West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-10-22
Raps Its Own Platform by Se-
verely Criticizing Repub-
lican Tariff Plank.
MR.. L0NGwoRTH ON DYNASTY
Presidents Son.in-Law Declares Eight
Years Taft---Then Roosevelt
Republicans arc Inccnsed at tho re-
marks Made by Longworth I'm His
Rock Island. III, Speech on tho
Succession OF Presidency.

The Omaha Bee, published 10y Vic
tor RoSewater, member of the Ropub-
Hcnn national committee, and head OF
the Republican campaign publicity bu-
reau, has made the blundcr OF criu-
cising vigorously part of the tarift
plank OF the Republican platform. the
writer being under the impression that
he was really pouring hot shot into
Mr.. Bryan. The Democratic leader, I'm
recent speech, had quoted that part
OF the Republican platform which IL
criticised.
The editorial I'm MIR. Roscwatcrs pa
per goes on the theory that this Ian
guage was Mr. Brynn's own, the
writer failing 10 notice that the Ian.
guage was eally part of the platform
on which Mr.. Taft is running.
The consequence OF this is that Mr..
Bryan and his friends have on broad
grin and they think that the smiles
at Balrylew are likely to spread to all
Democrats I'm the country.
The words complained of In the Bee
editorial were these:
'In all tarifr legislation the true
principle is best maintained 10y the inn
position OF such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost OF
production Mt home and abroad. to-
gether with reasonable profit to Amer
lean industries"
The Bee went on To puncturc this
language in the following style:
Nothing prettier I'm tile catch-all
line has been offered I'm this cam
paign. The most hidc-bOund stand
pattcr In the country can accept that
as satisfactory and the rankcst free
trader can find delight I'm IL. The dee.
laration means simply nothing. An at
tempt to leglslate along that line
woud simply open the way 20 inter
minable wrangling as to what Consti-
tutes "A reasonable profit FOR hair
splitting on wages on one industry,
price OF raw materials I'm another. re-
bates and drawbacks I'm third and
SO on through the list OF thousands OF
articles that are now on the tarim re-.
vision, at Bryan's direction, would
serve only TO halt industrial and com
merclal progress and keep business un-
settled during his term Of Office"
Tho Omaha World-Uerald shows
that the words complained OF are not
a part OF any speech of MIR. Bryan.
but part OF the tnriG plank of the
Republican platform.
Mr.. Bryan had this TO say when
the matter was called to his attcn-
ton:
Il am very mnch surprised that Mr..
Rosewater should have attempted 60
misrepresent my position. A good
many unfair things have been said by
Mr.. ROsewater. 10 accuse me OF
using the language OF the Republican
platform Is an outrage. He ought TO
apologize for this injustice and ex.
plain 10 his readers that the language
which he criticises was taken from the
Republican platform and not from any
speech OF mine.
This is n rich find II shaws how
absurd the Republican platform looks
TO a Republican when the Republican
has n chance TO look at II I'm dlsin-
terested way. When Mr.. Roscwater
thought that the language quoted was
taken from n speech OF mine he could
see how ridiculous the language was.
/ hope that his opinion OF The language
Will not change when he finds that ne
was shooting at his own platform in
stead at me.
''The amusing blunder Of the Omaha
Bee suggests new diversion for the
campaign. Let the Democrats accuse
me or using various sections from the
Republican platform and from Mr..
Tafts speeches and sec how the Re
publican editors will ridlcule the Ian
guagc."