, Requesting
Nominee to Risk Payment.
GIRL WANTS A YALE PIN.
California Cripple sess Picture Of
Candidate For Advertising Board and
Wheel Chair-Says Il Is Only Way
Ne Can Help Himself Along and
Wants to Know Value of Scheme.

w No'sS " f>Hc" a'sS VI SSiiSUiVs
would you stake loan of 5000 to
an utter stranger and take chances of
reimbursement by Jan. II" William
II. Taft would not. even though he is
a candidate for the presidency and
temperamentally inclined to oblige
rather than dsappoint.
The question was put in letter re.
ceived recently from a Newark tN. j.
woman. 1t is only fair sample Sc
lected from hundreds of begging let.
ters which are found in Mr.. Taft's
mail. Most of the applicants for loans
or aid of another character give some
explanation of the need which has led
to the making of application to the
candidate but the Newark woman says
only, Needless to add, the necessity
is indeed pressing for me to call on
you"
The requests for gifts range from a
horse and wagon or COW to jewelry
Here is one from young lady In Ell
Paso. Tex, who wants Yale pin for
her collection:
Dear Sir-Please pardon this bit of au-
dacity in my writing you. but / have
taken great interest in your life and
affairs since | heard OF the candidates
for the presidency. Now l wish favor
at your hands.
l am a young girl in high school who
is collecting pins. But as luck would not
favor me l have not obtained one which
l greatly desire-namely. one from Yale.
Many girls buy the pins, but | prefer
none IL they cannot be given to me. for
the giver adds half the pleasure. Now, /
ask you, II not too much trouble. to
break luck's spell and crafty the wish
of humble friend and send her a Yale
pin. l sincerely hope l may some day
see you as president of the United States.
l should then be extremely proud il you
would be so kind as to send me Yale
pin.
Mrs. Taft also gets her share Of the
applications for aid to churches, fairs
and guilds. Send just little thing
for the fancy table" is frequent ap-
peal, and had she time Mrs. Taft could
be as busy as her husband.
One of the most original requests
comes from cripple in California,
who says that he goes about in a
wheel chair and proposes to sell the
advertising privileges of the chair back
to Mr. Taft. This man says:
l have an invalid chair which friends
gave me and go out and sell small stuff
Of all kinds to help myself along. Dur
ing election or campaign times l have an
advertising board on the back of my
chair on which l place all Of the candi-
dates whom ] work and vote for. ! wish
to place your photo in the center of my
advertising board and ask you TO kindly
| send latest cut of yourself to place there.
l go all over the country and in the small
towns. On Sept. 9 | shall be IN town
where there are 100000 or i0O50o people,
and my advertisement can be seen by all
AS this Is the only way l have to help
myself along send what you think it Is
worth.
P. Swim we must or bust, and let no
teaser come to hush me up.
While Mr.. Taft's mail is lighter than
in July, it still keeps busy an office
force of four. under the direction Of
Fred w. Carpenter. his private secre
tarT